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MW Station List from FCC
This rather unwieldy URL leads to a BIG list of MW broadcast stations. It
seems to be the entire Western Hemisphere; I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. It's a big page. Here's a couple of sample lines: WFLF AM 540 kHz DA2 Daytime B B LIC PINE HILLS FL US BL-19921211AD 50.0 kW 51970 N 28 22 52.00 W 81 47 31.00 4 Eastern CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC. WFLF AM 540 kHz DA2 Nighttime B B LIC PINE HILLS FL US BL-19921211AD 50.0 kW 51970 N 28 22 52.00 W 81 47 31.00 6 Eastern CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?state...2=&EW=W&size=9 "PM" |
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"Paul_Morphy" wrote in message ...
This rather unwieldy URL leads to a BIG list of MW broadcast stations. It seems to be the entire Western Hemisphere; I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. It's a big page. Here's a couple of sample lines: WFLF AM 540 kHz DA2 Daytime B B LIC PINE HILLS FL US BL-19921211AD 50.0 kW 51970 N 28 22 52.00 W 81 47 31.00 4 Eastern CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC. WFLF AM 540 kHz DA2 Nighttime B B LIC PINE HILLS FL US BL-19921211AD 50.0 kW 51970 N 28 22 52.00 W 81 47 31.00 6 Eastern CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?state...2=&EW=W&size=9 "PM" Yup...Thats what I use. You know it's up to date..Most of my books are getting old and miss many new stations in the upper end of the band. Also, you see exact location, power, who owns it, "does Clear Channel own them all now? :/ Almost seems like it... " You can also tab over and look at their site and antenna data. I see some of the new stations are running newer "weird" power levels for MW. IE: I have seen some with real super low power, "in the past 250w was kind of the standard low end rating" and then oddball ratings like maybe 31 KW or whatever for some...It seems the "standard" 250,500,1K, 5k,10k,50k ratings are kind of going out the window in many cases of the new stations. MK |
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Mark Keith wrote:
Yup...Thats what I use. You know it's up to date..Most of my books are getting old and miss many new stations in the upper end of the band. Also, you see exact location, power, who owns it, "does Clear Channel own them all now? :/ Almost seems like it... " You can also tab over and look at their site and antenna data. I see some of the new stations are running newer "weird" power levels for MW. IE: I have seen some with real super low power, "in the past 250w was kind of the standard low end rating" and then oddball ratings like maybe 31 KW or whatever for some...It seems the "standard" 250,500,1K, 5k,10k,50k ratings are kind of going out the window in many cases of the new stations. MK Yep, the regulation that limited stations to specific power levels was repealed some time ago. I'm not too sure why it existed in the first place - maybe because they wanted transmitters to be type accepted at each specific power at which they would be used? 250 watts is still pretty much the lower limit, with a couple of exceptions: - When a station that used to be authorized for 250 watts installs a taller tower[0], and needs to reduce power to keep from interfering with other stations. - Stations that used to be authorized for daytime operation only. (before the specific-levels regulation was repealed, if a station couldn't run at least 250 watts at night without interfering, it received a daytime-only license. When the regulation was repealed, the FCC, on its own motion, calculated how much power each station could run without interfering and issued nighttime permits for that power level. For some stations that level could be as little as one watt! Operation at these low powers is secondary - not protected from interference - and not mandatory - it doesn't count for compliance with the minimum operating schedule regulations.) - Stations that used to be authorized for fulltime operation at higher powers but chose to convert to Class D. Usually this means the station used to operate non-directional during the day, directional at night, and for some reason decided to take down the extra towers and go non-directional fulltime.[1] Going non-directional requires that the station radiate no more power overall than it used to radiate in the direction of least radiation when it was directional. This again could be as little as one watt! - but usually is on the order of a few dozen. If the figure is less than 250 watts, the station becomes Class D. - Stations that were authorized for lower powers under earlier regulations, and never bothered to increase power when blanket increases were offered. I believe WMAM-570 in Wisconsin (250 day, 100 night) and WSAJ-1340 Pennsylvania (100 watts specified hours) are the only two remaining such stations. [0] A taller tower may be more efficient - may radiate more signal for a given number of watts. Usually when a smaller AM station installs a taller tower, it's to increase the coverage of an associated *FM* station whose antenna is on the AM tower. [1] Often, AM transmitter sites in what was once rural swampland have become valuable potential subdivisions in suburbia. It's not unusual for the land under the towers to be worth more than the entire station, including the intangible value of the license. -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66 http://www.w9wi.com |
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Paul_Morphy wrote:
This rather unwieldy URL leads to a BIG list of MW broadcast stations. www.tinyurl.com Try it, you'll like it! Art N2AH |
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And send them $5. They provide a valuble service.
On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 20:12:34 GMT, Harris wrote: Paul_Morphy wrote: This rather unwieldy URL leads to a BIG list of MW broadcast stations. www.tinyurl.com Try it, you'll like it! Art N2AH |
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