Re: Medium Wave Transmitter Closures.
Maybe the continuing closure of British MW stations will allow Ofcom to licence more low-power MW stations.
I've helped install a number of LPAM restricted service stations and at least four used my AM transmitter design. Nothing clever, but about 20 watts RF to give 1 watt ERP from a 10 metre vertical antenna - that's the regulation height.
Trouble is, who would listen? Stations are closing because people listen on other platforms, and even if they still use their AM radios, interference is a growing problem that won't go away.
Something else to consider is what would new AM stations broadcast? Any music you like is available on the internet so why broadcast that for extended periods? And relevant spoken content for the relatively small coverage area of such stations is labour intensive. Plenty of people rush to help for the first few weeks, but most drift away...
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