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Well, this friendly thread got active rather quickly. I don't know who said what. I'll consolidate my responses best I can. If I've missed some earlier posts and opinions, I'll come back and address them. Auto AM/FM antennas are disguised many times, but REQUIRED, for any terrestrial radio...

Almost all modern auto radios are software driven, but there IS a tuner (even if just a chip) if you are hearing real AM and real FM, requiring a terrestrial antenna and not using data. The GUI to which you refer could be either, but there IS a difference between terrestrial tuning and...

In the case of AM broadcasters with FM translators, we can feed the translator any way we want. They are what's known as "fill-in translators" and do not HAVE to pick up an existing signal and rebroadcast it, as in "repeating" the original. They can be fed by the internet, by an STL (studio...

Absolutely not. It is at it's highest and best use now for long-distance efficient communications. Think of how the hobby of "distant listening" works at night. Signals bounce where they may, while the primary coverage area of an AM is mainly unaffected. NO other use would be practical, so...

Not correct on some of the above statement. . 1) Quality of streaming depends JUST LIKE OVER THE AIR on how much attention is paid to HOW the sound is delivered to the carrier. If a "raw" sound was sent from the control room, there would be no AGC (automatic gain control) for leveling the...

You're WAY over-generalizing this. There are many successful broadcasters on the AM band, success measured by the fact they still have advertisers who are patronized by listeners, who stay "tuned in" because they like the audio product. It's still quite viable. Maybe not where you are, but...

Totally illegal, but we hear of it in the industry. It's a bad gamble. Translators are NOT allowed to "originate programming." Many of the FCC "field offices" are now closed so their monitoring in the course of normal day to day operation is not happening. The public doesn't know the "rules"...

All that will happen in this scenario is "digital noise" fighting with other "digitnal noise" at night. This is why when HYBRID DIGITAL (notice it's not "high definition) came out, many AM's were not allowed to use it at night because of their (hash noise) sidebands interfering with other...

The overall quality of sound, if AM is properly STEREO processed will help the overall sound, even that of human voice. You'll notice the stereo in the "bumper" music between segments, IF it is in stereo. Stations can turn on the stereo "carrier" without providing stereo content. I'm guessing...

I realize this is a very old thread, but nobody had answered the author's question. ALL stations are required to ID at a "convenient point in programming" nearest the top of the hour, by the way. The translator can ID audibly less amounts per day, silently by frequency shift keying, or by morse...

We pay DEARLY each year! The FCC issues an 8 year license and we pay "Regulatory Fees" every year of that license period based on our signal's population, yes, even AM. Yes, our FM translators, Yes, our Studio-Transmitter Links. You really need to read up on this, all of which can be found on...

Now, the big questions. The first one I ask before the "numbered ones" is ….'WHY?' How would it benefit you, your community, or your local broadcasters, let alone the industry. Please explain your position. Then... 1) Do YOU own the equipment to enjoy this VERY hypothetical "switch" to...

The "usually accepted" way it was before stations had to try to a) get in the pocket of local retailers FIRST for Christmas and b) Cause more "real" announcers to want to commit suicide was... Thanksgiving and fist week after: 1 per hour, Next week 2 per hour, 3rd week 3 per hour, 4th or week...

More likely, if we don't win the battle in my industry which NEEDS public voices....to keep AM in cars.... the services will go away. Just my opinion. FM is too crowded now, with LPFMs, Translators, (full disclosure, I have two translators)...and regular signals. I think, if we don't win this...

Some have, some have gone "all digital". Other countries call it "medium wave" but, also remember that in most countries outside of the USA, the GOVERNMENT owns and operates the broadcasting, thus they make the decisions. Our country is rather unique in having privately owned and operated...