Yes, a bit optimistic, but, in most cases, accurate.
Take 550-KTRS in St. Louis.
The powerful AM is regularly received in Chicago's suburbs.
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Take 550-KTRS in St. Louis.
The powerful AM is regularly received in Chicago's suburbs.
WHO can still be heard in many places on the west coast at night.I may have missed KMOX and / or WHO mentioned. Do they get out well? It seems to me that both stations could've been heard coast to coast at one point decades ago.
(For the record: KMOX signed on in 1925. The year earlier, 1924, was when WHO was on first.
I can hear KTRS during the day in the near north Chicago suburbs on a decent radio.Yes, a bit optimistic, but, in most cases, accurate.
Take 550-KTRS in St. Louis.
The powerful AM is regularly received in Chicago's suburbs.
No splatter from WIND? Back when I lived in the NW 'burbs, 550 and 570 were unusable day and night.I can hear KTRS during the day in the near north Chicago suburbs on a decent radio.
I can null WIND somewhat by orienting my radio SW. When I do that I hear KTRS. Also in certain spots I can hear KTRS on a good car radio during the day.No splatter from WIND? Back when I lived in the NW 'burbs, 550 and 570 were unusable day and night.
I never could. I was able to null out WLS to get WCBS, and even WBBM to get WABC when I lived in Wauconda (certainly not in Palatine or Streamwood), but even at 5000 watts, WIND was solid.I can null WIND somewhat by orienting my radio SW. When I do that I hear KTRS. Also in certain spots I can hear KTRS on a good car radio during the day.
No problem nulling WLS where I was for WCBS. I did manage to listen to WABC alot during their Musicradio years, but it had to be on my Zenith Trans Oceanic. That was the only way I could null WBBM successfully.I never could. I was able to null out WLS to get WCBS, and even WBBM to get WABC when I lived in Wauconda (certainly not in Palatine or Streamwood), but even at 5000 watts, WIND was solid.
Below is a link to the complete article as published in Radio World from which that chart was quoted — and includes more charts showing different Earth conductivities plus some technical development and commentary.For those not familiar with this sort of chart and data, it means that 50kw on 1600 kHz covers about 30% less than 1 kw on 600 kHz, given that the transmitter sites are the same.
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