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Two Port Huron AMs to Go Silent

umfan said:
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Port Huron Cluster To Consolidate As Two AMs To Shut Down

Liggett Communications' Radio First will consolidate its Port Huron MI signals on Monday, April 6. The 1380 WPHM calls will
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This is a significant change as the 1380 signal has a long history and heritage. The change also means the only News/Talk format in the market will be no more. The Paul Miller morning show will remain.
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Seems odd that they gave up 5kw @1380 and are keeping 1kw @1450...
 
AMRadioGuy said:
Seems odd that they gave up 5kw @1380 and are keeping 1kw @1450...
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The translator is what matters and the multi tower AM's be3came too expensive to maintain and fix
 
SomeRadioGuy said:
The translator is what matters and the multi tower AM's be3came too expensive to maintain and fix
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And that is why many AMs with night directional antennas have gone to whatever the maximum non-directional power is, often less than 100 watts. It's all about being allowed to have a translator, no matter how badly the AM signal is degraded.

Someday the FCC will realize that AM is dead and do something to give permanency to translators. Years ago Mexico's congress passed a bill stating that AM was dead and that their regulatory body should facilitate the move to FM of as many AM stations as possible. They did this in part because they did not require the separation of second adjacent channels on FM that we require, despite FM radios being adequately selective for the last 60 years or so!
 
davideduardo said:
And that is why many AMs with night directional antennas have gone to whatever the maximum non-directional power is, often less than 100 watts. It's all about being allowed to have a translator, no matter how badly the AM signal is degraded.

Someday the FCC will realize that AM is dead and do something to give permanency to translators. Years ago Mexico's congress passed a bill stating that AM was dead and that their regulatory body should facilitate the move to FM of as many AM stations as possible. They did this in part because they did not require the separation of second adjacent channels on FM that we require, despite FM radios being adequately selective for the last 60 years or so!
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Yet the US still has 3rd channel protection for non translator FMs
 
Regulatory reform is in order in this regard. The choice to shutter 1380 was completely due to the cost of maintaining the physical plant relative to available revenue.
 


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