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AM transmitters cause cancer

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MikeShannon914

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You read it here first...can't wait for the retorts and spins! You can check out the article in the latest Radio World.

In a nutshell, it says, "The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, concluded that children who lived within two kilometers (a little over a mile) of an AM radio transmitter were twice as likely to develop lymphatic leukemia when compared to children who lived more than 20 km, roughly 12.4 miles, from similar transmission sites."

Let's see...growing up, I was in the shadow of the KSKY transmitter on Bruton Road...hmmm...boy, my lymphatic $y$tem is $tarting to ache a little...
 
MikeShannon914 said:
You read it here first...can't wait for the retorts and spins! You can check out the article in the latest Radio World.

In a nutshell, it says, "The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, concluded that children who lived within two kilometers (a little over a mile) of an AM radio transmitter were twice as likely to develop lymphatic leukemia when compared to children who lived more than 20 km, roughly 12.4 miles, from similar transmission sites."
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2km sounds a bit far for RF effects...

I wonder if this study was checked against other environmental factors? Due to the NIMBY effect, AM transmitters tend to be located in areas where nobody lives - factories, swamps, etc.. - and I would not be surprised to see a correlation between the presence of an AM site and an increased exposure to cancer-causing chemicals at other adjoining businesses.
 
And don't forget high voltage power lines!

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MikeShannon914 said:
You read it here first...can't wait for the retorts and spins! You can check out the article in the latest Radio World.

In a nutshell, it says, "The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, concluded that children who lived within two kilometers (a little over a mile) of an AM radio transmitter were twice as likely to develop lymphatic leukemia when compared to children who lived more than 20 km, roughly 12.4 miles, from similar transmission sites."

Let's see...growing up, I was in the shadow of the KSKY transmitter on Bruton Road...hmmm...boy, my lymphatic $y$tem is $tarting to ache a little...
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Mike,
I would say YOU are the one putting the spin on the facts; what you stated was not 100% complete.

The study you mention (article in the Nov. 21 issue of Radio World, Page 1, right hand column, continued on page 8) was not done in the US...it was SOUTH KOREA. American experts already have discounted it as misleading and flawed. The highest level used was TWO volts per meter...that's about the same you get inside a house from devices with 60Hz AC. The transmitter sites used were 20 KW or more...and in rural S Korea, more people probably live much closer to the towers than they do in the US in similar high power situations.

In any case, this is a MUCH FLAWED and NON US done study.....poor facts and conclusions. I know people who live around AM sites for over 35+ years. They don't have any higher cases of cancer, etc than others who live in other locations (but the same general area...thus taking into account other factors like pollution, etc). I bet people who grew up around WBAP did not have any such higher cases than folks who live near KHVN or more than 20 km from any AM site. BTW, you likely lived in an area that was not two volts per meter or above...sorry, you don't qualify (even in S Korea).
 
I grew up within two blocks of KRLD's 50,000 watt transmitter in Garland. So far, at age 5?, I do not have any signs of cancer. In fact, I still live within a mile of the KRLD site. So, that report holds no water with me. About the only thing I got from them was a strong desire to be on the radio. And I am! Presently with KKGM AM 1630 on weekends.

Danny Adams
 
CW...my spin? That was a paragraph quoted directly from the article. Make of it as you please. I merely opened the topic for discussion. And that's why I referenced the source...hoping that others would visit the whole article before drawing a conclusion. If you got sucked in by the Fox-style subject line, I'm truly sorry. Reprinting the whole thing is a violation of the TOS, as I'm sure you've seen here many times.

Besides, I'm used to hearing those typical, capitalist economy-style spins that discount any theory that might cost some corporation a few bucks in court...whether that theory's been checked out for validity or not by a neutral party.

My new place sits at the halfway point between the KRLD and the KEOM transmitters, right in the direct path between both. I suppose my radio will light up on its own and start playing all-70s (KEOM) that get no ratings (KRLD.) ;D
 
Guess I need to join the party here...

Mike,

You better be very, very quiet in here, my friend. I've got the goods on you, and it would be my pleasure to leave tire marks all over you.





;D ;) :)

R
 
With the quality of programming on Dallas radio stations, if you live close to an A. M. transmitter in the Dallas market, it will cause brain damage.
 
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