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More music on tan talk...

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Seems like there's more Music Of Your Life on TanTalk these days especially mid days. Didn't they used to air Alex Jones just before he butted heads with Piers Morgan?

(Yes, it's a slow night, but this dumps the Fort Myers stuff down a line...)
 
So does 250 watts on Fm or 1,000 watts on AM cover better?
 
Depends on frequency on AM and ground system...modualation plays a part as well.....FM depends on tower height and terrain...number of variables
 
Lots of people listen to TanTalk. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if more people listen to The Tan Talk Radio Network than listen to The Fan. ;D

MsMusicRadio, there are a number of variables as Frank mentioned. But if you have two transmitters, one with an output of 250 watts on the AM broadcast band, and one with an output of 250 watts on the FM broadcast band... and if you gave them both optimal antenna systems, I would argue the FM signal would always travel further locally. There is so much noise on the AM band anymore, and from experience I can tell you, 250 watts doesn't go very far (locally) on the AM broadcast band... especially at night. Of course, 250 watts can talk worldwide with the right conditions, but again, there's so much noise on the AM band, you really need more than 250 watts to be heard above the noise level. Not that anyone cares, but I've mapped 1340's nighttime signal in my car, and it's really pretty good for a 1000 watt graveyarder.

So again, in conclusion... I say the 250 watt VHF signal wins every time, hands down...
 
Thanks. Back in the Sixties when I presume there was less clutter, could a station at 1340 cover all of the existing Tampa Bay metro?
 
AM-1340 also cover the north florida big bend. I also get WDAE,WWBA,WHBO,WFLA, and AM-680 and WMGG. I also used to get AM-860 before but now thier daytime singal is weak.
 
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