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Potential for New AM Station in DFW?

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dfwrunner

It looks like there are are few potential new AM station allotments in the upper portion of the dial, say 1680, etc. Seems to be fairly interference free, no adjacent stations...what are the options, power and operation limits, etc. for those freqs? Any other options that would cover FW and Dallas either separately (two stations) or a singly.
 
Who will care?

Extended band AM has worse problems than regular band AM.

It's the content -- not the "allocation." The band can be extended to 1950 and without great content, it has no chance. We can't fix the 540 to 1610 part without problems, yet. More allocations in an overcrowded market won't make it any better ... except for kilowatt night DXers.

It's still AM. With or without IBOC hash. And way above 1600. If it was on the other end, maybe it would make a difference. 10k days isn't much at 1680.
 
what about 1700 KKLF?

I would think 1660 is the only thing open here.
But the FCC does not allow new stations in the X Band.
the stations that are there now were moved to help uncluttter the regular AM band.
 
LibertyNT said:
I would think 1660 is the only thing open here.
But the FCC does not allow new stations in the X Band.
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Not with KRZI 1660 Waco on the air
 
oaktree said:
Who will care?

Extended band AM has worse problems than regular band AM.

It's the content -- not the "allocation." The band can be extended to 1950 and without great content, it has no chance. We can't fix the 540 to 1610 part without problems, yet. More allocations in an overcrowded market won't make it any better ... except for kilowatt night DXers.

It's still AM. With or without IBOC hash. And way above 1600. If it was on the other end, maybe it would make a difference. 10k days isn't much at 1680.
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I agree, I would do away with AM and expand the FM band significantly, but was wondering if biz radio could create a new local station a lot cheaper than they can buy or lease an existing one, especially one or two low wattage AMs (one in D, one in FW)
 
LibertyNT said:
the stations that are there now were moved to help uncluttter the regular AM band.
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And we all see how well that worked.

FCC: "X-band or regular band? Which license do you want to give up?"
Station owner: "Uh...can I keep them both past the allotted deadline and decide later?"
FCC: "Sure, why not.")

I put it right up there with the way the FCC botched AM stereo and the fiasco that is IBOC.
 
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