> > There are stations here in Tucson that are not even 8,000
> > watts - 2000 on a good peak is NOT totally adequate.
>
> It is if the site is in the market, not a rimshot.
Tucson has some in-market stations (not rimshots) that have tough coverage problems due to their location in the Catalina Mountains. Northwest Tucson (a rapid growth area) is largely blocked by terrain from those signals.
> > The
> > sound quality sucks
>
> Sound quality has no relationship to power.
Normally it doesn't, unless your car radio blend feature is lopping off the high end due to a weak or noisy signal.
> > watts - 2000 on a good peak is NOT totally adequate.
>
> It is if the site is in the market, not a rimshot.
Tucson has some in-market stations (not rimshots) that have tough coverage problems due to their location in the Catalina Mountains. Northwest Tucson (a rapid growth area) is largely blocked by terrain from those signals.
> > The
> > sound quality sucks
>
> Sound quality has no relationship to power.
Normally it doesn't, unless your car radio blend feature is lopping off the high end due to a weak or noisy signal.