As I understand it, adding a cell antenna to an AM tower is a mess which is why we don't see them everywhere like we do on FM towers. I am not an engineer, but apparently it is more challenging than if you put an FM antenna on an AM tower. Maybe someone can jump in and explain or correct me.
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The second section on this site explains the difficulties in having a cell tower near an AM antenna:
RSI Corp: AM Detuning
Interference between cellular towers and standard broadcast (AM) radio antenna systems is becoming increasingly common. Let RSI ensure your compliance with fede
I agree 1010 WAS a really good daytimer. No directional nulls. IIRC: it and WSB 750 were the only 50KW non directional daytime AM signals licenced to Atlanta
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