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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Certainly easier to put up the aerial system for
DAB! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>But of course a lot more digital
multiplex signal creation gubbins is needed before the transmitter, and the
transmitter amplifiers are a lot more expensive at any given power than for
AM or FM because of the much higher perfomance they need for digital signals (I
believe the cheapest option for DAB transmitters at the moment is to use
under-run small DTV transmitters).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><BR>Alex</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 24, 2014 12:04
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [cma-l] Community Radio on
AM</DIV>
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hard enough to make ends meet on FM yet alone AM. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></A></P>
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face it, these days no one is inclined to tune in and most don’t even know
what the AM button is for! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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only way AM may work is by having exclusive mass appeal content, such as
football, broadcast to an in car audience. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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I’ve not done the analysis, I suspect the cost would not be too much more for
broadcasting similar as a popup service on a regional
DAB. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<B>On Behalf Of </B>Martin Steers<BR><B>Sent:</B> 23 September 2014
15:16<BR><B>To:</B> The Community Media Association Discussion
List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [cma-l] Community Radio on
AM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>whats the coverage like on AM at 10w, 4w and
1w?<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>On 23 September 2014 15:11, Ian Hickling <<A
href="mailto:transplanfm@hotmail.com"
target=_blank>transplanfm@hotmail.com</A>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></P>
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<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>I updated our own internal record of Community Radio
stations today with the most recent additions.<o:p></o:p></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>This is based with acknowledgement on Ofcom's published TX
Parameters and shows that out of the 267 individual CR transmitters (as
opposed to the number of broadcasters) licensed, 231 are currently on
air.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>I will happily pass this document on to any interested
parties that message me.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>At the same time I looked at the number of CR transmitters
operational on Medium Wave (AM) and the power they are
using.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>There are just seven out of that total of 267, - two
using 100W EMRP, two at 70W which is the normal maximum allocated to a CR, one
at 10W, one at 4W and the last which we know well at 1W.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>This illustrates I suggest the level of uptake of
AM - that Ofcom is offering as an alternative where it says that
no FM frequency is available.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
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class=MsoNormal>-------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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