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More AM Closures at BBC
Posted: Thu 15 Apr, 2021 05.32
by GhostFromTVF
Ten BBC stations are shutting down their AM frequencies in the next few months, and two stations are reducing AM coverage:
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/04/ten-mo ... -services/
Re: More AM Closures at BBC
Posted: Thu 06 May, 2021 19.46
by GhostFromTVF
Re: More AM Closures at BBC
Posted: Fri 14 May, 2021 04.05
by robschneider
AM will close in the next 5 years I reckon. There's just too much RF interference around now for it to be of any use in the home. In the car the Faraday cage effect helps a little but the tuner is not going to be the best. AM transmitters are also more expensive to run than their FM counterparts.
The big question is how long 198 will last. It has legacies for the shipping forecast and, reportedly, it's still part of the checks before opening the Letter Of Last Resort. But it runs on parts which aren't replaceable now. At some point it will fall silent.