{"id":34024,"date":"2018-09-16T07:44:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-16T11:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=34024"},"modified":"2018-09-16T07:45:04","modified_gmt":"2018-09-16T11:45:04","slug":"radio-world-whos-got-the-biggest-meanest-am-flamethrower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/radio-world-whos-got-the-biggest-meanest-am-flamethrower\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio World: “Who\u2019s Got the Biggest, Meanest AM Flamethrower?”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Source: Radio World<\/a>)<\/p>\n

More broadcasters than you might realize are helping keep the ionosphere warm (and the power companies happy)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the May 9 issue of Radio World, I reported on a recent power upgrade at TWR\u2019s Bonaire AM facility that brought that station close to the half-megawatt level (440 kW), allowing the station to make the claim that it is the most powerful medium-wave (MW) operation in the Western Hemisphere. After the dust settled, I thought it might be interesting to poke around a bit in the data available to see if they have a close (or even not-so-close) contender for second place for this title.<\/p>\n

With only a few exceptions, U.S. stations have been capped at 50 kW since this power level was authorized by the Federal Radio Commission in the late 1920s. Powel Crosley Jr.\u2019s WLW 500,000 kW 1930s \u201cexperimental\u201d operation is one very well-known example, as it received a lot of publicity during the five years or so during it operated before being powered down. However, there was another much less well-known superpower operation during that period (it actually beat WLW to the punch by putting 400,000 Watts on the air about three years before Crosley was ready to belt out his hundreds of kilowatts).<\/p>\n

[…]Surprisingly, there is one U.S. AM station that has the necessary paperwork and equipment to operate at 100 kW full-time. However, it\u2019s not listed in the FCC\u2019s AM database. I\u2019m referring to the VOA\u2019s \u201cRadio Mart\u00ed\u201d in Marathon, Fla. which operates on 1080 kHz.<\/p>\n

The VOA station (it sports no call sign) appears to be the only operation in its class in the U.S. and Canada, but it if you cross the border into Mexico, you\u2019ll find \u201cmuchas estaciones de radio\u201d that emit lots more than a puny 50,000 \u201cvatios.\u201d[…]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to read the full story at Radio World.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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