[BC] Class C AM Stations

[Scott Bailey]

The transmitter pulls more at 1 KW than 250 watts. I've even seen the difference in the AC Bill. This station covers it's COL and the county very well with 250 watts. If you look at BE AM1A I have, it pulls about 1700 watts for 1,000 watts of power.

An engineer at BE told me that the AM1A will pull about 630 watts for 250 output power. If you're able to cover your COL and the county with that power, it makes sense. Now keep in mind Mike, this is more of a rural/small town area. I'm not in a metropolitan area. Why spend pennies more with the economy the way it is today when AM is not making that much money.

If I was in a position that I wanted to make it big just to sell it, then it would be at 1,100 watts, but this station is not for sale, it's staying in the family, and it makes sense to keep those pennies in the bank than let them go out in the air in AC, with a possible "not return" on getting that advertiser back

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Scott Bailey
WMRO Radio, Gallatin, TN
  
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Mike McCarthy <towers at mre.com>
>
> If you were going from 50KW to 5KW, I can buy the logic. At $0.10/kw/hr,
> you'll save a whopping $54/mo. going from 1KW to 250W.  Run two spots at
> $1 each the differential is paid for...  Me thinks it worth more than that
> to run 1 KW.
> 
> But that's just me....
> 
> MM
>