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Irish Involvement in "AM Expanded Band"

  • 22-03-2016 3:46pm
    #1
    Declan A Walsh
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    I recently became aware of the so-called (AM) expanded band, otherwise known as extended mediumwave broadcast band. Please see article in Wikipedia:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AM_expanded_band
    In essence, it means that the upper limit of AM is moved from 1610 khz to 1700 khz. The best known European station on this broadcast frequency allocation is Vatican Radio.

    I am curious to know if any Irish people have been involved with any stations on this broadcast frequency allocation - licensed or unlicensed.
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  • #2
    Declan A Walsh
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    I found an example myself. Lydia O'Kane is an Irish journalist who broadcasts with Vatican Radio.

    I think Vatican Radio could be an obvious candidate for examples of Irish involvement, given the link between some of the media in Rome and the Catholic Church. So maybe some others have more examples.

    It would be great, though, if there were also examples for other stations around the world.
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  • #3
    Antenna
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    The official upper MW channel in Europe is 1602 kHz

    Vatican radio ceased using their frequency in question (1611kHz) some years ago when it scaled back on use of MW and SW

    There are a few noted instances of frequencies around 1611-1620 being used in Ireland in the 1980s . Most dial tuned radios could cover them.
    one example is this:
    http://www.radiofax.org/
    which for a period in 1988 transmitted from a transmitter in Co. Louth at nightime on 1611kHz to try and cover the British Isles at night (I never heard it so cannot comment on how effective it was), as well as Short Wave for daytime coverage.

    Many (most?) digital tuned radios in Europe don't go higher than 1602 on AM/MW, such as radios in German designed cars, whilst others may cover 1611 and maybe 1620 as an upper limit.


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