Hans.
Either that, or DAB reception in the Kent area being so close to the continent is imperfect
I guess from the Caroline listener's POV, it may be "How long will my old radio keep working"
From Radio Caroline's POV perhaps, "As long as the subscriptions keep coming in, & the Electric bill is affordable, it will keep going"
Then will OFCOM continue to license MW for broadcasts? Only they know that
I believe there is some sort of consultation regarding it this year.
I am curious, why following the closure of the rest the SMOOTH stations, 603 in Kent, is still transmitting - a pretty effective signal for such low power - perhaps smooth would like more power to make it a more effective signal?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ny5r7j518o.amp
If you look at stations left on AM in London, there are only ethnic stations from Asia, a region where AM is still alive (for older generations), talk stations, Smooth, who I assume are still under contract and Caroline.
I appreciate Caroline supporters want an AM presence to relive their youth and it obviously brings in revenue, be it paid supporters or nice strong signal in a mainly rural area.
But how long do we think AM has left to be used for broadcasting and more importantly can the spectrum be used commercially for anything? Or is it unable to be used for anything else? This will probably decided how long we have left for our AM radio's
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