If no interest or bids are made we will know. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Most DAB radios do not have AM facility. Why doesn't Ofcom re-advertise unused AM frequencies? DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. It’d be great to have a decent oldies station on them. Therefore if you have a weaker signal/one full of interference it performs better than FM (as with MW for example). Sure it's AM but still usable. Radio Cumbria still uses 1485, but its commercial rival, CFM, has only ever been on FM, and that started in 1993 when AM was still quite popular. So it was Premier that took over County Sound from Guildford on 1566. All Rights Reserved. I don't know what is going on in London, but Betar Bangla on 1503kHz and Premier Christian Radio on 1332kHz from the Bow transmitter site are off the air, also Love Sport Radio on 1584kHz from the Lea Bridge Road site is off the air. 603 or 558. The interference can even happen at nearby frequencies. Introducing the Soap Scoop podcast! But then again, Exmoor is on high enough ground to get sufficient coverage from nearby TX's. BBC Radio Stoke still uses 1503 for some local sports coverage. As an ex Radio Yorkie from the mid 1980s, I'm not at all sure there was a public fuss over the 666kHz frequency from Fulford. Registered in England. Why doesn't Ofcom re-advertise unused AM frequencies? AM is capable of very good quality audio and was considered for VHF use instead of FM. The original County Sound was on 1467 back in the day, so there's another unused AM frequency. For example, a radio station on 89.9 can make 89.7 and 90.1 unusable for transmitter audio, too. Registered in England. But it's bad because weak signals are vulnerable to interference. Welcome to the Digital Spy forums. If you have an FM transmitter for your iPod, allow me to introduce you to a Web service that helps you find the best unused FM radio frequency in your area quickly and easily. It might be apocryphal, but wasn't there a religious station that was offered 666kHz by either the IBA or Radio Authority who turned it down? It's fast, it's easy, and best of all, it's free. More recently we have also lost 1332 when BBC R Wiltshire closed , they also closed 1368 from Swindon which meant that we can now hear Manx Radio clearly most evenings. 1233 is now also clear as Absolute have closed their transmitters at Swindon and Reading this allows a Czech radio station to be heard playing a wonderful mix of local music. Sure it's AM but still usable. DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. However when tested on VHF they found that generally it produces high quality signal, and for 50+dB S:N FM needs less signal. The disadvantage is that it does not exhibit "capture effect" that wide FM does. Actually I'm a big supporter of SSDAB but the sheer frustration of living on the wrong side of a not particularly big city, only a couple of miles from the centre but by unhappy chance on the far side from where the transmitter is, has really got to me after four years. 1260 , 1368 , 1476 and 1521 all all available in this area due to stations being taken off. Otherwise it is guess work. So it was Premier that took over County Sound from Guildford on 1566. 1368 is still used by it’s original user of 41 years, Manx Radio on the Isle Of Man and has a great signal at night now the BBC are thankfully off the frequency! I always thought with AM signals the higher up the band the sharper the signal is locally but it doesn't travel as far over distance, the opposite lower down the band ie. The real problem is that DAB listening and MW/AM listening are not compatible. If there's a radio station broadcasting on the frequency you choose, it will likely prevent you from hearing your music. AM / medium wave TX facilities are much more expensive than FM. I suppose the only way to find out if there is any commercial life left on these AM freqs is to advertise them. ©2020 Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. Find local stations (and unused frequencies) with Radio-Locator Radio-Locator is a great tool for finding AM, FM, and online radio stations, as well as unused frequencies for FM transmitters. Local radio VHF/ FM coverage does not cover Exmoor: It does show the 95.5 MHz before it was reconfigured to serve Somerset but I recall that the reconfiguration only consisted of reducing the power in the direction of south Gloucestershire (North from Mendip) and not an increase in power in other directions. Every other type of post 1960s TV was FM. All Rights Reserved. However, the allocation was used by the BBC Radio York team some months before the station launched for a special broadcast covering Pope John Paul II's visit to the city. The original County Sound was on 1467 back in the day, so there's another unused AM frequency. Introducing the Soap Scoop podcast! The fact that various stations have been closing down on AM because there's more money to be made from the land the transmitter sits on than the radio station itself tells you all you need to know. 405 line TV was AM. I suppose if you have a car that still only has AM/FM, or an older radio at home, you still need AM to hear Absolute, Talksport and 5 Live, or a handful of local golden oldies stations, but this is rapidly dying out. It allows them to broadcast three separate commentaries (DAB, FM and AM) at the same time. Not sure if other BBC LR stations have a similar approach. Listen now for interviews with the biggest soap stars and all the latest spoilers - available on every major podcast app , https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/322279/why-did-county-sound-radio-move, http://radiosupport.satelliteguys.us/wionplayer.html, https://www.radiothings.com/2017/08/19/bbc-radio-york-sticker/. Here in NI, 1521 and 828 kHz were used in Craigavon and Magherafelt / Cookstown respectively some years back. If you’d like to join in, please sign in or register. Just type your zip code or city and state and click the Go button. 1260 , 1368 , 1476 and 1521 all all available in this area due to stations being taken off. In the Bristol/Bath area we have lost 1260 and 1548 when the Mangotsfield transmitter was closed and the site redeveloped for housing. Probably South Wales covers it better. If you’d like to join in, please sign in or register. Listen now for interviews with the biggest soap stars and all the latest spoilers - available on every major podcast app , https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0029/83288/somerset_dab_coverage_plan_final_report_jan15.pdf, http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/mendip/maps.php, http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/huntshawcross/maps.php. Welcome to the Digital Spy forums. On 603 you can hear Smooth Kent as far North as Skegness before it meets BBC R4 from the North East. It's the Find Unused FM Frequencies in Your Area Web page offered by radio-locator.com. Radio Cumbria still uses 1485, but its commercial rival, CFM, has only ever been on FM, and that started in 1993 when AM was still quite popular. ©2020 Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ.

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