AM Stereo stations in Australia
Ian Davidson
I am currently involved with getting the Australian C-Quam AM stereo
station listings up to date for the website www.amstereoradio.com .
Can any of you verify that any of the stations listed are still
transmitting in stereo? If so is it full separation? - or stereo
pilot on but no channel separation? Have we left any stations out?
If so what's their format? Should any be deleted?
thanks
Ian - Melbourne
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3GG - 531 AM STEREO Warragul, Vic (Good Times & Great Music)
4QR - 612 AM STEREO Brisbane, Qld (Talk/Variety; 612 ABC Brisbane)
3EE - 693 AM STEREO Melbourne, Vic (Magic 693)
2BL - 702 AM STEREO Sydney, NSW (Talk/Variety; 702 ABC Sydney)
4GR - 864 AM STEREO Toowoomba, Qld (Variety/60's-90's)
6PR - 882 AM STEREO Perth, WA (News/Talk; Talking Perth)
3UZ - 927 AM STEREO Melbourne, Vic (Sports Talk/Horse Racing;
Sport 927)
7ZR - 936 AM STEREO Hobart, Tas (Music/Talk)
2UE - 954 AM STEREO Sydney, NSW (Talk)
4TAB - 1008 AM STEREO Brisbane, Qld (Racing/Sports/50's to Today's
Music played on Sunday nights)
2KY - 1017 AM STEREO Sydney, NSW (Sports/Racing)
2CA - 1053 AM STEREO Canberra, ACT (Good Time Oldies)
3AK - 1116 AM STEREO Melbourne, Vic (Music/Talk)
4BC - 1116 AM STEREO Brisbane, Qld (News/Talk)
2HD - 1143 AM STEREO Newcastle, NSW (Sports/Talk)
2CC - 1206 AM STEREO Canberra, ACT (Talk)
3TR - 1242 AM STEREO Sale, Vic (The Best Music Variety)
4AK - 1242 AM STEREO Toowoomba, Qld (AC)
3AW - 1278 AM STEREO Melbourne, Vic (News/Talk)
5DN - 1323 AM STEREO Adelaide, SA (Easy Listening)
4BU - 1332 AM STEREO Bundaberg, Qld (Classic Hits)
2GN - 1368 AM STEREO Goulburn, NSW (Hits and Memories)
3MP - 1377 AM STEREO Melbourne, Vic (Easy Music) Pilot ON - no
separation
2BS - 1503 AM STEREO Bathurst, NSW (Stereo 2BS)
Frank
I have just checked out the Sydney AM stations,and only 2GB 873 (Talk) and
2CH 1170 (Easy listening) have a stereo pilot light.I could not detect
stereo separation though.The Sydney stations mentioned in your list do not
have a pilot light,although 2BL did have until recent times.
Regards
Frank
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2CH (i can recieve this one at night time up here in brissy and it's full
seperation. i've tested this out.
stations..... in brisbane area using AM Stereo
864 4GR toowoomba, full seperation.
1008 4TAB Brisbane still uses stereo. when they play tunes between 11 and
midnight, there is full seperation (with a bit of distortion.
1116 4BC Brisbane, full seperation when they use there CD players,
otherwise, there it's MONO from the mixer (incl. john laws) when the
announcers are talking to some one (a caller) the announcer is more to the
left channel, the caller more to the right, so it sounds like your in the
middle of the 2 people speaking.
1242 4AK toowoomba still runs full stereo seperation. nice station to With a
top 40 format.
soon to start is 1197, and if brisbane interactive radio group gets the
frequency, they will run in stereo. (yet to be confermed)
other frequencies
1170 (already mentioned)
1501 - the bathurst station, can't tell you the call letters just now.
1332 - NSW
531 - NSW
612 - 4QR, 693 4KQ and 882 4BH in brisbane no longer use AM Stereo
1287 - location unknown, runs in stereo, seperation yet to be confirmed
thats the best i can do for now using my aiwa walkman. will send more
through when i get around to ho0oking up my car head deck.
Bob Sacamano
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<><voltare><>
stereo capable home tuners?
Frank
Frank
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Turner
> 1170 (already mentioned)
> 1501 - the bathurst station, can't tell you the call letters just now.
> 1332 - NSW
> 531 - NSW
> 612 - 4QR, 693 4KQ and 882 4BH in brisbane no longer use AM Stereo
> 1287 - location unknown, runs in stereo, seperation yet to be confirmed
>
1287 is 2TM Tamworth, although I didn't think it was is stereo
<><voltare><>
and NO LUCK.
Joel Grealy
filter switch which curves at about 9k then opens back up again around 12k
to allow band width up to 15k.
A Sony A200 portable 4 system AM STEREO portable receiver.
Sold my Sony component tuner (forgot the model number, used to have to
replace a tuner memory battery every couple of years which was a bad design
fault) to community station 2NSB Chatswood so they could pick up 2GB news in
wide band reception.
<><voltare><>
it's a talk station.
Mark
>"<><voltare><>" <volt...@optushome.comau> wrote in message
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>> i'd like to take this oportunity and ASK, does any one here have any am
>> stereo capable home tuners?
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Andrew Bayley
> 1170 (already mentioned)
> 1501 - the bathurst station, can't tell you the call
letters just now.
1503 2BS. They copped several mentions during 3AK's 70th
Anniversary last week. 2BS and 3AK both shared 1500 (later
1503) and due to the interference 3AK was forced to revert
to a daytime-only format (approx 7am-5pm with longer hours
during summer). Although what I'd like to know is... Frank
Packer (who bought AK in 1961) bought out 2BS to fix the
interference problem and therefore enable AK to broadcast 24
hrs, but 2BS never actually moved from 1500 (1503) and AK
never moved from there until this year. I'm no techy, so
can someone tell me that if both stations continued to share
the same frequency, how did Packer buying out 2BS fix the
problem?
Mark
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>
>1503 2BS. They copped several mentions during 3AK's 70th
>Anniversary last week. 2BS and 3AK both shared 1500 (later
>1503) and due to the interference 3AK was forced to revert
>to a daytime-only format (approx 7am-5pm with longer hours
>during summer). Although what I'd like to know is... Frank
>Packer (who bought AK in 1961) bought out 2BS to fix the
>interference problem and therefore enable AK to broadcast 24
>hrs, but 2BS never actually moved from 1500 (1503) and AK
>never moved from there until this year. I'm no techy, so
>can someone tell me that if both stations continued to share
>the same frequency, how did Packer buying out 2BS fix the
>problem?
Just guessing - directional antenna system?
Joel Grealy
correct plural of Antenna,think it's Antennae)
with minimum signal being transmitted towards Bathurst and Melbourne.
I believe it was a condition of the licence when Packer sold the station a
year later to Ron Camplan that the station must stay directional.
Unfortunately it didn't work too well, as when I was doing breakfast at 2BS,
I used to be able to hear 3AK clear as a bell whilst driving to the 2BS
studios. The station was not 24 hours when I worked there in '75.
It was also clear in the "off-air" monitor when the transmitter was on or
off. A little quieter when it was on.
Very disconcerting reading local news on 2BS with 3AK in your head phones.
The interference in the Bathurst area would be a lot less now that 3AK has
moved. I wonder how the station sounds these days, it was bloody awful when
I was there.(and I didn't help) Even 2LT Lithgow on it's 100 watts and
rusty old mast, was a much more together station.
Paul Dengate
> otherwise, there it's MONO from the mixer (incl. john laws) when the
> announcers are talking to some one (a caller) the announcer is more to the
> left channel, the caller more to the right, so it sounds like your in the
> middle of the 2 people speaking.
The John Laws show on satellite is a mono feed to all stations. The only
chance of getting it in stereo would be off 2UE, but I've seen some posts
saying they aren't stereo and some saying they are. Not owning an AM Stereo
receiver (and having no desire to) I cannot check....
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Frank
2UE is not broadcasting in stereo,not even a stereo pilot.
Frank
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Ian Davidson
supply of Metrosounds - they were designed for for picking up AM
stereo in cars. He's converted them - installing RCA connections so
they can be used as a home tuner. I've got one and the sound is
awesome - looks a bit strange though - I found the best antenna for
this unit is an actual car antenna. Note: there's no FM band on these
units.
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Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter
>1287 is 2TM Tamworth, although I didn't think it was is stereo
Yes 1287 is in Stereo (yes i am from tamworth, don't laugh)
Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter
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Brian Goldsmith
"Ian Davidson" wrote ...
Chris Cuff a hobbyist in the US I think has a
supply of Metrosounds - they were designed for for picking up AM stereo in
cars.
Dick Smith Electronics sold these here in Aus.They took the AM signal and
decoded the stereo as either Motorola or Harris, two of the US competing
systems ,decided by a switch marked "A" or "B".They then upconverted the
resultant stereo signal to FM Multiplex which appeared at about 100MHz.You
then tuned your cars FM stereo receiver to this frequency,bingo ,instant AM
stereo.The drawback was that either position of the A B switch decoded both
systems albeit "differently".The two systems were really quite similiar and
I doubt whether or not the average listener would have ever known the
difference from listening to them.I have a vague memory that one or the
other switch positions also decoded the Khan system.The slightest amount of
ignition noise from the spark plugs caused the decoder to shut down stereo
and revert to mono.
No wonder the ~!@#$%^&* thing never took off!!!!
Brian Goldsmith.
Hot Hits
> "<><voltare><>" <volt...@optushome.comau> wrote in message news:<3c0ca6a3$0$19080$afc3...@news.optusnet.com.au>...
> > i'd like to take this oportunity and ASK, does any one here have any am
> > stereo capable home tuners?
When AM Stereo was launched on Feb 1 1985 It was quoted that 8 out of
every 10 radio listeners who favour AM Stations could now listen in
Stereo.
In Brisbane I think 4BK was one of the original test broadcasters back
in about 1983 along with Radio 10 and 4KQ. I remember seeing the
equipment in at the old Queen St studios in Newspaper house. It was
quite easy for Radio 10 to test because the new studios (4 On Air & 1
Production in Brisbane plus Full On Air Studios at Grundys in The
Paradise Centre on the Gold Coast and the little Studio in the Surf
Lifesavers Tower at Alexander Headlands on the Sunshine Coast) were
allready wired to go in Stereo and they remained unchanged almost up
until the shift to The TAB Building in 1990.
By Feb 1985 4BK was in the New Bowen Hills Building and I Remember
4BH had a Refit with new gear and I can't remember what was happening
at KQ but they were all ready to go on the same day. 4GG and 4SS were
also well set up long before the start date along with 612 4QR which
was the only ABC Station in Southern Qld to Go AM Stereo. The ABC's
4SO the old Southport station was only on over the holiday periods and
this was replaced by coast FM late in 1980's (1988???)An It was still
in mono.
Radio 10 was a real pusher of AM Stereo. In the Christmas New Year
period of 1984 (3 months before the official launch) I remember all
the new Stereo 10 banners going up along the South East freeway and
the highway to the Sunshine coast reminding drivers to take it
carefully on the road and merry Christmas from Stereo 10.
A number of car Audio shops around South East Qld were selling AM
Stereo radios and even the K Mart auto section had a good range. This
was before Feb 1 1985.
Some stations were on testing especially on the Thursday nights and
Audio shops could demonstrate the product. Alot were sold and alot of
people bought AM Stereo radios by default not even realising that they
had the capability.
This was good for radio 10 and even people would ring to find out what
duty free stores contained recievers.
The following radios were readilly available in Brisbane stores and
you could by them nearly everywhere.
CAR STEREOS
Concord HPL 500, AWA Clarion 990E,Sony Walkman,Pioneer KEA 433AM
Sansui, Eurovox MCC 2330R & 2301R, Plus all the Voxon Car Range
HOME
Marantz SR 440, Sansui SX 1100, Sherwood, Yamaha plus all the Voxon
Home Range
I Think the most popular of them all was the SONY 1 Rack Unit tuner.
It had excellent specifications and was suitable for both Professional
and domestic use. I know alot of people who have these units and
still enjoy the quality. Though a number have had battery
complications.
Jacar made a conversion kit for about $19.00 and the big one of them
all was the Playmaster kit from Dick Smith that had very good
specifications.
The original off air monitor at Radio 10 was this playmaster kit in a
rack case and to my knowledge it is still in use at the TAB Studios.
It sounded great in the cans and the distortion was minimal.
4KQ used the Pioneer KE 433AM car tuner for off air monitoring and 4BH
used (I Think) General Electronic Developments 1124s monitor reciever.
(4GY Still use theirs now and have a Late Model Stereo Set up but keep
it switched off from Stereo).
Alot of country stations simply used the Voxon Car radio that won an
award for superior sound as the standard monitor.
The Holden commodores from about 1986 contained standard eurovox AM
Stereo Radios. BMW had a similar Eurovox standard up until about
1993. Toyota put standart Philips AM Stereo radios in all their
Camrys from 1986 until about 1991. They continued well into the
1990's in their Land Cruisers. The EA Fairmonts ,Fairlanes and LTD's
contained AM Stereo Radios up until the Next Model was released which
then discontinued the feature but still contained the Wide Band
selector switch which was what really made AM Stereo Good. You could
probably find these in second hand shops or wreckers.
2BS 2HD 2KO 2KY 2MW 2OO 2WL 3AK 3DB 3MP 3XY 4SS 6IX 6KY 6PM 6PR 7HO
&7HT used Exciters And Modulation Monitors from Delta Electronics Co
to convert their transmitters and also chose CRL Audio processing.
This may help you find something to use to listen in but most
importantly look for the wide band feature on the unit.
By the way the old 4BK Black Thunders had Voxon car radios in AM
Stereo in them and when John Knox finished reading the news on day 1
of AM Stereo he ended with This is 1296AM Stereo 4BK. Stereo 10 had
the Jingle S T E R E O T E N radio 10 in STEREO.
It was exciting to be in AM Radio when Stereo was launched
Radio Rat
As of about 12 months ago was back to AM Mono, not sure now, but I doubt
they'd go back to AM stereo. I have a Claroin 980e (I think) AM stereo/FM
Stereo car cassette deck if anyone wants to hear crisp clear AM stereo
anywhere except Adelaide, It'll cost ya though :-)
<><voltare><>
good.?
<><voltare><>
though- but that sould be no cause for concern.
Wayne Mac
>
> 2BS 2HD 2KO 2KY 2MW 2OO 2WL 3AK 3DB 3MP 3XY 4SS 6IX 6KY 6PM 6PR 7HO
> &7HT used Exciters And Modulation Monitors from Delta Electronics Co
> to convert their transmitters and also chose CRL Audio processing.
>
Congrats on a well informed post on the trials and tribulatons of AM Stereo
circa '85. Mmmmm, 'remember it well. Add 2CC Canberra to your list of
stations that jumped on the CRL processing bandwagon. That station
installed its first mono CRL in 1982. Always a clean sound - not as fat and
thick as I would have liked, but they did a good job. CC's (pre FM)
competitors in those days over at 2CA went CRL eventually.
Both stations were VERY committed to AM Stereo promotion through 85/86. In
fact, both stations ran the same promo campaign which was voiced by 'Mr Fox
8' himself, Paul Ricketts. 'Can't speak for CA, but at CC we dropped the AM
Stereo hype when the supp FMs were announced in 1987.
It (AM Stereo)always sounded terrific in the studio monitors - but in 'out
there land', where it counts, no one was hearing it...........except the the
PD and the Chief Eng. Can't recall any of the jocks being terribly
interested in purchasing AM Stereo back then. And the manager of the time
wouldn't have known Stereo if it bit him. No, not you John Mc.
Regards
Wayne Mac
Peter Mobbs
I still remember you playing Satisfaction to me in studio. On CD, in stereo
and being stoked that we could hear an acoustic guitar sound banging away in
the background.....
mobbs
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says...
Hot Hits
I Wonder if the section 39's had not have come along would AM Stereo
become stronger. It was a good marketing feature for a staion to
broadcast in Stereo. When 10 went stereo people in the street and at
OBs would tell me how great it was and these people had not even
bought a new radio. It was a good ploy. Only 2 commercial staions can
ever say that they could (and still can) broadcast in Stereo from
Byron Bay to Gympie and thats 4KQ & Stereo 10 (4IP, 4IO, Radio Ten,
Stereo Ten, Lite & Easy 1008,4IP, 4TAB, Radio TAB).
By the way I have seen your web page It's good. The big AMers in The
US now have special days where they spend one day broadcasting in
their original top40 format. WABC (music radio 77) pulls the biggest
figures of any local station in the area on this day each year. Of
course they are now all news. But this is a major promotion for the
station not just a nostalgic exercise.
It would be fantastic to do that type of thing in Australia. You
would have most of the material for 2SM or 3XY or even TEN to try a
Broadcast.
3XY would be easy because the old frequency is still there. Surely a
special licence could be given for the day or payment to the
narrowcasters. The races are not every Sunday in Southern Qld and
Summer holidays on 2SM you just never know who would listen. Give it
some thought.
Cheers
Ian Davidson
We still need to know the stereo status of:
2KY - 1017 Sydney
6PR - 882 Perth
and 7ZR - 936 Hobart
Also are there any more stations with the stereo pilot on but no
separation of channels?
Brian Goldsmith
lamp.
3AW,3RPH,"3AK",News Radio 1026kHz,"3UZ", "3LO",Magic 693 and Radio National
621.
I cannot say which ones may be transmitting stereo information with the
exception of Magic 693.
Brian Goldsmith.
Frank
2KY - 1017 has no stereo pilot light,as I mentioned in an earlier post,the
only Sydney stations that do are 2GB and 2CH.
Regards
Frank
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Ian Davidson
> Here's a listing of AM stations in Melbourne that turn on my stereo indictor
> lamp.
>
> 3AW,3RPH,"3AK",News Radio 1026kHz,"3UZ", "3LO",Magic 693 and Radio National
> 621.
Brian - I expect your stereo indicator is not a stereo indicator.
3RN has never been in stereo. I don't think 3RPH has been either.
My stereo LED only lights up for Magic, 3UZ, 3AW, and 3MP - but 3AK is
in stereo with the pilot off.
Brian Goldsmith
"Ian Davidson" <dav...@minerals.csiro.au> wrote in message:-
I expect your stereo indicator is not a stereo indicator.
3RN has never been in stereo. I don't think 3RPH has been either.
My stereo LED only lights up for Magic, 3UZ, 3AW, and 3MP - but 3AK is in
stereo with the pilot off.
Interesting point Ian.The receiver is the Metrosound car converter mentioned
here last week.Have tried all other local stations,nary a glimmer of the
stereo light.3MP is down in the noise where I live but so doesn't light up
easily.Will call some people I know at the ABC and will get back to you.
Brian Goldsmith.
Mark
.Will call some people I know at the ABC and will get back to you.
> Brian Goldsmith.
I'll save you the trouble, Brian. Neither 621 (3RN) nor 774 (formerly
"3LO") are in stereo.
Brian Goldsmith
"Mark" <marks...@NOSPAM.optusnet.com.au> wrote
m*star
in exposing 3MP that they were in stereo, but a link between studio and
transmitter had been left unfixed for months. They said they found this
out from a phone call to 3MP.
Any thoughts?
Marcus Fitz-Gerald
Brisbane
Ian Davidson
I wrote that letter - also had a longer similar one it The Age Green
Guide the next day.
If you want to support the continuation of AM stereo write to either
3MP or its new owner - 3AK.
(Peter Tarnawski is station manager at 3MP and has sounded positive
about going back to full stereo for the last 12 months)
(This is Jeff Chatfield - the current boss of both stations - does he
live in Singapore - who knows?)
The point is 3MP was Australia's best AM stereo station continuously
since February 1985 till 12 months ago. They must go back to AMS!
It seems ludicrous that the new owners have provided 3AK with a new
Nautel transmitter which booms the signal through in AM stereo - and
its sounds great!
But it's basically a talk station - still sounding great in stereo.
Yet 3MP - the 24/7 music station is left with the AMS led pilot on but
no separation. This is a real radio tragedy.
Please write!!!
Ian - Melbourne
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Ian Davidson
short message to the following:
The Age Green Guide: green...@theage.fairfax.com.au
The Herald Sun Guide: tvg...@hwt.newsltd.com.au or
The Australian "Media" supplement: ausm...@matp.newsltd.com.au
If you do you must (at least with The Age and The Australian) give
your address and a phone number that they can verify during the day.
The Herald Sun isn't as careful about what it prints. Funny about
that ...
For those who haven't seen it The Australian has a very good Media
supplement every Thursday - worth the cost of the paper IMO.
Or ring the owners (3AK) or 3MP ...
3AK 03 9866 8666
3MP 03 9781 3311
Or e-mail any or all of the following:
(Peter Tarnawski is station manager at 3MP and has sounded positive
about going back to full stereo for the last 12 months)
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Eric Brodrick
asked him about AM Stereo.
4KZ has *never* been in stereo! They do have some FM translators but they only
have mono feeds.
Regards
Brodo
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staion did not mention there call letters or location (was late at nigh) i
believe they are NSW based.
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Paul Dengate
Easy service being distributed in stereo, but I wouldn't be surprised if
it's gone to wonderful 8k mono now.
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a networed program which 4GR and 4RO run in QLD, love-songs after dark or
somthing like that. will return with more info after dark.
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Max might be able to update us on this matter.
Shaun.
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Ian Davidson
Thanks Frank.
Unless we get any more feedback stations broadcasting in full hi-fi AM
stereo are ...
4KZ 531 Innisfail, Qld (Easy Listening)
Magic 693 Melbourne, Vic (Unforgetable Songs)
4GR 864 Toowoomba, Qld (Variety/60's-90's)
3UZ 927 Melbourne, Vic (Sports Talk/Horse Racing; Sport 927)
4TAB 1008 O Brisbane, Qld (Racing/Sports/50's to Today's Music)
2CA 1053 Canberra, ACT (Good Time Oldies)
3AK 1116 Melbourne, Vic (Music/Talk)
4BC 1116 Brisbane, Qld (News/Talk)
2HD 1143 Newcastle, NSW (Sports/Talk)
Switch 1197 Brisbane, Qld (Community, Top 40, Dance)
3TR 1242 Sale, Vic (Gippsland and The Valley's Best Music)
4AK 1242 Toowoomba, Qld (Top 40)
3AW 1278 Melbourne, Vic (News/Talk)
4BU 1332 Bundaberg, Qld (Classic Hits)
2BS 1503 Bathurst, NSW (Gold)
Stations with pilot on - no separation are:
2GB 873 Sydney, NSW (Talk) - Pilot only
2CH 1170 Sydney, NSW (Easy listening) - Pilot only
2CC 1206 Canberra, ACT (Talk) - Pilot only
2TM 1287 Tamworth, NSW (Talk) - Pilot only
2GN 1368 Goulburn, NSW (Hits and Memories) - Pilot only
3MP 1377 Melbourne, Vic (Easy Music) - Pilot only
Can anyone advise on?:
6PR 882 Perth, WA (News/Talk; Talking Perth)
7ZR 936 Hobart, Tas (Music/Talk)
thanks for your help
btw: checkout http://www.geocities.com/amstereoexp/
<><voltare><>
transmissive range though. any reason why? no? never even knew they were
stereo in the first place. time to do a web search for them
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yet to be confirmed. they appear to be an hour ahead which meens they're in
NSW somewhere.
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the engineer said unless there is a remarkable increase in penitration of AM
ST audio gear, the exciter will remain off. can you send me a scan of this
sticker?
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639 is the AMI group.
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my geograghical location)
639 2?? AM STEREO - easy listening format, call sign unknown as of this
stage
they are in stereo, full blown stereo if you ask me. seperation exists, but
sounds a little strange. could just be the skywave reflection screwing up
the seperation. where is coffs harbour in relation to brisbane?
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"<><voltare><>" <volt...@optushome.comau> wrote in message
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Frank
639 was originally 2CS in Coffs Harbour,but as Paul corrected me ,they had
converted to FM.
639 is still in Coffs harbour and its official call sign is 2HC.It still
operates using 5KW from the original 2CS site and directional 170m high
towers.It is located 23km south of the town.
2CS commenced transmission in 1985 using a Harris MW10 transmitter.
According to an airline directory I have, the air distance from Coffs
Harbour to Brisbane is 336km.
Frank
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> Correct - Coffs Harbour
OK - thanks Paul.
2CS Coffs Harbour will be listed as AMS - pilot only ... unless
Voltare or anyone can verify the channel separation. The format will
be "easy listening" unless someone comes up with something more
specific.
Why is it that stations "choose" to broadcast this way? Effectively
in stereo that nobody can hear. It it the tardiness of the engineers
as regards to wiring, or a decision made by the managements?
You'd think that if these stations were thinking of a digital future
they'd be in true AMS mode now - ready for the change.
Ian - Melbourne
www.amstereo.com
Ian Davidson
> 639 was originally 2CS in Coffs Harbour,but as Paul corrected me ,they had
Thanks again Frank - 2HC it is! And is it in full stereo or pilot
only? And what's the format?
btw1 - This is something out of a message that I've just sent to a
friend in Adelaide - who is very disappointed with their new Mix-FM -
formerly top rating 5AD-FM.
"Pity! Both what was 5AD and 5DN are now part of the ARN - controlled
by
the biggest mongrel radio outfit in the world - Clear Channel.
They run on a shoestring, sack local staff and network wherever
possible,
and turn off the stereo - even on some FM stations!!! They are known
in
the industry as Cheap Channel but we call them "the Evil Empire". I
never thought I'd see the day when the second post powerful network in
Oz
was 100% OS owned. CC owns half (and control it - they got their
Hawaii
CEO to come here and misrun it) - the other half is owned by
Independent
Newspapers from Ireland. Enough said!
btw2 - this is a current list of AM stereo stations in Japan - where
obviously you could pick AMS up anywhere.
freq call location power(kW) name (network)
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954 JOKR Tokyo, Japan 100 "Tokyo Hoso" (TBS)
1008 JONR Osaka, Japan 50 "Asahi Hoso" (ABC)
1053 JOAR Nagoya, Japan 50 "Chubu Nippon Hoso" (CBC)
1134 JOQR Tokyo, Japan 100 "Bunka Hoso" (NCB)
1179 JOOR Osaka, Japan 50 "Mainichi Hoso" (MBS)
1197 JOBF Kumamoto, Japan 5 "Kumamoto Hoso" (RKK)
1242 JOLF Tokyo, Japan 100 "Nippon Hoso" (NBS)
1278 JOFR Fukuoka, Japan 50 "RKB Mainichi Hoso" (RKB)
1287 JOHR Sapporo, Japan 50 "Hokkaido Hoso" (HBC)
1314 JOUF Osaka, Japan 50 "Radio Osaka" (OBC)
1332 JOSF Nagoya, Japan 50 "Tokai Radio Hoso"
1350 JOER Hiroshima, Japan 20 "Chugoku Hoso" (RCC)
1413 JOIF Fukuoka, Japan 50 "Kyushu Asahi Hoso" (KBC)
1431 JOVF Wakayama, Japan 5 "Wakayama Hoso" (WBS)
1440 JOWF Sapporo, Japan 50 "Sapporo TV Hoso" (STV)
1494 JOYR Okayama, Japan 10 "Sanyo Hoso" (RSK)
Ian
Frank
Newsradio on 630.
Frank
"Ian Davidson" <dav...@minerals.csiro.au> wrote in message
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> Thanks to Matt in Brisbane who told me about this newsgroup.
>
> I am currently involved with getting the Australian C-Quam AM stereo
> station listings up to date for the website www.amstereoradio.com .
>
> Can any of you verify that any of the stations listed are still
> transmitting in stereo? If so is it full separation? - or stereo
> pilot on but no channel separation? Have we left any stations out?
> If so what's their format? Should any be deleted?
>
> thanks
>
> Ian - Melbourne
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 3GG - 531 AM STEREO Warragul, Vic (Good Times & Great Music)
>
> 4QR - 612 AM STEREO Brisbane, Qld (Talk/Variety; 612 ABC Brisbane)
>
> 3EE - 693 AM STEREO Melbourne, Vic (Magic 693)
>
> 2BL - 702 AM STEREO Sydney, NSW (Talk/Variety; 702 ABC Sydney)
>
> 4GR - 864 AM STEREO Toowoomba, Qld (Variety/60's-90's)
>
> 6PR - 882 AM STEREO Perth, WA (News/Talk; Talking Perth)
>
> 3UZ - 927 AM STEREO Melbourne, Vic (Sports Talk/Horse Racing;
> Sport 927)
> 7ZR - 936 AM STEREO Hobart, Tas (Music/Talk)
>
> 2UE - 954 AM STEREO Sydney, NSW (Talk)
>
> 4TAB - 1008 AM STEREO Brisbane, Qld (Racing/Sports/50's to Today's
> Music played on Sunday nights)
> 2KY - 1017 AM STEREO Sydney, NSW (Sports/Racing)
>
> 2CA - 1053 AM STEREO Canberra, ACT (Good Time Oldies)
>
> 3AK - 1116 AM STEREO Melbourne, Vic (Music/Talk)
>
> 4BC - 1116 AM STEREO Brisbane, Qld (News/Talk)
>
> 2HD - 1143 AM STEREO Newcastle, NSW (Sports/Talk)
>
> 2CC - 1206 AM STEREO Canberra, ACT (Talk)
>
> 3TR - 1242 AM STEREO Sale, Vic (The Best Music Variety)
>
> 4AK - 1242 AM STEREO Toowoomba, Qld (AC)
>
> 3AW - 1278 AM STEREO Melbourne, Vic (News/Talk)
>
> 5DN - 1323 AM STEREO Adelaide, SA (Easy Listening)
>
> 4BU - 1332 AM STEREO Bundaberg, Qld (Classic Hits)
>
> 2GN - 1368 AM STEREO Goulburn, NSW (Hits and Memories)
>
> 3MP - 1377 AM STEREO Melbourne, Vic (Easy Music) Pilot ON - no
> separation
>
> 2BS - 1503 AM STEREO Bathurst, NSW (Stereo 2BS)
> 4GR - 864 AM 'STEREO' Toowoomba, QLD (Triple MMM) is this in AM Stereo ????