[A-DX] Log: 6070 kHz / Flamethrower / UTC: 20:00 / SINPO: 35232 / Dat: 09.05.2020

[Roger]

Am 09.05.2020 um 23:28 schrieb Roger:
> Auf die Anfrage, wo das Programm produziert wird gab es eine eher
> witzige Bemerkung.


Man teilt sich den Streaming Server mit "East Suffolk One".
Dort kann man "Flamethrower" auch über einen  700 kbps FLAC-Stream hören.
Musikalisch hört sich (momentan) alles an wie bei einem Londoner
FM-Piratensender Anfang der 90ger.
(allerdings auf hohem technischen Niveau, für Stereo konzipiert, nicht
für Mono-AM)


Woher kommt eigentlich der Name?:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear-channel_station

"....On November 11, 1928 the United States implemented General Order
40, which classified each allocation in the AM band as either Local,
Regional or Clear. The classification system considered stations in
Canada as well. Gradually maximum power was increased to 50,000 watts:
additionally there were some short-lived experiments with 250–500
kilowatt "super-power" operations. This system was continued in the 1941
NARBA system, although almost all stations shifted broadcast
frequencies. The FCC's intent behind licensing 50,000 watt clear-channel
stations was to provide reliable radio service to the thousands of
Americans who lived in the vast rural areas of the United States.[1] As
a result, these stations usually reached large portions of North America
at night. Radio fans often call such stations *flamethrowers* or
"blowtorches" because of their high power....."





roger