Any AM stations receivable in Bangalore

lambuhere1 · 28th April 2010, 11:56

Hi

Yesterday, I was tweaking my Kenwood X993. All I could receive is the FM stations. Do we receive any AM stations at all in Bangalore ? Any radio channels that dispense news

Thanks for all your help

raghu230506 · 28th April 2010, 12:09

I don't think there are any AM stations available in Bangalore.

Jaguar · 28th April 2010, 12:17

All India Radio has AM channel(s) in bangalore. I can you the exact frequencies in the evening.

bblost · 28th April 2010, 12:22

AIR : Frequency Schedule : South Region Services

Banguluru 'A'
Frequency(KHz.): 612
Meters: 490.2

alpha1 · 28th April 2010, 16:29

You can receive AM stations all over India.
Especially at night, shouldn't be any problem.

AM broadcasting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Medium wave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I remember listening to Radio Ceylon etc being broadcast in totally opposite extreme of our coutnry.

I guess tge problem with modern radios is that they are simply not built to for AM/MW transmission.
They are built for FM and only that they do it fine.

Compare it to an old Philips "transistor" radio.
Still would pick-up weak signals from lands far away.

(Shortwave signals can be caught from across the globe)

Ponmayilal · 28th April 2010, 23:33

Medium waves propogate along the ground and get attenuated within a hundred or so kilometers depending on the broadcast power. Hence you would not get an adequate signal beyond that range even if you have a medium wave radio.They are mainly intended for local coverage.

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lambuhere1 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: @ Driver's Seat @ Posts: 730 Thanked: 108 Times	Any AM stations receivable in Bangalore Hi Yesterday, I was tweaking my Kenwood X993. All I could receive is the FM stations. Do we receive any AM stations at all in Bangalore ? Any radio channels that dispense news Thanks for all your help
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raghu230506 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 766 Thanked: 64 Times View My Garage	I don't think there are any AM stations available in Bangalore. Last edited by raghu230506 : 28th April 2010 at 12:10.
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Jaguar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,248 Thanked: 2,875 Times	All India Radio has AM channel(s) in bangalore. I can you the exact frequencies in the evening.
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bblost Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 11,284 Thanked: 17,939 Times View My Garage	AIR : Frequency Schedule : South Region Services Banguluru 'A' Frequency(KHz.): 612 Meters: 490.2
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28th April 2010, 16:29	#5
alpha1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: LandOfNoWinters Posts: 2,177 Thanked: 3,007 Times	You can receive AM stations all over India. Especially at night, shouldn't be any problem. AM broadcasting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Medium wave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I remember listening to Radio Ceylon etc being broadcast in totally opposite extreme of our coutnry. I guess tge problem with modern radios is that they are simply not built to for AM/MW transmission. They are built for FM and only that they do it fine. Compare it to an old Philips "transistor" radio. Still would pick-up weak signals from lands far away. (Shortwave signals can be caught from across the globe)
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28th April 2010, 23:33	#6
Ponmayilal BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 46 Thanked: 5 Times	Medium waves propogate along the ground and get attenuated within a hundred or so kilometers depending on the broadcast power. Hence you would not get an adequate signal beyond that range even if you have a medium wave radio.They are mainly intended for local coverage.
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