Most powerful radio station in the world coming toFitchburg???????

[A Joseph Ross]

On 10/23/2011 6:15 PM, Dan.Strassberg wrote:
> Presumably, the effective radiated power, 500 megawatts (500 MW),
> which is the same thing as 500 million watts. A full class B FM
> operating at the Class maximum HAAT (height above average terrain) of
> 150m (150 meters or 492 ft) is allowed an ERP (effective radiated
> power) of 50,000 watts (50 kilowatts or 50 kW). If the HAAT exceeds
> 492' (many stations are grandfathered to 500'), the ERP must be
> reduced approximately in proportion to the ratio of the square of the
> HAAT divided by the square of 492'. Thus, if the actual HAAT is 984'
> (2 x 492'), the allowed ERP would be reduced to approximately 1/2
> squared or 1/4 of 50 kW (that is 12.5 kW). 500 MW is 10,000 times 50
> kW. Back in the days of analog TV, some UHF (Ultra-High-Frequency) TV
> stations operated at ERPs as high as 5 MW. That is the highest power I
> have ever heard of for a broadcasting station of any type in the US.
> 500 mW is 100 times 5 MW.

Maybe it's really 500 milliwats. :-)

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