22-01-2018, 11:45 AM
Mike, wouldn't Gold on 1548kHz, 97.5kW from Saffron Green (about 8km SW of Brookmans Park) be an acceptable substitute?
I know from my days growing up in Grays that we never had any problems with the Light Programme, 1214kHz, 120kW from BP, so I would expect this slightly less powerful transmitter to still give a reasonable signal in your neck of the woods.
Incidentally, I find this list of AM stations in the British Isles useful (it also include high power European transmitters which are receivable here) and it is obviously kept well up to date as evidenced by this entry for BBC Essex (my emphasis):
1530kHz; Southend until Jan 2018; BBC Essex/ Retune Advice; 0.150kW; Rayleigh, Southend; TQ 830 904
Also, on any radio produced in 1950 or later with dial markings to cater for the introduction of the Copenhagen Plan in that year will have 1548kHz/194m conveniently marked as 'Third'!
I know from my days growing up in Grays that we never had any problems with the Light Programme, 1214kHz, 120kW from BP, so I would expect this slightly less powerful transmitter to still give a reasonable signal in your neck of the woods.
Incidentally, I find this list of AM stations in the British Isles useful (it also include high power European transmitters which are receivable here) and it is obviously kept well up to date as evidenced by this entry for BBC Essex (my emphasis):
1530kHz; Southend until Jan 2018; BBC Essex/ Retune Advice; 0.150kW; Rayleigh, Southend; TQ 830 904
Also, on any radio produced in 1950 or later with dial markings to cater for the introduction of the Copenhagen Plan in that year will have 1548kHz/194m conveniently marked as 'Third'!
