We have a local radio station right in our hometown that I love listening to. They play all the best music that is really popular right now, but the sound isn't so good. It seems like this station is really quiet compared to the other stations that I listen to. Could this have something to do with the station itself, or do I need to better antenna on my car?
gofar99 Messages: 1949 Registered: May 2010 Location: Southern Arizona
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Hi, It could be either. Radio stations are rated in various power output. It is part of the licensing for the station. Some are as little as 100 watts (rare and mostly on colleges) and others up to 50,000 watts. Most likely the one you like is in the 5000 watt or lower power range. If other stations come in fine then probably the antenna is OK. Depending on the vehicle it could be a real challenge to replace it.
Thanks for the really detailed information, gofar99. I never knew that there were so many different watts available for broadcasting. I bet since we live in a very small town that you are right and they aren't running at a very high wattage. Plus, I definitely don't want to replace my antenna on my car; it's built into the rear window!
If you have a newer car with a built-in antenna, you definitely don't want to replace it if you don't have to. When it comes to antenna replacement, I miss the days of the old screw-off antennas.
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