How far can FM stations reach?

Reception distance VHF radio waves usually do not travel far beyond the visual horizon, so reception distances for FM stations are typically limited to 30–40 miles (50–60 km).

Can radio stations play whatever they want?

As a noncommercial broadcast radio station (that might also stream over the Internet), you cannot simply play any music you want legally; you need permission. Fortunately, you don’t have to go around cutting checks to every band whose music you use.

Will radio disappear in the future?

Commercial radio will continue for the foreseeable future because it remains big business. Consultancy Deloitte Global predicted that global radio revenue will reach $40 billion in 2019, a 1 percent increase over 2018.

Are there still shortwave radio stations?

Most of the major national shortwave stations have turned off their North American services or have gone off the air altogether. Radio Australia was the last to disappear from the shortwave bands. If you are in North America, you might be disappointed by the quantity of stations and programming available today.

How far will a 500 watt FM transmitter reach?

What is the farthest reaching radio?

P172+18 is part of an extremely rare group of radio-loud quasars that exist at the edge of space and time. While it is not the most distant quasar ever observed—that honor goes to J0313- 1806, which appears about 100 million years earlier in time—it is the farthest quasar that shows a strong radio signal.

Why do radio stations play remixes at night?

The primary reason is that the less popular and/or familiar a song is, the more likely it is that you will tune away. Thus radio programmers try to limit the number of unfamiliar and unpopular pieces of music aired.

Who decides what music is played on the radio?

Originally Answered: How do radio stations decide which songs to play and when to play them? Generally, it’s the station managers that decide the type of music is to be played, but the DJ pulls the records/CDs and plays them. Often this decision is based on feedback from the listening audience.

Is shortwave radio still viable?

In North America and Europe, many of the major broadcasters have disappeared or minimized their presence. In fact, the BBC World Service no longer beams programming via shortwave to the Americas or most of Europe. “Shortwave is still significant in much of Africa, South Asia and parts of Latin America.”

What was the range of the radio in WW1?

At the onset of World War I, radio was still in its infancy. Army equipment was primitive, had a very short range, and often negotiated atmospheric interference. A 1913 aircraft with a radio, at the time considered cutting-edge equipment, had a maximum range of 2,000 yards.

Are number stations still used today?

Neither station is still active, probably having been cycled out of use as their notoriety grew. And even with the advent of modern, heavily-encrypted communications systems, number stations remain a viable means of issuing directives to covert agents.

What are uncrackable radio codes and number stations?

But that’s where number stations, and their uncrackable radio codes, come in. A number station is one of many short-wave radio stations broadcasting a seemingly endless series of encoded messages throughout the world. To the untrained observer, these broadcasts sound like gibberish.

Why is shortwave radio used for long distance communication?

Thus shortwave radio can be used for very long distance communication, in contrast to radio waves of higher frequency which travel in straight lines (line-of-sight propagation) and are limited by the visual horizon, about 40 miles (64 km).