48:. The first formal regulations governing broadcasts intended for the general public were adopted effective December 1, 1921. This initially established just two transmitting wavelengths — 360 meters (833 kHz) for "entertainment" broadcasts, and 485 meters (619 kHz) for "market news and weather reports". The number of broadcasting stations grew dramatically in 1922, reaching over 500 by the end of the year, and the government began making available additional frequencies. By November 1924 a band of frequencies, from 550 to 1500 kHz, had been established, with higher-powered stations, known as "Class B", assigned to the frequencies from 550 to 1070, while lower-powered "Class A" stations were assigned to 1080 to 1500.
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Channel stations receiving a major economic boost, while many
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meant that radio signals traveled much greater distances. Most transmitters at this time were unable to precisely control their output frequencies, thus, signals from two stations operating on the same nominal frequency would combine to make a high-pitched "heterodyne" tone that interfered with the
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Forty-four frequencies, later known as "Regional", were designated to be used concurrently by stations in multiple zones. Forty of these frequencies had power limits of 1,000 watts, while the remaining four, 1460-1490, referred to as "Super
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transmitting frequencies into three main categories, which became known as Clear
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remaining stations, often with limited hours due to time-sharing, had constricted futures. Also, although the reorganization accounted for Canada, it did not include other nearby countries, most notably Mexico. Twelve years later this omission was addressed by the
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Schenectady, New York was also assigned this frequency, but with KGO's power limited to 7,500 watts, until a directional antenna became feasible and KGO's power could be raised to 50,000 watts. KGO is the General Order 40 station on 790/810 kHz, not WGY.
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2417:1190
2395:1080
2373:1180
2362:1150
2340:1170
2317:1310
2295:1160
2285:1070
2263:1150
2220:1140
2177:1130
2152:1120
2141:1180
2119:1110
2114:1100
2077:1100
2067:1000
2045:1090
2030:1160
2008:1080
1981:WTAM/(WEAR)
1965:1070
1960:1050
1914:1060
1881:1050
1870:1470
1832:1040
1805:1030
1772:1020
1747:1010
1703:1000
1369:1040
1364:WENR/(WBCN)
1309:WABC/(WBOQ)
1272:1220
995:WBBM/(WJBT)
66:"temporary"
3413:Categories
3290:References
2412:760
2335:580
2258:860
2240:880
2199:990
2097:810
1987:750
1936:560
1903:890
1854:650
1794:570
1788:KYW/(KFKX)
1742:800
1725:560
1693:910
1667:990
1657:960
1635:980
1624:970
1602:970
1571:960
1548:950
1525:940
1500:930
1477:920
1445:910
1422:900
1399:890
1374:880
1353:870
1331:870
1315:970
1293:860
1288:760
1250:850
1223:840
1207:920
1185:830
1175:930
1153:820
1145:740
1123:810
1118:600
1100:550
1080:800
1069:790
1047:790
1022:780
1017:940
1001:770
979:770
963:660
941:760
931:680
909:750
898:630
876:740
849:730
839:720
833:WGN/(WLIB)
817:720
806:710
784:710
774:700
752:700
724:690
708:710
686:680
676:670
654:670
643:610
621:660
610:890
588:650
572:640
550:640
525:630
502:620
479:610
454:600
431:590
406:580
383:570
360:560
337:550
81:ionosphere
70:"portable"
36:Background
3188:Regional
3143:Regional
3109:WLAC/WTNT
3099:Regional
3055:Regional
3030:Regional
3007:Regional
2984:Regional
2938:Regional
2915:Regional
2892:Regional
2869:Regional
2823:Regional
2800:Regional
2777:Regional
2754:Regional
2731:Regional
2685:Regional
2662:Regional
2639:Regional
2616:Regional
2593:Regional
2570:Regional
2547:Regional
2524:Regional
2501:Regional
2399:WDGY/WHDI
2155:Regional
1750:Regional
1690:, Boston
1551:Regional
1528:Regional
1503:Regional
1480:Regional
1457:CFCF/CHYC
1425:Regional
1402:Regional
1377:Regional
1025:Regional
528:Regional
505:Regional
482:Regional
457:Regional
434:Regional
409:Regional
386:Regional
363:Regional
340:Regional
304:Used for
291:daytimers
23:'s (FRC)
3273:See also
311:(watts)
210:'s (GE)
3164:
1813:Canada
1579:Canada
1453:Canada
1231:Canada
857:Canada
732:Canada
255:Effects
3251:Local
2961:Local
2846:Local
2708:Local
2476:Local
2453:Local
2420:Clear
2376:Clear
2343:Clear
2298:Clear
2266:Clear
2223:Clear
2180:Clear
2122:Clear
2080:Clear
2048:Clear
2011:Clear
1968:Clear
1917:Clear
1884:Clear
1835:Clear
1808:Clear
1775:Clear
1706:Clear
1670:Clear
1638:Clear
1605:Clear
1574:Clear
1448:Clear
1334:Clear
1296:Clear
1253:Clear
1226:Clear
1188:Clear
1156:Clear
1126:Clear
1083:Clear
1050:Clear
982:Clear
944:Clear
912:Clear
879:Clear
852:Clear
820:Clear
787:Clear
755:Clear
727:Clear
689:Clear
657:Clear
624:Clear
591:Clear
553:Clear
332:freq.
301:(kHz)
286:Bolded
32:1928.
3243:var.
3203:1160
3186:Super
3178:1100
3158:1380
3141:Super
3133:1150
3114:1330
3097:Super
3089:1360
3070:1480
3053:Super
330:Prev.
314:Zone
309:Power
299:Freq.
3238:WJAZ
3234:WORD
3232:WHT/
3223:none
3217:WCKY
3207:none
3198:WFBL
3173:KFJF
3162:none
3153:WKBW
3118:none
3084:KSTP
3074:none
3065:WJSV
2443:WICC
2433:WOAI
2366:KTNT
2356:WCAU
2329:WWVA
2321:none
2311:WOWO
2289:none
2279:WHAM
2252:KVOO
2244:none
2235:WAPI
2213:WMAK
2203:WJJD
2145:KSOO
2135:WRVA
2101:KGDM
2092:WLWL
2071:none
2061:KMOX
2038:WCBD
2034:WMBI
1996:WCAZ
1991:KJBS
1954:WBAL
1945:KWJJ
1940:WJAG
1930:WTIC
1907:KFKB
1874:WKEN
1863:WKAR
1858:KTHS
1848:KRLD
1825:CNRV
1817:CFCF
1798:WRAX
1729:KFVD
1697:none
1688:WBZA
1661:none
1651:KDKA
1628:WCFL
1595:CFRN
1587:CKGW
1583:CFRB
1470:CJAT
1357:none
1283:KWKH
1276:none
1239:CNRT
1235:CFCA
1216:WHDH
1211:WRUF
1179:none
1169:WHAS
1139:WCCO
1112:WBAP
1104:none
1095:WFAA
1012:KFAB
1005:none
935:none
902:KMMJ
869:CKWX
861:CKAC
843:none
810:KMPC
778:none
740:CJCJ
717:WPTF
712:KFEQ
680:none
670:WMAQ
647:WAAW
637:WEAF
614:KPCB
581:WAIU
307:Max.
232:WPEN
228:WRAX
200:WWVA
196:WOWO
193:1160
187:WTIC
183:WBAL
180:1060
176:WHO.
166:1000
147:KWKH
138:WBAP
134:WFAA
125:WBBM
121:KFAB
68:and
19:The
3128:KGA
2424:TBD
2407:KOB
2389:KEX
2380:TBD
2347:TBD
2302:TBD
2270:TBD
2227:TBD
2208:WOV
2193:KSL
2184:TBD
2126:TBD
2109:WPG
2084:TBD
2052:TBD
2024:WBT
2015:TBD
2001:WDZ
1972:TBD
1921:TBD
1897:KNX
1888:TBD
1839:TBD
1779:TBD
1737:WOC
1719:WHO
1710:TBD
1683:WBZ
1674:TBD
1642:TBD
1618:KJR
1609:TBD
1465:CKY
1347:WLS
1338:TBD
1324:KMO
1319:WHB
1300:TBD
1266:WWL
1257:TBD
1201:KOA
1192:TBD
1160:TBD
1130:TBD
1087:TBD
1073:WGY
1063:KGO
1054:TBD
986:TBD
972:KVI
967:WEW
957:WJZ
948:TBD
925:WJR
916:TBD
892:WSB
883:TBD
824:TBD
800:WOR
791:TBD
768:WLW
759:TBD
745:NAA
702:KPO
693:TBD
661:TBD
628:TBD
604:WSM
595:TBD
576:WOI
566:KFI
557:TBD
224:KYW
216:WGY
212:KGO
173:WOC
169:WHO
160:WLS
157:870
151:WWL
144:850
131:820
118:770
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3385:,
3369:,
3321:,
3305:,
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3213:2
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2351:2
2306:4
2274:1
2231:3
2188:5
2167:—
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2161:—
2130:2
2088:1
2056:4
2036:/
2019:3
1976:2
1925:1
1892:5
1843:3
1783:2
1762:—
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1756:—
1714:4
1678:1
1646:2
1613:5
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1196:5
1164:2
1134:4
1091:3
1058:5
1037:—
1034:—
1031:—
990:4
952:1
920:2
887:3
828:4
795:1
763:2
697:5
665:4
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561:5
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