medium wave
Noun
Meaning
a radio wave with a wavelength between 100 and 1000 meters (a frequency between 300 kilohertz and 3000 kilohertz)
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In the 1950s/1960s Bayerische Rundfunk operated a radio station in Bayreuth on medium wave with a frequency of 520 kHz and a transmitter power of 200 watts using a 60-metre high transmission mast.
SBC Radio offers a service on medium wave in Kreol and broadcast from 6am to 10.30pm.
However, it uses COFDM as the underlying broadcast technology to add digital audio to AM (medium wave) and FM broadcasts.
In southeast England, the station could be picked up reliably on medium wave 648 kHz, which was targeted at mainland Europe.
Manx Radio is the only local service to broadcast on AM medium wave.
On the other hand, in medium wave and short wave broadcasting, standard AM with the full carrier allows for reception using inexpensive receivers.