Coscos, Michael John P.

BSECE 5B

AM BROADCASTING

1. AM BROADCASTING is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation.

2. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today.
3. Uses Vertical Polarization
4. AM broadcast radio began with the first, experimental broadcast on Christmas Eve, 1906, by
Canadian experimenter Reginald Fessenden
5. Because of its susceptibility to atmospheric and electrical interference, AM broadcasting now
attracts mainly talk radio and news programming
6. The earliest crystal radio receivers used a crystal diode detector with no amplification.
7. AM broadcast station shall not operate more than 5% and not lower than 10% of its authorized
operating power.
8. The carrier shift at any percentage of modulation shall not exceed 5%
9. AM transmitter must be capable of maintaining the operating frequency within the limits of
10Hz of the assigned frequency.
10. Maximum Rated Carrier Power is the maximum power at which the transmitter can be operated
satisfactorily and is determined by the design of the transmitter.
11. Modulator stage means the last audio amplifier stage of the modulating wave which modulates
a radio-frequency stage.
12. Daytime refers to the period of time between 6:00PM to 6:00AM local standard time
13. Experimental Period means that time between 12midnight to 5:00AM
14. Spurious emission is the emission on any frequency outside of the assigned channel allowed by
the regulations.
15. National Telecommunications Commission is the authority concern.
16. Final amplifier of either FM or AM transmitter operates as Class C.
17. AM radio broadcast operates at MF band.
18. Operating frequency is the carrier frequency at any particular time.

Parameter Philippine Technical FCC Technical Standards

Standards
19 Occupied Spectrum 535 1605kHz 540 1700kHz
20 Allocated BW 1070kHz 1160kHz
21 BW per Station 9kHz 10kHz
22 Number of Station 118 116
23 Spacing between Station 36kHz 30kHz
24 Carrier Frequency Tolerance 20Hz of the assigned 20Hz of the assigned
freq. freq.
25 Guardband 500Hz 500Hz
26 Intermediate Frequency 455 kHz 455 kHz
27 Modulation Scheme AM AM
28 Type of Emission A3E A3E
29 Receiver Characteristic Superheterodyne Superheterodyne
30 Audio Frequency Response 50 15000Hz 50 15000Hz