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Old January 12th 04, 07:13 PM
Matt Beckwith
 
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Default Different Power at Different Times of Day

The clarity of local AM radio stations is less at night. Is there
some sort of law that radio stations have to cut their output when it
gets dark? I've noticed that it's the amount of light outside, not
the time of day. That is, the lack of clarity occurs whenever it gets
dark, not at a certain time each day. I always presumed the stations
were cutting power to save money, but then why would it be based on
light vs dark, rather than on time of day?