QUINCY, Illinois — Broadcast Electronics is extending its AMX transmitter family with a one-kilowatt model aimed at stations needing a smaller-power option.
Announced October 14, the AMX 1 will debut at the National Association of Broadcasters’ New York show October 21–22. It joins the manufacturer’s three- and five-kilowatt models.
The company emphasizes a compact footprint, modular construction and silicon-carbide technology. Broadcast Electronics says the platform supports analog broadcasting, HD Radio and Digital Radio Mondiale, or DRM. Those are manufacturer specifications, not results of an RNN equipment test.
Compare the whole installation
For a smaller AM station, replacement equipment must fit both the transmitter building and the operating budget. Purchase price is only one part of that decision.
Engineers should compare electrical requirements, cooling, integration with existing equipment, spare-part availability and the process for restoring service after a fault. A compact unit can simplify handling, but it does not eliminate antenna-system or site-maintenance costs.
The announcement does not provide enough information to calculate a station-specific financial return. Pricing, delivery dates and measured performance under the station’s operating conditions should be established before estimating savings.
Source: Broadcast Electronics’ October 14 announcement.
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