1557 kHz AM

Outreach Gold is available on 1557 kHz, 193 metres on the Medium Wave (AM) band, (the former Gold frequency for the South Coast), ensuring heritage radio can still be heard in it’s “original form”.

The team at Outreach Radio together with a crack team of heritage radio supporters have worked through rain and shine to bring the 1557 kHz AM service on-air. It has been suggested that the Outreach Gold AM service may be the last to launch in the UK, as Ofcom are reviewing AM licensing, but we hope this won’t be the case.

Reception of transmissions on 1557 kHz (193 metres) have been met with great enthusiasm from the amateur radio and vintage radio communities, including a posts on forums and videos on YouTube sharing signal reports.  We have received reception reports from listeners in Europe who are able to receive the AM signal between dusk and dawn, when atmospheric conditions change causing AM signals to traverse longer distances.  Please click here to see our list of AM signal reception reports that we have received, which we keep updated as they come in.

Electronic QSL cards are sent to listeners contacting us with signal reports. QSL cards are postcards used by amateur radio operators to confirm two-way communication, serving as souvenirs for contacts, documentation for awards, or personal mementos.  We welcome reception reports from anyone able to receive our AM signal. Simply drop us a line to: signal@outreachgold.co.uk.

Some have questioned Outreach Radio’s seemingly strange reason for bringing an AM service to air – for which there is an underpinning motive…

Outreach Radio also provides training to young people interested in broadcast and media. Will invite local schools and young people to attend heritage radio presentations, radio studio tours, and crystal radio kit-building sessions, to help teach local young people about radio communications, and help to reinforce their need for STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics) subjects.

With the technological barrier to entry for young people now so high with mobile phones, etc, it is hoped that creating a simple radio receiver that operates without batteries that can receive our local AM signal, a spark may ignite in young people from which they discover an interest in the technological side of radio communications and broadcasting – and potentially join the local Amateur Radio club.

As much as the wonderful team of volunteers at Outreach Radio & Outreach Gold work hard to serve local people of all ages with great music, entertainment and information through our selection of radio services, there’s always new angles which we seek to explore that can bring benefit to others, in this case, young people who are developing and preparing for their future lives, and possible careers in media, broadcasting or engineering.