Re: [TCLUG:12721] AM Stereo Info was Re: [OT] 4-channel MP3/CD-audio?

[Troy Johnson <john1536@tc.umn.edu>]

Mike Hicks wrote:
> > AM can do stereo, but I do not know the method that was chosen for US AM
> > Stereo broadcast. With the limited bandwidth of AM to begin with, I
> > wouldn't expect a pleasant listening experience for music... but perhaps a
> > spoken play or stage act might be OK.
> 
> Can AM stations do stereo again?  My mother had a radio in her car a
> number of years ago that could understand AM stereo, but I understood
> that stereo AM was only around for a short time..

From memory (and not a very good one) I think AM stereo was basically
acheived by broadcasting two separate audio programs very in close
proximity to one another (830AM would be like 829.5AM and 830.5AM). Can
anyone verify this information?