thelizman wrote:

Very rough - I'm wondering how you came up with those figures. For
starters, AM is not available in stereo

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...ronics/usa.txt

Yes, it exists. You just need a receiver with a stereo AM
decoder chip in it, much like how FM stereo wasn't widely
implimented when it came out.

Actually, AM stereo predates FM stereo. Sounds excellent, btw,
though not FM quality.