The broadcast range can be varied, from a single cell to the entire network.
That swath was designed for a very large group of people to share, on radios with massive broadcast range.
As has been reported recently, it's in the middle of a turf war with two other stations over broadcast range.
The broadcast range varies, and more transmitters are needed in areas of heavy usage.
In this manner, the broadcast range of the station ideally covers both.
The local terrain can also play a major role in limiting broadcast range.
Technologies are available that allow for switching to a different signal carrying the same radio program when leaving the broadcast range of a station.
This increased the station's broadcast range from about 20 miles to 75 miles.
Stiles asked, "How'd they miss something with a broadcast range?"
From anywhere within broadcast range, someone can eavesdrop or start using the network.