> Interesting Conversation With ChatGPT Getting Shyt Wrong And Being Confronted With Its Boneheaded Mistake

What band and channel is 1Mhz?
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ChatGPT said:

Here’s how “1 MHz” fits into radio:📡 Radio Band

1 MHz (1 megahertz) is a frequency, not the name of a specific station.

In terms of radio bands, 1 MHz falls in the Medium Frequency (MF) part of the radio spectrum (which runs roughly from 300 kHz up to 3 MHz).📻 Broadcast Stations Around 1 MHz

Commercial AM broadcast stations (AM radio) operate in the medium-wave broadcast band, which in the United States and much of the world runs roughly from ~535 kHz up to 1.6–1.7 MHz.

So something near 1 MHz (e.g., 1000 kHz) would be within the AM radio band — but no major station is exactly at 1.000 MHz because AM stations are typically assigned in steps (in the U.S., every 10 kHz: 540, 550, 560 kHz, etc.).

What It Isn’t

It’s not an FM station — FM broadcast is much higher in frequency (about 88–108 MHz).

It’s also not part of TV, CB, or other common bands — those are in different ranges above about 26 MHz.📌 Summary

1 MHz is in the Medium Frequency (MF) range of the radio spectrum.

It sits in the AM broadcast band, where AM radio stations operate — but no specific major broadcast station is assigned exactly at 1.000 MHz under current standard allocations.  If you meant a specific station or context (like an SDR reading or a station you’re hearing), tell me more — I can help identify it!

What frequency would a 1000 AM radio station broadcast at?
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ChatGPT said:

A “1000 AM” radio station broadcasts at:📻 1000 kilohertz (kHz)

Which is the same as:📡 1 megahertz (MHz)

Why?

AM radio frequencies in the U.S. and many other countries are assigned in kilohertz (kHz). So when you see or hear:

“AM 1000” It means the station’s carrier frequency is 1000 kHz, which equals 1.000 MHz.Quick Conversion

1 MHz = 1000 kHz

1000 kHz = 1 MHzSo a “1000 AM” station broadcasts at 1 MHz in the Medium Frequency (MF) band, within the AM broadcast band.If you'd like, I can also explain how AM channel spacing works (like why stations are 10 kHz apart).

Look at both of your prior answers and reconcile them.  Was one of them incorrect?
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ChatGPT said:

Good catch — yes, my first answer was misleading.What I said first

I said:

“No major station is exactly at 1.000 MHz because AM stations are assigned in steps (540, 550, 560 kHz, etc.).”That statement was incorrect.Why it was wrong

In the United States and many other countries, AM stations are spaced every 10 kHz, starting at 540 kHz:540, 550, 560 … 990, 1000, 1010 … up to 1700 kHz.Since 1000 kHz is a multiple of 10, it is a perfectly valid assigned channel.

And:  1000 kHz = 1.000 MHzSo a station branded “AM 1000” does broadcast at exactly 1 MHz.What was correct

1 MHz is in the Medium Frequency (MF) band.

It is within the standard AM broadcast band.The Reconciliation

The mistake was claiming that no station operates exactly at 1.000 MHz.

That’s wrong — many stations around the world are licensed at 1000 kHz (1 MHz).  Thanks for asking for clarification — that was a good consistency check.