Can you listen to local AM/FM radio stations, and how is reception?
1783500
It's Internet Radio and not a am/fm radio. Getting am / fm stations off the internet has better reception then from the air.
1783501
It is only an internet radio, meaning you can only listen to stations over the internet. Having said that, we've found that all our favorite local AM/FM stations have internet simulcasts, so that we're also able to listen to local radio.
1783502
Only if the AM/FM radio station is streaming online. Many stations do these days.
1783503
You can listen to AM/FM if they transmit over the internet in addition to over the air. It is not a regular radio with wifi capabilities. The only stations it gets are internet radio stations. The reception is fantastic. We love it!
1783504
Yes you can but it's not that kind of radio that connects to local *signals*. It connects to the internet (over wifi) where you can pick from local channels and hundreds more. It only works with a decent wifi signal.
1783505
No, in that there is no onboard AM/FM tuner to collect the signal from over the air. Yes, in that you may find the local station's available internet simulcast...or use the Grace 1/8 aux input to patchcord a standard AM/FM radio headphone output to the Grace chassis (to upgrade the sound speaker quality, I'd suppose).
1390848
Yes local only. We live 30 miles from 4 stations and we receive 2 of them. I have three of these radios and really like them all. Good reception on both AM and FM also.
17409
Yes, with the plug in antenna the FM reception is good. However, AM is terrible.
1735112
Yes, I do the same. You can get the app to play your local news radio, like the I Heart Radio app.
14721
Yes, however the radio reception is not that great. Could be where I live, though.
2098361
You would need to pick a station that is the most optimal for reception. Here, live 106.7 is really bad on my car - I can only hear just a faint, but 105.9 (unused station) did it for me. Now it sounds really clear without any humming noise during intermission.
1208430
Not that I'm aware of, but that would be great. The radio is fantastic. I'm getting stations I'd never gotten clearly before. It was a big investment for me, but glad I took the plunge.
1904431
Yes. The I heart radio icon lets you tune in any station that simulcasts on the Internet. I travel a lot and have a local station from home saved so I can listen to talk radio and get the local news from home.
431302
I'm not sure. I'm out of state right now; so, I can't check it out. My guess: yes, you can listen to FM with Aux plugged in.
2081320
All the AM stations I have in my area come in very good with this unit. Hope that helps.
630617
Yes, to check this I just did a search for BBC using this radio, got a whole list of local BBC stations (Manchester, etc, etc) plus BBC Radio 1,2,3,4, etc. I chose BBC Radio 4, selected it, and began listening. This internet radio is a dream come true.
1321957
Hello Rhonda...unfortunately it does not have am/fm radio unless you download an app to get it. Hopes this helps.
2124772
I've only tested it with local radio stations, but the radio does work surprisingly well.
1591008
By "local AM radio stations", you're probably referring to broadcast AM radio. That's far below the frequency range of the receiver if you follow the manufacturer's specs, however RTL-SDR has links to articles that demonstrate either software or hardware mods, or the use of an upconverter, to tune lower than that range. Other AM signals you CAN tune to are found in the US aircraft band, 118-138Mhz. There's even software to allow you to track airplanes overhead (search for RTL SDR ACARS).
2119697
Yes, you can choose desired radio station. My hubby us very happy with it, uses it often to listen to local sporting events.
1038575
Since I've only listened to FM,I had not listened to any AM stations, but tried a bit since you inquired. I was able to pull in AM stations, but I'm not well versed on AM stations in my area my test wasn't very satisfactory. I did bring in some and they were ok. Hope someone else can respond to this issue better than I've been able to. I do really really like my Sangean PR-D9W radio. I compared and conducted quite a lengthy research marathon before purchasing. Good luck!
385535
Local FM stations cannot be read by this device. It actually uses a network WiFi signal to access internet radio stations.