Why does my car stereo only pick up AM stations but not FM?

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Problem with car radio not picking up FM - Straight Dope ...

Problem with car radio not picking up FM ... the car radio picks up AM stations just fine but FM ... AM is not effected because antenna isn't used to pick up AM ...

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Will an FM transmitter play through your car stereo if your car has no antenna and can't pick up FM stations?

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If you have a wireless FM transmitter, then you shouldn't need an antenna or FM stations in your car...

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What is it about my car radio that it can pick up AM/FM stations that I can't get from my stereo ?

Is it just a matter of having more power to amplify the signals or are the components better ? I just have the standard radio that came with my 97 Jetta.

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Car stero recievers are stronger to compensate from bieng on the move all the time.

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Car stereo not working properly help?

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Car stereo doesn't get any AM stations, only FM stations.?

I have a 1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass. My stereo (not original to the car) only gets FM stations, there is nothing on the AM. Is there something I can do to get it to get AM stations? I am willing to get a new stereo, or an add-on antenna of some type. I...

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What type of stereo is it? If you tell us the brand and model # of the stereo I'm sure we can figure...

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Why does my Mercedes E320's car stereo lose volume intermittently on FM stations?

I have a 1998 Mercedes E320 with the stock car stereo (AM/FM, cassette, CD changer in the trunk). For the last couple of years, the sound on FM stations will suddenly drop to a barely-audible level for a time, then will go back to normal for a while...

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Are you listening to out of town stations? If the signal is far away then sometimes it will not pick...

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My car stereo am stations will not work...fm stations volume is fine?

If I turn the volume all the way up on am, I can almost hear them. Otherwise, nothing. The fm stations are fine.

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it sounds like a internal head unit problem but check your antenna connections and antenna for breaks...

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Car stereo wont pick up radio stations help!?

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once i installed an alpine stereo and the radio station's did not work but then i unpluged the wire...

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My car stereo wont pick up some local stations?

i just upgraded my car stereo from the stock head unit which used to be able to find all local stations, but my new head unit wont find a few of them?? My car is a 2007 Hyundai Coupe ...show more

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Some aftermarket stereo's need an antenna adapter to make it connect as securely as it should to the...

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My car stereo doesn't pick up any AM or FM channels but 103.5 but the tape player and CD player work?

I bought my Jeep Cherokee used and the stereo never worked. I can get 103.5 FM but that is it, I don't get any AM stations. However the CD player and the Tape player work just ...show more

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I think it is broken.

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