https://www.radiofreemobile.com/digital-automotive-radio-wars/ To entertain as well as inform Fri, 18 Apr 2025 06:25:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.26 https://www.radiofreemobile.com/digital-automotive-radio-wars/#comment-15368 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:22:31 +0000 http://www.radiofreemobile.com/?p=10026#comment-15368 AM radio is dead (in modern cars). My 2018 Alfa Romeo has a shark-fin antenna that can’t pick up AM radio stations to save its life. My old Jeep (06) had a whip antenna that could pick up Los Angeles ratio stations like KFI (640) and KNX (1070) with no problems in San Diego, but my Alfa struggles to pick up San Diego stations in San Diego.

]]> https://www.radiofreemobile.com/digital-automotive-radio-wars/#comment-15359 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 14:16:44 +0000 http://www.radiofreemobile.com/?p=10026#comment-15359 AM radio in cars is (mostly) dead. With modern car antennae (the shark fin, like on my Alfa,) getting reliable AM reception is nigh impossible. Our old Jeep (2005) had a whip antenna and could reliably pick up L.A radio stations (we’re in San Diego) like KFI (640) and KNX (1070). My Alfa is lucky to get local radio stations under a bridge here in SD. Add in the fact that listening to AM radio is a chore now, there’s no reason for me to even try to listen to it. My Alfa automatically connects to my phone (Bluetooth) so I can listen to podcasts or my music with no effort and it has a reliable signal.

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