just don't work very well especially when compared to a car radio! Most clock radios, under kitchen cabinet radios, 'boom boxes', crank-up radios, etc. Typical $19.95 radios with analog tuning (as opposed to digital tuning, where the radio station's frequency is displayed in illuminated numbers) will work, but only near a radio station's transmitter. Home/Office radios: Most home radios have poor selectivity and sensitivity (we like to call them 'junk' in the radio business). This is partially because your car radio is probably better than your home radio. You've already probably noticed that FM radio reception is usually better in your car than in your house.

Car radios have to be built to high standards to provide decent reception in a moving vehicle, in the presence of varying terrain, with a serious nearby source of interference (your engine!) all while being bounced around on North Country roads. This radio is located in your automobile. RADIOS: For good reception, a radio must have good selectivity (selectivity is a radio's ability to separate weak stations located nearby, on the FM dial, strong stations) and good sensitivity (the ability to receive weak, distant, stations at all!)Ĭar Radios: You already probably have a radio with these features. If you have all three of these, you could potentially receive an FM station up to 100 miles away! However, most of us have, at best, only one of these items

To receive and enjoy our quality programs to the fullest, you'll need the three A's of radio: FM is a truly wonderful thing if handled correctly. NCPR broadcasts throughout the North Country on FM.

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