How to listen to AM radio stations?

[thwni382]

I'm a bit old school and my favorite channel is an AM channel one. The screen has no option for AM radio. How do I choose AM radio stations?

 

[Krash]

If you have good mobile data connectivity where you drive, have you checked TuneIn to see if they carry your station? I would hate to overlook the easy solution before you try one of the external hardware solutions to transcode AM over Bluetooth.

 

[Sophias_dad]

TuneIn is the way to go. You might not find your actual favorite AM station itself, but if there's a particular syndicated or otherwise simulcast show you like there may be another radio station on TuneIn that carries it, or there may be a podcast of the show on TuneIn.

 

[DeanP]

TuneIn is not really all that good. I miss my AM station as well. I use the iHeartRadio to get my station.

 

[Hblick48]

I really can't believe that they deleted AM. Read somewhere that FM is next. Broadcasters are required by law to transmit their content over the air for free. How else can you get local weather, news, and sports (my Uncle used to own an AM &FM radio station). Support your local advertisers!

TV broadcasters are also required to provide free over the air signals even though a vast majority of viewers receive their content via cable or satellite. Again, support your local advertisers!

 

[Sophias_dad]

TuneIn is not really all that good. I miss my AM station as well. I use the iHeartRadio to get my station.

Is there some iHeartRadio tesla app I'm missing out on, or do you just use your phone to get iHeartRadio's streaming via bluetooth?

 

[hcdavis3]

SiriusXM streaming from your phone will likely have the AM station’s your looking for.

 

[crackers8199]

if it's not available on tunein, you can get yourself an echo auto and hide it in the center console...when you want AM, just change input to phone and ask her to play whatever station you want. i can't imagine there are many left that don't have live streaming available...

 

[DeanP]

Is there some iHeartRadio tesla app I'm missing out on, or do you just use your phone to get iHeartRadio's streaming via bluetooth?

I use Bluetooth from my phone. Works great.

 

[Rayzor-TM3]

Have you checked to see if they simulcast on a FM band?
Example in Los Angeles:

KNX 1070 AM also simulcast on 101.1-2 KRTH HD2
KFI AM 640 --> 103.5-2 KOST-HD2​

 

[CyberGus]

I didn't know AM was still a thing.

"FM - No Static At All" - S. Dan

 

[linux-works]

I didn't know AM was still a thing.

"FM - No Static At All" - S. Dan

there was an old CD ripping faq, back when CD audio ripping was a thing. an open source program (cdparanoia it was called, lol) had an FAQ and one of the q/a's was something like:

"Q: my extracted audio sounds aweful! what's wrong?"
"A: maybe you are listening to country music?"

(grin)

 

[Sophias_dad]

Side note... I had a loaner S a few weeks ago, a 2014 with 49k miles on it, and it had an AM radio. The AM worked okay until the signal got weak, and then the motor/inverter interference became pretty significant.

Were it were my choice, I probably would have left the AM in place with a statement that the reception might suck. But then again, if it cost $10 a car for a feature very few would use, I'm cool with losing it.

 

[Krash]

Just a reminder to all the kids out there - if you don't have mobile data coverage, you have no echo auto. No Alexa. No iHeart Radio. No mobile internet XM because... no internet. GOML.

 

[Triple D]

Have you checked to see if they simulcast on a FM band?
Example in Los Angeles:

KNX 1070 AM also simulcast on 101.1-2 KRTH HD2
KFI AM 640 --> 103.5-2 KOST-HD2​

Thanks for sharing this! This will be a game changer!

 

[thwni382]

Tunein has it. Thanks a lot for all the suggestions!

 

[timeshifter]

Don't have a Tesla yet. But from what I understand iHeartRadio and TuneIn are two ways to play AM stations (streaming) on a Tesla. However:

iHeartRadio is $5.99 a month
TuneIn looks to be $14.99 a month

TuneIn appears to be a built in app on the Tesla. Would I have to pay $14.99 a month to use it on my Tesla?

Is that why lots of people are recommending Amazon Echos for the car? Can use TuneIn for free?

 

[6spdcoupe]

Don't have a Tesla yet. But from what I understand iHeartRadio and TuneIn are two ways to play AM stations (streaming) on a Tesla. However:

iHeartRadio is $5.99 a month
TuneIn looks to be $14.99 a month

TuneIn appears to be a built in app on the Tesla. Would I have to pay $14.99 a month to use it on my Tesla?

Is that why lots of people are recommending Amazon Echos for the car? Can use TuneIn for free?

Tunein is free. Just have to listen to ads in the beginning

 

[JCtx]

TuneIn is not really 'free'; it's included with premium connectivity... which after a year, it costs $10 per month .

 

[timeshifter]

TuneIn is not really 'free'; it's included with premium connectivity... which after a year, it costs $10 per month .

Are there ads in that version too?

And that $10 / month is buying you a cellular data connection - at least that's my understanding - correct me if I'm wrong.