Looking for MP3 Player With AM Tuner

[MrControversial]

Are there any portable MP3 players with an AM tuner? Most of my radio listening consists of talk radio on my local AM station. I was wondering if there is an iPod or iRiver with an AM tuner.

 

[bowserjs]

what about this

 

[doublejbass]

Clearchannel will be happy to broadcast directly into your head, you just need to let them install the adapter.

 

[ViRGE]

FYI, good AM radio antennas are too large and require too much shielding against other components to be put in a HD-sized MP3 player, let alone a smaller flash player.

 

[MrControversial]

Originally posted by: doublejbass
Clearchannel will be happy to broadcast directly into your head, you just need to let them install the adapter.

I said local. I like to listen to O'Reilly, Hannity and Savage, but I can't do that while I'm in the gym so I like to listen to them on an MP3 jukebox while I'm on the treadmill.

 

[MrControversial]

Originally posted by: ViRGE
FYI, good AM radio antennas are too large and require too much shielding against other components to be put in a HD-sized MP3 player, let alone a smaller flash player.

That's weird since most clock radios don't even need antennas for AM stations.

 

[MrControversial]

Originally posted by: bowserjs
what about this

That's more like it except the price/performance ratio is a little off. $250 for 512mb or storage?

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: MrControversial

Originally posted by: ViRGE
FYI, good AM radio antennas are too large and require too much shielding against other components to be put in a HD-sized MP3 player, let alone a smaller flash player.

That's weird since most clock radios don't even need antennas for AM stations.

They're internal, but I wouldn't think they would need that big of an antenna. My portable CD player has an AM\FM\TV\Weather tuner and it works fine (AM and Weather reception can kinda suck though). You may want to look into an MP3 CD player with an AM\FM tuner.

 

[WackyDan]

Originally posted by: MrControversial

Originally posted by: bowserjs
what about this

That's more like it except the price/performance ratio is a little off. $250 for 512mb or storage?

Well... Having an AM tuner makes it a niche product, so they probably don't have the volume to be cheaper, but also can afford to charge more for the convenience of AM.... Which I would like as well.

You can add a 1 gig card to that as well fairly cheaply making for 1.5 gig.

 

[natto fire]

Originally posted by: MrControversial

Originally posted by: ViRGE
FYI, good AM radio antennas are too large and require too much shielding against other components to be put in a HD-sized MP3 player, let alone a smaller flash player.

That's weird since most clock radios don't even need antennas for AM stations.

Actually they do, but bar antennas are usually placed internally. Also amplitude modulation is very sensitive to interference. I can't actually "hear" some of the engine electronics in my car on some AM frequencies on my car radio. (It was an RPM dependant noise)

 

[biostud]

creative has a remote for some of their players that contains a AM/FM reciever. I have one for my Muvo^2 4Gb

 

[MrControversial]

Originally posted by: Captain_Howdy

Originally posted by: MrControversial

Originally posted by: ViRGE
FYI, good AM radio antennas are too large and require too much shielding against other components to be put in a HD-sized MP3 player, let alone a smaller flash player.

That's weird since most clock radios don't even need antennas for AM stations.

Actually they do, but bar antennas are usually placed internally. Also amplitude modulation is very sensitive to interference. I can't actually "hear" some of the engine electronics in my car on some AM frequencies on my car radio. (It was an RPM dependant noise)

Yeah, you're right. In my office, I had to increase the refresh rate on my monitor to clear AM interference.