A:AnswerYes. It is possible to receive some AM Band stations that are simulcast on the FM HD2 and FM HD 3 subchannels on the Insignia NS-HDRAD HD Radio Tabletop Radio |SKU:4635744. AM Band broadcasts are often found alongside their FM HD radio station counterparts on the FM HD 1 main channels as long as they are within the same corporate family as the original FM station broadcast. Many news, sports, and talk format AM Band programs broadcast a digital AM stereo version of their programming with crystal clear sound quality on the 88-108 MHz F.C.C. licensed FM HD radio band. The easiest way to locate AM Band stations on the FM HD radio band in your particular neighborhood is to visit the www.hdradio.com website. Enter in your 5-digit zip code on the HD radio website to find all available AM Band radio stations broadcasting on the FM HD band in your municipality, city, or state. Unfortunately, you will not be able to receive all of the analog AM Band stations for your local radio market on the FM HD radio band. The Insignia NS-HDRAD HD Tabletop Portable Radio does not feature an analog 520-1710 kHz AM Band tuner for your listening needs. Sorry. If you want to receive every AM Band station for your geographical region, then you must purchase an analog portable radio for this application. With that in mind, I recommend any of the following high-performance analog portable radios with a built-in speaker for your entire AM Band broadcast listening needs:
1. Panasonic RF-P50 |SKU:8590321
2. Sangean SR-35 |SKU:4647505
3. Sangean LB-100 |SKU:5037618
4. RCA RP7887 |SKU:4428791
5. Sangean PR-D6 |SKU:1304671521
6. Sony ICF-S10MK2
7. Sony ICF-38
8. Sony SRF-18
The Insignia NS-HDRAD Tabletop Radio features an FM HD tuner, HD signal strength meter, and an analog FM band stereo tuner (87.7-107.9 MHz, .2 MHz FM band channel step tuning interval). The Insignia Tabletop Radio can store up to 20 FM HD or analog FM stations into memory. Unfortunately, the Insignia Tabletop Radio does not feature an internal ferrite bar AM antenna. Many AM radio stations broadcast their programming on the FM HD radio subchannels. Each FM HD radio broadcast carries up to 2 additional simultaneous broadcast feeds of either alternative music programming or AM band radio broadcasts that are within the same corporate family as the main FM HD station. The main FM broadcast signal is broadcast on the HD1 channel and alternative programming can be found on the HD2 and HD3 subchannels for that particular corporate radio network. It is possible to listen to the latest news broadcasts, talk shows, sports talk, and weather forecasts that are originally provided on the analog AM band. HD radio provides many benefits to consumers, including increased audio fidelity on FM/AM radio stations, FM music stations in near CD quality sound, AM stereo reception, multiple simultaneous programming feeds on many broadcasts, program service data, enhanced RDS (Radio Data System) broadcast station ID, song title, artist, and album information, iTunes tagging, live pause, bookmark feature, real-time traffic reports, and a hybrid digital broadcast signal that is not plagued by multi-path noise distortions that are often found in conventional terrestrial analog radio broadcasts. The HD broadcast signal does not provide extended reception coverage to geographical locations that are normally impossible to obtain high quality analog radio reception in. Compressed digital HD radio transmissions are broadcast alongside their traditional analog counterpart. Please note that an HD radio receiver reverts back to analog transmissions when the broadcast digital signal is weak, obstructed, or lost due to a poor reception area. As a result, an HD radio receiver is not likely to obtain better reception performance than a traditional analog AM/FM portable radio. The provided FM Band telescopic antenna or included accessory pigtail wire antenna on the Insignia NS-HDRAD Tabletop Radio can be raised and extended vertically to improve FM HD band reception. Please note that both HD antenna systems can’t be used at the same time. The Insignia HD Tabletop Radio can be powered with four AA cell alkaline batteries or by the supplied 5.9V AC power adapter for all of your portable audio needs. Personally, I recommend Energizer Ultimate Lithium or Duracell Ultra Power DURALOCK Power Preserve Technology AA batteries for the Insignia NS-HDRAD Tabletop Radio. Good Luck.
A:AnswerWith digital HD Radio it is like this: You either pull in the signal if it is above the required minimum and your audio is always crystal clear (no static) or if the signal is too weak your radio cannot decode it at all and you are limited to static analog signals.
This Insignia HD Radio can do both, analog FM and digital HD on the FM band. Whether it will work in your specific location will need to be tested out. My testing has shown that this radio is remarkably good at utilizing bad and weak radio signals. This radio comes with an antenna wire that you can mount anywhere you like and helps if the telescopic antenna doesn't suffice. So if this doesn't work in your location then probably nothing else will either - except for building an tall external antenna and connecting this radio to it, which you can actually do with this unit.
A:AnswerThe built-in speakers widen up to a spacial stereo sound effect whenever the signal is really good. From the headphone jack (3.5mm plug needed) in this radio you could run an audio cable to a stereo or HiFi amplifier and produce living room sound. Best Buy and and others carry the needed audio cable.
A:AnswerDownload it for free here: http://www.insigniaproducts.com/products/portable-audio-players/NS-HDRAD.html
and click on the Support/Downloads tab for the documents.
A:AnswerThe operating manual indicates on page 12 that the Insignia NS-HDRAD HD Tabletop Radio |SKU:4635744 has the following product dimensions: 8.23 x 4.45 x 2.13 in. (209 x 113 x 54 mm)
System Weight: 1.32 lbs. (0.6 kg)
The Insignia HD Tabletop Radio is a superb choice for all of your FM Band HD radio station listening needs. Good Luck.
A:AnswerYou don't "Have to have this." but you may appreciate subscription free, no internet required, HighDef Digital Audio clarity day or night, it is not burning up your data plan on your phone. This little radio works on both house current or AA batteries, so if the power goes out, you can still listen to music and news and not drain your cell phone battery so you have that for emergencies. It is a good little radio that will not break your bank account. There is no subscription which is really nice for the chord cutters trying to get a handle on all the bills with out giving up some of the cool high def digital music, news and program stuff in digital HD audio clarity. There are a lot of new HD radio stations in the air wave all around us, 100% free if you have a radio to listen to them. No internet bill, no phone data charges, no satellite subscripition, no cable bill required. This thing goes on sale for around $40plus. It is not going to break the bank. It is an option for people just like walking or riding a bike vs driving a car. This little radio kicks great audio quality and the music can be run from headphones out into the auxiliary of your home stereo or amplified speakers.
A:AnswerYes, The Insignia HD Radio is both AC and battery operated (4 AA). It has a digital display and can memory preset 20 stations (both HD or analog). It has a great speaker and 3.5 mm headphone jack.
It has 3 modes, analog, HD and the new RBDS (radio broadcast data system) that show the song and other radio station info.
Well worth the price.
A:AnswerNo, HD Radio is broadcast free by your local FM stations. You will have access to additional programming (much of it currently commercial-free) at no charge.
A:AnswerI attached an external antenna to my HD radio with an 1/8" to coax adapter. It allowed me to connect a larger home antenna to the radio. Works great.
The pigtail antenna is a nice accessory to have, but it didn't improve my reception that significantly. I appreciate the ability to connect a larger antenna to the port.
A:AnswerYou could call Insignia:
U.S. and Canada - 1-877-467-4289
I am sure they can send you one.
Alternatively, search in a store for a power adaptor that meets the following specs:
Input: 100-240V 50-60Hz
Output: 5.9V 1A DC
Have your radio with you to make sure the plug would fit into the radio receptacle and power it up. There are so many different plug dimensions that this might be the greatest challenge with a generic part.
A:AnswerI would think cables should work . As long as the Insignia output (Head phone jack) is connected to an audio in jack.
I bought a little FM transmitter (FIFO Transmitter- it takes AAA batteries so there is no need to wait for it to recharge) it has a little 3.5 mm plug.
I just plug it in to the headphone jack on the Insignia radio and transmit the signal to a Bose wave radio. That way I don't need more cables and it works great.
A:AnswerThere are 20 presets. The presents can be FM or HD. If the preset is the main program of an FM station broadcasting in HD, the radio will automatically switch to the HD-1 signal after about 2 seconds. But any preset can go to an FM station that does not broadcast in HD and any preset can go to an HD2 or HD3 or (if any exist) HD4 channel.
A:AnswerSong and artists' names are displayed if this info is broadcast by the station. Some do and some don't. If displayed, song/artist scrolls along lower part of display.
