“Can this HD radio receive AM radio stations? The outside of the box only talks about HD and FM stations. Will I be able to receive AM stations on this product?”
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Yes. 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.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No. This radio only receives FM and FM HD radio.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No AM band reception with this radio. Only analog FM and digital HD on the FM band.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No (wish it did, however).
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No. FM only.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No. This a FM and FM HD radio.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No it can't. If however you trust the info listed on their website it will say it does. Plus in relation to it not being mp3 player compatible, it has an aux jack. So yes, they only got that one 1/2 right!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It will only receive FM and HD stations.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No, it is FM/FM HD only.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No AM station capability at all. In my city some local AM stations are re-broadcast on HD2 or HD3 of other stations, so I can listen to those. This is probably because both stations are owned by the same company.
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