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Why do I get better FM reception in my car...

Hi everyone... I recently moved to an urban area and am currently using a Yamaha T-2 tuner with the plain vanilla wire antenna. I'm wondering why I can get better reception in my car parked curbside than in my apartment? I have tried both Godar and Dynalab antennas and the regular wire antenna worked better than both of these. The problem is that I can't get the station I want in my apartment.

Any insight or recommendation would be greatly appreciated. Unfortunately a roof-top antenna is not an option...

Thankg again!
mdp0430

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richingoth
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Is it because the WFUV-FM antenna is in the Bronx which is north of your apartment. Here is a link that may help you:
http://www.wfuv.org/tower/reception.html
http://www.wfuv.org/tower/progress.html.
I wonder if my ex coworker son is still a dj at Fordham.
Another tweek is that the local cabel company also transmits radio stations over their tv lines, however when I lived up there 6 years ago on LI, cablevision didn't transmit the lower portion of the frequency band which consists of college radio, if my memory serves me well.
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