FM Radio, anyone?

I listen to KCRW out of Santa Monica on the FM dial. This station is so good (the DJ’s play what they feel that day) that I purchased a Magnum Dynalab 108T tuner specifically for KCRW. I also have the MD Signal Sleuth to strengthen the FM reception. I also have a Accuphase T-101 tuner that was modded by a tuner savant and that also sounds great. My third tuner is a Sansui TU-9900 that was refreshed by some Sansui techs in Oregon.

My 3 systems have a tuner each. I also have a local university station less than a mile from my home. That is sometimes good.

I have 2 MD ST-2 antennas and a recent purchase from MD or their ST-3 antenna. The ST-3 seems better from some quick tests.

BYW - some DJ's on KCRW bring in albums to play because they think it sounds better than digital. At least they are thinking about things like that.

I setup a stereo and speakers inside and outside st the family lake house.  It has a Bluesound Node N130 for streaming Qobuz and a carousel CD player and my brother still listens to the local classic rock station.  FM lives including the commercials. 

Hello all. Pleasantly surprised to see how many FM radio fans like me there are. I clicked on the list posted on one comment of tuner ratings. Cannot say I agree but the guy is a real Kenwood fan. I have a KR bought new in the 80's stored away , has a remote size of a suitcase but you can only scan at the receiver. It was o.k. 125 wpc. I also have the Luxman 117 and the Sansui T-717 the reviewer liked but in my humble opinion nothing beats my McIntosh MR-71 tuner , last tube job they made before going solid state. It has one more gang than the previous MR-67 so the reception is a bit better. The sound is superb. Live up in the mtns in the sticks but we have several local stations , one oldies , one classic rock only broadcast at 500W , even lower at night. I have a indoor amplified rabbit ear antenna that picks them up fine. Went thru a bunch of them but this is the one you want. It is a NAXA purchased on line at Home Depot for under $20 free shipping. My MR-71 is pumped thru a McIntosh MA-7900 and vintage JBL speakers.

Where I live in NC the FM band is full of stations. A few are better than others, but WSGE 91.7 at Gaston College has an excellent playlist and variety. WNCW 88.7 out of Spindale too. 

I'm still using my Carver TX-11 tuner, connected to my TV antenna which is chimney mounted.  Works well. Maybe not CD quality or even 320kbps mp3 quality, but definitely listenable and enjoyable for casual listening. 

We also have a good classical station, 89.9 WDAV out of Davidson College that has some great programming. 

FM might be getting long in the tooth, but it isn't dead yet. 

And as others note, it is just easier to use than connecting your phone via Android Auto or even messing with music loaded on a flash drive, even though I do that from time to time, especially if I've downloaded something from Tidal to my phone. 

I've been an FM user all off my life, as a young person and a listener it was a way to keep an ear to the ground about Bands and listen to music and banter between DJ's / Presenters, certain Radio Stations were listened to religiously as a result of the Banter from the presenters.

Today FM is used to discover music, there is just do many more Radio Stations, especially when near City Suburbs.

Digital Radio puts FM to shame on the amount of Radio Stations and different music types to be discovered, but DR is for myself as a produced sound totally unstimulating. In my listening place, DR generates a boredom to the point of fatigue setting in. FM on the other hand really does stimulate and adds a little Pep, which is much more wanted by this listener.