is this a good am radio
1001618
NO! Has an chinsy wire external antenna. I live in a high rise condo that is very tough reception, got no reception. Cheap little clock radios at least get a couple stations
1001619
No. This radio only picks up very strong signals. It doesn't pick up and play half the stations of my 20 year old Sony in the basement. I cannot recommend this product.
1001620
Yes it's a great AM/FM radio but make sure you use an antenna. Hope this helps :)
1001621
It's tough to recommend this radio for am? I've had trouble with am signals. I don't use am on this radio. I think it depends on where you place the radio. There are a lot of buttons on this radio and it takes some time to get used to. If you are operating in the dark I think that you might at times hit the wrong button. Overall I do like it.
518936
It has a better receiver than my radio shack radio. I was impressed with the clarity of am, fm as well. 100 miles seems like a possibility if the broadcast station is a strong one.
358970
it' been a good little radio. i always have it with me. i drop it all the time. it takes a lick'en and keeps on tick'en. be sure not to cheep out on the battery's (99 cent store) however 99 cent store battery's will work just fine. it has an old school speaker. so you don't need head phones. and every one will know how smart you are for having kfi am 640 on your radio. (Bill Handel)
630912
It has FM, but no AM. The FM won't work either unless you hook up an antenna to it. Hope this helps!
297647
The radio FM reception is very good. This is the third waterproof radio I have had and it is by far the best.
1931354
I just checked mine. I don't use it as radio at all, but It does have both AM and FM tuners. It also came with the antennas.
149702
Its not an expensive radio....but mine works well for what it is..I also have a broadcast station about 15 miles from my house though...but for a small packable radio its good.
672142
Hi Brenda,I am sorry to tell you, that I purchased this for a "back-up" unit, so did not use it much. It is stored at this point. If it helps, I noticed that it had quite a bit of volume when I did try it with cd's. The AM radio was not great, but the sound quality was very good. Again, sorry for the lack of a technical answer! Regards, David
1809610
It is good. I suppose it depends on the area you live in. I gave this radio to my 90 yr old mother and she is thrilled with it. In her area, Central New Jersey, she gets good reception from fm stations in NY, Phil, and Princeton.
358968
it' been a good little radio.i always have it with me.i drop it all the time.it takes a lick'en and keeps on tick'en.be sure not to cheep out on the battery's (99 cent store)however 99 cent store battery's will work just fine.it has an old school speaker.so you don't need head phones.and every one will know how smart you are for having kfi am 640 on your radio.(Bill Handel)
39030
Don't really know how good the AM frequency is but the FM is great, you just have to use an antenna :)
2216566
Not too sure about AM - appears to be very good with limited usage, but FM is amazing in quality -- am very happy with this radio
1796190
Not for me. I get only 2 AM statics and those have a lot of static. I get 41 FM stations so I am satisifed. Of all the radios I have experience with few receive AM well.
1147044
I don't use AM, only FM and the reception is excellent. I use it on my desk at my house, that is on the 5th floor.
2216373
I haven't had any issues with this radio. There is a little bit of a learning curve with it, but that's true of most radios nowadays. It really is a pretty good radio for the money...
1906571
No problem with my radio. Pulling in FM stations loud and clear from over 100 miles away using the internal antenna. AM reception is rather weak so I've added an external antenna to get better AM reception
223013
It wouldn't be my first choice. This radio is ok but it's overly complicated and quality of speaker is not good. If you want good AM reception get a Sangean PRD5 or PRD7. Both are excellent AM radios. If you want a small pocket radio a Sangean DT400 is really good.