Slate don't have a radio. Get over it please. I know you can use a phone as a radio to listen to music. What is the best way to pickup(no pun int

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Slate don't have a radio. Get over it please.

I know you can use a phone as a radio to listen to music. What is the best way to pickup(no pun intended)AM/FM with a cell phone? Thanks.
 

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Slate don't have a radio. Get over it please.

I know you can use a phone as a radio to listen to music. What is the best way to pickup(no pun intended)AM/FM with a cell phone? Thanks.
I like SimpleRadio. All my local stations are accessible, and I enjoy access to most stations across the country. I found a few stations inaccessible, especially from the very large markets such as WMMR in Philadelphia.
 
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I think there are a few cell phones that will receive FM, but I have never seen a phone that would receive AM. That said, due to the lack of a decent antenna for those frequency bands, reception would be poor anyway. Your best bet would be to buy a portable AM/FM radio to see if it would work at all in the elevated RF noise environment and if it is worth it to buy a car radio to have installed. Cell phone streaming would be another option, assuming the areas you travel have good service.
 
 
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