Is there a stronger antenna?

Only way you could improve the stock antenna's FM reception is to make it a bit longer. I haven't looked if there is anything available with the same thread size.

The FM reception in my 2012 cruze is abysmal, worse than any other car I have owned.

Research DVB-t , Good Luck .

spacedout said:

The FM reception in my 2012 cruze is abysmal, worse than any other car I have owned.

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And I thought there was something wrong with the radio broadcasts in this town...

At least it's not in the window!

My parents Honda can't pick up anything on FM stations outside of large metro areas...

The Cruze does fade out a lot when at a stop, then continues music as soon as you move again, even a few inches. Very weird. There are a lot of stations that I like that are from ~2 hours away in Maryland and the signal is very weak down our way.

I have no issues with my reception.


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brian v said:

Yo ...I get TV in Me cruzen ,,,,,FREE ,,,,O love the Blackhawks Games at Night .

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Well....looks like you will be a cruzen at 7:30 tonight when they play Winnipeg.
Just remember..................NO ccasion14: till your cruzen is over!

money_man said:

I have no issues with my reception.


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I have all sorts of issues with my reception - can't receive anything but junk over the air.

I think that's just radio nowadays. Even Sirius sucks.


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money_man said:

I have no issues with my reception.

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Same here. It's better than my old car.

One minor word of warning - too good of an antenna can make things worse - local stations will over power the radio and then you can't hear the station you want. So you need to assess if the problem is if the signal is too weak or if the local stations are overpowering what you want. The clue of "too powerful" is when the same station appears in multiple places.

"I think that's just radio nowadays. Even Sirius sucks."

Sirius-ly!

I listen to a college channel's rebroadcast of WGBH from Boston. It is a classical channel and it's seriously all that I like...a bastion of sanity in this crazy world.

College channels tend to be low power so reception can be iffy, even with the best antennas.

brian v said:

Research DVB-t , Good Luck .

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Thanks, Brian, I will.

There are antennas that Can be set up to reach the rf signals .

obermd said:

I have all sorts of issues with my reception - can't receive anything but junk over the air.

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That's why I have a 60gb iPod that lives permanently in my console. If I'm not listening to a playlist of things I like, I'm tuned in to a local AM News station to get my latest fill of how the world is or isn't doing.

someday, I WILL take the plunge and get a smart phone, but for now... dumb it is!

LizzieCruze said:

someday, I WILL take the plunge and get a smart phone, but for now... dumb it is!

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I thought everyone was forced into a smart phone by now


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money_man said:

I thought everyone was forced into a smart phone by now


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My mom JUST upgraded to an iPhone after using the same LG flip phone for the last 6? Years...

That's crazy to me


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