Depending on the age and manufacturer, it may even have "FM Segments" in
the antenna that were specifically tuned for FM reception. Many do.
Jon
Trevor Boicey wrote:
> David Hillman wrote:
>> I have an FM radio in my garage, with a simple wire antenna. I used to
>> get fine reception, until I insulated the ceiling with those
>> styrofoam-like boards with one side of metallic film. Since I put those
>> up, I can barely get one station.
>>
>> I do have an old TV antenna on the roof, however, that I never use (
>> satellite ) and never plan to use again. Can I use this to improve my FM
>> reception? Is it as easy as extending the current wire antenna up to the
>> roof antenna?
>
> Most likely, yes. Certainly worth a try.
>
> VHF television stations 2-6 are beneath the FM band slightly, and
> 7-13 are quite a bit above the FM band.
>
> Most simple antenna designs use a single section tuned from 2-13,
> with a UHF option.
>
> Some larger antenna designs use separate sections for 2-6 and 7-13.
>
> Whatever you have, it probably picks up FM well enough to get a
> signal, and with the way FM is modulated, once you get an acceptable
> signal the audio quality approaches maximum fairly quickly.
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