Best of Boston AM, and FM-to-AM gadgets?

[The_Raven]

I passed on my 1937 Philco 630X to my niece, who loves it. It has AM and 2 shortwave bands, so listening options are somewhat limited. She has discovered WROL's Irish/Celtic weekend shows, which are awesome, so I'm trying to find out who on AM is doing music these days, not dollar-a-holler churchy stuff or RWNJ militia chat. Any recommendations? I'm familiar with WJIB and WMEX, any others out there?

Alternatively, any idea if there's a device that will tune FM and broadcast AM, sort of like those Bluetooth adapters that broadcast on FM? Being able to pipe in FM would be nice.

 

[kwthom]

Alternatively, any idea if there's a device that will tune FM and broadcast AM, sort of like those Bluetooth adapters that broadcast on FM? Being able to pipe in FM would be nice.

Something like this?

FM to AM Radio Converter

Easy to build electronic construction project for receiving FM broadcasts on vintage AM radios.

www.i4cy.com

 

[The_Raven]

Something like this?

FM to AM Radio Converter

Easy to build electronic construction project for receiving FM broadcasts on vintage AM radios.

www.i4cy.com

That is neat, but my niece isn't too tech-savvy, so something more turnkey would be preferable. I'm looking at this... If it had a tuning indicator for the FM it would be perfect, and maybe Bluetooth, although i can plug one in to the 1/8" input, I suppose.

Fm To AM Converter / Transmitter for Vintage Radio | eBay

FOR SALE : FM to AM Converter Transmitter. You can also connect the supplied AM antenna for difficult conditions or extra range if you cannot place the radio next to the transmitter. No installation required!

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[jonsmth62]

Alternatively, any idea if there's a device that will tune FM and broadcast AM, sort of like those Bluetooth adapters that broadcast on FM? Being able to pipe in FM would be nice.

Here's what I had in my '73 Mustang that only had an AM radio installed back in the early 80s. You plugged the antenna into the converter and there was an antenna output from the converter to the AM radio. I think it transmitted on one of the upper frequencies in the AM band; either 1500khz or 1600khz. Once you de-energized the converter the antenna RF went straight through the converter to the AM radio so you could pick up other broadcast AM stations. As shown in the posts above, there are a few of these on sale on E-Bay.

 

[kwthom]

That is neat, but my niece isn't too tech-savvy, so something more turnkey would be preferable. I'm looking at this... If it had a tuning indicator for the FM it would be perfect, and maybe Bluetooth, although i can plug one in to the 1/8" input, I suppose.

Fm To AM Converter / Transmitter for Vintage Radio | eBay

FOR SALE : FM to AM Converter Transmitter. You can also connect the supplied AM antenna for difficult conditions or extra range if you cannot place the radio next to the transmitter. No installation required!

www.ebay.com

I certainly don't think you're going to get something with BT built-in. Add a BT to 3.5mm dongle to the mix and call the task done.

 

[CTListener]

Here's what I had in my '73 Mustang that only had an AM radio installed back in the early 80s. You plugged the antenna into the converter and there was an antenna output from the converter to the AM radio. I think it transmitted on one of the upper frequencies in the AM band; either 1500khz or 1600khz. Once you de-energized the converter the antenna RF went straight through the converter to the AM radio so you could pick up other broadcast AM stations. As shown in the posts above, there are a few of these on sale on E-Bay.

I remember those! I had a similar device in the late '70s that brought citizens band (which then had 27 channels) to the AM band of my AM-only car radio, across a range of frequencies. I was making a long, solo move and thought trucker chatter would be helpful and entertaining, especially in places with nothing on AM I'd want to listen to. It was.

 

[KeithE4]

Here's what I had in my '73 Mustang that only had an AM radio installed back in the early 80s. You plugged the antenna into the converter and there was an antenna output from the converter to the AM radio. I think it transmitted on one of the upper frequencies in the AM band; either 1500khz or 1600khz. Once you de-energized the converter the antenna RF went straight through the converter to the AM radio so you could pick up other broadcast AM stations. As shown in the posts above, there are a few of these on sale on E-Bay.

I had that same unit in the late '70s Worked great.

 

[DavidZ]

I passed on my 1937 Philco 630X to my niece, who loves it. It has AM and 2 shortwave bands, so listening options are somewhat limited. She has discovered WROL's Irish/Celtic weekend shows, which are awesome, so I'm trying to find out who on AM is doing music these days, not dollar-a-holler churchy stuff or RWNJ militia chat. Any recommendations? I'm familiar with WJIB and WMEX, any others out there?

WCRN has music after 8 p.m. every night.

 

[nowradioguy]

I had that same unit in the late '70s Worked great.

The AM transmitter on my Lafayette Radio FM-to-AM converter was known to drift in frequency, so I often had to adjust the frequency on my car's AM receiver. The converter "broadcast" above 1500 KHz, I believe.

 

[channel99]

Here is an assembled solid state AM modulator with a built-in Bluetooth receiver:

AM HOME STATION RADIO TRANSMITTER WITH BLUETOOTH FOR YOUR VINTAGE RADIOS | eBay

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This seller has many other models. I have one of the ISM band units.