First car without Ancient Modulation on radio...

[raccoonradio]

Via insideradio/onlyagame: "The new Porsche 918 Spyder will become the first car on the road without AM radio." (Meanwhile remember when cars had AM only? FM converters! Or I think my brother had a Craig combination FM radio & cass.)

...because of materials used which will greatly reduce AM reception, already suffering due to interference, power-downs or directional changes at night. etc http://www.insideradio.com/Article.asp?id=2574513&spid=32060#.UKUaJYfAfoI

 

[thirdendorsed]

Maybe there's a market for converters so they can listen to Limbaugh.

 

[JIBGUY]

That new model "spyder" has a price tag of $845,000.00. If I had that kind of cash laying around, I'd instead buy a decent-powered AM radio station in a decent-sized city, for that price. And shortly therefter, I'd write to Porsche and tell 'em so!

 

[raccoonradio]

Yes...just noting that this is the first case of "no AM radio".
As for converters for listening to Limbaugh, get a mini FM converter for $15-20 and hook it up to
a walkman that can get AM, or a smartphone with TuneIn or a WRKO Talks app.

 

[Cap-n Spackle]

My '93 Mazda 323 had no radio whatsoever, until I bought one and installed it.

 

[KeithE4]

...or a smartphone with TuneIn...app.

Unfortunately, changing stations is impossible while driving.

 

[ArtSpooner]

Yes...just noting that this is the first case of "no AM radio".
As for converters for listening to Limbaugh, get a mini FM converter for $15-20 and hook it up to
a walkman that can get AM, or a smartphone with TuneIn or a WRKO Talks app.

This is somewhat off topic, but you did mention "app." In full disclosure, I'm not even fully sure of what an "app" is. I don't even own a cell phone. I'm actually scornful of and somewhat antagonistic to people who carry on private conversations that I'm forced to listen to in the grocery store. I mentioned that to establish my ignorance of most hi-tech devices.

Michael Holley claims to have an "app" that identifies repeat callers to WEEI on the same day or on successive days. He seems to be quite accurate with his information, citing the time and subject of the call. I've remembered a few of these calls and he had it right. My question is, does such an app exist or is someone keeping track for him and feeding him the information and it's just a schtick to put on dinosaurs like me.

 

[dyeingeye]

Yes...just noting that this is the first case of "no AM radio".
As for converters for listening to Limbaugh, get a mini FM converter for $15-20 and hook it up to
a walkman that can get AM, or a smartphone with TuneIn or a WRKO Talks app.

This is somewhat off topic, but you did mention "app." In full disclosure, I'm not even fully sure of what an "app" is. I don't even own a cell phone. I'm actually scornful of and somewhat antagonistic to people who carry on private conversations that I'm forced to listen to in the grocery store. I mentioned that to establish my ignorance of most hi-tech devices.

Michael Holley claims to have an "app" that identifies repeat callers to WEEI on the same day or on successive days. He seems to be quite accurate with his information, citing the time and subject of the call. I've remembered a few of these calls and he had it right. My question is, does such an app exist or is someone keeping track for him and feeding him the information and it's just a schtick to put on dinosaurs like me.

An "app" in the post you responded to is a piece of software installed on smart phones. What Holley is referring to is probably some piece of software that Entercom has and is just a database of calls that the producers log.

 

[raccoonradio]

Yes...some smart phones can be had for as low as $80 with $35/mo. web service. Some apps:

--WRKO Talks
--WEEI
--Live 365 various stations
--Tune In various stations
--IHeartRadio various stations, many of them Clear Channel

In addition the last 3 apps are avail. on your computer. And yes you could set your
smart phone to a station, put in the mini FM transmitter, and drive away though it isn't
recommended you then try to change stations when driving! Some "wifi radios" in recent
models might make it easier. And of course satellite radio is a bit easier. I mount my
XM on an air vent and can choose "decades channels", sports, news, talk, all kinds of
music etc. I could be down south and the Sox are playing at home; XM will offer me
Joe and Jerry on the WEEI Red Sox radio network via one of their channels.

 

[carmen]

is there a small back-seat? you could stick a 75a4 back there.. also Porsche makes some nice AM Radios

 

[dumber than a box of hair]

does such an app exist or is someone keeping track for him and feeding him the information and it's just a schtick to put on dinosaurs like me.

Yes, dinosaur, there is at least one app for that. The one I'm aware of is IdentaFone. It takes caller-ID info, creates a pop-up window for the air personality and transfers the info to a database. I'm sure there are others, that's just the one I happen to know about.

 

[raccoonradio]

>>Porsche makes some nice AM Radios

Maybe but the second article I found said one reason for no AM in this car is the material being used would really affect AM reception.

 

[del_griffith]

Well I can't afford Porsche automobiles, but my last few cars have had really crappy AM radios. AM has enough problems. Crappy radios shouldn't be one of them.

 

[KB1OKL]

is there a small back-seat? you could stick a 75a4 back there.. also Porsche makes some nice AM Radios

It looks like Eton makes them for Porsche. Me? I'd rather have the 75A4.

 

[nd2023]

Does it have an HD radio?

The Insignia portable HD radio doesn't have AM.

 

[raccoonradio]

It doesn't but some AM stations like WBZ, WXKS are on (FM)-HD2s.

I don't think Ent. is putting "ESPN on 850" on one of their HD2s/HD3s. Poss. the 107.3 may have RKO...During their cons talk days WXKS Talk 1200 made it a point to say they were on 107.9 HD 2 (a quick look at the comedy 1200 site has no mention)

 

[kc1ih]

The first car without AM radio (or any radio at all for that matter) was probably the Model A or other cars of that era.

 

[TRF]

The first car without AM radio (or any radio at all for that matter) was probably the Model A or other cars of that era.

Ergo the establishment of Motorola. That wasn't until about 1930; few early cars had radios.

 

[ArtSpooner]

Is anyone old enough to remember Conelrad? On every AM tuner there were two emergency stations designated by little deltas. In case of an emergency you were supposed to tune to one of these stations. They were 580 and 1280 I think. I'm a little fuzzy on the exact numbers. I'm trying to remember the last car I had, that had the Conelrad markings. When did they go away?

 

[DG02816]

Art,

CONELRAD was at 640 and 1240. An app is short for application, the true name for these pieces of software.