We got Comcast installed at the new house for TV cable, telephone, and internet. While the Comcast guy was installing the system, I asked about FM radio reception. "Huh?" This didn't go especially well. I used to use my cable hookup specifically for FM radio reception, as well as the bit of TV I watched. Heck, when I lived in Mt. Vernon I subscribed to cable even when I didn't have a TV because it was the only way I could get FM radio reception.

The Comcast kid didn't know anything about FM being on the cable. He mentioned the music stations that are carried, and those are nice for the genres they broadcast I guess, but they aren't FM radio, which is what I want to listen to if I'm not playing my own CDs or watching TV.

This is a guess, but maybe cable dropped FM broadcasts when it went digital? I think the FM radio signal is the same as the "old" analog TV signal, or something like that.

Question, do any of you listen to FM radio at home, and if so, what do you use for reception? Radio Shack sells some kind of FM antenna kit for $35, but the salesman in the store couldn't tell me if it would give me a reasonably clear signal where I live. Since moving in, I've been using the five foot wire antenna that came with the receiver, and it's OK, but not as good as I'd like.

Suggestions?

Sg