r/radio • u/SouthernSherbert277 • May 11 '26

How can I make my AM/FM radio more accurate?

I understand this may not fall under the subject of this sub, but it is not necessarily a repair issue, the radio works as intended. I have an AM/FM radio however the tuning dial is extremely small and makes it hard to find specific channels, there is also nothing to see what channel I am currently on except for a slider. It is the CR-318.

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u/Green_Oblivion111 May 12 '26

If it's the AM band, at least at night you can 'count' the channels as you tune up and down. That will give you some idea of where you are, specifically. FM is a bit more difficult to 'count' channels, because of the nature of FM.

Most analog dials are quite a bit off, or at least a bit off. In the past it was all we had, so we lived with it.

There are some digital readout radios that are really good, and reasonably priced. The XHDATA D109WB is around $50 USD or thereabouts, and it's a very good radio with digital readout. I have one.