How To Fix Car Radio Not Receiving Stations

If you are getting poor FM radio reception problems with your car stereo, you will either get no stations at all or the odd crackling interference coming through your car speakers. How a car stereo works with radio stations is it gets incoming signal from a broadcast tower, this highly depends on the antenna and the wire leading back into the radio. To fix your car stereo that is not receiving stations, its best to start with the basic troubleshooting and work your way down.

1) Remove the car stereo from the dashboard.

2) Check to see if the radio antenna plug is firmly connected into the back of the cd player. 

3) If it looks fine then check if the antenna plug is contacting the conductor and the outer metal part. This is essential because these two points need to make direct contact with the socket on the radio. 

4) Unscrew the connector attached onto the radio wire and check to see if the wire is soldered onto properly inside it. Loose connections that are broken off or have been just twisted in with cause your car radio to pick up poor FM radio reception.

5) The last check is to see if the radio aerial is probably grounded with to the chassis of the actual car itself. It must make clean direct contact with the cars metal, no paint or rust as this can cause a poor ground.

Fixing a car stereo that is not receiving stations can be tricky. Sometimes its hard to pin point what is causing the problem. If your car radio is still not receiving stations, then we recommend that you try a different aerial and plug it directly into your car. Sometimes the aerials can get water damaged due to strong weather conditions such as heavy rain and storms.

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