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Reddit mentions of Sangean PR-D5 Portable Radio with Digital Tuning and RDS (White)
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200mm Ferrite AM Antenna Bar Allows For Best AM Reception, 10 Memory Preset Stations (5 FM, 5 AM)PLL Synthesized Tuning System for Excellent Reception and Stereo Audio PerformanceAlarm by Radio or HWS (Humane Wake System) Buzzer and Sleep TimerIncludes Switching AC Adapter 100-240V, 50/60HzEasy to Read LCD Display with Backlight and Battery Power Indicator
Specs:
| Color | White |
| Height | 4.1 Inches |
| Length | 16.7 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | August 2020 |
| Size | One Size |
| Weight | 2 Pounds |
| Width | 7.7 Inches |
Funny thing is the hiss on WLW is caused by the HD signal. The digital stream is too big to fit in the 10khz spectrum that an AM station has, and you can observe this by tuning in 690 and 710, and the loud hiss you hear on those frequencies are the HD sidebands. Some of it bleeds onto the 700 frequency, which is why there's a hiss there. Go tune in to 550, 1360 or 1530, if you're close enough to the transmitters you'll hear the noise floor is lower on those stations than on WLW, because they don't broadcast in HD. The HD signal is so intrusive that the analog WLW stream is confined to only 5khz, which is why their sound quality is worse than almost all the AM stations in Cincinnati. It's a funny thing that if they took the digital signal that's supposed to sound great (I find it tinny and full of compression artifacts) off the air and opened up the analog signal back to 10khz, WLW would sound fantastic, and with no background hiss.
If you're looking for a good AM radio, try the Sangean PR-D5, I have one and I was able to pick up several Chicago AM stations standing in my driveway in the middle of the day. It is a beast.