I don't know how the specifications changed between the 1930's and 2003, but for the past 18 years the sensitivity requirements have been such that atmospheric noise dominates by far over radio noise.
Since we're on the subject of AM radio and it's DIY - The OP could build one of these: https://www.amazon.ca/Tecsun-2P3-Radio-Receiver-Kit/dp/B00LXK26QW
The biggest problem outboarding an AM radio is the RFI from the fancy displays.
The "Public Square" is alive and well on AM.
The issue with iHeart is that they often over-ride the news, weather and traffic with their banal murder-mystery adverts, or suggestion on songs to "thumb up". Their ads sometimes over-run the local programming although WOR-AM and WABC-AM seem to have gotten control of this.
Sirius XM is OK, we like to listen to "Roadhouse" which the wife calls "the infidelity channel"
The "Public Square" is alive and well on AM.
The issue with iHeart is that they often over-ride the news, weather and traffic with their banal murder-mystery adverts, or suggestion on songs to "thumb up". Their ads sometimes over-run the local programming although WOR-AM and WABC-AM seem to have gotten control of this.
Sirius XM is OK, we like to listen to "Roadhouse" which the wife calls "the infidelity channel"
That's very true. If I can't get AM in my house, why would it work in a modern car I guess...
So it's not an electric car then? Otherwise the displays would be the least of your worries.
I will mention Radio Garden again. It works from a web browser so it should work on an I phone, tablet etc as long as you have a data package
CFMB AM 1280 Multilingual – Radio Garden
CFMB AM 1280 Multilingual – Radio Garden
TuneIn Radio and NextRadio apps, be aware, some phones have the tuner chip, or that part of the chip anyway, disabled. Verizon is one provider whose phones all have it disabled, at least here in U.S.. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple phones were the same (they put the boot in up your butt every chance they get). The Moto phones from Motorola directly still work well though.
We donated the Volvo XC90 to #1 son to ferry around their 3 kids and got the new XC60. The Blue-Tooth link to the iPhone works very well, but Car Play is not yet featured.
Decades ago (when the boys were just in grade school) I used to listen to the Detroit and Cleveland stations for baseball when we lived on Long Island via the Pioneer SupetTuner I installed in the Olds station wagon!
Decades ago (when the boys were just in grade school) I used to listen to the Detroit and Cleveland stations for baseball when we lived on Long Island via the Pioneer SupetTuner I installed in the Olds station wagon!
It is. I run it on my iPhone and enjoy listening to Hiti FM, beaming over the internet all the way from Pape'ete, Tahiti. When we lived in Japan I wanted to get out there but never made it - too busy. Ah well