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Many phones has the functionality to listen to FM radio without connecting to the internet. Just wondering that how can I do this on a computer? Please give me some advices, thanks a lot.

For a computer I mean a notebook which already has the wireless and Bluetooth, and these two combination shall be able for a notebook to perform this functionality.

Sathyajith Bhat
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    This just proves that what is old becomes new again. :-) –  Jun 13 '10 at 12:37
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    Just get a FM radio with audio out and connect it to your computer's audio in. – ho1 Jun 13 '10 at 12:52
  • I have a simple USB device which you plug into your PC, plug a headphone into the device and thats it. Basically it only draws power from the USB port. (No, I never use it, I received one for free but I don't really like FM radio. Same reason like TV. Can't bear listening/watching ads always.) – Apache Jun 13 '10 at 13:44

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You will need an FM receiver for your computer.

Sathyajith Bhat
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  • Is FM receiver a wireless? How can I use it? Please be more specify. Thanks you for answering. –  Jun 13 '10 at 12:47
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    An FM receiver is essentially a radio. Your granny will be able to tell you more about this revolutionary technology, or you can consult Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio –  Jun 13 '10 at 12:50
  • There may be an FM radio somewhere that will send its audio to your computer via Bluetooth, but most computers have pretty poor loudspeakers -- you'd be better off just listening to the radio. But you can usually find a cable to connect the two. There have been a few FM tuner cards for desktop computers, but since you're using a notebook - no. – JRobert Jun 13 '10 at 13:22
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    this won't pick up streaming tho. of course, the way the question is written, the correct answer is "you can't." also, leave the "not exactly programming related" comments *in the comments* -- so that your answers don't contain them when they get migrated. – quack quixote Jun 13 '10 at 15:35
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Look for (on sites that sell older hardware) a device called a RadioShark. It is a USB radio tuner that shows up as an audio card in the computer. Although it's software was written for older Windows and Mac machines, I've managed to create a Docker container that runs some Linux code to manage the tuner (search Github for the software).

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