Anyone listen to Music on a FM tuner anymore?

I can only get a highly unreliable dsl service in my current location. Streaming has not been possible. Also, the topography between my house and my preferred stations is full of hills up to 1500'. I have tried as many highly thought of tuners as I could find locally. Sansui's, Mac's, Kenwoods, Magnum dynalabs,... Sensitivity of every one was insufficient? Or something?  I finally settled on a cheap old Sony ST-J75. Hands down the best of the lot for dealing with my situation. I listen to the Jazz, Classical, and community radio stations in Portland, Oregon. It sounds quite good too and locks on stations. I never have to adjust the antenna. And I can get an excellent variety of music 24/7.

Here in the Phoenix area there is a solid classical station I frequently listen to on my office set up, via a Sansui 8080 receiver.

Oh man! Not since my Onkyo T-9 died in '79.  I did buy a Harmon Kardon Citation 18 in the mid 80s and literally never even hooked it up.  I think the cassette tape followed by the CD craze got me. Plus I was thrilled to not hear all those irritating ads. 

I lived in the Detroit suburbs in the 60s and 70s. There were 4 Album Oriented Rock stations then- Steve Dahl on WLLZ, Howard Stern on W4, Arthur Penhollow on WRIF- man those were the days! I couldn't even burp as low as Penhallows voice was. Irreverent humor, solid B side records, competition for audiences kept the car dealer ads to a minimum. What a great trip it's been to be born in Detroit in 1962. Fantastic cars, great rock n roll, and the HiFi boom all at once. I was in heaven! 

When working from home I listen to KNKX on a Magnum Dynalab Ft-101a Etude tuner.  Sound quality is close to CD with my roof antenna, even though I'm about 40-50 miles from the tower.  Not all FM broadcasts are equal, but if there's a good one in your area you may be surprised at how good it can sound.

I listen every workday at least until 12PM. I am lucky that one of the worlds best stations is local to me, KCRW.com. The amount of music discovery for me from this station is amazing.

My latest KRCW discovery are:

• Island in the Storm - Mia Doi Todd
• 38th & Chicago - Jose James

This is why I like radio still. Musical discovery, especially new releases like the 2 above.

My tuners

• Magnum Dynalab MD108T (a great tuner)
• Sansui TU9090 (pretty good)
• Accuphase T-101 (modded to almost great level)