How's the Maverick's radio reception?

[NJBob]

Was wondering how the radio reception on the Mav. I live in a fringe area of NYC and listen to am. Mostly sports talk wfan 66 and CBS 88. Any difference between the base radio and the B&O. Getting the B&O in my truck.

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[KevCuRaoi]

Was wondering how the radio reception on the Mav. I live in a fringe area of NYC and listen to am. Mostly sports talk wfan 66 and CBS 88. Any difference between the base radio and the B&O. Getting the B&O in my truck.

It isn't very good on mine (XLT). The bluetooth audio isn't the best either. I put some music on a USB drive and that's all I listen to now. Much better sound quality from the USB than the radio or bluetooth.

 

[Delbert]

Antenna's not great. Stream it through your phone.

 

[stoptothink]

One of the few issues we have with out Maverick. Radio reception is probably the worst I've had in any car, so we primarily use Android auto and spotify.

 

[Darnon]

Reception could certainly be worse. It's at least better than my Fusion had; that'd start running out of range of FM stations at 25 miles.

 

[bgn]

Great on the Lariat I have. I thought HD Radio was a gimmick before I got my Maverick, but it's fantastic.

I wouldn't recommend getting a shorter antenna like others have because in my experience the reception got significantly worse.

 

[Maverstang]

Was wondering how the radio reception on the Mav. I live in a fringe area of NYC and listen to am. Mostly sports talk wfan 66 and CBS 88. Any difference between the base radio and the B&O. Getting the B&O in my truck.

Ouch! Listening to AM in a high RF noise environment like New York City is virtually impossible these days. You might get lucky if you are in a low noise fringe area. Even analog FM can occasionally be challenging.

If you can’t get a good HD signal, then go streaming via cellular or Sirius/XM which use terrestrial repeaters in NYC and major urban areas.

 

[NJBob]

My 2013 Honda had great reception. Retired now but when working I spent 3.5 hours a day commuting. Had xm before it merged with Sirius
Even there all I listened to was deep tracks. But hope to find out shortly how bad or good the radio is.

 

[JohnHartshorn]

Great on the Lariat I have. I thought HD Radio was a gimmick before I got my Maverick, but it's fantastic.

I wouldn't recommend getting a shorter antenna like others have because in my experience the reception got significantly worse.

Does the Lariat have HD? I was kinda shocked that any vehicle built today would not be HD capable, but my XLT doesn't have it.

 

[Raymundo76]

I have had a lot of really bad Std radios in my time; but back in the day I could go to "Kar Tunes" and get a good upgrade (W/CD) for about $500. But I guess I am just an old geezer. So get of my lawn. Am planning to use USB & XM at first. For you non audiophiles the reason CD's will be missed by Geezers is the compression of streaming audio is severe. I am sure someone will come up with a solution other than changing the speakers which helps "output" but not "input". Come on guys Signal to Noise in a cheap CD player is typically more than 100 db.

 

[r100gs91]

My 2018 F-150 had the 31 inch steel whip, its reception was about 25% better for range, than the Maverick's short antenna.

 

[Delbert]

The FM reception is poor on my xl. It's good that I can stream music.

 

[KSC Grey Ghost]

Just put 4,000 plus miles on my Maverick going on Tennessee to California. I have Stream music and use FM radio . Never had any problem with the Mavericks FM radio I have never used the AM radio so I can't answer your questions about that. The FM picked up in the deserts the mountains any place I was on interstate 40.

 

[jsus]

Does the Lariat have HD? I was kinda shocked that any vehicle built today would not be HD capable, but my XLT doesn't have it.

Lariat Luxury Package contains Sync 3 with HD Radio (and navigation for 2023). Not available otherwise on any other Maverick.

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