[MrFixr55]

Hi Larry,

Check by using a similar radio (if you have one) in the same location, connected to the same outlet and using the same antenna. AM is susceptible to noise and our houses are now full of it with all the CFLs, LEDs, Bluetooth and WiFi everything including the fridge and microwave, etc., etc. Google the station call letters and frequency. There is likely a Wikipedia article which states the station location, day and night power, antenna propagation, whether "clear channel", etc.

If you used a 2 wire plug, make sure that connect the ground connection of the chassis to a water pipe ground, as close to the entrance to the house as possible or to a good made ground such as a ground rod separate from the house electrical system, sunk into moist earth.

If you are using a 3 wire power cord, grounding the chassis to the house wiring, consider lifting the ground and using the separate ground described above.