AM HD Radio issue

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Jun 23, 2017 | 02:31 PM
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My 2013 E350 Sport recently stopped decoding AM HD stations. The dealership had the car overnight and told me the technician said a software upgrade was performed, and the vehicle was drove for two minutes before AM HD stations were received. When I picked up the car after hours, the AM HD was not working. I know there is a radio menu which activates HD , and it is turned to the ON position. (FM HD works fine.). AM HD used to activate 2 to 3 seconds after tuning a station. The dealer is at a loss as to why it is not working and seems to think it is a software issue. I think that the hardware is defective myself, but it's been a month with no answers. Anyone seen this before?

Thanks in advance.
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Jun 23, 2017 | 02:40 PM
  #2  
Haven't seen this before but then again I rarely use AM. In fact I didn't know there was such a thing as AM HD until this post. Now I have to try it.
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Jun 23, 2017 | 02:43 PM
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You will be surprised. It's stereo and full frequency/dynamic range.
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Jun 24, 2017 | 10:48 PM
  #4  
Well there are supposedly 4 AM HD radio stations in my area but none came up as HD when I tuned that in. Not sure if it ever worked as I hadn't tried it before.
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Jun 28, 2017 | 12:32 PM
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Can anyone else try this and see if they receive AM HD? Maybe the broadcast specs changed and our radio can no longer receive it...
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