Will an American AM/FM radio work in the United Kingdom? Will it only pick up FM in the UK?
In the UK, AM radio uses frequencies between about 180 kHz and 1.6 MHz, FM radio ranges from 88 to 108 MHz, and TV ranges from 470 to 854 MHz. Cellular mobile services operate within the frequency ranges 872-960 MHz, 1710-1875 MHz and 1920 – 2170 MHz. In the US, In the same way, AM radio is confined to a band from 535 kilohertz to 1,700 kilohertz So you can see that AM in the US and AM in the UK are on different frequencies. You can use a short-wave radio from the US to listen to Bristish AM Sources: http://www.sitefinder.radio.gov.uk/mobilework.
