# 2009 Honda CR-V - Radio issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-honda-cr-v-radio-issues/147835>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [August 30, 2019, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-honda-cr-v-radio-issues/147835 "2019-08-30T23:39:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![BarbaraVorgang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@BarbaraVorgang](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BarbaraVorgang)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-honda-cr-v-radio-issues/147835/1 "2019-08-30T23:39:16Z")

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I get no or lousy radio reception after 10 miles from a major city since I’ve owned the car. My rubber antenna fell off in a car wash so I replaced it with a metal antenna hoping this would help, but no. I did replace the radio b/c the CD player quit working in year 3. This didn’t help nor make things worse. I live in Annapolis MD & get no FM reception & only one AM station. My daughter’s car gets several stations in this area.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2019, 1:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-honda-cr-v-radio-issues/147835/2 "2019-08-31T01:08:35Z")

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Ok, thanks for sharing, did you have a question?

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2019, 10:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-honda-cr-v-radio-issues/147835/3 "2019-08-31T10:11:27Z")

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Make sure the antenna wire is plugged into the radio and that the radio chassis is grounded to the car.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-honda-cr-v-radio-issues/147835/4 "2019-08-31T17:06:38Z")

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If your '09 has bluetooth give up on the radio all together and stream Pandora or whatever service you like. They are free with commercials and about $4 per month without. You can also stream your own collection off your phone.