General Radio out of tune when car is on

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General Radio out of tune when car is on

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Hi, I noticed recently a strange behaviour with my car. When I'm with the engine off, the key on the 'off' position, the radio plays fine. But when I turn the key and light the dashboard up, the radio reception becomes bad, as if it was off tune. It's still audible but with grey noise and cutting sometimes as if it was half a point off the station dial number. It is a bit annoying...

It used to work fine, it started one or two months ago. It happens with any station including the major ones like BBC4.

Has anyone experienced that? Any ideas on how to solve it?
 
Thanks John.
It's 2015!

Bit new for a failed base? Try pulling the radio out and use the old " coat hanger" aerial (a piece of wire would do too ) see what it sounds like, then start and see what happens?
 
Oh I found the culprit: a cheap USB charger. When I removed it from the cig lighter hole, all went back to normal. Then I replaced the charger with a good quality one and had no interference!
 
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