Can't get FM signal on Bose Wave AM/FM radio

[Debbie_4]

I have a cheap RCA clock radio that picks up FM signals but I can't get FM on an expensive Bose AM/FM Wave radio! Its sitting right next to the cheap one but no FM! What's up with that? I have not purchased an external antenna but the cheapie radio doesn't have one so why would I need one on the more expensive unit? And why does FM come in great on car radios but not on the Bose inside a house?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

The radio may have come with an FM antenna in the box - usually it's just a length of wire with a plug on it.

 

[USAFRet]

I have a cheap RCA clock radio that picks up FM signals but I can't get FM on an expensive Bose AM/FM Wave radio! Its sitting right next to the cheap one but no FM! What's up with that? I have not purchased an external antenna but the cheapie radio doesn't have one so why would I need one on the more expensive unit? And why does FM come in great on car radios but not on the Bose inside a house?

My Bose Wave (15+ years old?) picks up FM just fine. No external antenna needed.

EDIT: I just went upstairs and looked. There is a jack for a 75 ohm external antenna, but in all the locations this has been used, it has not been needed.
6 different houses, 2 states (Ohio and Virginia)