[Amigajoe]

No, I'm talking about players with a built-in FM tuner. None of the ones I've seen get any reception without the headphones/buds attached. I guess the cord acts as the antenna. I once saw a little antenna you could plug into the headphone jack that didn't cut off the internal speaker so you could listen to FM radio without headphones. The same way you can listen to mp3's/videos without 'phones.(on players with internal speakers) Sorry if my first try at this question was unclear...