No. The antenna (a black wire and a blue wire) plugs into an antenna amplifier which is mounted below the rear glass. That amplifier output plugs into the radio control. The guys at EconoAutoParts.com helped me with this answer. My AM stations all disappeared after I had window tint installed.
The antenna circuit is the most likely cause of the static. check to see that the antenna cable is plugged into the radio, and there are no loose wires.
Your Antenna is located on the back window of the car
located in back window with rear defog
The radio antenna is a fine wire imbedded in the windshield. If your radio doesn't pull in any stations, but you get static then probably the cable came out of the back of the radio. If you recently got a new windshied it may have not had the antenna. You should be an antenna at an auto parts store and install it on the front fender.
If the antenna cover is cracked moisture might seep in going through a laser car wash, and if the radio is on at the time it might create a temporary fuse shut down. Just open the fuse box and reset the fuse and the radio will come back on. Suggestion: turn off radio while in the car wash. Be sure to seal up the cracks on the antenna with a tube of silicone. I might never happen again.
The antenna circuit is the most likely cause of the static. check to see that the antenna cable is plugged into the radio, and there are no loose wires.
There are numerous wires on the back of the radio including powers, grounds, speaker, antenna, CD changer controls, computer communication, etc.
To connect the radio antenna on a 1993 Ford F-150, the back of the radio needs to be exposed under the dash. Plug the radio antenna wire into the back of the radio and tighten the nut.
The antenna connection, for your 2000 Ford Taurus, is on the back of the radio. The antenna cable goes from the radio to the connection in the windshield.
Your Antenna is located on the back window of the car
Check that the antenna is plugged in on both ends. For the back end, open the trunk and detach the fuzzy trunk liner from the left wall of the trunk (where the antenna goes into the car). You'll find the antenna motor assembly there; you can't miss it. There are two connections on it, one for power (I assume) and the other for the signal. Check that the proper plugs are plugged in and secure. For the front end, you want to make sure that the antenna is plugged into the stereo. If you still have the factory stereo installed, press the two vertical slits on the both sides of the stereo, so that spring-loaded finger holds pop out, then use those holds to pull the stereo out. Ensure that the antenna is plugged into the back. It's a lone, black cable with a metal plug on the end. If all of that checks out, you may need to consider replacing the antenna motor assembly (I got one from a junk yard for cheap) or the car stereo.
If you want to get your favorite stations programmed in the numbered buttons on the radio, just manually tune the station then push and hold the desired button in until the sound comes back on. This adjustment is lost every time you pull the radio or disconnect the battery. If you want to improve AM reception with the stock antenna and radio, there are no user-adjustable controls.
What worked for me was to unplug the antenna in the back of the radio and then enter the security code. Once the security code is entered, you can plug the antenna connector back into the radio.
on back glass
Disconnect from the radio by unplugging it from the back of the receiver. It has a standard radio plug.
Your radio signal works by using its signal to go to a tower and back to your radio (Via antenna).
To change the antenna cable on a 1998 Buick LeSabre Limited, a person has to unscrew the old antenna cable from the back of the radio. Then pull the antenna wire out from under the dash and follow it to the antenna. Unscrew the old cable from the antenna. Screw in the new cable and thread it back under the dash in the same path as the old cable and screw it to the back of the radio.