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Possibilities include:

tuner chip degrading; audio amplifier failing; other discrete component failure; AM is more sensitive to local radio interference than FM; microwave oven nearby; another radio, tv or computer nearby; surveillance bugs in area; wireless alarm systems; feedback from piggy-back radio using household power lines (which serve as the antenna system); proximity to high voltage power lines or radio/tv towers; or a local amateur radio transmitter in area.

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