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[–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

The two aren’t mutually exclusive. Most stereos had tuners.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Actually that changed quite a long time ago. Even when FM radio was still a thing, most “receivers” stopped including radio and “tuners” became on external component that not everybody bought. I think our “stereo” in the 80’s had a stand-alone tuner even. That is for a real “stereo”. Boom boxes and the like had it all built in.

    The other factor of course is that tuners went digital. Most factory car stereos continue to include digital tuners even today.

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