I have a satellite radio and docking station that I used for radio. However, when I moved to this RV park,  I had cable TV with music stations and ESPN, so I no longer needed satellite radio. I canceled service. Then, the cable company scrambled all the signals and now requires a box if you want to get channels. In the few RV parks that have cable service it came into the park and the residents each had a hookup that did not require a box. No longer! I am not willing to pay a cable company because most of my shows are on CBS. The park has excellent Internet service so I could stream, but, I am not willing to pay a streaming TV service. The free option: back to a digital air TV antenna (pre-installed in an RV). Goodbye ESPN! As long as I have Sunday football (CBS, FOX, NBC) and the NCIS crew each week I am happy. All is well in TV land.

What about radio ? I have my satellite account on “suspend,” a service they offer the RV travelers. I could restart it. I packed away the boombox and radio unit, which is a small hassle. Also, I have been listening to local stations on my car radio. Even my little town has its own, listener-supported radio station (KSQM). Hmmmm. Maybe I want to listen to local radio for a while inside the RV.

The problem: my RV radio has not worked for quite a while. I had already checked all the fuses and then forgot about it since I had satellite radio. I remember someone saying that RV radios have their own fuses, so this morning I dug out my square screwdriver and pulled the radio out of its console. Sure enough! On the back of the radio I found a 10-amp fuse. No problem since I have learned to keep a selection on hand. The RV has both a breaker panel and a fuse panel (this is a wonderful thing; I can plug into a 30 Amp electrical box or rely on battery power, which can be charged via solar panels, my refrigerator, hot water heater, and furnace run on either source of power).

I nudged the old fuse out and confirmed it was shot. I installed a new one and put the radio back into the console. Done. Five minutes.

If your RV radio is not working, look for a fuse in the back

Replace fuse, reinstall radio, turn it on!!!

Update: I discovered that I can access IHeart Radio for free through my Amazon Echo. I have the Echo next to my bed, and I have a classical station in Milwaukee on all the time. I don’t hear it where I sit and watch TV.