I too would like to see FM radio tuning included in MC. I have discussed this in great length with JimH on a couple of occasions.
It may not happen because PC FM tuners are a dying breed.
Two years ago I did a web search for FM tuner cards & found a lot of hits. Two months ago I wanted to buy a new FM tuner card & could find very few web hits. I looked for several days until I finally found a PCI card (GemTek sold by CalSoft out of Great Britain.
All the stores used to sell FM tuner cards but you will be hard-pressed to find one in a store today. With all the competition from TV, Web Radio, Cable music, Dish & Direct TV, CD's DVD's, etc, there is not much room left for plain old FM radio on a computer.
I listen to KUHF FM 88.7 Houston, TX Public Radio.
* 100,000 watts.
* Very clean signal.
* No commercials.
* Great programming (mostly Classical, plus a lot of other programs).
* Local news, weather, & what's going on in the city.
* No modem required!
We also have a great jazz Public Radio station in Houston that I sometimes listen to. It also has a very clean signal.
I'm using a GemTek FM PCI Radio Tuner card. Works great.
I'm still using a 56K modem & have found like most other people still using modems that on-line radio is pretty bad, poor quality, drop outs & ect. My local FM stations have none of those problems.
I do find myself listening most of the time to Digital Cable DTS radio. We have 46 very clear DTS channels in Houston with cable service. Similar with Direct TV & Dish Network.