I find it odd that there are not many free FM Radio tuner software for the Windows platform. FM Tuners for Linux, yes - and with the source code too. But for Windows there is none. The best that I could find is just a plug-in for Winamp called Winamp TV version 1.9Beta8 - the page on this link says version 1.9lite10 but upon installation the Winamp TV documentation says version 1.9Beta8.
Setting up Winamp TV is wicked. It causes Winamp to crash a lot when an inappropriate value is selected. Winamp crashed too when scanning the local FM airwaves. But once I have got the setup right, it works perfectly without any problems with my KWorld PCI Analog TV Card Lite (PVR-TV 7134SE). FM radio audio output is in stereo (where and when available), although the file information dialog box for the "Stereo Mode" drop down box shows Mono (see picture above). I do not think I have any problems with my ears.
I did manage to find Winamp TV version 1.9Beta14, but Windows just stop responding every time when I attempted to start Winamp TV. In fact, Windows crashed so badly that the whole PC just freezes up and the only option left for me is to do a hard reset.
Note:
In case if you are wondering, I am not using TivMe anymore (the TV and FM radio software from KWorld). I have uninstalled TivMe since I was having problems preventing the TivMe's scheduler from starting up even though there were no tasked scheduled. The only software left that I have from KWorld is just the "KWorld TV713X BDA drivers". Besides, I do not use TivMe much. For TV viewing and captures I use VirtualDub. For tuning in to FM radio stations, I use Winamp TV. FM radio recordings are done via HarddiskOgg and scheduled via V2CRS - not perfect but it meets my needs.
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