Fm radio while using bluetooth headset

Hi folks
How do I listen to the fm radio while using bt headset ?
 I must be a lucky one as my bh 505 headset is still going after around 9 months. I do keep it under my car sunvisor so maybe it gets dried out. Impressive sound, better bass and volume than standard headet. Bh 505 battery will last longer than 8 hrs continuos play at work.
 Don

You need a wired headset to listen to the radio.
I saw a post the other day on this forum of a guy who claimed to get fm reception using just a male 3.5mm connector.
It makes me wonder if you can use a wire with a connector from old headphones cut to a certain length just to receive the radio wave and play via bluetooth.
I think it's about time Nokia made an antenna for the radios to give us more options.
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