Zen Vision:M No Radio reception prob

Whenever i turn the FM radio on i dont get any like reception there are no bars and i cant find any channels, what can i do to fix this?

Hi Rivster,
I can't help you unfortunately.
But I hope you can help me, as I have the same problem with my Zen 8Gb.
Do you have had any solution in the meantime?
gr,
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