A lot of older, discarded (and some new) clock radio AM/FM tuners (not sure where you might find them in your location) have discrete components (IF cans, etc.) that could be de-constucted (or isolated) to give you just the front end.
<EDIT> Just had one open today (a GE model 7-4835B - time setting functions quit). It had a dandy miniature tuning cap that caught my eye. But all analog with standard receiver parts and layout.