Can a Copper Coil Harvest Power from Power Lines for an FM Radio Receiver?

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I had an idea of building an FM receiver that is powered from the electromagnetic fields generated by power-lines.
My question is , how can I make the electromagnetic field receiving antenna? Will a simple copper coil work? If so, can the same coil be used as the RF antenna or will that have to be separate?
 
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Harvesting unmetered power from electric company power lines is illegal.
But perhaps you are harvesting power from your household power lines.