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The Hill reports:
Lawmakers say the future of AM radio is in jeopardy after companies including Ford and Tesla announced some of their new models will no longer include AM receivers. “If Elon Musk has enough money to buy Twitter and send rockets to space, he can certainly afford to include AM radio in his Teslas,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) said.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) says 8 of the 20 companies he recently asked confirmed plans to leave AM out of future electric vehicles.
Now, Markey and Gottheimer want to pass legislation requiring automakers to keep AM radios as a standard feature. These lawmakers say AM radios need to stay because the technology is crucial during a disaster.
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Automakers say AM radios interfere with electric engines. Right wingers such as Fox host Mark Levin claim that doing away with AM radios is a liberal plot to silence conservative talk radio hosts.
State governments typically turn to AM radio for official advisories during natural disasters and extreme weather events.
In 1951 the CONELRAD system was established to use AM stations in the event of a nuclear attack. CONELRAD was replaced by the Emergency Alert System in 1997.
Lawmakers say the future of AM radio is in jeopardy after companies including Ford and Tesla announced some of their new models will no longer include AM receivers. https://t.co/vDgmcBh0Kw
— The Hill (@thehill) May 19, 2023