Every Car Should Have an AM Radio

28 Feb 2023 | Abstracted from Jalopnik

"...former heads of the Federal Emergency Management Agency sent a letter Sunday saying that automakers making the choice to drop AM radio is bad...AM radio serves as a linchpin of the infrastructure behind the federal National Public Warning System

"More than 75 radio stations, most of which operate on the AM band and cover at least 90% of the U.S. population, are equipped with backup communications equipment and generators that allow them to continue broadcasting information to the public during and after an emergency..."

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