As technology advances and more people turn to digital platforms for their music and news needs, the future of AM radio is uncertain. AM radio has been a staple in cars for decades, but with many new car models phasing out AM radio receivers, it begs the question: should AM radio continue to be a standard feature in cars? Is it a political issue? A safety issue? A racial issue?
With the battle for AM only getting hotter, Radio Ink wants to know your thoughts: do you think the AM band is worth saving?
Tell Radio Ink: As debate rages around its cloudy future in the dashboard, is #AMradio worth saving?
— Radio Ink Magazine (@Radio_Ink) April 26, 2023
AM is as useful in the modern world as a horse buggy. With the FCC cramming endless FM’s on the dial it is totally unneeded. Most of the rest of the world had the sense to get rid of it years ago and the US should do the same. Forcing manufacturers to spend money and increase the cost of vehicles to provide something practically no one cares about is ridiculous.
I am another that has no interest in twitter. I vote yes
I’d like to vote yes, but I don’t have nor am interested in creating a Twitter account.
AM (medium wave) gets through when nothing else does. It’s essential not only to the EAS system, road information, and also to vast rural areas without FM or cell towers. Unlike digital and satellite services, it’s free It’s not the role of deep pockets in Detroit to decide radio standards for North America. Congress and the FCC must mandate maintaining AM radio in all motor vehicles.
AM has been declining for 40 years…it’s not coming back.
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