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New electric cars won’t have AM radio. Rightwingers claim political sabotage
(www.theguardian.com)
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I love how people here ignore that most government notifications about emergencies is over AM radio.
Who needs to be notified about sudden storms/tornados/accidents/AMBER Alerts while they drive the US? /s
Does that mean you have to be on AM radio to hear about emergencies? That's real stupid, I honestly forgot AM radio existed, why not just broadcast to FM?
AM radio is not only longer range, as the person above already noted, but a highly stable and maintainable old technology requiring minimal functional infrastructure. It is perfect for emergency broadcasts. It's actually idiotic to remove am radio, it's a classic case of manufacturers trying to save a few cents because they don't give a shit about public safety.