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3. Come on, car manufacturers, what could it cost to include AM radio in cars, something done for over a century?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Jan 28, 2024, 07:55 PM

Jan 2024

What could they possibly be saving, a few cents per unit?

And there's the safety issue as there are millions of cars, older and many newer, that'll be on the road for years possibly tuned in to AM when there is a national, regional or local emergency.

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Car Industry Seeks to Crush AM Radio; Congress May Rescue It [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 OP

Plus, w/o AM radio, no local news, sports, weather, and traffic. no_hypocrisy Jan 2024 #1

a.m tends to be more rubust in emergencys than f,m. AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #2

Come on, car manufacturers, what could it cost to include AM radio in cars, something done for over a century? brush Jan 2024 #3

It's not the money; it's the electrical interference. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 #5

Explain pls. We've lived with it for over a century. brush Jan 2024 #7

Not in the form of broadband and switching power supplies. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 #9

That's not explaining anything. Millions of cars, new and old, have AM... brush Jan 2024 #10

What's changing? mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 #13

🙈 A.M. is the voice of the Right Wing tirebiter Jan 2024 #4

Only in part. I fall asleep listening to AM radio every night. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 #6

That's a really bad argument... Think. Again. Jan 2024 #12

Why is this a legal thing? A broadcast band that's antiquated....why should the Government care? Hell. FM is probably OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2024 #8

Thank you... Think. Again. Jan 2024 #11

Yet more socialism for the owning class. Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #14