A controversial bill that would require all new cars to be fitted with AM radios looks set to become a law in the near future. Yesterday, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass) revealed that the “AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act” now has the support of 60 US Senators, as well as 246 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, making its passage an almost sure thing. Should that happen, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would be required to ensure that all new cars sold in the US had AM radios at no extra cost.

  • @AtariDump
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    29 months ago

    I still can hardly believe they wiped out broadcast tv signals for . . . What did they do it for again?

    Wiped out what? I can still get OTA TV with an antenna.

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      9 months ago

      A digital antenna?

      • @AtariDump
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        19 months ago

        No, the exact same antenna I was using for Analog TV.

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          -19 months ago

          You may be near a station that still broadcasts analog but I thought the clock ran out on that.

          • @AtariDump
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            19 months ago

            Analog TV is no longer broadcast. It’s digital only.

            I am receiving HDTV over the air with the same antenna I used to receive analog TV.

            No new antenna is needed

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              19 months ago

              Ah okay, but the TV is doing the conversion then. That’s what was confusing.

              • @AtariDump
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                19 months ago

                Yes; the TV is receiving the HD signal.

                That’s why they gave out vouchers for the converter boxes before the switch over happened.