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.
In some places you’ll see those giant electric warning signs over interstates.
And some times they’ll say “tune to AM 84.2” or whatever, because what drivers need to know can’t be read off a sign.
Ah, good, I assumed it was just for Church Broadcasts or something, but the whole safety requirement makes much more sense. Sucks for the hearing impared, though.
The popularity of AM has declined greatly, so license purchase for religious and crazy alt-right broadcasting can be had on the cheap.
Sometimes I flip to that while traveling just for fun. Has a kind of spooky feeling.