AM radio may not be in your next car

[RainCaster]

I feel so bad for the RW media that had plagued the AM band for the last 30 years.

The New York Times: In a Future Filled With Electric Cars, AM Radio May Be Left Behind.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/10/business/media/am-radio-cars.html

[brooklynite]

1. How many people actually listen to direct AM, as opposed to Sirius?

[RainCaster]

2. Count me in

Am radio is the only way I can get ball games in the car. I live fast enough north that the satellites are low on the horizon, and tall trees will block the signal. Tried Sirius, doesn't work well for me.

[rurallib]

4. local NPR is on the AM dial around here

else AM radio has become an empty void for me.

[Arthur_Frain]

21. And thank god for NPR

The one true foil to AM hate radio throughout my adult life. Keeps us sane when shits like Limbaugh and Savage spew what they do.

[Pobeka]

5. Rarely, but komo 1000 in Seattle gives traffic reports several times an hour.

Now with google maps realtime traffic conditions, I don't need the radio anymore.

[Hekate]

8. I listen to KNX 1070 for traffic when I have to drive thru LA. Time was, local stations ...

…gave local news, especially about things like approaching tornadoes. For at least a couple of decades, since Sinclair (or is that tv stations? ) has been buying them up, they don’t do anything of a public service any more, just play prerecorded programs on a loop. Which is just sad.

[pstokely]

9. I listen to AM sports sometimes in the car

but quality is better streaming

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Sportsradio

Two major stations here in Chicago, both on max power, clear channel frequencies.
At least one of them does an HD simulcast, and both stream on Twitch. So, there are alternatives, but a huge chunk of their audience is still listening on AM.
I'm one of them. They don't simulcast on Sirius

[regnaD kciN]

17. Those who can't afford $25/month for it...?

[brooklynite]

19. And how many is that (in the context of: Talk Radio will lose its audience)?

FWIW - I haven't listened to AM radio in years; nor do I have Sirius. I have music and podcasts on my phone, and get my traffic data in Apple Maps.

[eShirl]

24. Me; Stephen King's radio station is the local AM 620.

And there's a nice 50s-60s oldies station on 1490.

[dflprincess]

26. The local progressive station is on AM

Pretty much all I listen to in the car.

[brush]

6. Why, there's gonna be a radio in the car. Including AM on is a simple thing and can't add weight...

or cost anything since it's been around since cars themselves. Who's making these decisions?

[LeftInTX]

7. All of the hate radio is also on FM and on Sirius

[roamer65]

11. As long as it has Bluetooth, I'm happy.

But I won’t buy a new car for the remainder of my life. Too expensive.

[Norbert]

12. The only time AM radio was on in our last SUV

was when I replaced the battery and started it up. I changed to FM in a matter of seconds.

[tinrobot]

13. Very true. My newer 2021 EV has no AM.

My older EV did have it, but the motor noise made it practically unusable.

[Deuxcents]

14. I was glad my car has AM radio b/c after hurricane Ian

I had no electricity, no cable n my iPhone had no service. I sat in my car for 15 minutes at a time cooling off w/ the a/c on n the local AM station giving me local information as we were completely cut off. With all the gadgets n tech, if you’re not able to access any of them, it’s not a good feeling.

[dalton99a]

15. Rush Limbaugh would be spinning in his grave.

[2naSalit]

16. Neither of my cars have it in them.

Only FM and the older one is a '92.

[tritsofme]

18. I listen to sports and news radio on AM frequently in Chicago.

Maybe I’m just a dinosaur? But this would be a dealbreaker for me.

[edbermac]

20. WBZ News Radio in Boston.

Always listen when I can.

[Maeve]

22. I honestly cannot remember the last time I listened to am radio

Pbs/npr is fm, and I have personal music on flash drives.

[Meadowoak]

25. I can, the last time I had AM on in the car, Ronnie Raygun was President.