That's why you should have an emergency radio. They even make models that are hand-cranked so that you don't even need power. They also have flashlights and distress signals.
There's no need for Congress to stick their noses into matters they obviously haven't thought through.
Without AM radios in cars there will be no AM stations left, they'll shut down.
Your hand cranked radio won't do you much good.
There's nothing special about AM radio from a sending information to the populace perspective. If people are only listening to AM radio during emergencies then according to your thinking those same stations would be shut down.
No, let's cut through the BS. This is about a GOP-led Congress legislating the ability for their constituents to continue being able to listen to conservative talk radio and trying to, not so cleverly, frame it as assisting people during an emergency.
It should be easy to see it doesn't add up.
That hand-cranked radio? It receives NOAA weather broadcasts.
Once again I say this GOP-led Congress is engaging in sleight of hand to maintain a market for conservative AM talk radio.
What? Sports radio is still very popular. I catch the baseball game that way sometimes.
Even liking AM radio I have a very hard time seeing the reasoning for compelling car makers to support something that is nearly the equivalent of mandating support for CD players.
> This is about a GOP-led
Yes, a GOD-led bipartisan thing.
Dude, you see conspiracy theories where there are none.