Because car manufacturers want to do anything they can to save money and the excuse that of AM radio is not viable in EVs because of an interference from the engine that they don't want to spend money to solve. Basically saving money to keep the rich billionaires (such as Elon Musk) richer while jeopardizing U.S. National Security (because it relies heavily on AM radio to communicate in an emergency because it is likely to remain on the air during emergencies) not to mention muting talk radio on AM. There is a lot of backlash to this move because AM radio is NOT dead! There is even a bill in congress to require AM radio to remain in vehicles! It is far from dead. Some DOT agencies are using this excuse to make hasty decisions on eliminating HAR communication systems. Lake County PASSAGE is one of these in mind when they eliminated 1620 AM.
If you keep your eyes open you might spot the little trailer with a big vertical antenna perched along an interchange or other good spot.
Yeah you are talking about portable HAR! WSDOT does have those too.
Who is driving the car?
My father. We were on a road trip.
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Why is AM radio being phased out of car radios? Are stations still broadcasting on AM radio?
Because car manufacturers want to do anything they can to save money and the excuse that of AM radio is not viable in EVs because of an interference from the engine that they don't want to spend money to solve. Basically saving money to keep the rich billionaires (such as Elon Musk) richer while jeopardizing U.S. National Security (because it relies heavily on AM radio to communicate in an emergency because it is likely to remain on the air during emergencies) not to mention muting talk radio on AM. There is a lot of backlash to this move because AM radio is NOT dead! There is even a bill in congress to require AM radio to remain in vehicles! It is far from dead. Some DOT agencies are using this excuse to make hasty decisions on eliminating HAR communication systems. Lake County PASSAGE is one of these in mind when they eliminated 1620 AM.