Some automakers are dropping AM radio, citing electromagnetic interference with EV powertrains. But a bipartisan group of senators led by Ed Markey and Ted Cruz is pushing back. Some automakers are ...

The humble AM radio has been a permanent fixture in cars for decades, so why are carmakers now trying to remove them from ...

The automaker previously said it would drop AM radio from its future models, citing interference with its electric vehicles in particular. But lawmakers in Congress got Ford to change course. The ...

Automakers want to kill it, but a bill is working its way through the government to mandate that vehicles retain AM radio capability, including EVs. "Broadcast AM radio is an essential part of our ...

WASHINGTON — Keeping AM radio in new vehicles, including electric models, could cost automakers billions of dollars over the next seven years, according to a new report from the Center for Automotive ...

As the AM For Every Vehicle Act works its way through Congress, automakers say the proposed federal requirement to maintain AM broadcast radios in new vehicles will be especially costly for electric ...

What AM radio’s waning reach means for the future of politics and public safety In recent years, podcasts and streaming internet content have been challenging AM radio for listeners. Now, there’s ...

With the media sounding the alarm bell that AM radio is increasingly being dropped by auto manufacturers, a bipartisan group of members of Congress has introduced legislation that would mandate auto ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Amplitude modulation transmissions, better known as AM, have been ...

Several prominent carmakers have decided for some of their models to drop AM radio from the dashboard. Most of the car models are electric vehicles (EVs). Automobile companies have noted ...

Just as television supplanted AM radio for drama, comedy and variety shows in the 1950s and FM radio became the medium of choice for music by the 1980s, streaming internet and podcasts have been ...

Interference in the form of RF noise has been associated with AM broadcasting since it came into being more than 100 years ago. One early engineer remarked that static noise “is like the poor; it will ...