AM radio in a classic car.

Source: https://boingboing.net/2023/05/17/am-radio-faces-uncertain-road-ahead-as-automakers-nix-it-from-the-dashboard.html

But AM radio, the right-wing echo chamber of Rush Limbaugh, really paved the way for Fox News in a lot of ways.

Source: https://therealnews.com/polarizing-and-isolating-americans-is-good-business-for-media-monopolies

Especially in its earlier formats, AM radio used to be called “the theater of the mind.”

Source: https://www.sacurrent.com/news/in-your-car-do-you-still-listen-to-am-radio-31824641

Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Jim Farley on Tuesday said the auto maker has reversed course after not including broadcast AM radio in its electric vehicles and making plans to remove it from most new gasoline-powered vehicles starting in 2024.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/e369c66855ef9e88?ref=ff

Ford will continue to offer these alternatives for customers to hear their favorite AM radio music, news and podcasts as we remove amplitude modulation — the definition of AM in this case — from most new and updated models we bring to market."

Source: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/04/03/0027207/am-radio-to-be-dropped-in-all-ford-new-models-except-commercial-vehicles?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

Former "SNL" alums Phil Hartman and Jon Lovitz appeared as regular cast members on this series about an AM radio station.

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/entertainment/why-are-there-so-many-good-tv-shows-to-watch-right-now/article_494a55ae-102e-5350-bdd7-e0b4a15bb117.html

KHJ was a popular AM radio station in Los Angeles in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Source: https://boingboing.net/2023/05/17/am-radio-faces-uncertain-road-ahead-as-automakers-nix-it-from-the-dashboard.html

Radio Ink: You’re FM broadcasters on Que Buena, but AM radio is the story of the month and has such important ties to the Hispanic community.

Source: https://radioink.com/2023/06/13/estrellas-leon-and-solis-talk-hispanic-radios-powerestrella-media-leaders-talk-hispanic-radio/

The group also noted that AM radio has free local news, weather, political and sports broadcasts available to those in rural areas where broadband and cellular access is limited and unreliable.

Source: https://kiowacountypress.net/content/coalition-asks-ev-manufacturers-continue-installing-am-radios

With the increasing prevalence of electric vehicles, some have raised concerned that the elimination of AM radio will restrict critical access to emergency alerts for those without cell phones.

Source: https://drgnews.com/2023/08/28/am-fm-radio-in-vehicles-a-pay-to-play-feature/