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Ford, No More AM Radios

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April 10, 2023, 11:38 AM
Fly-Sig
Ford, No More AM Radios
We get AM pretty well in our town. No FM other than the local town station. Cell streaming can be iffy.

Many of the local buses are electric. They put out so much RF trash that no AM radio reception is possible near them. I expect the move to electrify Ford's fleet is a big part of them dumping AM. Save a tiny bit per vehicle, standardize the equipment across the fleet, and avoid customer complaints about unusable AM radios.

I always enjoyed picking up late night AM from far away while driving.
April 11, 2023, 01:01 AM
Nuclear
My wife and I were driving on the highway recently, listening to talk radio on the AM radio. Every time we passed a commercial truck of any kind, we would get some some pretty intense interference. I don’t know if it has anything to do with Ford and tear decision, but it is a weird coincidence.
April 11, 2023, 10:51 AM
HK Ag
I generally listen to talk radio on AM if I am driving between 8-5, then its the Astros in the evenings.

This lack of AM talk radio access will be an issue for me. I dont wish to pay to stream anything, my listening to radio ads is a tradeoff I am willing to make, nothing further.

HK Ag
April 16, 2023, 06:18 AM
4MUL8R
https://www.foxnews.com/media/...es-meant-emergencies

Still in the news.

I believe it is to silence certain views and dialog, under the technical guise that ev cannot hear am.


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Trying to simplify my life...
April 16, 2023, 06:33 AM
Veeper
So are they going to replace all the road signs for Emergency AM information with Spotify or IheartRadio advertising?

We recently used on of those stations while driving through Ohio.




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