PIERRE, (KCCR) — A bill in Congress to keep A-M radios in American vehicles has passed the U-S House. The bill would require automakers to continue installing A-M receivers in cars, trucks, s-u-vs and more. South Dakota Broadcasters Association president Steve Willard says the passage shows A-M still has value today amongst other, newer technology…
Willard says the auto industry’s ploy that electric powered vehicles would create interference with Amplitude Modulation, the A and M of A-M radio was unfounded…
Willard says support for the A-M in Every Vehicles Act is strong as the measure moves to the Senate…
Willard is encouraging those interested in keeping an A-M option in vehicles to reach out to the offices of South Dakota Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds. Some estimates claim more than 80 million Americans listen to A-M radio every month. According to Daily Citizen, by Focus on the Family, of the 77 radio stations the Federal Emergency Management Agency has investing funds in to fortify against electromagnetic attack, 68 are A-M stations.
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