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LaTurner: AM radio "crucial" and "vital" for information

By Brian Hagen

06/07/2023

Jake LaTurner

(MSC News)--As car manufacturers continue to decide the fate of placing AM radios in newer models, a bipartisan resolution is introduced to support the inclusion of the longstanding broadcast band in new vehicles.

That's according to a release from the office of U.S. Congressman Jake LaTurner, which says the Kansas Republican, on June 5, joined Missouri Republican Representative Mark Alford to introduce a resolution to express support in the House for the continued inclusion of AM radios in cars.

The pair, in the release, noted the safety and value AM radios bring to millions of listeners across the nation, with LaTurner, in the release, saying that millions of listeners tune to “AM radio for crucial information or as an alternative to mainstream media outlets,” with LaTurner calling AM radio “vital to the freedom of expression and ideas,” which “also provides weather updates, crop reports, and emergency alerts to rural communities across America that can’t access cellular or broadband networks.”

LaTurner, in the release, noted that the bipartisan resolution comes as car manufacturers continue to consider the removal of AM radios from new cars and electric vehicles.

Car manufacturers cite electromagnetic interference-which can cause difficulty gaining clear, AM reception-as the reason for the possible removal.

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