I think consumers should be more worried about this. AM radio would still be a useful way to get information out during a major emergency. The US Government pro

I think consumers should be more worried about this. AM radio would still be a useful way to get information out during a major emergency. The US Government provides AM stations with special generators and transmitters that have been rad-hardened. Until a better solution for emergency communication is here, we need to maintain AM radio. See the IPAWS system, for example: https://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/ipaws/eas_best_practices_guide.pdf https://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/ipaws/eas_best_practices_...