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Many of the rural areas in my state still use AM radio, schools, community centers, small towns, and the farming migrant workers. The talk channels that report
by IronWolve 4y ago
Many of the rural areas in my state still use AM radio, schools, community centers, small towns, and the farming migrant workers. The talk channels that report on the schools and community are AM based, not FM.
But I've switched to streaming the AM/FM, but having the AM radio is still used.
No real reason to drop AM except as a cost cutting feature, filters already exist for EV cars, and aftermarket radios work with AM without issue proving Ford is a liar.
I still buy phones with sdcard and headphone jack, at least cars I can upgrade the radio. But why buy a new car if its crippled and marked up, better buy used at this point.
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- ortusdux 4y agoWA state DOT has the highway advisory radio program where they use roadside AM transmitters for important traffic information.
- knodi123 4y ago> except as a cost cutting feature how much does that save?!? I've literally built AM radios by accident.
- panic 4y agoComplete tangent, but why don't they put simple AM radio receivers (or even low power transmitters) in cell phones? Imagine the cool stuff you could do with an AM radio API!
- mh- 4y agoSome phones did. FM too. Sony I think? Early-mid 2000s I'm thinking.
- toyg 4y agoMy Nokia N900 had an FM receiver and transmitter, I used it a few times to stream music to my old car.
- IronWolve 4y agoMy cellphone has FM built in also, I just have to plug in headphones. Wish I had AM, I normally just stream AM over data. Many still do. https://www.kimovil.com/en/best-smartphones-fm-radio https://www.kimovil.com/en/best-smartphones-fm-radio
- kkylin 4y agoI recall an HN thread in which it was claimed that in fact most phones can, but to enable it means more FCC certifications etc. Can't find it offhand; someone more knowledgeble should jump in. (I'd love such a feature myself.)
- TulliusCicero 4y agoBecause 0.01% of people would actually use this.
- oblio 4y agoFor the same reason they took out the FM radio on phone, those devices with a million antennas in them: It makes it harder for them to sell you Apple Music, Google Music, Spotify, etc.
- JohnFen 4y agoThey used to! But you had to use wired earphones for it, because they'd use the earphone wire as the antenna.
- weberer 4y agoSome phones do. I had a Motorolla G5 Plus a couple years ago, and used it often to listen to the radio on walks.
- pcdoodle 4y agoThat's an excellent point. AM has more access to locals and that is important.