It is difficult to conceive, even for people who were around when AM radio was king, that this was once the dominant form of mass radio communication in automobiles. Everything from breaking news to ...

In a historic move for both AM radio and radio in the dashboard, the AM For Every Vehicle Act was introduced to both houses of US Congress on Thursday. The bipartisan act, presented in the Senate by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the 1950s, transistor technology allowed smaller radios to be installed in the dashboard. H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock via ...

What AM radio’s waning reach means for the future of politics and public safety In recent years, podcasts and streaming internet content have been challenging AM radio for listeners. Now, there’s ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. A lament about the demise of AM radio has been rising in the halls of Congress. Several automakers, most notably Tesla and Ford, have decided ...

For the better part of 65 years, "Cousin'' Bruce Morrow has sat in front of a radio microphone. He's mostly done this for two stations, WABC/770 AM and WCBS/101.1 FM, where he's spun more Top 40 songs ...

Noted radio fan and defender Steve Forbes, the editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine, has once again used his publication to come to the aid of AM radio. In a Tuesday editorial, “Don’t Muzzle AM Radio,” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vintage radio Illustrated / Getty Images BMW, Mazda and Volkswagen are among the automakers that have decided to stop putting AM ...

In the modern age of information overload, AM broadcasting may be going extinct in modern cars, and safety advocates are sounding the alarm. Automakers like Tesla, BMW and Ford are opting to cut AM ...

The lack of AM radio in some new electric vehicles could cut off drivers from important safety alerts broadcast over the medium, warned a group of former emergency officials in a letter Sunday.

Automakers moving into an electric future are locked in a battle with broadcasters concerned about the potential loss of an aged and fading technology: AM radio. Major carmakers, including Tesla Inc.

When the BMW i3 landed in the States more than 8 years ago, it did so without an AM radio. A year after arrival, hackers had figured out how to tweak the hatchback’s software to restore AM radio and ...