In the 1950s, transistor technology allowed smaller radios to be installed in the dashboard. H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock via Getty Images A lament about the demise of AM radio has been rising in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The exclusion of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act from the year-end stopgap budget bill has sparked strong reactions across the broadcast industry and Capitol Hill. While NAB CEO Curtis LeGeyt has ...

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 ...

BMW, Mazda and Volkswagen are among the automakers that have decided to stop putting AM radios in new electrical vehicles, citing electric engines interfering with the sound of AM stations. There are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The National Association of Broadcasters released a report this week spotlighting the importance of AM radio to public safety. It used examples from three recent natural disasters to emphasize how AM ...