House committee approves bill requiring new cars to have AM radio

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The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a bill Wednesday requiring new cars to have AM radio, which was introduced in response to an increasing number of vehicles coming out without the first-generation radio broadcast technology. The bill passed the committee on a roll-call vote of 45-2 and now heads to the full House for final approval.

The bill, titled the AM for Every Vehicle Act, would direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to issue a rule that “requires automakers to maintain AM broadcast radio in their vehicles without a separate or additional payment, fee, or surcharge.”

Supporters say they are pushing the bill out of a concern that the slow demise of AM radio could make it more difficult to...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/18/24248137/am-radio-bill-house-energy-commerce-ev-interference

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