Iowa Attorney General wants AM Radio in new cars

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and attorneys general from 11 other states have signed onto letter that urges congress to force automakers to install AM radios in new vehicles. Major automakers have begun ditching AM radio access in some models, but Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says Hurricane Helene shows the “life-saving power…of AM radio and the people who work in those radio stations.” Bird and the other attorneys general say AM radio stations are the “backbone” of our nation’s Emergency Alert System and become the primary line of communication when electricity is out and cell phones and land phone lines aren’t working. Bird says congress needs to prioritize AM radio and pass a bill that ensures AM radio is standard equipment in all new vehicles.