The Slow Death of AM Radio

> A variety of forces have conspired to suffocate it. Two decades of increased regulatory interference, technological innovation, societal disruption, and an evolving political culture on the right have made that kind of radio into an unprofitable proposition. Carmakers are dropping AM radio from their dashboards, rendering this once ubiquitous and complimentary feature into a pricy upgrade.

Carmakers are droping it mainly for profit reasons. AM antennas are big and expensive. There is also a lot of propaganda regarding digital radio which tries to replace analog radio.

Every type of radio has its place but today world is sick about profits. It is the same situation like in streaming vs. TV.

Quality is left as an exercise for the listener.

I'm not going to miss it. AM radio was essential to the rise of the right wing media in the US, and essential in turning politics into the festering cancer that it currently is.

I used to work for the division of GM that made radios, teaching mechanics how to diagnose & repair electrical (and radio) problems. Later, I worked at a radio shop, repairing and installing radios. If your car radio broke while under warranty in South Florida, you (or your radio) were sent to our repair facility. There were 2 main groups of AM radio listeners: sports fans who listened to live sports and obnoxious "dittoheads".