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If you actually lived out in the country you'd know that there's like a dozen portable AM radios per household and that nobody ever just guesses about pass conditions. Every scenario people come up with involves a hypothetical hayseed who's almost aggressively unprepared for his situation.

This is a problem solved by a $10 Amazon purchase. Why is it such a crisis for you?

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People who don’t live in these areas often drive through them to get from point a to b.

Personally I think it’s pretty ridiculous for cars to be removing it and it’s taking a law to force them to keep am radio

But that’s besides my point

How much more convenient than a $10 Amazon purchase does access to emergency AM need to get?

Would having each new car come with a portable AM radio in the glove box be an acceptable solution? What if car AM came locked to an emergency government frequency?

From my perspective we're looking at broadcasters cooking up culture war so they don't have to negotiate with the auto industry to keep their business running, and the end result will just be increased car prices for everyone.

If the car is putting out to much EMI to make it expensive to put that 10$ radio into the dash with the FM one the handheld will be just as useless.

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