So, Congress will mandate that people carry cell phones to pick up emergency broadcasts?
Emergency traffic and weather broadcasts are often on AM because people driving have a receiver. There seems to be a hole, if you start dropping AM from the vehicles.
I think the analysis that the car-makers want you to pay for Sirius and other pay-audio solutions is the correct one.
I’m not big on gov’t involvement, either, but their hands are all over the radio waves and your automobile. This country tried to set up a system where the airwaves were as useful as the roads. Now, we all live in New Jersey.
Just a guess, but I would think the car manufacturer would enable to AM only to broadcast emergency warnings for free of course.
Nearly every industry is trying to move towards subscription fees as well as leasing. In the future you will rent and subscribe to things…..not own them.