Current:Home > MyEVs killed the AM radio star -TruePath Finance
EVs killed the AM radio star
View
Date:2025-04-16 09:06:27
When some automakers confirmed this year that they were phasing out AM radio in their electric vehicles, the political backlash was immediate and remarkably bipartisan. Today on the show, what's all the fuss about AM radio? And why does the government want to keep AM radio in your car?
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
veryGood! (88)
Related
- Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
- Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
- Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu
- Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence
Ranking
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
- Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
- As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
- Juan Soto praise of Mets' future a tough sight for Yankees, but World Series goal remains
- McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
Recommendation
Man can't find second winning lottery ticket, sues over $394 million jackpot, lawsuit says
A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall