As the automotive industry seeks to eliminate AM radio from new vehicles, emergency managers across the country are sounding the alarm. Among them is Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins, Chief of Emergency Services ...

The lack of AM radio in some new electric vehicles could cut off drivers from important safety alerts broadcast over the medium, warned a group of former emergency officials in a letter Sunday.

The number of automakers ditching AM radio is growing, which is concerning lawmakers and regulators who worry about emergency broadcasts and rural access. The number of automakers ditching AM radio is ...

The county recently launched emergency information radio stations reaching the Santa Ynez Valley, Lompoc Valley and Santa Maria Valley. The stations broadcast at AM 530 in English and Spanish, 24/7, ...

BMW, Mazda and Volkswagen are among the automakers that have decided to stop putting AM radios in new electrical vehicles, citing electric engines interfering with the sound of AM stations. There are ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has launched a network of AM radio ...

If you’ve been car shopping lately, or even if you’ve just been paying attention to the news, you’ll probably be at least somewhat familiar with the kerfuffle over AM radio. The idea is that in these ...