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by throw0101a 1175 days ago
See "Ford to drop AM radio in new models, except commercial vehicles":

* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35416627

Generally traffic/weather/emergency information, especially less populated regions, and remote regions (e.g., mountains) that get no other kind of signal. Various DOTs have AM radio transmitters for PSAs.

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>Various DOTs have AM radio transmitters for PSAs.

Yep, we've got hurricane routing signs everywhere that also mention what frequency to tune into.