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Some radio station owners and advertisers contend that losing access to the car dashboard will indeed be a death blow to many of the nation's 4,185 AM stations.
Major automakers are removing AM radios from their new models in a move that heralds the end of an era, sparking outrage from listeners, station owners, and politicians alike who lament the potential loss of an iconic part of American culture and criticize the move as "tone deaf." Mark Levin commented on the change, saying: "The automobile is essential to liberty. It's freedom. So the control of the automobile is about the control of your freedom. They finally figured out how to attack conservative talk radio."
Car manufacturers are slowly removing an old format.
Automakers, such as BMW, Volkswagen, Mazda, and Tesla, are removing AM radios from new electric vehicles because electric engines can interfere with the sound of AM stations.
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