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Ford Reverses Course and Decides To Keep AM Radio On Its Vehicles After All
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Jim Farley, Ford president and CEO, wrote in social media postings Tuesday, May 23, 2023 that the company is reversing a decision to scrub the AM band after speaking with government policy leaders who are concerned about keeping emergency alerts that often are sounded on AM stations.
DETROIT — Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all.
CEO Jim Farley wrote in social media postings Tuesday that the company is reversing a decision to scrub the band after speaking with government policy leaders who are concerned about keeping emergency alerts that often are sounded on AM stations.
"We've decided to include it on all 2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles," Farley wrote on Twitter and LinkedIn. "For any owners of Ford's EVs without AM broadcast capability, we'll offer a software update" to restore it, Farley wrote.
The move comes after a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers introduced a bill calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require AM in new vehicles at no additional cost.
Ford reverses course and decides to keep AM radio on its vehicles
Jim Farley, Ford president and CEO, wrote in social media postings Tuesday, May 23, 2023 that the company is reversing a decision to scrub the AM band after speaking with government policy leaders who are concerned about keeping emergency alerts that often are sounded on AM stations.
DETROIT — Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all.
CEO Jim Farley wrote in social media postings Tuesday that the company is reversing a decision to scrub the band after speaking with government policy leaders who are concerned about keeping emergency alerts that often are sounded on AM stations.
"We've decided to include it on all 2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles," Farley wrote on Twitter and LinkedIn. "For any owners of Ford's EVs without AM broadcast capability, we'll offer a software update" to restore it, Farley wrote.
The move comes after a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers introduced a bill calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require AM in new vehicles at no additional cost.
Ford reverses course and decides to keep AM radio on its vehicles
