Conservatives say liberals want to kill talk radio. But there’s plenty else on the AM dial – much of it essential

  • TooTallSol@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I love how people here ignore that most government notifications about emergencies is over AM radio.

    Who needs to be notified about sudden storms/tornados/accidents/AMBER Alerts while they drive the US? /s

    • ShadowRam@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Most people get their emergency notifications on their mobile phone.

      Don’t have a mobile phone in the year 2020+??

      Then you’re doing it wrong.

    • Steeve@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Does that mean you have to be on AM radio to hear about emergencies? That’s real stupid, I honestly forgot AM radio existed, why not just broadcast to FM?

      • armeck@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        Yes you would have to be listening to an AM station. I almost never listen to the radio, but when I do it is an FM station. The EBS breaks into that when any emergency arises.