(NEXSTAR) – Your next car might be missing a button – the one to switch between AM and FM radio. Car manufacturers are increasingly opting to eliminate AM radio in their new vehicles.

"A majority of U.S. AM stations, as well as a number of countries and automakers globally, are modernizing radio by offering internet streaming through mobile apps, FM, digital and satellite radio ...

The current struggle over AM radio exemplifies this belief. AM (named for amplitude modulation) is the original form of broadcasting, now more than 100 years old. FM radio also uses ...

Pequeño is a breaking news reporter who covers tech and more. Ford has backpedaled on its decision to move on from AM radio, and will include it in all 2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles, Ford CEO ...

Interference and fidelity have been the bane of AM radio broadcasters and listeners since the medium was developed in the early 1900s. In fact, what drove Edwin Armstrong to invent FM radio was ...

They’re also the reason the AM radio dial remains important in this expansive, rural stretch of the country. FM broadcasting is based on line-of-sight, but the pesky thing about AM waves is that ...