[AMRadio] Ford reverses course - AM Radios to stay!

[Robert Nickels]

 From the Detroit Free Press today:

Ford CEO Jim Farley announced Tuesday morning that the automaker is 
reversing its previous plan to remove AM radio from vehicles, both 
electric and gasoline operated, in 2024.

Farley, in a post on his LinkedIn professional page and a tweet on 
Twitter, said:

"After speaking with policy leaders about the importance of AM broadcast 
radio as a part of the emergency alert system, we've decided to include 
it on all 2024 Ford & Lincoln vehicles. For any owners of Ford EVs 
without AM broadcast capability, we’ll offer a software update. 
Customers can currently listen to AM radio content in a variety of ways 
in our vehicles –including via streaming – and we will continue to 
innovate to deliver even better in-vehicle entertainment and emergency 
notification options in the future. Thanks to our product development 
and manufacturing teams for their quick response to make this change for 
our customers.”

73, Bob W9RAN