One of the principal tenets of progress and innovation is that we are not tethered to old technology. For example, when consumers purchase the latest smartphone that can connect to the internet or ...

As automakers lobby to yank the 105-year-old tech from new models, broadcasters argue that the trusty medium is an ...

In an age where technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, it’s hard to justify clinging to outdated modes of communication, especially when superior alternatives exist. This brings us to the ...

Many WTOP listeners have at one point listened to Washington’s all-news station on an AM car radio — Congress is debating a bill that would require automakers to ...

KBRT AM740”s tower array in California. Photo by Scott Fybush. As I read through the trades it seems that most of the talk about AM radio has to do with its diminishing stature. Young people don”t ...

In mid-2023, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.), 77, sponsored a bill called the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. He just revealed that some 60 senators support the law, and that it has 246 co-sponsors in ...