SeeStars@kbin.social to Politics@kbin.social · 1 year agoNew electric cars won’t have AM radio. Rightwingers claim political sabotagewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkNew electric cars won’t have AM radio. Rightwingers claim political sabotagewww.theguardian.comSeeStars@kbin.social to Politics@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
Conservatives say liberals want to kill talk radio. But there’s plenty else on the AM dial – much of it essential
minus-squareShadowRam@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoMost 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.
minus-squareJWBananas@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoToday is day 6 of some people still not having power after the recent barrage of nearly hurricane-strength storms along the southern US. Those cheap AM/FM/weather radios that run off AA batteries are invaluable.
minus-squareblazix@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoPhones are great for emergency notifications but I think AM would be better for long-term sustained emergencies. It’s a highly highly unlikely event though.
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.
Today is day 6 of some people still not having power after the recent barrage of nearly hurricane-strength storms along the southern US.
Those cheap AM/FM/weather radios that run off AA batteries are invaluable.
Phones are great for emergency notifications but I think AM would be better for long-term sustained emergencies. It’s a highly highly unlikely event though.