From reporting the latest weather updates and providing vital emergency warnings to covering the local high school football game, communities across the country depend on AM radio.
From small and rural markets to major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and Atlanta, AM stations are among the most popular for news, sports, entertainment and weather. Over 80 million people in the U.S. listen to AM radio each month, according to Nielsen.
AM radio also plays a vital role in connecting Black, Asian and Hispanic communities with stations that serve these audiences with niche and in-language programming.
With its unique ability to reach a wide geographic area, AM radio offers many Americans struggling with poor, or non-existent, cellular and broadband coverage a chance to stay connected.
Despite this, some auto manufacturers have begun discontinuing AM radio from the dashboard. Instead, they would shift the cost to car buyers, who would need to use cellular data to stream AM stations. Congress is considering legislation that would ensure Americans who depend on AM radio each month for news, entertainment and critical safety information can continue to have access to this reliable communications medium.
Take action now – tell your members of Congress to help keep AM radio in the car! Learn more about what you can do to keep AM radio in the car.
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Tell your members of Congress why you want to keep AM radio in cars.
115 Groups Support the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act
International Association of Fire ChiefsInternational Association of Chiefs of PoliceMajor County Sheriffs of AmericaNational Association of Emergency Medical TechniciansNational Association of Farm BroadcastersNational Urban LeagueNational Emergency Management AssociationBig City Emergency ManagersNational Sheriffs' AssociationInternational Association of Emergency ManagersNational Association of CountiesNational Council of Negro WomenAARPAmerican Principles ProjectAmerican Center for Law and JusticeHeritage Action for AmericaThe American ConservativeAmericans for Limited GovernmentACLJ ActionTea Party NationCitizen OutreachInstitute for LibertyFrontiers of FreedomSalem Media GroupNew York Young Republicans ClubNational Constitutional Law UnionBull Moose ProjectAmerican Farm Bureau FederationAmerican Consumer InstituteAmerican Soybean AssociationEnergy Workforce & Technology CouncilIndependent Petroleum Association of AmericaNational Ocean Industries AssociationU.S. Oil & Gas AssociationWestern Energy AllianceNational Religious BroadcastersThe Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryFamily Research CouncilDr. James Dobson Family InstituteBott Radio NetworkCrawford Media GroupWorld Outreach ChurchFirst Baptist Church (Dallas, Texas)Coral Ridge Presbyterian ChurchKHCB NetworkJoni and Friends International Disability CenterLife Changing Radio; WARV-AM, WDER-AM, WFIF-AM, WILD-AM, WSDK-AM, WVNE-AMAmerican ValuesMoody Global Media/Moody RadioTLN MediaIAEM-USAGovernor Jeff Landry, LouisianaJoint Task Force KatrinaNew Orleans Office of Homeland Security & Emergency PreparednessTangipahoa Parish Government Office of Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementLouisiana Emergency Response NetworkSt. Landry Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementShreveport Fire DepartmentSt. Tammany Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency OperationsFEMA Joint Field Office, Baton Rouge, LouisianaAllen ParishJefferson ParishBienville ParishJackson ParishRegion 9 Louisiana Department of HealthPlaquemines Parish / Louisiana House of Representatives District 105Livingston Parish Fire District 1Louisiana House of Representatives District 95Albany, LALouisiana Emergency Response NetworkPonchatoula, LASlidell, LAParish Presidents of Louisiana / Tangipahoa ParishParish Presidents of LouisianaPorts Association of LouisianaMajor Cities Chiefs AssociationNative Public MediaFEMACouncil of State and Territorial EpidemiologistsUnited Aerial Firefighters AssociationSAG-AFTRAAgricultural Retailers AssociationALLvanzaAmerican Dairy CoalitionAmerican Farm Bureau FederationAmerican Feed Industry AssociationAmericans for Limited GovernmentAmerican Seed Trade AssociationAmerican Sheep Industry AssociationAmerican Soybean AssociationAmerican Sugarbeet Growers AssociationCitizen OutreachCorn Refiners AssociationCropLife AmericaEnergy Workforce and Technology CouncilFarm Credit CouncilFlorida Sugar Cane GrowersFrontiers of FreedomGeorgia Farm BureauHeritage Action for AmericaHispanic Leadership FundIllinois Farm BureauIndependent Beef Association of North DakotaNational Association of Black Owned BroadcastersIndependent Cattlemen's Association of TexasInstitute for LibertyLatino Farmers & Ranchers International, Inc.Latino Media NetworkLivestock Marketing AssociationMajor Cities Chiefs AssociationMajor County Sheriffs of AmericaMichigan Farm BureauMidway BroadcastingMulticultural Media, Telecom and Internet CouncilNational Council of Negro Women
International Association of Fire ChiefsInternational Association of Chiefs of PoliceMajor County Sheriffs of AmericaNational Association of Emergency Medical TechniciansNational Association of Farm BroadcastersNational Urban LeagueNational Emergency Management AssociationBig City Emergency ManagersNational Sheriffs' AssociationInternational Association of Emergency ManagersNational Association of CountiesNational Council of Negro WomenAARPAmerican Principles ProjectAmerican Center for Law and JusticeHeritage Action for AmericaThe American ConservativeAmericans for Limited GovernmentACLJ ActionTea Party NationCitizen OutreachInstitute for LibertyFrontiers of FreedomSalem Media GroupNew York Young Republicans ClubNational Constitutional Law UnionBull Moose ProjectAmerican Farm Bureau FederationAmerican Consumer InstituteAmerican Soybean AssociationEnergy Workforce & Technology CouncilIndependent Petroleum Association of AmericaNational Ocean Industries AssociationU.S. Oil & Gas AssociationWestern Energy AllianceNational Religious BroadcastersThe Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryFamily Research CouncilDr. James Dobson Family InstituteBott Radio NetworkCrawford Media GroupWorld Outreach ChurchFirst Baptist Church (Dallas, Texas)Coral Ridge Presbyterian ChurchKHCB NetworkJoni and Friends International Disability CenterLife Changing Radio; WARV-AM, WDER-AM, WFIF-AM, WILD-AM, WSDK-AM, WVNE-AMAmerican ValuesMoody Global Media/Moody RadioTLN MediaIAEM-USAGovernor Jeff Landry, LouisianaJoint Task Force KatrinaNew Orleans Office of Homeland Security & Emergency PreparednessTangipahoa Parish Government Office of Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementLouisiana Emergency Response NetworkSt. Landry Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementShreveport Fire DepartmentSt. Tammany Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency OperationsFEMA Joint Field Office, Baton Rouge, LouisianaAllen ParishJefferson ParishBienville ParishJackson ParishRegion 9 Louisiana Department of HealthPlaquemines Parish / Louisiana House of Representatives District 105Livingston Parish Fire District 1Louisiana House of Representatives District 95Albany, LALouisiana Emergency Response NetworkPonchatoula, LASlidell, LAParish Presidents of Louisiana / Tangipahoa ParishParish Presidents of LouisianaPorts Association of LouisianaMajor Cities Chiefs AssociationNative Public MediaFEMACouncil of State and Territorial EpidemiologistsUnited Aerial Firefighters AssociationSAG-AFTRAAgricultural Retailers AssociationALLvanzaAmerican Dairy CoalitionAmerican Farm Bureau FederationAmerican Feed Industry AssociationAmericans for Limited GovernmentAmerican Seed Trade AssociationAmerican Sheep Industry AssociationAmerican Soybean AssociationAmerican Sugarbeet Growers AssociationCitizen OutreachCorn Refiners AssociationCropLife AmericaEnergy Workforce and Technology CouncilFarm Credit CouncilFlorida Sugar Cane GrowersFrontiers of FreedomGeorgia Farm BureauHeritage Action for AmericaHispanic Leadership FundIllinois Farm BureauIndependent Beef Association of North DakotaNational Association of Black Owned BroadcastersIndependent Cattlemen's Association of TexasInstitute for LibertyLatino Farmers & Ranchers International, Inc.Latino Media NetworkLivestock Marketing AssociationMajor Cities Chiefs AssociationMajor County Sheriffs of AmericaMichigan Farm BureauMidway BroadcastingMulticultural Media, Telecom and Internet CouncilNational Council of Negro Women
AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act (H.R. 979) Markup
On September 17, 2025, the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act (H.R. 979) during a full committee markup by a vote of 50-1. During the markup, legislators from both sides of the aisle affirmed the critical role AM radio plays across the country.
