▲ 236 ▼ Automakers Want AM Radios Out of Cars. Congress Is About to Require Them (www.wired.com) submitted 2 years ago by jeffw@lemmy.world [M] to c/news@lemmy.world 61 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago I've heard worse ideas. permalink fedilink source parent [–] derf82@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) The issue is many emergency broadcasts will have location specific information, while satellite will be the same message nationwide. But it’s still a dumb mandate. Not everyone has cars. I keep an emergency radio (which also receives weather and several short wave bands) for emergencies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Test_Tickles@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] derf82@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Satellite TV uses spot beams for local TV. Satellite radio I do not believe is equipped with such localized spot beams. The do have some local traffic, but I think they are all broadcast nationwide. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago I've heard worse ideas. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] derf82@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) The issue is many emergency broadcasts will have location specific information, while satellite will be the same message nationwide. But it’s still a dumb mandate. Not everyone has cars. I keep an emergency radio (which also receives weather and several short wave bands) for emergencies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Test_Tickles@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] derf82@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Satellite TV uses spot beams for local TV. Satellite radio I do not believe is equipped with such localized spot beams. The do have some local traffic, but I think they are all broadcast nationwide. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Test_Tickles@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] derf82@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Satellite TV uses spot beams for local TV. Satellite radio I do not believe is equipped with such localized spot beams. The do have some local traffic, but I think they are all broadcast nationwide. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] derf82@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Satellite TV uses spot beams for local TV. Satellite radio I do not believe is equipped with such localized spot beams. The do have some local traffic, but I think they are all broadcast nationwide. permalink fedilink source parent