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Introduced by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) in response to automakers removing AM radio from some new vehicles. My man Pallone gets his emergency scoreboard alerts from 66 WFAN too

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[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, without AM... the options become FM and 5G/WWW. FM is a known quantity and the WWW is waayy worse than AM: the Klan broadcasts over the WWW.

[–] brem@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

What if...

(motions you to come closer)

^morse ^code ^can ^say ^racist ^bullshit ^also

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Is that why it’s bleeped?

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Exactly. Just because a medium can be used to broadcast rascist bullshit doesn't mean we should eliminate it.

[–] brem@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

No, but I'll turn the other way if you want to eliminate racist bullshit

I think any lessons they have to teach, has already been learned from enough

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago

I'm gonna transmit my fascist pepe memes over SSTV