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This might signal a fundamental misunderstanding of what AM radio is used for and why it’s important.
Yeah lots of propaganda talk shows and up there because AM sucks for music and it’s cheap to run and dead simple to implement.
It’s also used for emergency broadcasts and traffic updates, and it’s a resilient form of broadcast technology during disasters that the public should have easy access to.
You think WhatsApp is going to be up after a hurricane? AM can broadcast hundreds of miles, 5G needs antennas every couple blocks with hardlines to back them up.
Fuck outta here with this “hurr durr it’s only for racists” nonsense.
Thank you
I will accept my downvotes for being a dumbass and try to be less of a dumbass in future comments.