The Federal Communications Commission has rejected the proposal, but we still think it’s an intriguing idea. Let AM radio stations across the United States boost their signal power by a factor of ten.

WASHINGTON The golden age of AM radio it’s not. From clear-channel powerhouses to small rural stations that still feature a grain report, the news for owners on the U.S. AM radio band is fairly grim.

Amplitude modulation (AM) is by far the oldest form of modulation known. The first broadcast stations were AM, but even earlier, CW or continuous-wave signals with Morse code were a form of AM.

The number of AM radio stations in the United States is dwindling. Over the decades, mainstream broadcasters have moved to the FM band — especially music stations — to take advantage of FM’s superior ...

For the better part of 65 years, "Cousin'' Bruce Morrow has sat in front of a radio microphone. He's mostly done this for two stations, WABC/770 AM and WCBS/101.1 FM, where he's spun more Top 40 songs ...

The AM For Every Vehicle Act is close to passing, making broadcast AM capability a requirement in new cars sold in the United States. The Act has wide support in both Senate and Congress, on both ...

Apple is working on a system to filter both terrestrial and internet radio stations by metadata or location, hinting at plans that involve AM or FM radio hardware. The patent application, titled ...

"Don't touch that dial!" That's what radio announcers said, back in the day. And that's what some legislators are saying now — with AM radio seemingly under threat from the auto industry. BMW, Tesla, ...

The National Alliance of State Broadcasters Association (NASBA) is reporting insights it discovered after polling AM stations about the removal of over-the-air AM in new cars. The data collected from ...

The AM band in particular is subject to electromagnetic interference from electric motors, which generate frequencies comparable in wavelength to AM radio signals. Many EVs have abandoned the radio ...

With KNX's shift last month back to AM radio only, we asked Southern Californians to share their memories of listening to the ...