cc'ing 'cuz lots of common interest here Subject: Congress moves to preserve AM radio in cars (fwd)
yeah, the h/t is to Lauren, but a: dannyb has been working on this [1] b: Lauren is giving a real citation ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 11:26:19 -0700 From: PRIVACY Forum mailing list <priv...@vortex.com> To: privacy-l...@vortex.com Subject: [ PRIVACY Forum ] Congress moves to preserve AM radio in cars Congress moves to preserve AM radio in cars I agree that there are legit public safety issues invoked in this matter. -L https://www.axios.com/2023/05/17/am-radio-congress-cars ========== [1] dannyb has pointed out to both the FCC and FDA the problems this huge amount of new radio interference can cause medical equipment. Got some good responses from the FDA (well, actually HHS) which is taking this issue seriously. Nothing back from the FCC. And in regards to Congress: dannyb also suggested a slightly different route from Congress mandating AM radios in cars, namely that the Feds use the precedent of the Hotel and Motel Safey Act. In other words, the Feds wouldn't purchase or lease any vehicle that didn't have an AM radio. (and could extend this to any purchase/lease using federal funds). Oh, and he's also urged Congress, etc., to request that FM digital radio receivers be extended downward just a notch to 87.7 MC (the "official" cut off is 87.9) so that he could receive MeTV's oldie von moldie "radio" channel when in Chicago, plus the various others which are still around. (summary: the audio for what used to be referred to as television VHF channel 6 is at 87.7. So yes, if you tuned your FM receiver way down, you'd be able to hear it. A bunch of groups licensed out "channel 6" using the low power tv kind f loophole, just in order to get an FM radio station... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_6_radio_stations_in_the_United_States
