Not just cars: Where does AM radio go from here?

Joe and Jeff Geerling discuss AM radio station ownership, emergency use, rural listeners, and more. Mentioned in this video: Homemade radio (with a toilet paper tube):    • I Built a Working Radio with Just Spare Pa...   AM Radio Tower Power:    • am radio tower power   Hawaii PEP EMP-hardened Broadcast Studio:    • Prepared for anything: Hawaii's emergency ...   XKCD Devotion to Duty: https://xkcd.com/705/ Grid Studio iPhone 4S display: https://gridstudio.cc/products/grid®4s Support me on Patreon:   / geerlingguy   Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://redshirtjeff.com 2nd Channel:    / geerlingengineering   #AM #Radio Contents: 00:00 - Tesla, Ford, and AM radio in cars 02:12 - Can emergency use save AM? 05:48 - Rural use and wide area coverage 06:52 - Ownership 08:18 - Old people vs free airwaves 09:19 - Local coverage 10:25 - Rising costs, fried frogs 12:12 - Trains are still here 13:38 - NRSC and the future of AM radio 15:00 - Father's Day gift time!