The fight to save AM radio received an unexpected victory Tuesday after Ford reversed course and announced it would implement the service in its 2024 models. Fox News host Harris Faulkner celebrated the win.
During an appearance with KCMO’s Pete Mundo, Faulkner said there are several reasons to be excited about the development.
“Look, it’s all about free speech. If there is some interesting, important fact, all of it, opinion, everything going on in America, from every perspective, it needs to be there,” Faulkner said. “It needs to be free. That’s what AM radio has always been.”
Faulkner continued by saying AM radio provides something you can’t get anywhere else.
“I would miss those voices that I wouldn’t hear necessarily across any of the other stations — how ever many there are, including 500 satellite, maybe even more,” she added. “I think it’s worth celebrating. Also, I thought it was worth mourning when they were thinking about doing this. I feel like my emotions had been taken to the brink by Ford, and their job is to sell cars.”
The decision by Ford to include AM radio in its upcoming models has been wildly celebrated by the industry. NAB CEO Curtis LeGeyt said the medium “continues to serve as a vital lifeline to the public and a critical source of community news and exchange of diverse ideas.”
