Tag: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act

"Our promise is to put on real life human voices in our radio hosts and podcasters. To ensure that there would always be a human, there had all sorts of consequences from listeners being so thankful for that promise. But also for our own employees."

"For this to have finally cut through, gotten a floor vote in mid-September in the House of Representatives, and now sitting on the doorstep in the U.S. Senate, it's entirely a tribute to listeners' passion around this issue."

"You can’t argue that AM radio matters to local communities while replacing local voices with centralized programming. You can’t tell listeners that the AM band is still relevant while giving them fewer reasons to tune in."

"I am more concerned about our country than I am about WABC."

"We look forward to working with the Senate Leadership and lead sponsors Senators Markey and Cruz, to finish the job, send this legislation to the President’s desk, and ensure AM radio remains available to listeners and communities across America."

The House passed the measure after years of legislative efforts dating to 2023.

The House has yet to announce the specific day for the vote.

If this bill is as popular as the numbers suggest, someone has to answer for the fact that it's gone essentially nowhere.

"I can tell you just based on the level of engagement and want to break through this on behalf of our champions in Washington, DC, including the chairman of the FCC on this issue of ownership, very, very confident on where we are.”

It’s been nearly three years since the discussion began, and despite this being one of the few areas with bipartisan support, there has still been little movement on the bill.