The House Commerce Committee is holding hearings on the necessity of preserving AM radio in next-generation cars, with discussions on potential government manufacturing standards and consumer choice. Various stakeholders, including CTA CEO Gary Shapiro, oppose the imposition of an AM radio mandate, arguing for a free-market approach where automakers respond to consumer preferences. Concerns include the impact on American automakers' global competitiveness and the lack of investment in improving AM radio technology by the industry.
AM radio is an important resource for many people to get important news and emergency updates. That’s why today, @HouseCommerce's Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee is holding a hearing to discuss why some auto manufacturers want to remove AM radio stations from new… https://t.co/W0137kIbMw
CTA opposes AM Radio mandate for new cars and urges Congress to uphold consumer choice https://t.co/oMn7nyQcO1 https://t.co/5HJojoXMLk
"We dont want to be Europe, where burdensome regs kneecap the growth of promising tech" @GaryShapiro at @HouseCommerce on the potential for AM radio mandates inside next-generation cars. YES ✅
U.S. automakers must compete for market share globally, and an #AMRadio mandate would add weight and cost to electric cars – putting American automakers at a disadvantage. @HouseCommerce should reject mandates and keep American business competitive. #NoAMRadioMandate
Where consumers want AM radio, automakers will respond to that preference: that’s the market at work! Ultimately, that’s what we should all be advocating for: a free-market economy where Americans can decide what they want – not a heavy-handed #AMRadio mandate.
An #AMRadio mandate is especially inappropriate in service of an industry that has refused to invest in improvements to AM radio technology that would improve sound quality and reduce audible distortion – and instead sought government mandates to stay afloat.
Congress shouldn’t mandate century-old technology in 21st century cars, simply to throw a lifeline to the declining AM radio industry. Check out my written testimony to @HouseCommerce opposing an #AMRadio mandate. https://t.co/KGfdcSqUoj
The @HouseCommerce Cmte is discussing right now the necessity of preserving AM radio in next-generation cars, presumably with govt manufacturing standards. I've only seen @SenRandPaul get this right on the Senate side. I explain in @dcexaminer. https://t.co/BASvFPowpr
I’m honored to testify to @HouseCommerce on the unneeded and unprecedented AM radio mandate. We believe American consumers, not radio broadcasters, should decide what entertainment technologies belong in their cars. #NoAMRadioMandate Watch here: https://t.co/i3dOPvza9a https://t.co/eMJ6RnTwbO
WATCH LIVE: Hearing on Americans' access to AM radio, which is critical for 📢 news and information during emergency situations ⚠️
This morning at 10:30am, @HouseCommerce holds a hearing on preserving Americans' access to AM radio. Tune in! ⬇️ https://t.co/utYkGaAmMn
Don't miss it! Tomorrow at 10:30 AM ET, CTA CEO @GaryShapiro will testify before the @HouseCommerce Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee on the unnecessary and unprecedented AM radio mandate. https://t.co/HIVMQK50sH https://t.co/JWAjqHbiM1