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Broadcasters make bipartisan push to keep AM radio in new cars

Broadcasters from across the country are lobbying Congress to pass bipartisan legislation requiring automakers to include AM radios in new vehicles. Jason DeRusha, drive time host at WCCO in Minneapolis, tells Jim Lokay the issue is about public safety—not nostalgia—calling AM radio a critical part of the nation's emergency alert system, particularly in rural areas and during disasters when cellular networks may fail.