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   On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 11:24:40AM -0400, Fred Goldstein wrote:   
   > Radio stations used ISDN for events, like school sports and   
   > appeareances at shopping malls. STLs were either microwave or fixed   
   > circuits.   
   >   
   > Nowadays stations do use the Internet for STLs, though it may be   
   > accompanied by a microwave channel.   
   >   
      
   I guess I /am/ getting old: I don’t seem to be writing cogently of   
   late.   
      
   I won't labor the point: my objection to Uncle Sam’s determination to   
   have every-single-car capable of listening to AM radio stations is,   
   IMNSHO, just psychological warfare, intended to keep voters   
   "connected" to a Father-Knows-Best era when only tall white men were   
   allowed to lead or make important decisions.   
      
   Of course, those who own AM stations want everyone to be able to   
   listen to their programs: that’s a given. The fact that they want   
   those whom buy electric vehicles to pay extra to make that possible is   
   just a time-honored business trick: getting your customers to   
   capitalize your growth, the same way that Internet users paid for   
   the "WiFi Calling" capability that every Cellular provider uses to   
   maximize profits while minimizing the need to buy, build, and maintain   
   cell sites.   
      
   I'm guessing that the automakers will take the easy way out, and (as   
   has been suggestd already) include AM receivers in their vehicles,   
   without the shielding which would be required to make them work. It's   
   the same result without making Uncle Sam angry or embarrassed enough   
   to strike back: AM Broadcast will eventually (pardon the pun) fade   
   away.   
      
   Bill Horne   
      
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