Comment Re:You need this for an emergency (Score 2) 199
I'm still struggling to find a time where AM radio is going to matter but FM isn't working. Quake, fire, then hurricane, all in a row? The only place I can find that is in a Puerto Rico hurricane, and FM was up 24 hours later. And I don't live in Puerto Rico. And I am not alone when I live in Hawaii or California.
So no, I don't see much value in owning an AM radio during disasters (though I do have a few plug in ones), and I don't see value in requiring them in cars. I do think one of our cars has an AM radio in it.