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\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Dennis Dura for sharing this fascinating Nuts & Volts article exploring the history of FM radio in American automobiles. While AM dominated dashboards for decades, FM began to make its way into U.S. cars in 1958, slowly changing how drivers listened to music and news on the road. The piece traces the industry\u2019s hesitations, the technical challenges, and the cultural shift that followed. You can read the full story here:<\/p>\n

FM Radio Reception Comes to U.S. Cars in 1958<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dennis Dura for sharing this fascinating Nuts & Volts article exploring the history of FM radio in American automobiles. While AM dominated dashboards for decades, FM began to make its way into U.S. cars in 1958, slowly changing how drivers listened to music and news on the road. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3781,3,305,288],"tags":[1584,8226],"class_list":["post-63994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fm","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-radio-history","tag-fm","tag-nuts-and-volts"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-gEa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41769,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/radio-waves-new-bbc-ham-russian-propaganda-rotators-usb-continuity-and-a-moment-of-silence\/","url_meta":{"origin":63994,"position":0},"title":"Radio Waves: New BBC Ham, Russian Propaganda, Rotators, USB Continuity, and a Moment of Silence","author":"Thomas","date":"January 28, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio\u00a0 Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0readers.\u00a0 To that end:\u00a0Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019sRadio Waves, a collection\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Ham Radio"","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dial-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dial-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dial-1024x768.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":43601,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/radio-technology-magazines-both-online-and-in-print\/","url_meta":{"origin":63994,"position":1},"title":"Radio technology magazines both online and in print","author":"Thomas","date":"May 29, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mangosman, who writes: There used to be magazines like Radio Electronics (USA), Practical Wireless (UK), Radio Television and Hobbies (Australia) and other magazines on electronics were sold in shops and on subscription for money which paid their writers. 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