{"id":64329,"date":"2025-10-22T16:38:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T20:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=64329"},"modified":"2025-10-22T08:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:44:07","slug":"2026-tesla-standard-model-y-and-model-3-trims-will-eliminate-am-and-fm-tuners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/2026-tesla-standard-model-y-and-model-3-trims-will-eliminate-am-and-fm-tuners\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Tesla Standard Model Y and Model 3 trims will eliminate AM and FM tuners"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Dennis?Dura for sharing this article from Radio?World, which reveals that Tesla will eliminate AM and FM tuners from its 2026 Standard Model Y and Model 3 trims\u2014a move the National?Association?of?Broadcasters calls a \u201cdisservice to millions of drivers\u201d who rely on broadcast radio for news, community and emergency alerts.<\/p>\n

You can read the full article at Radio World by clicking here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dennis?Dura for sharing this article from Radio?World, which reveals that Tesla will eliminate AM and FM tuners from its 2026 Standard Model Y and Model 3 trims\u2014a move the National?Association?of?Broadcasters calls a \u201cdisservice to millions of drivers\u201d who rely on broadcast radio for news, community and emergency alerts. You […]<\/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":[373,3781,3],"tags":[625,10350,1384,634],"class_list":["post-64329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-fm","category-news","tag-am-radio","tag-am-radio-for-every-vehicle-act","tag-fm-radio","tag-radio-world"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-gJz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38766,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/new-silicon-labs-automotive-radio-tuners-support-drm-and-built-on-sdr-friendly-technology\/","url_meta":{"origin":64329,"position":0},"title":"New Silicon Labs automotive radio tuners support DRM and built on “SDR-friendly technology”","author":"Thomas","date":"July 31, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to a number of SWLing Post readers who shared this latest press release from Silicon Labs. This is certainly a major upgrade to the Silicon Labs line of tuners\/DSP chips. 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When I'm in QC, I love attending this particular market because of the amazing variety of things for sale. It's a proper community event. As I was browsing the various tables, I happened upon one of these: Talk about\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "FM"","block_context":{"text":"FM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/fm\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_9382.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_9382.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_9382.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23536,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/in-sweden-ambulances-testing-system-to-jam-car-radios\/","url_meta":{"origin":64329,"position":3},"title":"In Sweden, Ambulances testing system to jam car radios","author":"Thomas","date":"January 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: BBC News via Richard Langley) Ambulances in Stockholm are testing a system that interrupts in-car audio systems to warn drivers that they need to get through. The solution was developed by students at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in the city. It broadcasts a voice warning, while a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "FM"","block_context":{"text":"FM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/fm\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Ambulance.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Ambulance.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Ambulance.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Ambulance.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16849,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/ebay-find-acoustical-manufacturing-of-england\/","url_meta":{"origin":64329,"position":4},"title":"eBay find: Acoustical Manufacturing of England","author":"Thomas","date":"January 16, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Korchin (K2WNW), who writes: I remember when I was a young kid back in Saskatoon, being invited over to a friend's house to hear his \"English stereo.\" We both worked at the CFMC-FM radio back then (he did the 10 PM-2AM slot, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Acoustical Mfg England - AM Tuner","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Acoustical-Mfg-England-AM-Tuner.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Acoustical-Mfg-England-AM-Tuner.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Acoustical-Mfg-England-AM-Tuner.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Acoustical-Mfg-England-AM-Tuner.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":65219,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/how-removing-am-and-fm-from-cars-impacts-the-12-volt-ecosystem\/","url_meta":{"origin":64329,"position":5},"title":"How Removing AM and FM from Cars Impacts the 12-Volt Ecosystem","author":"Thomas","date":"January 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dennis Dura, who shares this CE Outlook article examining the trend of major automakers removing AM\/FM radios from new vehicles and what it means for the 12-volt ecosystem. With AM\/FM being increasingly omitted in favor of digital monthly subscriptions and mobile-connected audio services, this\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Truck-Car-Radio-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Truck-Car-Radio-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Truck-Car-Radio-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Truck-Car-Radio-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Truck-Car-Radio-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64329"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64331,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64329\/revisions\/64331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}