{"id":66425,"date":"2026-06-20T03:04:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T07:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=66425"},"modified":"2026-06-20T03:04:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T07:04:59","slug":"will-fm-radio-be-the-next-casualty-of-the-connected-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/will-fm-radio-be-the-next-casualty-of-the-connected-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Will FM Radio Be the Next Casualty of the Connected Car?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Dennis Dura, who shares the following article about a growing trend among automakers: removing not only AM receivers from new vehicles, but FM as well. This is in favor of internet-connected streaming services. While the shift may seem inevitable, it raises important questions about emergency communications, rural connectivity, and the future of free over-the-air broadcasting.<\/p>\n

Read the full article here: https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2026\/06\/16\/fm-radio-excluded-from-new-vehicles\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dennis Dura, who shares the following article about a growing trend among automakers: removing not only AM receivers from new vehicles, but FM as well. This is in favor of internet-connected streaming services. While the shift may seem inevitable, it raises important questions about emergency communications, rural connectivity, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3781,3],"tags":[5875,1384,11140],"class_list":["post-66425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fm","category-news","tag-dennis-dura","tag-fm-radio","tag-rivian-r2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-hhn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65219,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/how-removing-am-and-fm-from-cars-impacts-the-12-volt-ecosystem\/","url_meta":{"origin":66425,"position":0},"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. 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