{"id":66492,"date":"2026-07-04T01:57:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T05:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=66492"},"modified":"2026-07-03T04:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T08:01:46","slug":"am-innovation-and-radios-reach-in-evs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/am-innovation-and-radios-reach-in-evs\/","title":{"rendered":"AM Innovation and Radio’s Reach in EVs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo by Brock Wegner on Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Dennis Dura, who shares the following two articles that may be of interest to readers:<\/p>\n

The first, from Radio World, highlights a new broadband AM antenna system designed for the upper end of the mediumwave band. The compact design promises easier installation, lower infrastructure requirements, and could offer broadcasters a practical solution where traditional AM tower installations are impractical or prohibitively expensive:
\nhttps:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/tech-and-gear\/products\/new-antenna-for-upper-am-band-nears-readiness<\/a><\/p>\n

Dennis also points to a recent Westwood One analysis examining the listening habits of Tesla drivers. Despite Tesla’s increasingly streaming-focused infotainment systems, the data suggests AM\/FM radio remains the dominant source of ad-supported in-car audio among Tesla owners:
\nhttps:\/\/www.westwoodone.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/29\/reach-future-tesla-buyers-on-am-fm-radio-the-medium-tesla-drivers-listen-to-most\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dennis Dura, who shares the following two articles that may be of interest to readers: The first, from Radio World, highlights a new broadband AM antenna system designed for the upper end of the mediumwave band. The compact design promises easier installation, lower infrastructure requirements, and could offer broadcasters […]<\/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":[373,3781,3],"tags":[4097,10350,5875,1384],"class_list":["post-66492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-fm","category-news","tag-am","tag-am-radio-for-every-vehicle-act","tag-dennis-dura","tag-fm-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-his","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":58658,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/radio-waves-audacy-files-for-bankruptcy-wbcqs-ampegon-antenna-and-fm-drm-in-india\/","url_meta":{"origin":66492,"position":0},"title":"Radio Waves: Audacy Files for Bankruptcy, WBCQ’s Ampegon Antenna, and FM DRM in India","author":"Thomas","date":"January 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.\u00a0Enjoy! 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