The Kansas House of Representatives has joined the multitudes backing AM radio by approving House Concurrent Resolution 5026 on March 27. This resolution endorses the Federal AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, signaling Kansas’s support for maintaining AM radio in vehicles.
State Representative and broadcaster Ken Rahjes spearheaded the resolution, which passed with a decisive 109-14 vote.
The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, currently under consideration in Congress, would mandate that all new vehicles sold in the U.S. include AM radio receivers, acknowledging AM radio’s critical role in emergency broadcasting and access to essential information, particularly in rural and underserved communities.
The Kansas Association of Broadcasters has been actively lobbying for the bill, securing backing from key members of the state’s…
