2023.5 appears to have removed the AM radio

[kodiakng]

judging by the options available in the Select and Ca Rt 1 models, Ford appears to have removed the AM radio capability:

we won't know for sure until order guides appear - the Premium and GT models only mention the B&O sound system without a lot of details.

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[joes723]

Will Electric Cars Kill AM Radio? (autoweek.com)

"And the interference problem is real. According to Consumer Guide, the electric motors in EVs “tend to generate electromagnetic interference with AM radio…Rapidly fluctuating voltage results in the high-level, low-frequency electromagnetic interference that reaches into the radio. Electromagnetic frequencies generated by EV motors happen to be comparable in wavelength to AM radio signals….Porsche, for one, has advised that this interference may result in static and crackling sounds. Other automakers point out such possible audio annoyances as distortion, buzzing and signal fading.”

 

[HondaRacer]

AM radio was deleted on all 2023 models

 

[kodiakng]

AM radio was deleted on all 2023 models

from the 8/25/22 order guide for 2023 model year:

since i haven't received mine yet i can't confirm with my own eyes but i'm expecting it to be there.

 

[Scooby24]

but muh talk radio!

 

[kodiakng]

but muh talk radio!

i only use it for emergency and weather radio in the hinterlands now days. folks that rely on it will need to look for alternative means.

 

[HondaRacer]

from the 8/25/22 order guide for 2023 model year:

since i haven't received mine yet i can't confirm with my own eyes but i'm expecting it to be there.

The order guide is wrong.

 

[67 Stang Convertible]

Not the 1st time they tried to kill the radio ?

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

There is an aftermarket solution.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3746743403...JeoTErTqCUR3oNpyz4r9UWqeo=|tkp:Bk9SR56gn4D9YQ

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

There is an aftermarket solution.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/374674340321?hash=item573c54b9e1:g:OssAAOSwZU9kUmHR&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA0IZPxACeajXuKvDa5bQ8/A/0RwDg6+yHXvAB8OAbVKH8hVYd4KK+urAMi4AA/VGdQdTSXK5NEDwJBiEzJTwIlQtTJNtZwJ3rG1VhGqnGJGPqHZG8k292yjo8j+AYuefo9tzhTNbi0IrbJHw02kJuLASuX9Al7sZ1LAGo64bjCPX0sH4oA1C0ITUE3ehh89GzRlCfOuCMHsXe9BC3SMjMDXnPC083kXhkUJvFKS2mQP4skymrYRhgt5Ao8yolOJJeoTErTqCUR3oNpyz4r9UWqeo=|tkp:Bk9SR56gn4D9YQ

I’m waiting for someone to make an AM radio that rebroadcasts on FM ?

 

[Fins160]

Honestly, glad I got a 2022 with AM. I listen to our college baseball games on AM radio if we leave the games early. I know I can stream it, but there's something to say about not having to pull up an app where the broadcast is delayed.

In my experience, the AM radio sounds great in the MME.

 

[4sallypat]

My '22 Lightning has the last of the AM radio!

My incoming '23 MME does not.

 

[sukhoi_584th]

I listen to AM every day and commute through a 5-10 min stretch with no cell service. It'd be very annoying to have to stream. The AM station does simulcast on FM but in the MME that FM station has some weird interference the AM doesn't.

 

[kodiakng]

There is an aftermarket solution.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/374674340321?hash=item573c54b9e1:g:OssAAOSwZU9kUmHR&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA0IZPxACeajXuKvDa5bQ8/A/0RwDg6+yHXvAB8OAbVKH8hVYd4KK+urAMi4AA/VGdQdTSXK5NEDwJBiEzJTwIlQtTJNtZwJ3rG1VhGqnGJGPqHZG8k292yjo8j+AYuefo9tzhTNbi0IrbJHw02kJuLASuX9Al7sZ1LAGo64bjCPX0sH4oA1C0ITUE3ehh89GzRlCfOuCMHsXe9BC3SMjMDXnPC083kXhkUJvFKS2mQP4skymrYRhgt5Ao8yolOJJeoTErTqCUR3oNpyz4r9UWqeo=|tkp:Bk9SR56gn4D9YQ

that would be a better option than finding a mount solution for my All American 5. ? the amperage draw might be an issue long term. ?

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

that would be a better option than finding a mount solution for my All American 5. ? the amperage draw might be an issue long term. ?

I bet @AOSK would craft you a glove box replacement to hold the radio!

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