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At least in Australia, our national emergency broadcaster is primarily on AM. Commonly in bushfires, floods, etc, all other infrastructure can be knocked out in the initial moments, and AM tends to be the last resource standing.

I do not know what large natural disasters are like in the US, but expect that would only become more frequent and severe, with a similar kind of failure rate across technologies like FM and mobile phone coverage.

As many countries would likely follow the pattern set by large car manufacturers affected by this bill, I am heartened by it and hope it passes.