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Re:Is Am Radio Dead? by jdminhbg on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @01:13PM (#34599146)
> When you're on the highway and see the flashing lights saying "Tune to 520 AM for adverse road conditions" what are you going to do?

Look at Waze to see what's actually happening, like I always do.

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Re:Is Am Radio Dead? by BeetleB on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @01:39PM (#34599644)
Usually these signs are on interstates in the middle of nowhere (e.g. mountain/forest/desert). It's not unusual not to have a signal.

And frankly, even if you did have a signal, it's not likely Waze will be of much help. There are often few travelers on that road, and chances are none of them is using Waze.

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Re:Is Am Radio Dead? by Scoundreller on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @06:12PM (#34603722)
How do the signs get the updates? Could be satellite but it’s probably 3G/LTE unless someone is manually setting it, but then it’s probably made it’s way into Waze when it was last online.
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