AM Radio signal lost??

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On my kona 2024 I have lost my AM signal The stations come up but no connection The FM signal is good. Any Ideas or is there a way to reboot it . Thanks in advance.
 
Paul K said:
Maybe it's a really smart car trying to block out hate radio.
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AM still has something to offer besides hate radio.

I was disappointed to discover my electric MINI Cooper SE was FM-only. Later, thanks to smart members of Inside EVs' MINI Cooper SE forum, I was happy to learn I could use an OBDII device and a program called Bimmercode to remove the factory block on the built-in AM radio tuner--the car even included a wired-up AM antenna! Now I can listen to Detroit Tigers' baseball games the way they were meant to be heard--on muffled, static-plagued AM radio.
 
insightman said:
AM still has something to offer besides hate radio.

I was disappointed to discover my electric MINI Cooper SE was FM-only. Later, thanks to smart members of Inside EVs' MINI Cooper SE forum, I was happy to learn I could use an OBDII device and a program called Bimmercode to remove the factory block on the built-in AM radio tuner--the car even included a wired-up AM antenna! Now I can listen to Detroit Tigers' baseball games the way they were meant to be heard--on muffled, static-plagued AM radio.
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It fixed itself some how ...
 
insightman said:
AM still has something to offer besides hate radio.

I was disappointed to discover my electric MINI Cooper SE was FM-only. Later, thanks to smart members of Inside EVs' MINI Cooper SE forum, I was happy to learn I could use an OBDII device and a program called Bimmercode to remove the factory block on the built-in AM radio tuner--the car even included a wired-up AM antenna! Now I can listen to Detroit Tigers' baseball games the way they were meant to be heard--on muffled, static-plagued AM radio.
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Why would they block AM radio? Was a time when AM was basically required because the Emergency Broadcast System was on AM
 
ENirogus said:
Why would they block AM radio? Was a time when AM was basically required because the Emergency Broadcast System was on AM
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I assume BMW determined the MINI EV's electrical system reduced the performance of the AM radio compared with it's performance in gas-powered MINIs. In truth, I can get only the strongest of Detroit's AM stations from 45 miles away. Fortunately, the sports station I listen to is in my town and comes in fine.
 
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ENirogus said:
Why would they block AM radio? Was a time when AM was basically required because the Emergency Broadcast System was on AM
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It still is in at least parts of the US. That's why Ford abandoned its plan to drop AM radio in its vehicles very soon after announcing it.
 
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