Following his advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill for the AM for Every Vehicle Act, NRB President & CEO, Troy A. Miller, participated in media interviews this week to highlight the importance of preserving AM radio—a critical platform used by more than 120 NRB members to broadcast messages of faith, freedom, and family to millions across the country.
Miller discussed the issue with Rita Cosby on the 77 WABC “Cats & Cosby” show.
“AM radio reaches over 80 million people on a daily basis,” Miller said. “But the biggest thing is, AM radio is free, over-the-air radio for people to tune into at their own will.”
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Miller joined Jeff Katz on his show to discuss how the core issue is about who controls the message.
“We don’t want everything to be on a subscription-based service that the car companies control in the dash,” Miller said. “We like free choice, and free over the air content that people can access. We don’t want any more gatekeepers to tell us what we can and can’t hear.”
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On WAVA’s “The Drive Home” with Greg Seltz, Miller explained the politics behind the issue and why people want to remove AM radio from cars in the first place.
“Right now, top programming on AM radio is Christian talk and teach [and] conservative programming,” Miller said. “We’re not asking for any special treatment. We just want the playing field to be fair and equal. And we really think this is a consumer issue too. They should have the option for free, over-the-air radio.”
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On her Salem News Channel show, Stacy Washington and Miller discussed the continual relevance of this medium.
“AM radio is still a backbone of informational radio,” Miller said.
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Miller joined Justin Barclay on his WOOD Radio show to explain how the bill to protect AM radio has enough sponsors to pass the floor and how NRB is putting the pressure on Congress to get the vote across the finish line.
“It’s really one of the few bills on the Hill these days that has bipartisan support across the aisle,” Miller said. “It’s about fifty-fifty between Republicans and Democrats.”
Miller continued: “Car companies are going to decide for you what you can and can’t listen to in the car. … It’s about who has control of the information.”
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