RE "...Arguing that AM "has significantly longer range" is quite foolish..." I should have made it clear, I meant the present AM band which is around 550 Khz to 1600 Khz and the present FM band from about 88 Mhz to about 108 MHZ . At the present band frequencies AM radio has a much longer range. ( Most people would not have a receiving capable of receiving Long Wave AM which is on a significantly lower frequency around a few 100 KHz or much less. )