@HopelessDemigod That's not good -- at all. Medium wave AM broadcast radio might be old-tech, but it's vital for national security, vital for the government to be able to communicate with the entire population in case of a REAL emergency.

It's simple and always works. It's long range at night so one clear channel station can be picked up by anyone with an AM radio out to 1,000 miles. Every car has an AM radio. In a pinch with no electricity, any electronics hobbyist can make a crystal radio and pick up AM broadcast.

Low-tech has an infinite advantage in a dire emergency. It's infinite because other forms of communication all require technology that can't be cobbled together out of junk in the basement. AM radio can be.