[DaveDBD]

The infotainment manual shows an AM radio but other series while showing it actually don’t have it.

Does it have it?

[agorski]

My i5 eDrive40 does not. The manual shows ALL features available worldwide, not just the one's in your region.

I haven't tried, but using a streaming app in CarPlay will be your alternative.

[LVBMW]

Not in the U.S. market.

[dsgs]

No AM radio in Canada, either. Some FM stations are digital and have subchannels. The local AM news station, for example, is replicated on another station’s subchannel.

[RichardInCA]

Same here - the manual says it’s a thing but only FM shows up in the media menu. I’m not shocked given the change in technology - is there a way you can access it through your phone and then stream through Bluetooth/CarPlay etc?

[sowlesa]

I can’t remember where I heard this so take it with a grain of salt, but I heard that electric vehicles interfere with AM radio signals so the “I” 5 series doesn’t have this while the ICE models do.

[DaveDBD]

Interference is a non issue if designed correctly even for evs.

In the western states they use AM for local highway and weather alerts. You can’t stream these alerts. Thus why I was checking.

Kinda dumb to now have to carry an AM radio in glovebox.