I think it's a good thing. AM can reach out information in those desolate areas that often don't get FM or Cell signals. I use mine all the time at night. It use to come in handy for weather or road conditions if you were out west and in the Mohave desert.
I remember when dad bought his first 64 Vette, it had AM/FM radio. I thought what is this FM? I told dad what ever it is..... it doesn't work. He informed me we had no FM stations any where near here 😁 We didn't get any FM stations here untill the mid/late70s, and they were Country music. In high school we listened to some AM station out of the twin cities Minnesota, KOMA out of Oklahoma City and after dark... X-Rock 80 out of south of the boarder around El Paso Tx when they cranked up that bad boy😁