Making the Case for FM on Your Mobile Phone

FM Radio Does Not Drain Your Battery or Eat Up Your Data Plan like a Streaming App Does... Really?

This sounds like a great selling point that consumers should demand if radio is ready to diversify its programming. But it also makes the case to deter manufacturers from incorporating FM into the phones they make because of the other data-filled streaming music sources that are now available on your phone. Besides the government is not going to make it mandatory anyway. Seems like radio is late to the table and trying to play catch-up.

-From RadioHeardHere.com

There is a strong belief among many in the radio industry that FM radio receivers should be incorporated into virtually all mobile devices, including mobile phones. Such a move helps to perpetuate the ubiquitous nature of radio and to provide a communication lifeline during times of crisis or natural disaster. Some may wonder why FM radio receivers are necessary when many mobile devices already have access to radio through internet connections. When radio is needed most it's least likely to be available through an internet connection on a mobile device and only available when a mobile device has an FM receiver built-in. Read more at Radio Heard Here

Here is a commercial that supports FM Radio on a cellphone produced by Radio Ink Magazine

Read Eric Rhoads', Publisher of Radio Ink, experience with FM Radio on his mobile phone