Actually, to the NAB dollars depend on it. And - make no mistake - that's really all they're interested in here.
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National Association of Broadcasters Again Urges Apple to Add FM Radio to iPhones
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Actually, to the NAB dollars depend on it. And - make no mistake - that's really all they're interested in here.
Dear NAB,
(Again) You're not fooling anyone. This isn't about safety, it's about salvaging the ratings (therefore ad revenue) of your member stations. Here's a novel solution: Deregulation led to the growth of mega companies that seem to own most of the stations in the country (I'm looking at YOU iHeart) and that's led to the homogenization of playlists, formats, and what music is heard, which has led to lower listenership.
It's my opinion that you should once again regulate how many stations and markets one group can own/be in, leading to more local ownership which leads to a better variety of programming. This and limiting how many hours a day a station can be voice-tracked or automated will lead to higher listenership, ratings and eventually ad revenue.
Your Welcome.
(Again) You're not fooling anyone. This isn't about safety, it's about salvaging the ratings (therefore ad revenue) of your member stations. Here's a novel solution: Deregulation led to the growth of mega companies that seem to own most of the stations in the country (I'm looking at YOU iHeart) and that's led to the homogenization of playlists, formats, and what music is heard, which has led to lower listenership.
It's my opinion that you should once again regulate how many stations and markets one group can own/be in, leading to more local ownership which leads to a better variety of programming. This and limiting how many hours a day a station can be voice-tracked or automated will lead to higher listenership, ratings and eventually ad revenue.
Your Welcome.
According to the article, they claim the Apple does have the hardware inside with a few minor modifications. It also sounded like they were asking that Apple make the modification for future iPhone releases.
I'm of the opinion that Apple doesn't want to add FM because it would compete with Apple music.
In that case, it's clear Americans want FM radio.
Samsung took #1 slot last year in the U.S. market. There are certainly more U.S. market Android phones with FM radios than iPhones.
Long live FM broadcasting!
You'll probably be the first to complain that the government could have saved people's lives if it had "encouraged" terrestrial radio capabilities in cell phones as a last lifeline. It doesn't have to be all of FM radio. It could just be one "emergency" frequency in every metro area -- similar to how NOAA radio works.
One of the reasons why ISDB-T TV rules:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISDB-T_International#Alert_broadcast
There is persuasion and then there is begging. Apple, just like any company or person, will do what they want.
Seems like nobody gets that these days.
Seems like nobody gets that these days.
I do not need or want an FM radio on my phone. I have a perfectly good wind up emergency radio which is far superior in an emergency than anything you can hobble onto a cell phone. I seriously don't care what this marketing group for FM radio stations think. FM is dead, has been for years.
They don't have the necessary antenna for FM.
My LG G6 (no carrier branding) requires headphones be plugged in.
The wires for the headphones are the antenna.
My LG G6 (no carrier branding) requires headphones be plugged in.
The wires for the headphones are the antenna.
FM radio is in the 88-108 range. Most wireless carriers are much higher (Verizon bought 700 years ago and T-Mobile just bought a bunch of 600) you have better chance of interference from another carrier than FM radio. Plus, it’s not broadcasting, it’s receiving, and there are FM broadcasters all over the world, so if FM interfered with your signal, it would be doing it already.
But Tim Cook has been proven a liar by NAB teardowns of Apple products.
I kind of thought that was obvious in the story. It's in all the NAB news and broadcasting news websites.
Meanwhile in the first world.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...ountry-to-shut-down-fm-network-go-all-digital
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...ountry-to-shut-down-fm-network-go-all-digital
Dear Greedy Corp,
I noticed that in your recent products (iPhone 7 and 8) there is no function of hover board. I demand you to add it to all your future products. I don't give a **** to all your technical, marketing, political and other considerations. I just strongly believe that if i want it you must do it.
I noticed that in your recent products (iPhone 7 and 8) there is no function of hover board. I demand you to add it to all your future products. I don't give a **** to all your technical, marketing, political and other considerations. I just strongly believe that if i want it you must do it.
My TV and toaster also don't have FM chips. So what? And the Nano isn't even a current product (must like most radio stations). Either way, Apple doesn't owe the radio conglomerates a line of distribution any more than Walmart owes shelf space to Hustler or Best Buy.
So a phone that has a very finite (roughly 20 hours) battery life needs an emergency fm function? The Sony ICFP26 (AM/FM radio) is 20 bucks and has approximately 100 hours of battery life on 2 AA batteries. Which makes more sense to use in an emergency? We expect too much from one device as it is.
Link to the Sony radio on Amazon's US site.
http://a.co/6dSJxeH
Link to the Sony radio on Amazon's US site.
http://a.co/6dSJxeH
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It is Apple's fault if they did not implement an ultra low power mode like Samsung.
Have you been following any of this? Just cause the feature is in the chip does not mean it is connected. So no OTA update will get it working. On top of all that. No phone FM service will ever beat this device in terms of reception and battery life.
Eejit Pai does not care about the public good. He's made this abundantly clear through his statements and actions (e.g. his desire to kill net neutrality; thinks 1 ISP counts as "competition")
If I was Cook, I'd tell Eejit that Apple will put in FM radio in future iPhones only if the FCC leaves net neutrality alone.