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My Android FM receiver app.<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Dan Van Hoy, who forwards the following story from The Verge<\/a>:<\/p>\n

FCC chairman Ajit Pai wants Apple to turn on the FM radio that\u2019s hidden inside of every iPhone. In a statement today, he asked that Apple \u201creconsider its position, given the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.\u201d The FM radio, he said, can be used to receive \u201clife-saving information\u201d during disasters.<\/p>\n

Apple said Pai\u2019s request wasn\u2019t possible for its newest phones. \u201ciPhone 7 and iPhone 8 models do not have FM radio chips in them nor do they have antennas designed to support FM signals, so it is not possible to enable FM reception in these products,\u201d an Apple spokesperson said in a statement. Apple seemed to indicate that it had no plans to enable FM radio on older phones either, saying that the iPhone already includes other safety features.<\/p>\n

Most smartphones have an FM radio inside, and they have for a long time. Until recently, however, most of those radios were deactivated, so that owners couldn\u2019t use them. There were a handful of reasons for this, but two of the more obvious ones were that if your phone receives FM radio, you\u2019re going to be less likely to pay for music and extra wireless data \u2014 instead, you\u2019d just tune into the radio for free.[…]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to read the full article at The Verge…<\/a><\/p>\n

Dan notes: “The one false part of Apple’s response is about the antenna. Earbuds are used for the FM antenna in mobile phones. I use mine often when I travel.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

That’s correct, Dan–I use my Moto phone’s FM receiver a lot when travelling and, in fact, it requires earphones to operate. Some of the latest iPhones don’t even have earphone jacks, but most previous models did.<\/p>\n

It’s too bad Apple won’t allow for the receiver to be unlocked in the models that do have FM radio. It’s such a great, accessible and free feature.<\/p>\n

Thanks again for the tip, Dan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Dan Van Hoy, who forwards the following story from The Verge: FCC chairman Ajit Pai wants Apple to turn on the FM radio that\u2019s hidden inside of every iPhone. In a statement today, he asked that Apple \u201creconsider its position, given the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3781,3],"tags":[2128,6546,1241,1384,3782],"class_list":["post-28605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fm","category-news","tag-ajit-pai","tag-dan-van-hoy","tag-fcc","tag-fm-radio","tag-smart-phones"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-7rn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24230,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/activating-mobile-phone-fm-fcc-chairman-ajit-pais-remarks-at-nab-symposium\/","url_meta":{"origin":28605,"position":0},"title":"Activating mobile phone FM: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s remarks at NAB symposium","author":"Thomas","date":"February 17, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Aaron Kuhn, who shares the following: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's remarks at the North American Broadcasters Association's Future of Radio and Audio Symposium from today have been posted at http:\/\/transition.fcc.gov\/Daily_Releases\/Daily_Business\/2017\/db0216\/DOC-343529A1.pdf I found the most interesting info in the statement is only 44% of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "FM"","block_context":{"text":"FM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/fm\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/FM-Radio-Smart-Phone.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":28922,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/nab-setting-the-record-straight-on-fm-radio-in-iphones\/","url_meta":{"origin":28605,"position":1},"title":"NAB: “Setting the record straight on FM radio in iPhones”","author":"Thomas","date":"October 27, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Contributor\u00a0Sam Matheny via the\u00a0NAB Blog) In recent months, the Southeast U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have been pummeled by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.\u00a0 The wildfires in California have been equally devastating.\u00a0 These storms and fires have wreaked havoc on communications networks and challenged public safety\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "FM"","block_context":{"text":"FM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/fm\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/iphone.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/iphone.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/iphone.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/iphone.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7793,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/fcc-championing-change-that-could-bolster-am-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":28605,"position":2},"title":"FCC championing change that could “Bolster AM Radio”","author":"Thomas","date":"November 1, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"It appears that FCC Commissioner, Ajit Pai, is pushing a plan to revitalize declining AM radio station and listener numbers in the US. 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