article_snippet.sent: It is a source of music, information and entertainment for millions of listeners around the world yet vast numbers of people are being denied the chance to enjoy FM radio.
article_snippet.sent: The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) in the US, which has been one of the loudest campaigners on the issue, also warns that FM radio on mobile phones could prove vital in an emergency.
article_snippet.sent: It said that FM radio is the most reliable way of broadcasting emergency information during times of national crisis and by allowing access to FM radio is the most reliable way of broadcasting emergency information during times of national crisis on smartphones would mean such messages could reach almost everyone, no matter where such messages are.
article_snippet.sent: In the US, around 85 per cent of American adults still listen to AM/FM stations.
article_snippet.sent: Jeff Smulyan, spokesman for The NAB on the campaign, told NPR that giving users FM radio would allow Jeff Smulyan, spokesman for the NAB on the campaign to avoid expensive data charges and save battery life.
article_snippet.sent: When the power grid is out, the only lifeline for the American public is having an FM tuner.
article_snippet.sent: Around 21 per cent of adults in the UK say Smartphones produced by HTC and Motorola have listened to radio using a mobile phone or tablet at least once a month during 2014, but many of these may have been using apps rather than FM chips.
article_snippet.sent: In the US the figures are lower as the availability of phones with FM radio activated is lower.
article_snippet.sent: There's clear evidence that people love FM radio in people phone.