Who Will Win the Battle of the Cell Phone: AM/FM or Internet?
Who Will Win the Battle of the Cell Phone: AM/FM or Internet? Monday August 4, 2008 A fascinating story caught my eye at indystar.com penned by Erika D. Smith. She writes in part: “Jeff Smulyan, chief executive of Indianapolis-based radio broadcaster Emmis Communications Corp., is trying to persuade carriers to stick AM/FM tuners in their phones for 40 cents a pop. And voila! Some 226 million people would get instant additional access to radio stations that are fighting to maintain their audience. But…in the last month, millions of iPhone users have downloaded applications that make it easy to listen to Internet radio directly…” Smith points out that the car is still the one place where traditional AM and FM radio still maintains a consistent audience – but technology may soon change this, too. Related: * Your i
