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Hurricane Sandy Helps Make Case For the FM Chip
RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | 3:17pm CT
It was Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director Craig Fugate himself who underscored the importance of radio while being interviewed on CBS saying, "One of the things you don't really think about anymore is having a battery-powered radio or hand-cranked radio to get news from local broadcasters. The Internet may go out, cell phones will be congested, radio is oftentimes the way to get those important messages about what's going on in the local community." Statements like this, along with the important role radio is playing in the coverage of Hurricane Sandy, may be a huge asset to those lobbying Congress to ensure that radio should become mandatory on every cell phone sold in America.
Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan has spearheaded the effort and says his campaign is gaining momentum. It's an election year and Washington is being more accommodating to broadcasters who are pushing the safety issue. As Sandy will once again prove radio's fundamental importance during a disaster situation when power is out and other forms of communications have been silenced, Smulyan says, "It's too important. It makes too much sense. We're now starting to see this move very dramatically." (10-30-12)
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