So the hot rumor about the forthcoming iPhone 7 is that it will lose something that has so far been taken for granted. I’m talking about...

Do consumers want radios built into their mobile devices so they can save on precious bandwidth? In other words, does the use of audio...

With a great flourish, the powers-that-be behind the NextRadio app have announced that this week shall begin a thunderous effort...

Lots of folks in the radio space are talking about Emmis’ NextRadio initiative to activate FM chips in smartphones (here and here), but...

It’s virtually taken on faith in the radio industry: This idea that when all other technologies fail, there’s still radio in an...

The battle for real estate and attention on mobile devices is even tougher than you think. This past week Techcrunch reported on a study...

Earlier this week I provided data and an argument to show why the NextRadio campaign to add an FM chip to mobile phones in the U.S. will...

I am stridently pro-consumer. I believe that if we focus on what consumers show us they want, then we will have more consumers, happier...

“When it comes to mobile devices, we need to remind listeners that radio is FREE – that its use does not sap so much precious battery...

From Radio Ink: The latest statistics from Emmis regarding NextRadio show the popularity in the app is still on the rise. NextRadio...

Last week Edison Research released its always excellent “Infinite Dial” study of audio listening habits in the U.S. I’m a big fan of this...

You can climb down from the ceiling now, Mr. Broadcaster – it turns out new cars will feature FM/AM radios built-in for the foreseeable...

Last week one of the radio industry’s big headlines was the preliminary deal struck between Sprint and various players in radio to...

What’s the best way for radio to compete in a newly digital mobile environment? Is it to ensure that every mobile phone has an activated...

Another study from NAB has been issued which supports the notion that consumers want FM on their mobile phones. And, like all studies...

Will FM radio ever end up pre-installed in mobile phones in the US? I doubt it, because consumers aren’t asking for radio to be built...

Evidently the NAB didn’t like my survey about behaviors among folks who have mobile phones and may also have FM built-in, whether they...

How many US radio listeners already have FM built-in to their mobile phones? And how often do they use it? How does this compare to the...

Since when did I become the guy who didn’t want FM in mobile phones?  Bring it on, device-makers!  Install those chips! Actually, I don’t...

This is not a post about the wisdom of FM chips in mobile phones.  I wrote that post already last year and absolutely nothing significant...