What in the world?

I think you replied to the wrong thread!

LOL!!

Nobody gets me. "Radio" is a movie starring Cuba Gooding Jr. He went full retard and critics hated it!

I still listen to the radio all the time! Spanish stations in south florida are hilarious in the morning.

ALL i ever listen to is Hd radio but the regular Fm stations I tend to stay away from

I can't be the only one who's heard of this!  You just don't go full retard!

I still listen to the radio, and if you have a car, you already have a battery powered radio. Or don't they put FM receivers in cars anymore? Still did in 2009 anyway.

My old amp didn't have a radio and we ended up listening to the radio stations on the tv. Kinda waste of energy. New amp has FM and it also sounds better then the highly digitized shit on cable tv.

I agree with your first sentence.

I disagree with your second line.

I mean how is the internet suppose to work if a Category 4 hurricane knocks down all the power lines.  But some radio stations have backup generators, and if you have a battery operated or hand-cranked operated radio, at least you have something.....

I'm talking about the initial aim of the internet, what it's design is based on. Is it like that at the moment? Sort of, but not to a reliable level, hence the "eventually". Also, I'm talking about the transport method (possible transmission via WiMax or similar technology on an IP transport protocol). 4G is already the first step towards integrating the mobile phone network more seamlessly with computer networks via packet based transmission. Broadcasting methods such as television and radio will ultimately follow.

Besides: Just because a radio station is on backup power doesn't mean a WiMax tower cannot be.

The Zune had a built in radio. Shame.

That was a joke, right? 

OT: Radios are still used to communicate with satellites and rovers, such as the ones on Mars.

Go Curiosity!