Will They Call It SmartRadio?

Your Humble Blogger is one of a dying breed who still owns a handheld radio... but he is using it less and less. It turns out, he may have an FM radio on him at all times without knowing it. NPR reports.

Questions...

•What is "device convergence"? How does it apply here?

•Is radio a dying mass medium? Why or why not?

•What are the practical uses for local broadcast radio?

•How much would you pay to turn on the FM radio in your phone?

•Would you listen to more radio if the chip in your phone was turned on?

•Should government order phone makers to turn on their FM radio chips, or should the free market decide? Why?