FCC Chairman Encourages Activation of the FM Radio Chip Built Into Your iPhone

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FCC Chairman Encourages Activation of the FM Radio Chip Built Into Your iPhone

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has advocated for the Activation of FM Radio receivers Built Into nearly every smartphone, as part of opening remarks he made at the Future of Radio and Audio Symposium in Washington D.C. today.


Many smartphones sold today, including iPhones, have an FM receiver Built Into the LTE modem that would allow people to listen to FM Radio over the air; however, many carriers and phone makers have **t enabled the functionality, forcing users to use an app to stream FM Radio over Wi-Fi or cellular data.

Pai cited a NAB study that found only 44% of the top-selling smartphones in the United States had activated FM receivers as of last year. The vast majority?94%?of the **n-activated smartphones are iPhones, according to the study.


"We could be doing a lot better," said Pai, who was appointed as FCC Chairman last month. "It seems odd that every day we hear about a new smartphone app that lets you do something in**vative, yet these modern-day mobile miracles don?t enable a key function offered by a 1982 Sony Walkman."

The Activation of FM receivers in iPhones would have several benefits, including battery life savings, less data usage, and most importantly, the ability to receive emergency alerts over Radio without service.

"You could make a case for activating chips on public safety grounds alone," added Pai. "The former head of our Federal Emergency Management Administration has spoken out in support of this proposal. The FCC has an expert advisory panel on public safety issues that has also advocated enabling FM Radio chips on smartphones."

Pai said that while he will keep speaking out about the benefits of activating FM receivers in smartphones, he is a believer in free markets and the rule of law, and he thereby can**t support a government mandate requiring Activation of these chips, **r does he believe the FCC has the power to issue said mandate.

In 2015, an online campaign was launched to "free radio" on smartphones. It calls for U.S. carriers to activate the FM Radio receivers in smartphones. AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile **w support the functionality, or will soon, on all or select Android-based smartphones. The campaign extends to Canada.

Apple's stance on the Activation of FM receivers in iPhones, and whether it could do so with a simple iOS update, is uncertain. Some have said that iPhones would need a**ther antenna, which may **t fit, for proper FM signal reception. The company did **t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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