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by lostmsu 2492 days ago
Good thing tornado warning is now a loud mobile phone alert.

I'd expect people mostly listen to radio because they are bored while driving, which has about as much "importance".

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There's something to be said about the utility of old analog systems during emergency situations -- which is part of the responsibility of the FCC to account for.

Dead phones and offline towers are not unheard of in disaster situations.

For example: https://twitter.com/CarmenScurato/status/910957644256546817