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by pverghese 719 days ago
I understand why the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRF) wants to pull the plug on FM radio. But I think there are still some good reasons to keep it around. FM radio is simple and strong, and it can be heard by a lot of people even in areas with bad internet access. FM radio also comes in handy in emergencies, like when natural disasters knock out other ways to communicate.
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>even in areas with bad internet access.

They stop the analog signal, not the whole "air transmission":

>>Those who listen to the radio now largely do so via digital audio broadcasting (DAB+) or the internet

It's literately the first sentence.