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by def_illiterate 4074 days ago
I lived through a large natural disaster. (I don't want to go into specifics because I like my anonymity.)

The local FM station was the only show in town for about 2 days. The local t.v. stations were back online, but a lot more people had battery powered radios than battery powered televisions. :-)

It definitely makes sense in an emergency, especially if it can be coupled with a low-power mode similar to the one on the new Samsung S6's.