Norway switches off FM radio, but a station is defying government order

Re:Norway switches off FM radio, but a station is defying go... by romaniv on Friday December 15, 2017 @01:05PM (#15933706)

Radios are still sold in stores. Also, Phones and MP3 players often have FM radios. Heck, my best radio is probably my OP-1 synthesizer.

The real "magic" of FM radio that it something that Just Works. You don't have to pay, you don't have to connect to some network, and it's something that worked since late 1930s. No matter what people say, any current digital radio formal will almost certainly obsolete in less than 20 years.

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Re:Norway switches off FM radio, but a station is defying go... by IshKebab on Friday December 15, 2017 @06:20PM (#15936136)

Yeah but... Way more people have phones. Just send your emergency broadcast by SMS. There's even an official way to do that.

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Re:Norway switches off FM radio, but a station is defying go... by beckler on Friday December 15, 2017 @02:26PM (#15934313)

How do you like your OP-1?

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Re:Norway switches off FM radio, but a station is defying go... by romaniv on Friday December 15, 2017 @03:18PM (#15934723)

Love it. It's one of the most well-designed electronic devices I ever owned. Rally fun to use. I think it's worth studying as an example of great user experience and designing for "emergent" features - even if you don't care about synthesizers all that much.

Also, OP-1's synthesis capabilities are much deeper than it would seem from reading the manual or watching a typical review. And it has an amazing online community.

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