Some points to ponder from some of the comments on The Hollywood Reporter:
The demise of AM/FM radio will result in a lack of public service in real-time ( traffic reports, sports, weather, etc.)
Another said to keep your old AM/FM radios because the day will come when you need “pirate” stations to combat censored information and propaganda.
DAB radios are limited in range whereas with FM you can pick up stations 50 miles away and more.
And this comment was interesting:
“Digital sound is compromised and only contains an approximation of the original sound. My Fisher 800 produces better sound from the local FM station than any CD you play through it. GOVERNMENT MANDATES QUANTITY, NOT QUALITY.
I had for awhile at least, an HD Radio. The digital signal sounded far FAR better than the FM. And on AM it was an even bigger difference, crystal clear.
“Another said to keep your old AM/FM radios because the day will come when you need “pirate” stations to combat censored information and propaganda.”
Interesting comment. In a TEOTWAWKI situation, broadcast analogue radio would probably be a lot easier communications technology to piece together, than either the Internet or digital anything.