first quote -
the whole idea of this discussion, you can hear radio stations all over the word via the Internet, yes when your cell phone is working - cell phones have that ability, but not if the cell service & Internet too is down in the area of an emergency . . . in most cases radio stations will be there.
At least with EAS info.
If not the station close to the emergency, then the one next to it.
second quote -
I guess you never been in an emergency where you need info, phones are down, cells are down, Internet is down . . . but gee wiz the radio station playing 70's & 80's HITS is up and running, unfortunetly still playing 70's & 80's HITS as the emergency wrecks havoc with the area . . . the problem too today radio is not committed anymore (my opinion), they could use EAS (but again I guess it wasn't activated on Maui)
And yes a person would pull an antenna out of a cell phone, if they knew they'd have an additional choice for emergency info.
True while you're fleeing you aren't going to do it but once you get to a safe area you would want info and again cell phones didn't do it on Maui in the area of the fires, cell service was down . . . but radio just outside that area could have if EAS was activated.
I'll say it again, if phone makers would put a radio in a phone, the pros that design phones can make it work and people knew about, it would be a fun addition and maybe life saving in some circumstances.
Or maybe you still need that "little 6 transistor radio" along with that cell phone, if they can't fit the radio circuits in the phone then people can TAPE IT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THEIR LITTLE PHONE, yea that's it - WITH GAFFERS TAPE !!!
Naturally away from the phones camera workings, flashlight, etc.
The cell phone - the do all device, except when its phone circuits are down in a bad emergency!
Al