I heard this piece on NPR this morning, and thought it was kind of interesting. Click the giant "play" link on the page to hear the whole story.
Finding A 'Radio That Is Just A Radio' In The Digital AgeThe United Nations has declared Friday World Radio Day in celebration of radio's unique status as a "simple and inexpensive" technology with the power to reach even the most remote, marginalized communities.
But we wondered — in this digital age, how hard is it to find a simple, inexpensive radio?http://www.npr.org/2015/02/13/385716455/finding-a-radio-that-is-just-a-radio-in-the-digital-age