Here's a refreshing reminder that "the needs of the community trump every format standard," as Eric Rhoads explains how radio has been a lifeline for folks stranded without power during this week's
record snow storms.
As he notes, "Few Americans own a portable battery-operated television, but virtually everyone has a battery-operated radio. Come sleet, or hail, or snow, when even the
Post Office cannot get through, radio always gets through."
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