NPR, broadcasters: Nag cell firms to activate the FM radio chip in your smart phones

Evidently, carriers would rather have you stream radio content so they can charge you for data band­width rather than activating the FM chip in every smart­phone. A coalition which includes NPR and NAB (the National Association of Broadcasters) wants you to, ahem, encourage carriers to get with the program. They've set up a web page for you to bitch. Use it, darlings. And tweet this post using the twitter button below, adding the hashtag of your cell phone carrier. (#ATT, #Verizon, etc.)