Miami Radio: FCC Commissioners Interviewed On WIOD

FCC Chiarman Ajit Pai and Commissioners Mignon Clyburn

During a tour of Florida to view Hurricane Irma damage, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioner Mignon Clyburn paid a visit to iHeartMedia’s News/Talk WIOD 610 AM

Pai and Clyburn were interviewed on WIOD by Enrique Santos and Jimmy Cefalo.  Excerpts from the interview were aired Tuesday morning on First News with Cefalo. The entire interview aired Tuesday morning at 10:06.




Pai told WPBT-TV “The FM chip is a valuable functionality, not just when times are good or when it helps you save battery life or reduces congestion on the wireless network, but especially when there’s an emergency,” He added “People want to tune in to the radio broadcast and get emergency information and this can be a valuable way of doing that.”

Pai has long been a supporter of the technology but he’s said that the FCC doesn’t have the legal authority to require cellphone companies to wake up FM features. He’s hoped by using such high-profile statements that he can encourage carriers to voluntarily do so