How come smartphones don't come with OTA TV & radio?

[Ant]

It would be nice to have them be used as portable TVs and radios from
local OTA stations without using the Internet.

Thank you in advance. :)

[meagain]

Post by Ant
It would be nice to have them be used as portable TVs and radios from
local OTA stations without using the Internet.

Hi Ant,
Some local (Boston) stations distribute their own App - for a cell phone
to receive OTA it would need an antenna, yes?

[Ant]

Post by meagain

Post by Ant
It would be nice to have them be used as portable TVs and radios from
local OTA stations without using the Internet.

Hi Ant,
Some local (Boston) stations distribute their own App - for a cell phone
to receive OTA it would need an antenna, yes?

Well, cellular works OTA too.
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Many smartphones can receive radio, but that ability is often
disabled:
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/04/16/400178385/the-hidden-fm-radio-inside-your-pocket-and-why-you-cant-use-it

Post by Ant
It would be nice to have them be used as portable TVs and radios from
local OTA stations without using the Internet.
Thank you in advance. :)

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[Ant]

Interesting and thanks. Can we even enable it?

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Many smartphones can receive radio, but that ability is often
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/04/16/400178385/the-hidden-fm-radio-inside-your-pocket-and-why-you-cant-use-it

Post by Ant
It would be nice to have them be used as portable TVs and radios from
local OTA stations without using the Internet.
Thank you in advance. :)

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You know as much as I. I assume someone could find a way to enable the
radio, but most of us won't know how. The folks on this forum site are
a likely source of info:
https://www.xda-developers.com/

Post by Ant
Interesting and thanks. Can we even enable it?

Post by r***@pen_fact.com
Many smartphones can receive radio, but that ability is often
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/04/16/400178385/the-hidden-fm-radio-inside-your-pocket-and-why-you-cant-use-it

Post by Ant
It would be nice to have them be used as portable TVs and radios from
local OTA stations without using the Internet.
Thank you in advance. :)

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