An iPhone Is Not a Radio

The radio industry gets excited at even the mere thought that radio will be included in the Internet and mobile future.

Remember the high-fiving over HD radios that dock an iPod and allow music heard on HD sub-channels to be purchased by listeners on iTunes? It was going to be the next big thing.

It wasn't.

Now that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has introduced iPhone 2.0 with applications that enable a consumer to easily dial into AOL (powered by CBS) or any other station through other apps, many industry execs think this will mean new life for terrestrial radio.

Not so fast.

We're leaving out the sociology -- as&hellip