Updated: New iPod Nano to Include FM Tuner

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You can bet that radio stations are jumping for joy over Apple’s announcement Wednesday (Sept. 9) that its new iPod Nano includes a built-in FM tuner, and live pause and iTunes Tagging features.

The radio industry, which has supported iTunes Tagging for the past three years, has been working even longer to get FM tuners installed in mobile devices as a way to increase the distribution of their signals. An FM tuner is already available in Microsoft’s Zune, but Apple’s iPods are far more ubiquitous.

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