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A method comprises, at a hybrid radio receiver configured to recover audio content separately from a broadcast radio signal and from a wireless network connection, receiving a reception metric that indicates audio quality of the audio content in the broadcast radio signal at any given time. The method further comprises, deriving, from fluctuations of the reception metric over time, fluctuation indicators that indicate audio quality fluctuations that are likely noticeable to a listener. The method further comprises deriving a switching decision to use the broadcast radio signal or the wireless network connection as a source of the audio content based on a previous switching decision and the fluctuation indicators to introduce hysteresis into the switching decision, and selecting the broadcast radio signal or the wireless network connection as the source of the audio content based on the switching decision.

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