AM/FM
Standard radio frequencies
AM/FM describes radio equipment capable of receiving both amplitude modulation and frequency modulation broadcasts—the two standard methods of transmitting audio over radio waves.
AM offers longer range but lower fidelity; FM provides clearer sound over shorter distances.
Most car radios and portable receivers are AM/FM: an AM/FM clock radio, Does it have AM/FM?
Electromagnetic wave receiver
- tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- stationsFixed stops on routes
- frequenciesOccurrence rates or wavelengths
bandwidth · antenna · receiver · transmitter · airwaves · broadcast · signal · wavelength
Electromagnetic wave receiver
- tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies
- boomboxPortable stereo with speakers
- portableAble to be carried
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
Walkman · tabletop · console · dashboard · antenna · speakers · earbuds · shortwave
Fixed stops on routes
- presetsSaved default configurations
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- scanBrief visual sweep
- seekTry to find
reception · static · clarity · stereo · mono · signal · interference · tuning
Maximum oscillation displacement
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- carrierOne that transports
- waveOscillating motion through medium
analog · signal · bandwidth · fidelity · interference · noise · transmission · encoding
radio
Electromagnetic wave receiver
- tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- stationsFixed stops on routes
frequencies · bandwidth · antenna · receiver · transmitter · airwaves · broadcast · signal · wavelength · modulation
radio
Electromagnetic wave receiver
- tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies
- boomboxPortable stereo with speakers
- portableAble to be carried
receiver · Walkman · tabletop · console · dashboard · antenna · speakers · earbuds · shortwave · dual-band
stations
Fixed stops on routes
seek · reception · static · clarity · stereo · mono · signal · interference · tuning · favorite
amplitude
Maximum oscillation displacement
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- carrierOne that transports
wave · analog · signal · bandwidth · fidelity · interference · noise · transmission · encoding · demodulation
fidelity
Loyalty or exactness
interference · nighttime · daytime · skywave · bandwidth · clarity · stereo · mono · coverage · distance
AM/FMsatellite radio
Audio via orbiting transmitters
digital radio · DAB · shortwave · ham radio · CB radio
AM/FMSpotify
Music streaming platform
Pandora · Apple Music · YouTube Music · CD · MP3
- AM/FM bandsBroadcast frequency ranges