AM stations

Amplitude modulation broadcasts

AM stations are radio broadcasting facilities that transmit on the amplitude modulation band, typically featuring talk radio, news, sports, and older music formats.

The AM band offers longer range, especially at night, but lower audio quality than FM: I listen to AM stations for baseball games.

The technology dates to early radio but remains widely used.

Opposites
radio band/frequency type

AM stationsFM stations

Broadcast frequencies for music

FM radio · FM band · satellite radio · digital radio

broadcast technology era

AM stationsstreaming services

On-demand video delivery platforms

podcasts · digital audio · satellite radio · Spotify · television stations

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G