FM stations

Dial-tuned music sources

FM stations are radio broadcasters that transmit on the frequency modulation band, typically between 88 and 108 megahertz.

FM offers higher fidelity than AM radio, making it the standard for music programming: I only listen to FM stations in the car.

The term distinguishes these from AM stations and newer digital or internet radio.

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Opposites
broadcast technology/frequency band

FM stationsAM stations

Amplitude-modulated radio frequencies

AM radio · shortwave radio · satellite radio · digital radio

transmission medium

FM stationssatellite radio

Audio via orbiting transmitters

streaming services · podcasts · Spotify · Pandora · Apple Music

era/technology generation

FM stationsstreaming platforms

On-demand video services

digital radio

Family

station, modulation

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G