FM

えふえむ
noun
FM, FM radio
1. FM, FM radio
Frequency modulation radio broadcasting, which offers higher audio quality than AM radio.
FM放送(ほうそう)を聴(き)く。
I listen to FM radio.
車(くるま)でFM局(きょく)を探(さが)した。
I searched for an FM station in the car.
この地域(ちいき)ではFMの電波(でんぱ)が届(とど)きにくい。
FM signals are hard to receive in this area.

FM stands for frequency modulation (周波数(しゅうはすう)変調(へんちょう)). It offers better sound quality than AM but has shorter range.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • FM放送(ほうそう): FM broadcasting
  • FM局(きょく): FM station
  • FM番組(ばんぐみ): FM program
  • FMラジオ(らじお): FM radio

JAPANESE FM STATIONS:

Japan has numerous FM stations including:

  • 地上波(ちじょうは)FM: terrestrial FM (76.1-94.9 MHz)
  • コミュニティFM: community FM stations
  • J-WAVE, FM802, FM東京(とうきょう) are popular stations
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