FM

えふえむ
noun
FM, FM radio
mediatechnology
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

Japanese fm stations

Japan has numerous FM stations including:

Related Words

Compare: AM (amplitude modulation)
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Added 2026.1.29 11:44 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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