fermium
often attributive
: a broadcasting system using frequency modulation
also
: a radio receiver of such a system
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Patrick George, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
The Weeknd released Hurry Up Tomorrow back in January, with the album completing the trilogy that began with 2020’s After Hours and 2022’s Dawn FM.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Sue Carpenter, who directed the doc, started the 40-watt FM station in 1995, taking advantage of a legal ruling that allowed hundreds of low-power radio operators to proliferate — illegally — throughout the country.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Producers Back Pocket Presents will feature storytellers from the Detroit Free Press, Michigan Public, Outlier Media, WDET-FM and BridgeDetroit, among others.
—Detroit Free Press Staff, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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Noun
For a company like Tesla, dumping the AM/FM radio to cut costs does not exactly scream innovation.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
The Weeknd released Hurry Up Tomorrow back in January, with the album completing the trilogy that began with 2020’s After Hours and 2022’s Dawn FM.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Sue Carpenter, who directed the doc, started the 40-watt FM station in 1995, taking advantage of a legal ruling that allowed hundreds of low-power radio operators to proliferate — illegally — throughout the country.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Producers Back Pocket Presents will feature storytellers from the Detroit Free Press, Michigan Public, Outlier Media, WDET-FM and BridgeDetroit, among others.
—Detroit Free Press Staff, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Fm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fm. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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