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Another Country Prepares To Say Farewell To AM Radio
Many places in Europe have already converted to digital, almost ending any signals on the AM band. Now Japan is preparing to turn off their AM signals as well, with a goal of having 44 of their 47 stations converted exclusively to FM by 2028. (I don't think we will ever have the room to do that here, but they may not have as many stations.)
The story takes pains to point out that the converted stations will be on "Wide FM," and I have to confess I've never heard that term before. What, exactly, does it mean? Is it the FM we have here or something else?
44 of 47 AM radio stations in Japan to switch to FM by 2028
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Re: Another Country Prepares To Say Farewell To AM Radio
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FM complement broadcasting, also known as Wide FM started in 2013.
In Japan, the frequency of FM band used to be allocated from 76.1 MHz to 90.0 MHz. Since TV analog broadcasting had shut down in July 2011 and its band has become free, it has been used for FM broadcasting by AM radio stations. The band is from 90.1 MHz to 94.9 MHz.