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FM Radio From Personal Tragedy Essay

The Federal Communications Commission assigns each station to its place on the band of frequencies, and personal radios can pick up these signals when they are tuned to the correct frequencies (Brain nd). FM radio differs from AM radio not only in the frequencies used, but also in clarity. Because of this clarity, listeners soon began to realize that they could listen to music in a much more positive fashion. While it was AM radio that first revolutionized the communications industry by allowing mass communication, FM radio came about during the 1950s and 1960s, but finally made a large impact in the 1970s. Because this was also the era of a musical revolution known as Rock and Roll, the two could not have been more perfect for each other. In the words of Ahrens, FM radio was once "cool," making an impact the music culture (2001). Although it is still used today, Ahrens argues that FM radio, especially FM rock radio is not what it once was in terms of an icon for the Rock and Roll generation (2001). Regardless, FM radio has now expanded to include thousands of listeners each day, is played at places of business, and is tool...

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Ahrens, Frank. (November 2001). The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio: Don't Touch that Dial: Why FM Radio Sucks. Washington Monthly. Retrieved September 21, 2008, from Find Articles database.

Bjerg, Greg. (2006) the Tragic Birth of FM Radio. Retrieved September 21, 2008, from Damn Interesting.com.

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Brain, Marshall. (nd). How the Radio Spectrum Works. Retrieved September 21, 2006, from How Stuff Works.com.

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The Dawn of FM Radio (2007). Retrieved September 21, 2008, from Cyber College.

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Ahrens, Frank. (November 2001). The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio: Don't Touch that Dial: Why FM Radio Sucks. Washington Monthly. Retrieved September 21, 2008, from Find Articles database.

Bjerg, Greg. (2006) the Tragic Birth of FM Radio. Retrieved September 21, 2008, from Damn Interesting.com.

Web Site: http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=624

Brain, Marshall. (nd). How the Radio Spectrum Works. Retrieved September 21, 2006, from How Stuff Works.com.
Web Site: http://www.howstuffworks.com/radio-spectrum.htm
Web Site: http://www.cybercollege.com/frtv/frtv020.htm
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