.fm is the
country code
A country code is a short alphanumeric identification code for countries and dependent areas. Its primary use is in data processing and communications. Several identification systems have been developed.
The term ''country code'' frequently re ...
top-level domain
A top-level domain (TLD) is one of the domain name, domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet after the root domain. The top-level domain names are installed in the DNS root zone, root zone of the nam ...
(
ccTLD
A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, sovereign state, or dependent territory identified with a country code. All ASCII ccTLD identifiers are two letters long, and all tw ...
) for the
Federated States of Micronesia
The Federated States of Micronesia (, abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a region of Oceania. The federation encompasses the majority of the Caroline Islands (excluding Palau) and consists of four Admin ...
, an independent
island nation located in the
Pacific Ocean
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.
Registration
Except for reserved names like .com.fm, .net.fm, .org.fm and others, any person in the world can register a .fm domain for a fee, much of the income from which goes to the government and people of the islands.
On March 29, 2018, .fm began allowing registration of
emoji domains.
Domain hack
The domain name is popular (and thus economically valuable) for
FM radio
FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting that uses frequency modulation (FM) of the radio broadcast carrier wave. Invented in 1933 by American engineer Edwin Armstrong, wide-band FM is used worldwide to transmit high fidelity, high-f ...
stations and
streaming audio websites
(other similar ccTLDs are
.am,
.tv,
.cd,
.dj and
.mu); a notable example is
Last.fm, a social music website.
See also
*
Internet in the Federated States of Micronesia
*
Internet in the United States
*
.us
References
External links
IANA .fm whois informationdotFM the domain registry for .fm names
Country code top-level domains
Communications in the Federated States of Micronesia
Domain hacks
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