.fm
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| Introduced | April 19, 1995 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | dotFM (BRS Media Inc.) |
| Sponsor | FSM Telecommunications Corporation |
| Intended use | Entities connected with the  Federated States of Micronesia |
| Actual use | Much use related to FM radio and podcasts; little related to the FSM |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Registrations are available directly at second level |
| Registry website | www |
.fm is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Federated States of Micronesia, an independent island nation located in the Pacific Ocean.
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.[citation needed] The domain name is popular (and thus economically valuable) for FM radio stations and streaming audio websites[1] (other similar ccTLDs are .am, .tv, .cd, .dj and .mu); a notable example is Last.fm, a social music website.
On March 29, 2018, .fm began allowing registration of emoji domains.[2]
Usage
[edit]Aside from Micronesians and the audio streaming industry, the ccTLD is also used by companies such as:
- Ask.fm, website through which people ask and answer questions
- alienradio.fm, website used to promote Coldplay's 2021 album Music of the Spheres
- DI.FM, internet radio broadcaster consisting of over 90 channels dedicated exclusively to electronic music
- Dice.fm, UK based ticketing website
- Fastmail, email hosting company based in Australia
- Last.fm, website that allows users to track their music listening history[1]
- Libre.fm, social music platform based on free software
- Overcast.fm, iOS podcast listening software
- Player.fm, podcast discovery and cataloguing service[1]
- Rate Your Music's forum service
- Relay.fm, an online podcasting network run by Myke Hurley and Stephen Hackett
- Setlist.fm, website that publishes setlists of musical performers[1]
- Tastebuds.fm, dating website for music fans
- thefuture.fm, website providing a platform for DJs to distribute their mixes, and a source for internet radio
Google's ad targeting treats .fm as a generic top-level domain (gTLD) because "users and website owners frequently see [the domain] as being more generic than country-targeted."[3]
Accredited registrars
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- Moniker
- Domain Discount24
- Key-Systems
- Gandi.net
- Name.com
- 101 Domain
- EasySpace
- Idotz.net
- INWX
- Hexonet
- Marcaria (company)
- EnCirca
- Safenames
- Ascio
- Lexsynergy
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Thorpe, Amy (21 September 2023). "What's in a domain name?". Rest of World. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Roig, Jon. "Emoji Domains: Now on .fm!". Domain Research Group. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Managing multi-regional and multilingual sites". Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 5 Oct 2019.
External links
[edit]- IANA .fm whois information
- dotFM, the domain registry for .fm names
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