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PATTERNS OF RADIO UTILIZATION AMONGS STUDENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF JOS; A COMPATARIVE STUDY OF F.M AND A.M BAND

INTRODUCTION
Radio has been a general means communication since the early days of 21st century in the United States of America. Radio first began in 1335 by the …….

Both the F.M and the A.M entertain, informs and educate at different level. But to what level now?

Radio has been used in different ways for different purposes by different people due to its durability and easy access. Radios with their great flexibility and adaptability wake us up, inform us, and entertain us. Radio has become more individualized and personalized. Talk show hosts communicate directly to each listener and caller. Radio is the medium that unites people together.

Most often, students tuned in to the Frequency Modulation more than the Amplified Modulation.

Each students must at least owns a portable radio set, combining both the f.m and the a.m band

Why is it that people love to listen to radio tuning more to the frequency modulation?
Why is it that there are lot of radio stations are on Frequency modulation?
What are the programs that is on fm that are not on am?
What are the differences between fm and am?
What is fm, and what is am?
What kind of programs do you listen to?
What type and brand of radio do the students purchase? www.google.com/everydaysituations kagan.com … urbanlegends.com …. greenbook.org …….. hotbot.com ………

Sampling technique: purposive sampling, under non-probability sample

FM signal has constant amplitude and variable frequency but AM signal has constant frequency and variable amplitude.

Radio signals are carried by waves. FM waves stand for frequency modulated waves which means that different frequencies are used to carry the signal. AM waves stand for amplitude modulated waves which means that the amplitude is varied to carry the signal.

FM has much better sound quality, but

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