.fm
{{short description|Internet country-code top level domain}}
{{more footnotes|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox top level domain
|name=.fm
|background=#CCF
|image=Title fm.png
|introduced={{start date and age|1995|4|19}}
|type=Country code top-level domain
|status=Active
|registry=dotFM (BRS Media Inc.)
|sponsor=FSM Telecommunications Corporation
|intendeduse=Entities connected with the Federated States of Micronesia
|actualuse=Much use related to FM radio and podcasts; little related to the FSM
|restrictions=None
|structure=Registrations are available directly at second level
|document=
|disputepolicy=
|website= {{URL|http://www.dot.fm/}}
}}
.fm is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Federated States of Micronesia, an independent island nation located in the Pacific Ocean.
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.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
On March 29, 2018, .fm began allowing registration of emoji domains.{{cite news |last1=Roig |first1=Jon |title=Emoji Domains: Now on .fm! |url=https://medium.com/@Emoji_Domains/emoji-domains-now-on-fm-320439007d36 |access-date=31 March 2018 |publisher=Domain Research Group}}
Domain hack
The domain name is popular (and thus economically valuable) for FM radio stations and streaming audio websites{{cite web |last1=Thorpe |first1=Amy |date=21 September 2023 |title=What's in a domain name? |url=https://restofworld.org/2023/whats-in-a-domain-name/ |access-date=10 July 2024 |website=Rest of World}} (other similar ccTLDs are .am, .tv, .cd, .dj and .mu); a notable example is Last.fm, a social music website.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/fm.html IANA .fm whois information]
- [http://www.dot.fm dotFM], the domain registry for .fm names
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Category:Country code top-level domains
Category:Communications in the Federated States of Micronesia
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