Rock FM ???

Question

I am sopose be writing a paper on the social, technological and economic factors in the 1960's that led to the rise of rock fm. i don't know where to start, because, i don't know much about fm station and why was rock music played on the fm station vs the am station... SO Could someone PLEASE help me with this...I have been trying to look for sources but nothing is telling me anything relevant to my question......THanks in advanced i appreciate it very much

Answer 1

I do have personal memories of this period so I'll try to help. The rise of FM stations came about as a result of most AM radio stations having severely limited playlists. They for the most part, only focused on Top-40 songs and didn't really play much of anything else. What I mean by Top-40 is that the stations compiled lists of what they would play from music charts like Billboard or Cashbox and stick to those. AM stations also had time limits on songs. They couldn't be more than about three minutes long so many songs were edited down so they could fit. Very often, instrumental passages were shortened or edited out or intros and outros were removed or shortened. Sometimes, songs had entire verses taken out. What happened with FM was that these stations would play the full-length versions of the songs plus they would often play album cuts, regardless of whether they had been released as singles or not. Groups that didn't have a lot of single success (like Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin) but released very successful albums benefited from this format. I started listening very heavily to FM stations in the mid-1970s because I got tired of hearing the same songs over and over again on the AM stations and I didn't much like hearing their edited versions either. Another reason FM became more popular was that the sound quality was much better. AM stations typically sounded tinny and if there was another station broadcasting nearby at almost the same frequency, you would hear both stations overlapping each other. It got to be really annoying to hear that. I know FM also has its drawbacks but they weren't nearly as bad as with AM.

Answer 2

On A.M. you get all sorts of interference,Noise in background.On FM.as long as you have a decent receiver,you get Christal clear sound.Which is essential for rock music.

Answer 3

look it up on the net

Answer 4

Your local librarian can help you.