Radio broadcasting is the use of radio technology. The first structured radio broadcast took place in the 1920s and currently there are numerous radio stations broadcasting all over the planet by means of various types of transmission. Radio broadcast equipment from transmitters, receivers to antennas, are readily obtainable, however with the release fresh criterion for transmission including DAB Digital Radio and DRM, new equipment is required. Nevertheless AM as well as FM with its RDS ability are still the most extensively used. VHF FM is the most commonly used mode of radio broadcasting especially in those areas of the world where the population is relatively high. Its bandwidth makes it possible to broadcast high quality transmissions, stereo, and other services such as RDS.

Radio broadcasting is an audio broadcasting service, using radio waves, a form an electromagnetic radiation to broadcast from a transmitter to a receiving antenna. Stations are connected to radio networks to transmit common programming. However, radio broadcasting has now been overshadowed by internet-distributed radio, but there are still quite a few stations that broadcast on shortwave bandwidth using AM technology that can be received over thousands of miles. These broadcasts are very susceptible to atmospheric conditions and solar activity.

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