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.fm — should you use it?

★★★★★  Country code (Micronesia), used generically · introduced 1997

Radio heritage for audio brands — podcasts and music love it; the price is the only real argument against.
Typical price
~$80–100/yr
Our rating
3/5
Since
1997
Why it works
  • Audio association baked in
  • anchor.fm/last.fm-era recognition
Why it might not
  • Expensive
  • Niche outside audio

The longer take

If you're building in podcasting or music, .fm communicates the category instantly. Just know you're paying ~$90/yr for the privilege.

Where .fm ranks

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.fm and Micronesia

.fm is the country-code top-level domain assigned to Micronesia, administered by the registry FSM Telecommunications Corporation.

.fm is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Federated States of Micronesia, an independent island nation located in the Pacific Ocean.

Source: Wikipedia — .fm (CC BY-SA)

Where to buy .fm

RegistrarFirst yearRenews
Namecheap SponsoredLive price unavailable — confirm at the registrar.Go →
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Porkbun Trust pick cheapest$87.85$87.85Go →
Cloudflare Trust pick at-cost$85.00$85.00Go →

Porkbun & Cloudflare prices in USD, pulled from their daily feeds (checked 2026-08-30). Cloudflare sells at wholesale cost but requires using Cloudflare’s nameservers. Full comparison: where to buy .fm.

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