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== FM radio ==
[[FM broadcasting|FM broadcast]] radio stations sometimes employ circular polarization to improve signal penetration into buildings and vehicles. It is one example of what the [[International Telecommunication Union]] refers to as "mixed polarization", i.e. radio emissions that include both horizontally- and vertically-polarized components.<ref>{{cite report |title=Report 464-5, "Polarization of Emissions in Frequency-Modulation Broadcasting in Band 8 (VHF)" |year=1970-1974-1978-1982-1986-1990 |url=https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-r/opb/rep/r-rep-bs.464-5-1990-pdf-e.pdf |publisher=International Telecommunications Union}}</ref> In the United States, [[Federal Communications Commission]] regulations state that horizontal polarization is the standard for FM broadcasting, but that "circular or elliptical polarization may be employed if desired".<ref>{{CodeFedReg |47|73|316}}</ref>▼
[[File:KHTB-FM broadcasting antennas LakeMountain.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|Crossed-dipole antenna array of station [[KENZ (FM)|KENZ]]'s {{nowrap|94.9 MHz}}, {{nowrap|48 kW}} transmitter on Lake Mountain, Utah. It radiates [[circular polarization|circularly polarized]] radio waves.]]
▲[[FM broadcasting|FM broadcast]] radio stations sometimes employ circular polarization to improve signal penetration into buildings and vehicles. It is one example of what the [[International Telecommunication Union]] refers to as "mixed polarization", i.e. radio emissions that include both horizontally- and vertically-polarized components.<ref>{{cite report |title=Report 464-5, "Polarization of Emissions in Frequency-Modulation Broadcasting in Band 8 (VHF)" |year=1970-1974-1978-1982-1986-1990 |url=https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-r/opb/rep/r-rep-bs.464-5-1990-pdf-e.pdf |publisher=International Telecommunications Union}}</ref> In the United States, [[Federal Communications Commission]] regulations state that horizontal polarization is the standard for FM broadcasting, but that "circular or elliptical polarization may be employed if desired".<ref>{{CodeFedReg |47|73|316}}</ref>
==Dichroism==
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