FM

FM is a comedy drama set in the world of Los Angeles radio. Q-SKY is a popular music station whose programming is overseen by its music director and lead DJ, Jeff Dugan. When the owners decide to accept advertising from the armed forces, Dugan objects and comes under contractual pressure from his superiors. He leaves his job, and the other DJs barricade themselves inside the station, broadcasting music without commercials while they wait for the authorities to move in. Their personal and working relationships play out alongside the standoff.

The film was directed by John A. Alonzo, a cinematographer making his debut as a director; it is the first of the two films he directed, followed by Belle Starr in 1980. Ezra Sacks wrote the screenplay, Rand Holston produced, and Universal Pictures released it in April 1978. Michael Brandon plays Dugan, with Eileen Brennan, Alex Karras, Cleavon Little, Martin Mull and Cassie Yates among the main cast; forty actors and fifty crew members are credited. Made for two million dollars, it drew modest ratings of 6.3 from around 1,400 voters on IMDb and 6.8 from a much smaller group on TMDB.