radio format

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Radio Format


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A radio format, orprogramming format, or

programming genre

refers to the overall contentbroadcasting over a radio station.

Some stations broadcast multiple

genres on set schedule.


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News - talk - sports

formats


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Along with the news, stations will

feature talk programming, includingthe presentations of views and listenerparticipation call-in segments and

shows.

!t is also common that many news/talk

stations also carry live local sportscoverage.


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News / Information

Similar to the news/talk formats, thisformat has little listener participation

and call-ins.


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TalkStations with this format concentrate on a

variety of talk programming.

#any of these stations will carry popular

syndicated talk show hosts, as well ofsegments of local call-in periods.

%arieties of this format include a hot talk

format and a gay/lesbian issues talk format.

#ost stations are found on the A# dial, but itis also common on the F# dial in largermarkets.


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News/Talk-business

Also known as news-talk-&nancial, thisformat is the most popular o'spring onthe news/talk format.

Stations with this format concentrationtheir news, information and talksegments to the business world.


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Farm/agriculture

"his is another o'spring on thenews/talk format. Stations with thisformat concentration their information

to the agricultural world.

(uring weekday business hours, youcan receive updates on &nancial

livestock and crop prices.


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Political

"he aim of these stations is toprovide you with news andinformation, promote the

organi)ations beliefs, and to stir upintellectual conversation over theairwaves for the betterment of

listeners.


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Country music formats


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CountryAs one of the more popular, there are

more stations with some type of countryformat than any other type of format.

*ountry music origins date back to the+s, but has progressed over thedecades to include such styles as western

swing, bluegrass, honky tonk, urbancowboy, and todays new county.


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Hit country

Classic country


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CH!-pop

Also is referred to as top 0 or pop.

1laylists include new cutting edge

music, current hits and popular hits ofthe last 2 to + months.

"he target audience is young adult

and adults ages +3 to 4.


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CH!-rhythmic

1laylists include a lean toward morehip-hop, rap and dance songs, 5ratherthan rock and alternative6.

1lay lists consist of new cutting edgemusic, current hits and popular hits ofthe last 2 to + months.

"he target audience is also people +3to 4 years of age.


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CH!-anceSometime referred to simply a dance,

playlists include a slant toward dancehits and dance remi7es of popular songs.

1lay lists consist of new cutting edgemusic, current hits and popular hits ofthe last couple of years.

"he target audience is also people +3 to4 years of age.


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"ult contemporary

music formats


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"ult contemporary

Simply referred to as A*, adultcontemporary music stations areaimed at people age 4 years and

older.

"hese stations o'er livelycontemporary music of the past

decade or two without cutting edgemusic, rock or rap music.


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Hot "C

Stations with this format have aslightly younger target audience thanthe ac format.

#ore upbeat music and more cuttingedge music is prevalent.

8ot A* is a hybrid between pop andA* music with an almost e7clusiveconcentration on current hits andmusic of the past + months.


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#oern "C

#odern A* is a hybrid between hotac and modern rock music with analmost e7clusive concentration on

current hits and music of the past+ months.


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Soft "C

Also known as easy listening orbeautiful music, this format is targetedto people 43 years and older.

!n comparison to the ac format, musiccan span from the past 0 decades andconsists of a large ma$ority of love

ballads from popular artists, and lessupbeat type music.


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"C - olies

"his format is a blend of A* music andcountry music.

"he format is aimed at people 4years and older and is usually found insmaller markets or rural populatedareas.

#usic o'ered on these stations rangesfrom the +2s to the +s.


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!ock an "lternati$e musicformats

%rban music formats &!'()*a++ an Classical music

formats


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!eligious formats


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Religious

Religious formatted stations vary intone, presentation anddenomination, but the basics are

preaching and instructionalprogramming and may include somemusic.


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Public, o$ernmentan Community raio

formats


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Public1ublic radio depends on funding through

local contributions from listeners.

1rogramming varies on public radio butusually contain news and information aswell as a musical format, such asclassical or $a)) music.

!t is also common for public radio to bealiated with a college or university.


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TIS

"he acronym stands for "rac!nformation Systems.

"hese stations provide real timetrac updates in metropolitanareas.


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College an School

raio formats


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College

"hese stations are owned by auniversity, college or communitycollege and usually operated by a

student organi)ation through volunteertime.

"he programming includes a variety of

local news and school information butalso includes some type of musicformat such as free-form, progressive,alternative, classical, $a)).

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