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)).