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A radio format or programming format (not to be confused with broadcast programming) describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and are subject to frequent change.[1] Music radio, old time radio, all-news radio, sports radio, talk radio and weather radio describe the operation of different genres of radio format and each format can often be sub-divided into many specialty formats.
List of formats [edit]
Formats constantly evolve and each format can often be sub-divided into many specialty formats. Some of the following formats are available only regionally or through specialized venues such as satellite radio or Internet radio.[2]
Music oriented formats
- Active rock[2]
- Adult album alternative (or just adult alternative) (AAA or Triple-A)[2]
- Adult contemporary music (AC)[2]
- Adult standards / nostalgia (pre-rock)[2]
- Adult hits / variety hits; brands: Jack FM, Bob FM
- Album rock / album-oriented rock (AOR)[2]
- Alternative rock[2]
- Americana[2]
- Beautiful music
- Big band[2]
- Bluegrass
- Blues
- Caribbean (reggae, soca, merengue, cumbia, salsa, etc.)
- Christian music
- Christmas music (usually seasonal, mainly December)
- Classic hits
- Classic rock[2]
- Classical[2]
- Contemporary hit radio (CHR), occasionally still informally known as top-40 / hot hits[2])[2]
- Contemporary classical music
- Country music:[2]
- Dance (dance top-40)[2]
- Easy Listening
- Eclectic
- Folk music
- Freeform radio (DJ-selected)
- Hot adult contemporary (Hot AC)[2]
- Hispanic rhythmic
- Indian music
- Jazz[2]
- Lite adult contemporary (Lite AC)[2]
- Mainstream rock
- Middle of the road (MOR)
- Modern adult contemporary (Modern AC)
- Modern rock[2]
- Oldies - Primarily 1955-early '80s pop music[2]
- Polka
- Progressive rock
- Psychedelic rock
- Quiet Storm (most often a "day-part" format at Urban Stations, i.e. 7p-12 midnight,)
- Ranchera
- Regional Mexican (Banda, corridos, ranchera, conjunto, mariachi, norteño, etc.)
- Rhythmic adult contemporary
- Rhythmic contemporary (Rhythmic Top 40)
- Rhythmic oldies
- Rock[2]
- Rock en español
- Romántica (Spanish AC)
- Smooth jazz[2]
- Soft adult contemporary (soft AC)
- Soft rock
- Soul music
- Space music
- Spanish sub-formats:[2]
- Traditional pop music
- Tropical (salsa, merengue, cumbia, etc.)
- Urban:[2]
- Variety
- World music[2]
Talk formats
See also [edit]
References [edit]
 Format Change: '97.1 FM Talk' KLSX to '97.1 Amp Radio' KAMP [Los Angeles] (02-20-2009) This audio is posted as 'Fair Use' for reference/research purposes and historical record. February 20, 2009: CBS radio decided to end their FM Talk stations ... |  WMGM 104MGM Atlantic City - Format Change AOR to CHR/CR - Kathy Knolls/Marc Daniels - 10-5-1987 WMGM 104MGM Atlantic City - Format Change AOR to CHR/CR - Kathy Knolls/Marc Daniels - 10-5-1987. |  The Sevens - Radio Format Black Paws, A smooth Downtempo Jazz track from The Sevens Radio Format Album. THE SEVENS is a unique project in Quebec's music community: the work of a jazz ... |  W.A.N. Radio 5-20-13 hr2 McGrath and Brian Tuohy #N3 Brian Tuohy of http://thefixisin.net is Charlie McGrath's guest tonight for a discussion of just how rampant the "fixing" of sporting events might be ... Dur... |  Format Change: 'Mix 102.7' WNEW to 'Fresh 102.7' WWFS [NYC] (01-02-2007) This audio is posted for reference/research purposes and historical record. At 5 am on January 2, 2007, 'Mix 102.7' WNEW flipped from Classic Dance hits to a... |  Soaring Master Class Video Download Offer http://www.radiocarbonart.com/digital-downloads/ Download the new Soaring Master Class r/c glider training programs from Radio Carbon Art Productions. To pur... |  New 92.5 Radio Format In the Edmonton radio market, stations closely follow their audience. 92.5 has a Fresh new sound, and Tim Dancy was there. |  Tune Out- The Format I couldn't find a non live version of this anywhere. Prehaps this will help you few viewers who care about this song. ::Edit:: Of course it's after I upload ... |  Howard Rosen Promotion Best Radio Format Howie, from Howard Howard Rosen Promotion, explains how he and his staff analyzes each piece of music and fits it to the best appropriate radio format for a ... |  KDUO-FM 97.5 Format Change from Easy Listening to Oldies KHTX-FM (1992) The last easy listening music song was played on KDUO-FM 97.5 on Saturday, January 25, 1992 just before 6 am. The station then gave the public 97 hours of ai... |
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All Access Music Group
Wed, 08 May 2013 07:22:23 -0700
Top 40 continued its pace of recent years, and this year moved from the fourth to the third-most-popular radio format when ranked by AQH share. What's more, Top 40's 72 million weekly listeners is tops among all radio formats, supplanting AC and Soft ...
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U-T San Diego
Thu, 23 May 2013 04:11:44 -0700
That largely jazz-free radio format was pioneered in the 1980s by San Diego's KIFM-FM and became a nationwide phenomenon. A slick fusion of instrumental pop, funk and R&B, smooth jazz appropriated the prestige conferred by the word jazz, while ...
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Cleveland Scene Weekly
Thu, 23 May 2013 08:48:07 -0700
The sound doesn't deviate from the current radio format that program directors embrace. The duo received plenty of praise over the last year since the release of their EP. Elevated, but the tone of that project was much flashier. That got the duo some ...
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WWLP 22News
Wed, 22 May 2013 18:52:46 -0700
You can listen to any of millions of tracks right away, or switch to a "radio" format that creates a playlist of songs that you might like. Radio playlists can be adjusted on the fly by deleting or re-ordering upcoming songs. You can cache songs on the ...
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Knoxville Metro Pulse
Wed, 08 May 2013 08:10:02 -0700
WKVL started broadcasting the talk radio format this week. The line-up is pretty much the same except morning drive time hosts Ed Brantley and Bob Thomas declined to make the move. They have been replaced by Mike Howard and David Thompson.
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Casper Journal
Tue, 21 May 2013 05:34:34 -0700
Chuck Gray at the helm of KVOC · Chuck Gray at the helm of KVOC. Photos by Dale Bohren. Chuck Gray will bring KVOC AM 1230 onto the air this week with a new talk radio format. The 23-year-old Gray was heavily influenced by Alice B… May 20, 2013 ...
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STLtoday.com
Thu, 16 May 2013 22:02:39 -0700
WXOS (101.1 FM) is the last station standing in the once-crowded St. Louis sports-talk radio format. "I feel good about what we do,,' says its general manager, John Kijowski, "and I still think we have a ways to go.'' Enlarge Photo. It took a lot ...
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Radio World
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:56:41 -0700
Programmers and brand managers should consider these unique differences when formulating their digital strategies.” The new data for Arbitron clients looks at radio format P1s from nine AM/FM Radio formats: adult contemporary, CHR, classic rock/classic ...
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