Radio format
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"Radio format" refers to the content that a radio station broadcasts, such as "news" or "pop music."
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| News | TV Genre | WAMU 88.5 FM |
News is any new information or information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience. News, the reporting of current information on television and radio, and in newspapers...
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| American Music | WAMU 88.5 FM | |||
| Community radio | WMXP-LP |
Community radio is a type of radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area, broadcasting material that is popular to a local audience but is overlooked by more powerful broadcast groups. The term has somewhat different meanings in the...
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| Pirate radio | Free Radio Santa Cruz |
The term pirate radio usually refers to illegal or unregulated radio transmissions. Its etymology can be traced to both the illegal aspects of the transmission, as well as to the occasional use of sea vessels - fitting the most common perception of...
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| Talk radio | Broadcast Genre | WCKG |
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener...
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Public broadcasting refers to radio, television, and potentially other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public. Public broadcasters may receive their funding directly from individuals through voluntary...
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| Urban contemporary | Musical genre | KDAY |
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B;, and, on occasion,...
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| Classic rock | Musical genre | WAXQ |
Classic rock was originally conceived as a radio station programming format which evolved from the album oriented rock (AOR) format in the early-1980s. In the United States, this rock music format now features a large and nearly unlimited playlist...
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| Broadcast Genre | BBC 6 Music | |||
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Musical genre | WDHA |
Rock music is a genre of popular music with a prominent vocal melody, accompanied by electric guitar, bass guitar, and drum. Many styles of rock music also use keyboard instruments such as organ, piano, mellotron, and synthesizers. Other instruments...
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| Classical period | Musical genre |
The dates of the Classical period in Western music are generally accepted as 1750 to 1820. The term classical music is also colloquially used as a blanket term meaning all kinds of music that feature choirs, or symphony orchestra instruments.
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