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by erbo

Thu Oct 19 2000 at 6:12:36

These are some terms used in the broadcast industry to describe formats of radio stations:

Adult Alternative (also "AAA," "Triple A")
Adult Contemporary (also "AC")
Adult Standards
Album-Oriented Rock
Alternative Rock (also "Modern Rock," "New Rock")
Classic Rock
Classical (also "Fine Arts")
Country
Drama
Ethnic
Easy Listening
Financial Talk
Hot AC (also "Adult Top 40", "Adult CHR")
Jazz
News
News/Talk
Oldies
Religious
Religious Contemporary
Soft AC
Sports
Talk
Top 40 (also "Contemporary Hit Radio," "CHR")
Urban (also "R&B," "Urban Contemporary")
Variety

Source: The M Street Radio Directory, 1996 Edition
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Adult Alternative	adult contemporary	Hot AC	Variety
Soft AC	Adult Standards	Easy listening	Financial Talk
urban	alternative rock	classic rock	Top 40
Religious Contemporary	Religious Radio	News/Talk	Talk radio
oldies	jazz	The Quiet Storm	Sports Radio
News Radio	Classical	country	Drama

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