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a balance of available public content in each area, and in particular to enable non-profit local community radio to exist alongside larger and richer national companies. On occasions format regulation may lead to difficult legal challenges when government accuses a station of changing its format, for example arguing in court over whether a particular song or group of songs is "pop" or "rock".
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In some countries such as the UK, licences to broadcast on radio frequencies are regulated by the government, and may take account of social and cultural factors including format type, local content, and language, as well as the price available to pay for the spectrum use. This may be done to ensure
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required that co-owned AM and FM stations be programmed independently from each other. This resulted in huge competition between radio stations in the AM and FM spectrum to differentiate themselves for both audiences and advertisers. At that time, it caused a proliferation of many radio formats,
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A radio format aims to reach a more or less specific audience according to a certain type of programming, which can be thematic or general, more informative or more musical, among other possibilities. Radio formats are often used as a marketing tool and are subject to frequent changes, including
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At that time, there were several American FM stations that belonged to owners of AM stations, so the programming of the AM station was broadcast simultaneously with the station FM. Owners who programmed FM stations independently often did so using avant-garde, underground, jazz or highbrow
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which included presentation, schedule and target audience, as well as repertoire. Within a few years, FM radio stations were supplying program formats completely analogous to their AM stations counterparts, increased to more than 50% in 1970 and reached 95% in 1980.
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had more financial resources to produce generalist programs that provoked the migration of countless talents from radio networks to the new medium. Under this context, the radio was pressured to seek alternatives to maintain its audience and cultural relevance.
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The figure 40 was established by Todd Storz and Bill Stewart n their station KOWH-AM in Omaha, Nebraska, inspired by the fact that there were 40 records in a bar jukebox. In the 1960s, some radio formats reduced the figure to 30 records, or even just
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formats, most programming formats are based on commercial music. However the term also includes the news, bulletins, DJ talk, jingles, commercials, competitions, traffic news, sports, weather and community announcements between the tracks.
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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
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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
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The UK has several formats that often overlap with one another. The American terms for formats are not always used to describe British stations or fully set specified by
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Seasonal formats typically celebrate a particular holiday and thus, with the notable exception of Christmas music (which is usually played throughout
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Asian, referring to content for British Asian communities (including Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, Afghan, Nepalese) - e.g.
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During the 1970s and 1980s, radio programming formats expanded into commercially successful variations, including, for example,
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Over time, FM radio came to dominate music programming, while AM radio switched to news and talk formats.
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New country/Young country/Hot country (top 40 country with some non-country pop and no older music)
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By the mid-1960s, American FM radio's penetration began achieving balance with AM radio since the
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Christian, broadcasts for Christian religious interests with occasional music - e.g.
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was compelled to develop new and exclusive ways to programming by competition with
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stations—many of which were "independent", that is not affiliated with the
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Delivering a Public Service? The BBC Asian Network and British Asian audiences
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Hot adult contemporary (hot AC), middle ground between CHR and soft AC - e.g.
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in North America and Europe almost always adopted a generalist radio format.
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Modern adult contemporary (modern AC) with stronger leaning to rock - e.g.
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Ethnic, referring to content for specific ethnic communities - e.g.
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However, the United States witnessed the growing strengthening of
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Shepherd, John; Horn, David; Laing, Dave, eds. (2003).
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Halloween music (usually only on or around 31 October)
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Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World
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Essential Radio Skills: How to Present a Radio Show
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