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Topical services expanding or enlarging
Classification of the PTY codes for some services
may be different from the list shown above.
News
:
News.
Affairs
:
upon the news_debate, or analysis.
Info
:
Services the pur pose of which is to impart
advice in the widest sense.
Sport
:
Services concerned with any aspect of
sports.
Educate
:
Educational services.
Drama
:
All radio plays and serials.
Culture
:
Services concerning any aspect of national
or regional culture, including language and
theater.
Science
:
Services about natural sciences and
technology.
Varied
:
Used for mainly speech-based services
such as quizzes, panel games and
personality interviews.
Pop M
:
Commercial music of current popular appeal.
Rock M
:
Rock music.
Easy M
:
Current contemporary music considered to
be easy-listening .
Light M
:
Instrumental music, and vocal or choral
works.
Classics
:
Performances of major orchestral works,
symphonies and chamber music.
Other M
:
Music not fitting into any of the other
categories.
Weather
:
Weather reports and forecasts.
Finance
:
Stock market reports, commerce and trading.
Children
:
Services targeted at a young audience.
Social
:
Services about sociology, history,
geography, psychology and society.
Religion
:
Religious services.
Phone In
:
Involving members of the public expressing
their views either by phone or at a public
forum.
Travel
:
Travel information.
Leisure
:
Services about recreational activities.
Jazz
:
Jazz music.
Country
:
Songs which originate from, or continue the
musical tradition of the American Southern
States.
Nation M
:
Current popular music of the nation or
region.
Oldies
:
Music from the so-called golden age of
popular music.
Folk M
:
Music which has its roots in the musical
culture of a particular nation.
Document
:
Services concerning factual matters,
presented in an investigative style.
PTY codes
Listening to radio
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