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PTY codes:
None:
Undefined.
Finance:
Stock market reports, commerce and
trading.
News:
News.
Children:
Programs targeted at a young audience.
Affairs:
Topical program expanding or enlarging upon
news-debate or analysis.
Social:
Programs about sociology, history,
geography, psychology and society.
Info:
Programs the purpose of which is to impart
advice in the widest sense.
Religion:
Religious programs.
Sport:
Programs concerned with any aspect of
sports.
Phone In:
Involving members of the public
expressing their views either by phone or
at a public forum.
Educate:
Educational programs.
Travel:
Travel information.
Drama:
All radio plays and serials.
Leisure:
Programs about recreational activities.
Culture:
Programs concerning any aspect of
nationalor regional culture, including
language and theater.
Jazz:
Jazz music.
Science:
Programs about natural sciences and
technology.
Country:
Songs which originate from, or continue
the musical tradition of the American
Southern States.
Varied:
Used for mainly speech-based programs
such as quizzes, panel games and
personality interviews.
Nation M:
Current popular music of the nation or
region.
Pop M:
Commercial music of current popular
appeal.
Oldies:
Music from the so-called “golden age” of
popular music.
Rock M:
Rock music.
Folk M:
Music which has its roots in the musical
culture of a particular nation.
Easy M:
Current contemporary music considered to
be “easy-listening”.
Document:
Programs concerning factual matters,
presented in an investigative style.
Light M:
Instrumental music, and vocal or choral
works.
TEST:
Broadcasts for testing emergency
broadcast equipment or receiver.
Classics:
Performances of major orchestral works,
symphonies and chamber music.
Alarm !:
Emergency announcement.
Other M:
Music not fitting into any of the other
categories.
Weather:
Weather reports and forecasts.
Classification of the PTY codes for some FM radio
stations may be different from the list shown above.
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