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Description of the PTY codes:
News: News.
Affairs: Topical program expanding or enlarging upon the
news—debate or analysis.
Info (Information): Programs the purpose of which is to impart
advice in the widest sense.
Sport: Programs concerned with any aspect of sports.
Educate (Education): Educational programs.
Drama: All radio plays and serials.
Culture: Programs concerning any aspect of national or
regional culture, including language, theatre, etc.
Science: Programs about natural sciences and technology.
Varied: Used for mainly speech-based programs such as
quizzes, panel games and personality interviews.
Pop M (Music): Commercial music of current popular appeal.
Rock M (Music): Rock music.
Easy M (Music): Current contemporary music considered to be
“easy-listening.”
Light M (Music): Instrumental music, and vocal or choral works.
Classics: Performances of major orchestral works,
symphonies, chamber music, etc.
Other M (Music): Music not fitting into any of the other categories.
Weather: Weather reports and forecasts.
Finance: Stock Market reports, commerce, trading, etc.
Children: Programs targeted at a young audience.
Social: Programs about sociology, history, geography,
psychology and society.
Religion: Religious programs.
Phone In: Involving members of the public expressing their
views either by phone or at a public forum.
Travel: Tr avel information.
Leisure: Programs about recreational activities.
Jazz: Jazz music.
Country: Songs which originate from, or continue the
musical tradition of the American Southern
States.
Nation M (Music): Current popular music of the nation or region
in that country’s language.
Oldies: Music from the so-called “golden age” of popular
music.
Folk M (Music):Music which has its roots in the musical culture of
a particular nation.
Document: Programs concerning factual matters, presented
in an investigative style.
TEST: Broadcasts for testing emergency broadcast
equipment or unit.
Alarm !: Emergency announcement.
None: No program type, unidentified program, or difficult
to categorize into particular types.
Classification of the PTY codes for some FM stations may be
different from the above list.
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