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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.
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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:
Travel 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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