PTY list
Specific
Type of programme
News
News
Affairs
Current affairs
Info
General information and advice
Sports
Sports
Education
Educational programmes
Drama
All radio plays and serials
Culture
National or regional culture
Science
Nature, science and technology
Variety
Light entertainment
Pop
Popular music
Rock
Contemporary modern music
Easy
Easy listening music
Light
Light classical music
Classical
Serious classical music
Other
Non categorised music
Weather
Weather reports/meteorological information
Finance
Stock market reports, commerce, trading, etc.
Children
Children
’
s
Social
Social affairs
Religion
Religion affairs or services
Phone In
Phone In
Travel
Travel programmes, not for announcements about traffic problems
Leisure
Hobbies and recreational activities
Jazz
Jazz
Country
Country music
Nation
National music
Oldies
Oldies music, golden oldies
Folk
Folk music
Document
Documentaries
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Chapter
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Using
the
radio
Using the radio