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Pop Music (POP M)
Commercial music, which would
generally be considered to be of current
popular appeal, often featuring in current
or recent record sales charts.
Rock Music (ROCK M)
Contemporary modern music, usually
written and performed by young
musicians.
M.O.R. Music (MOR M)
(Middle of the Road Music). Common
term to describe music considered to be
“easy-listening”, as opposed to Pop, Rock
or Classical. Music in this category is
often but not always, vocal, and usually of
short duration.
Light classics (LIGHT M)
Classical Musical for general, rather than
specialist appreciation. Examples of music
in this category are instrumental music,
and vocal or choral works.
Serious classics (CLASSICS)
Performances of major orchestral works,
symphonies, chamber music, etc., and
including Grand Opera.
Other Music (OHTER M)
Musical styles not fitting into any of the
other categories. Particularly used for
specialist music of which Rhythm & Blues
and Reggae are examples.
Weather (WEATHER)
Weather reports and forecasts and
Meteorological information.
Finance (FINANCE)
Stock Market reports, commerce, trading,
etc.
List of programme types (PTY)
Characters in parentheses show the
indications in the display.
News (NEWS)
Short accounts of facts, events and
publicly expressed views, reportage and
actuality.
Current affairs (AFFAIRS)
Topical programme expanding or
enlarging upon the news, generally in
different presentation style or concept,
including debate, or analysis.
Information (INFO)
Programme the purpose of which is to
impart advice in the widest sense.
Sport (SPORT)
Programme concerned with any aspect of
sport.
Education (EDUCATE)
Programme intended primarily to educate,
of which the formal element is
fundamental.
Drama (DRAMA)
All radio plays and serials.
Culture (CULTURE)
Programmes concerned with any aspect of
national or regional culture, including
language, theater, etc.
Science (SCIENCE)
Programmes about the natural sciences
and technology.
Varied (VARIED)
Used for mainly speech-based
programmes usually of light-entertainment
nature, not covered by other categories.
Examples include: quizzes, panel games,
personality interviews.
Using the Radio Data System
(RDS)
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