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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: 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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