
PTY codes
PTY display
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| 1 | N E W S | 16 | W E A T H E R | 
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| 2 | A F F A I R S | 17 | FINANCE | 
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| 3 | I N F O | 18 | CHILDREN | 
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| 4 | S P O R T | 19 | SOCIAL | 
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| 5 | E D U C A T E | 20 | RELIGION | 
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| 6 | D R A M A | 21 | PHONE IN | 
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| 7 | C U L T U R E | 22 | TRAVEL | 
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| 8 | S C I E N C E | 23 | LEISURE | 
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| 9 | V A R I E D | 24 | JAZZ | 
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| 10 | POP M | 25 | COUNTRY | 
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| 11 | ROCK M | 26 | NATION M | 
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| 12 | EASY M | 27 | OLDIES | 
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| 13 | LIGHT M | 28 | FOLK M | 
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| 14 | CLASSICS | 29 | DOCUMENT | 
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| 15 | OTHER M | 
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Descriptions of the PTY Codes
| NEWS: | News | 
| AFFAIRS: | Topical programmes expanding | 
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 | on current news or affairs | 
| INFO: | Programmes which impart | 
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 | advice on a wide variety of | 
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| SPORT: | Sport events | 
| EDUCATE: | Educational programmes | 
| DRAMA: | Radio plays | 
| CULTURE: | Programmes on national or | ||
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 | regional culture | 
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| SCIENCE: | Programmes | on natural | |
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 | sciences and technology | ||
| VARIED: | Other programmes like comedies | ||
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 | or ceremonies | 
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| POP M: | Pop music | 
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| ROCK M: | Rock music | 
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| LIGHT M: | Light music | 
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| CLASSICS: | Classical music | 
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| OTHER M: | Other music | 
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| WEATHER: | Weather information | 
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| FINANCE: | Reports on commerce, trading, | ||
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 | the Stock Market, etc. | 
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| CHILDREN: | Entertainment programmes for | ||
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| SOCIAL: | Programmes | on | social | 
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| RELIGION: | Programmes dealing with any | ||
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 | aspect of belief or faith, or the | ||
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 | nature of existence or ethics | ||
| PHONE IN: | Programmes where people | ||
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 | by phone or in a public forum | ||
| TRAVEL: | Programmes | about | travel | 
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 | destinations, package tours, | ||
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| LEISURE: | Programmes concerned with | ||
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 | recreational activities such as | ||
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| JAZZ: | Jazz music | 
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| COUNTRY: | Country music | 
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NATION M: Current popular music from
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 | country’s language | 
| OLDIES: | Classic pop music | 
| FOLK M: | Folk music | 
DOCUMENT: Programmes dealing with factual matters, presented in an investigative style
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