Description of the PTY codes

News Ô Affairs Ô Info Ô Sport Ô Educate Ô Drama

ÔCulture Ô Science Ô Varied Ô Pop M Ô Rock M

ÔEasy M Ô Light M Ô Classics Ô Other M Ô Weather Ô Finance Ô Children Ô Social Ô Religion

ÔPhone In Ô Travel Ô Leisure Ô Jazz Ô Country Ô Nation M Ô Oldies Ô Folk M Ô Document Ô TEST Ô Alarm ! Ô None Ô (Back to the beginning)

•For details about each code, see “Description of the PTY codes” below.

7 Description of the PTY codes

News:	News.
Affairs:	Topical program expanding or
	enlarging upon the news—debate or
	analysis.

Info:	Programs the purpose of which is to
	impart advice in the widest sense.

Sport:	Programs concerned with any aspect
	of sports.

Educate:	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:	Commercial music of current popular
	appeal.

Rock M:	Rock music.

Easy M:	Current contemporary music
	considered to be “easy-listening.”

Light M:	Instrumental music, and vocal or choral
	works.

Classics:	Performances of major orchestral
	works, symphonies, chamber music,
	etc.

Other M:	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:	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 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.