Weather reports and forecasts.
Stock Market reports, commerce, trading, etc.
Programs targeted at a young audience.
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:

Finance:

Children:

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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