I have come to enjoy this site as good discusions of music around the country, but I(and possibly those) need help with some of the acronyms used here. Here are a few I need help in understanding..1)BA 2)A/C 3) PAC/NAC 4) top 40/CHR 5) CC 6) AT20. That's all I have for right now. Feel free to add other acronyms to help others understand them also
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2) Adult Contemporary
3) New Adult Contemporary, I think that's another term for smooth jazz
4) Contemporary Hit Radio, that's another term for pop
5) Clear Channel
6) American Top 20, which was the Hot AC version of the more pop-oriented AT40. Casey Kasem hosted both. AT40 is now hosted by Ryan Seacrest, where AT20 retired with Casey in July.
The only thing I know BA stands for is Brand Ambassador.
3) New Adult Contemporary, I think that's another term for smooth jazz
4) Contemporary Hit Radio, that's another term for pop
5) Clear Channel
6) American Top 20, which was the Hot AC version of the more pop-oriented AT40. Casey Kasem hosted both. AT40 is now hosted by Ryan Seacrest, where AT20 retired with Casey in July.
The only thing I know BA stands for is Brand Ambassador.
BA could also mean Broadcast Architecture, they distribute smooth jazz programming nationwide.
CC is always Clear Channel the company, and not "clear channel" as in a class A clear channel AM station.
"The 5 C's" are Cumulus, Clear Channel, CBS, Cox, and Citadel.
AOR: Album Oriented Rock--rock that's harder than pop and focuses on album cuts and not necessarily singles. Used to refer to a distinct format and now is a catchall term for various album rock formats such as alternative, classic rock, active rock, etc.
BM: Beautiful Music--easy-listening instrumentals like what Muzak used to be known for.
MOR: Middle-of-the-road, not really used anymore to refer to light pop stations except historically
CHR can be subdivided into CHR/M (mainstream) or CHR/R (rhythmic)
R1: Radio One
AAA or Triple-A: Adult Album Alternative (cross between AC and alternative AOR)
TSL: Time Spent Listening-metric that tracks how long people listen to a rated station
"The 5 C's" are Cumulus, Clear Channel, CBS, Cox, and Citadel.
AOR: Album Oriented Rock--rock that's harder than pop and focuses on album cuts and not necessarily singles. Used to refer to a distinct format and now is a catchall term for various album rock formats such as alternative, classic rock, active rock, etc.
BM: Beautiful Music--easy-listening instrumentals like what Muzak used to be known for.
MOR: Middle-of-the-road, not really used anymore to refer to light pop stations except historically
CHR can be subdivided into CHR/M (mainstream) or CHR/R (rhythmic)
R1: Radio One
AAA or Triple-A: Adult Album Alternative (cross between AC and alternative AOR)
TSL: Time Spent Listening-metric that tracks how long people listen to a rated station
Do you text your daughter for the tech answers?jabba17 said:
AOR has been dead for ages. When Alternative broke, the remaining AOR stations became classic or active rock.
BA - Bad Alternative? Baron's Airwaves? Boortz Always? Bongs Allowed?
DToTheJ said:
I believe CCU is the stock symbol for Clear Channel Communications.
FUBAR: The current condition of most corporate radio stations. ;D
CCU Stock Symbol
MOYL - Music of Your Life (30s-50s Big Bands)
BA - Broadcast Alternative, Boeing Company, British Airways, Bachelor of Arts, Bad A$$ (?)
And FYDITM is Fine Young Dudes Into Music.
HAAT: (antenna) Height Above Average Terrain
CoL: City of License
TOH: Top of hour
PSSA: Post-SunSet Authority (license to transmit above regularly licensed night power after sunset)
PSRA: Pre-SunRise Authority (license to transmit above regularly licensed night power before sunrise)
EAS: Emergency Alert System
PSA: Public Service Announcement
CH: Critical Hours (two hours before sunset and after sunrise, where some AM stations must transmit at power above their night power but below their regular day power)
First, Second, Third Adjacent: Frequencies (channels) either side of a frequency (channel). For example, for 96.1, the first adjacents are 95.9 and 96.3, the second adjacents are 95.7 and 96.5, and the third adjacents are 95.5 and 96.7.
CoL: City of License
TOH: Top of hour
PSSA: Post-SunSet Authority (license to transmit above regularly licensed night power after sunset)
PSRA: Pre-SunRise Authority (license to transmit above regularly licensed night power before sunrise)
EAS: Emergency Alert System
PSA: Public Service Announcement
CH: Critical Hours (two hours before sunset and after sunrise, where some AM stations must transmit at power above their night power but below their regular day power)
First, Second, Third Adjacent: Frequencies (channels) either side of a frequency (channel). For example, for 96.1, the first adjacents are 95.9 and 96.3, the second adjacents are 95.7 and 96.5, and the third adjacents are 95.5 and 96.7.
I once worked for a station where the (ancient) automation system was called FRED: F***ing Ridiculous Electronic Device.
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