Formats: The overall sound of a radio station

AAA: Top 40 station

Types of Formats: AAA, Religious, News/Talk, Sports, Rock, Urban, Churban, Country, Jazz, Pop

Day parts: how radio station breaks up the day

Morning Drive: (most listened to) 6-9am

Afternoon Drive: 9am-3 pm

Evening Drive: 6-10 pm

Overnight: (least listened to) 10pm-6am

Stations are given an 8 year license from FCC to use a frequency or dial position.

FCC: Federal Communications Commission

Radio Stations never own or take possession of their radio frequency.

Commercial Inventory: Number of commercials that a radio station has to offer for sale.

VU: Volume Unit

Examples of Networks are CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox.

CBS: Columbia Broadcast System. Example WOWK

NBC: National Broadcast Company. Example WSAZ

ABC: American Broadcast Company. Example WCHS

ESPN: Entertainment Sports

THN: Thundering Herd Network

NPR: National Public Radio. Example WVPB

DJ: Disc Jockey