Introduction

I am going to produce about the music-based programme formats on this blog which includes the following:

• Types of music-based programming - Examples of this are Contemponary Hit Radio, Adult Contemporary, Gold, Recurrent, Easy Listening, Classical, Top 40, Audience Interactivity, Target Audience etc.

• Styles of music-based programming - This will include Broadcast Radio (public service, commerical), Internet Radio (public service, commerical) and In-Store Audio (promotional, ambient).

• How they serve the audience - I have to write this on the blog and say about the Ratio of Speech or other Audio to music, Branding and Identification, Content chosen for aesthetic reasons, Suitability for Target Audience, Presentation, e.g. Personality, Anonymous, Vocal delivery, e.g. Conversational and Informative.