commercial radio
Sponsored airwave programming
Commercial radio is broadcast radio funded by advertising rather than public subsidy or listener donations.
The term distinguishes stations that sell airtime to sponsors from public radio or community stations.
Commercial radio typically programs for broad appeal to maximize audience size and advertising revenue: The song got heavy rotation on commercial radio.
- payolaBribes for airplay
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
- drive-timePeak commuting period
- traffic reportUpdate on road conditions
call sign · station identification · airwaves · on air · talk shows · news bulletins · giveaways · request line · transmitter · FM · licensing fees · live events · sponsorship · ad break · listeners · sports commentary · dial · AM
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- radio stationsAM station, FM station, local station, news station, rock station
- broadcast regulationbroadcast license, decency standards, broadcasting standards, broadcast standards, FCC
- radiocrystal set, AM, FM, news broadcast, AM/FM
- broadcast newsnewscast, news anchor, correspondent, breaking news, headline news
- German MediaStern, Focus, Taz, HR, Fritz
commercial radiopublic radio
Noncommercial broadcast service
public broadcasting · NPR · BBC Radio · state radio · PBS
commercial radiocommunity radio
Volunteer-operated neighborhood station
college radio · amateur radio · ham radio · pirate radio · microbroadcasting