request line

Radio song queue

A request line is the phone line listeners call to ask a radio station to play a particular song: I called the request line to hear my favorite track.

The term extends to the practice itself—taking song requests from the audience.

Some stations promote request hours or dedicate programs to caller picks.

Related
  • callContact by phone
  • phone inContact by telephone
  • dialGraduated circular indicator
  • dial inOptimize through small adjustments
  • radioElectromagnetic wave receiver

radio station · DJ · on air · dedicate · song · station · hotline · listener · phone · broadcast · queue · wait · hold · hold music · caller · taking calls · tone · ringtone

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programming control

request lineplaylist

Arranged media collection

rotation · autoplay

communication direction

request linebroadcast signal

Wirelessly transmitted media wave

transmission · airwaves · broadcast tower

interactive vs. passive broadcasting

request linepassive listening

Hearing without deliberate focus

Family

request, line, requests, requested, requesting, requester, requesters, lines, lined

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Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G