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Hot Hits was a radio format created by consultant Mike Joseph in the 1970s. That concept, which helped spur the birth of what is now known as CHR , also revitalized the Top 40 format and would play a role in bringing the format to the FM band throughout the 1980s.
Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format that is common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts.
The Top 40, whether surveyed by a radio station or a publication, was a list of songs that shared only the common characteristic of being newly released. Its introduction coincided with a transition from the old ten-inch 78 rpm record format for single "pop" recordings to the seven-inch vinyl 45 rpm format, introduced in 1949, which was ...
Contemporary hit radio (CHR), occasionally still informally known as top-40 / hot hits [7]) [7] Adult contemporary music (AC) [7] Adult/variety hits – Broad variety of pop hits spanning multiple eras and formats; Jack FM, Bob FM. Classic hits/Oldies – Pop/Rock music that came between the 1950s and 2010s; Hot adult contemporary (Hot AC) [7]
Hot adult contemporary (hot AC) radio stations play a wide range of popular music that appeals towards the 18–54 age group; [43] it serves as a middle ground between the youth-oriented contemporary hit radio (CHR) format, and adult contemporary formats (such as "mainstream" and soft AC) that are typically targeted towards a more mature ...
There’s a new sports talk radio station in town. iHeartMedia Dallas on Monday announced the official changeover of 97.1-FM to a re-branded “hot talk” radio format called “The Freak ...
WBHJ – 95.7 Jamz – Rhythmic contemporary hit radio (Urban contemporary hit radio) WBHK – 98.7 Kiss FM – Urban adult contemporary; WMJJ-HD2 – 104.1 The Beat – Mainstream urban; WUHT – Hot 107.7 – Urban adult contemporary; WERC-HD2 – Hallelujah 105.1 – Urban contemporary gospel; WERC-HD3 – B106.5 – Urban adult contemporary
In May 1982, WBBM-FM began airing a Top 40/CHR format known as "Hot Hits", which was created by consultant Mike Joseph. [22] Concurrent with the format change was the phase-out of all automation. [22] Hot Hits was a high-energy format, playing only current hits, and featured numerous jingles to reinforce the station's identity. [22]