Radio
Programme types (PTY)
Many radio stations offer the service
“programme types” (PTY) in the FM range
(FMl, FM ll). For example during a news pro-
gramme, the identification » NEWS « is trans-
mitted.
With the PTY search, a station which offers the
preselected programme type, e.g. » POP «, can
be set automatically.
Programme types
The programme types offered by a radio station
can be changed according to the programme
being transmitted.
NEWS news and current information
AFFAIRS politics and current events
INFO special talk programmes
SPORT sports programmes
EDUCATE learning and continuing education
DRAMA radio plays and literature
CULTURE culture, church and society
SCIENCE science
VARIED entertaining talk
POP pop music
ROCK M rock music
EASY M soft music
LIGHT M light classical music
CLASSICS serious classical music
OTHER M music programmes which cannot
be categorized (e.g. ethnic)
WEATHER weather reports
FINANCE financial news
CHILDREN childrens’ programmes
SOCIAL A social information
RELIGION religious and philosophical pro-
grammes
PHONE IN listener call-in programmes
TRAVEL tourist information
LEISURE free-time and hobby
JAZZ jazz music
COUNTRY country music
NATIONAL national programmes
OLDIES golden oldies
FOLK M folk music
DOCU factual reports
NO PTY no programme type identification
PTY search
ǺǺ There are two possibilities for calling up a
search for a programme type.
1. Four programme types are assigned to the
four PTY programme buttons (station but-
tons). You can change the preset assignment
according to your wishes.
2. You can choose a programme type from the
stored list and then start the search.
This procedure is explained in the following sec-
tions.
PTY function
1. Switch on the PTY function
Press the
¢¢
SOUND button until, until the
signal tone can be heard.
The programme type last selected is dis-
played.
2. Setting the programme type …
– with the
¢¢
1 …
¢¢
4 buttons
Press the button briefly:
The PTY search starts automatically the nea-
rest station which offers the selected pro-
gramme type and displays the programme
type briefly, e.g. » POP «, then the designa-
tion of the set station.
– or –
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