Programme types (PTY)
Prerequisite
The radio station tuned to must offer the "Pro-
gramme types" service PTY in the VHF range.
Programme types
The programme types a radio station offers
change according to the programme being
broadcast.
NEWS News and current events
AFFAIRS Politics and current affairs
INFO Special talk programme
SPORT Sport programme
EDUCATE Learning and continuing
education
DRAMA Radio plays and literature
CULTURE Culture, church and society
SCIENCE Science
VARIED Talk entertainment
POP Pop music (hits)
ROCK M Rock music
M.O.R.M Light music
LIGHT M Light classical music
CLASSICS Serious classical music
OTHER M Music programmes that cannot
be categorised (e.g., Folklore)
NO PTY No programme type identifier
PTY programme buttons
The station button
are assigned to the following programme
types:
1
NEWS,
2
SPORT,
3
POP (with
M.O.R.M) und
4
CLASSICS (with LIGHT M).
The station button
5
PERS (personal) can be assigned to a
programme type of your choice.
1. Switch on the PTY function.
Briefly press the
¡
PTY/DX
button.
2. Repeatedly press the
< or > button until
the desired programme type is shown in
the display.
3. Press the
5
button until the signal sounds.
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