Radio Terms pt 1?!
Question: What do these mean?
BMI
BM
AC
CHR
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Answers: What do these mean?
BMI
BM
AC
CHR
?
BMI - Broadcast Music INC (a music rights licensing firm... Almost all music on radio today is licensed or a fee has to be payed to play it.. BMI and ASCAP are the two main organizations for that in the US)
BM -(aka BPM) Beats a minute (measures tempo of a song)
AC - Adult Contemporary (Music that is considered to be current or within the last 20-30 years or so that is not hard and obnoxious but is popular music)
CHR- Contemporary Hit Radio (aka Top 40) Plays songs from most popular music that is the top requested songs in the land.
BMI - Body Mass Index?
BM - Beautiful Music Format
AC - Adult Contemporary Radio Format Also Known as Lite Pop/ Adult Hits etc..
CHR - Contemporary Hit Music also known as Top 40