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Adult Standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Amplitude modulation ( AM) is a technique used in electronic communication most commonly for transmitting information via a Radio Carrier wave

Adult Standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those over 50 years, often considerably older. It is primarily on AM because market research reveals that only persons in that age group listen to music on AM in sizable numbers. Market research is the process of systematically gathering recording and analyzing data and information about Customers, Competitors and the Market Adult Standards first became a popular format in the late 1970s and early 1980s as a way to reach mature adults who came of age before the rock era but were perhaps too mature for adult contemporary radio or too young for beautiful music. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Beautiful music (sometimes abbreviated as BM, or BM / EZ for beautiful music / easy listening) is a mostly-instrumental music format that A typical Adult Standards playlist typically includes big band music, particularly from the 1940s and 1950s, popular music standards by artists such as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, and some "easy listening" numbers from Roger Whittaker and others. A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3 1926) is an American Singer of popular music, standards Roger Whittaker (born March 22 1936 in Nairobi, Kenya) is an English - Kenyan Singer / Songwriter and Younger artists who record in a similar style, such as Harry Connick, Jr. or Diana Krall, may be played as well; some stations will occasionally include former old-time radio series programs such as Fibber McGee & Molly or I Love a Mystery as a change of pace. Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, Pianist, Composer, Actor, Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian Jazz Pianist and Singer. Old-Time Radio (OTR and the Golden Age of Radio refer to a period of Radio programming lasting from the proliferation of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s until Fibber McGee and Molly was a radio show that played a major role in determining the full form of what became classic old-time radio. I Love A Mystery was a radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure Many Adult Standards stations air When Radio Was, a daily old-time radio retrospective currently hosted by Chuck Schaden. When Radio Was is a syndicated radio program that re-airs Old-time radio programs Chuck Schaden, born June 29, 1934, is a Chicago -area broadcaster and historian who has hosted the program "Those Were the Days"

At one time there were several hundred such stations; today, due to changing demographics and the passing of many long-time loyal listeners, there are probably only about 200. Many of those stations that do remain have attempted to update their sound to appeal to younger listeners by moving away from big-band music and other pre-1960 material and into soft adult contemporary territory. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in

Only about a handful of Adult Standards stations today are live and locally programmed around-the-clock. Many have affiliated with nationally distributed satellite formats to cut costs; due to advertiser perceptions about the audiences these stations primarily target, a large number of Adult Standards stations have trouble selling airtime to advertisers, which makes them unprofitable. For example, KIXI 880 AM, serving the Seattle market, terminated its local airstaff to affiliate with the Music of Your Life network. KIXI (880 AM) is an AM Radio station licensed to Mercer Island - Seattle, Washington on the frequency of 880 kHz Music of Your Life has been in continuous operation since 1978 and is a satellite-delivered Radio network featuring the Adult Standards radio format Many others have simply dumped the format altogether, often for all-talk or all-sports formats, oldies, or other formats deemed more profitable than standards by management. Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a Radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the 1950s 1960s and 1970s (about 1955-1977

Music Of Your Life was an Adult Standards satellite-delivered format that probably more than any other source currently defined the format. Music of Your Life has been in continuous operation since 1978 and is a satellite-delivered Radio network featuring the Adult Standards radio format Music of Your Life, which was founded by Al Ham in 1978 and boasts a roster of well-known personalities including Deana Martin, Peter Marshall and weekend host Pat Boone, was distributed by Jones Radio Networks. Albert W Ham (1925&ndash2001 was an American composer and jingle writer Peter Marshall (born March 30 1930, Huntington West Virginia) is an American Actor, Singer and television and Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone (born June 1 1934) is an American Singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s Jones Radio Networks & Jones Media Group were branches of Jones International before being sold to Triton Media Group. A dispute between Jones and former jocks Wink Martindale and Gary Owens (among others) led to Owens, Martindale and company splitting off and Jones ultimately deciding to abandon the format at the end of 2007 and introduce a new format of its own. Winston Conrad "Wink" Martindale (born December 4, 1934, Jackson, Tennessee) is a Disc jockey and Television Gary Owens (born May 10, 1936) is an American Disc jockey and Voice actor. Music of Your Life is still distributed independently.

Dial Global (formerly part of Westwood One) and ABC Radio also have Adult Standards formats distributed via satellite; Dial Global's is called "Adult Standards" (known on-air as "America's Best Music"), and ABC's was known as Stardust/Timeless Classics (now known as "Timeless Favorites", Stardust/Timeless Classics was consolidated with a soft oldies/AC network owned by ABC—Unforgettable Favorites/Memories—in 2006. Dial Global is a radio syndication company It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Triton Media Group. Westwood One ( is an American Radio network. It is based in New York City, and it was previously managed by CBS Radio, the Radio ABC Radio Networks, known as ABC Radio for short is an American Radio network. America's Best Music is the on-air branding of an Adult standards 24-hour radio network known internally as Adult Standards and formerly known as AM Only Timeless is a 24-hour satellite music service of ABC Radio Networks (through Citadel Broadcasting) distributing a mix of soft Oldies and Adult standards Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a Radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the 1950s 1960s and 1970s (about 1955-1977 Westwood One originally called its format AM Only and for a time, as the name suggests, offered the format only to AM stations; today, a handful of FM stations also air Westwood One's format. America's Best Music is the on-air branding of an Adult standards 24-hour radio network known internally as Adult Standards and formerly known as AM Only

While Music of Your Life has not eliminated all of the big-band and traditional pop music from its playlist, Westwood One and ABC dropped much of the older music in favor of softer pop and rock oldies from the 1960s and 1970s Top 40 era and a good deal of soft AC material as well. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Under Dial Global, some of the older-style songs are making a comeback on the Westwood One format.

Clear Channel Communications' Format Lab also features at least two "adult standards" formats. Clear Channel Communications is a media conglomerate company based in the United States.

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Satellite radio

Moving into the 21st Century, Adult Standards have been given a lift as a format by new mediums such as XM Satellite Radio, Channel 4, music of the 40's, The 40s on 4, programmed by legendary music format programmer Marlin Taylor, XM Channel 73, entitled High Standards (formerly Frank's Place until January 2007), and Siriusly Sinatra, Sirius Channel 75 (formerly entitled Standard Time before February 2007). The '40s on 4 (or just The '40s) is a commercial-free music channel on the XM Satellite Radio platform High Standards, formerly Frank's Place, is a music channel on XM Satellite Radio offering a Pop standards format Standard Time, the Standards & Swing Time channel on Sirius Satellite Radio (channel 75 and DISH Network (channel 6075 has been

Internet radio

Internet radio stations have given loyal lovers of standards and nostalgia more listening options than perhaps any other medium as the 21st Century unfolds. Advantages include more independent style programming geared for a worldwide audience. Some Internet radio station blend in classic vocal music from Europe and Latin America. Programming venues vary from singular independently programmed stations on stand-a-lone websites, to entire groups of independently programmed stations grouped together under a format heading. Some of the latest stations include Sweet Memories Radio, some of the most popular services include Live365.com, Pandora, iTunes and other web radio mediums. Live365 is an Internet radio network where members can create their own online radio station or listen to other Live365 broadcasters' online stations In Greek mythology, Pandora (from Greek:, "giver of all all-endowed" was the first woman iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc

Adult Standards Artists

Artists typically heard on Adult Standards radio stations may include the following:

Adult standards terrestrial stations

Some noteworthy terrestrial (AM & FM land-based) radio stations featuring the Adult Standards format today include:

Adult standards satellite and Internet radio stations

Some noteworthy satellite and Internet radio stations featuring the Adult Standards format today include:

Satellite Radio (U. WMBN (" M ichigan's B eautiful N orth" is an AM radio station broadcasting at 1340 kHz in Petoskey Michigan Petoskey is a city in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6080 WMNI (920 AM) is a Radio station in Columbus Ohio that went on the air April 26 1958 and carries a standards music format Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. WTRI is a Spanish Language broadcast Radio station licensed to Brunswick Maryland, serving Southern Frederick County Maryland Brunswick is a city in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. WNIO is an AM Radio station in Youngstown Ohio, USA broadcasting at 1390 kHz with an adult standards format WMBS is a Full Service formatted broadcast Radio station licensed to Uniontown Pennsylvania, serving the Uniontown / Pittsburgh Uniontown is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 50 miles (80 km southeast of Pittsburgh and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. WDDV (1320 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting an Adult Standards / Middle of the Road format WSDV (1450 KHz) is an Adult standards radio station owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications for the Sarasota-Bradenton market Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the state of Florida in the United States. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the S. )

Internet Radio (Worldwide)

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The '40s on 4 (or just The '40s) is a commercial-free music channel on the XM Satellite Radio platform High Standards, formerly Frank's Place, is a music channel on XM Satellite Radio offering a Pop standards format Standard Time, the Standards & Swing Time channel on Sirius Satellite Radio (channel 75 and DISH Network (channel 6075 has been Live365 is an Internet radio network where members can create their own online radio station or listen to other Live365 broadcasters' online stations Live365 is an Internet radio network where members can create their own online radio station or listen to other Live365 broadcasters' online stations Live365 is an Internet radio network where members can create their own online radio station or listen to other Live365 broadcasters' online stations AccuRadio is the world's leading independent multichannel Internet radio property. Middle Of The Road was a Scottish pop group who enjoyed great success across Europe in the early 1970s Traditional pop or Classic pop or Standards music denotes in general Western (and particularly American popular music that either wholly predates the advent of Beautiful music (sometimes abbreviated as BM, or BM / EZ for beautiful music / easy listening) is a mostly-instrumental music format that Traditional pop or Classic pop or Standards music denotes in general Western (and particularly American popular music that either wholly predates the advent of Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in WRMR was in different incarnations from 1985 to 2004 a Big band / Pop standards station in Cleveland Ohio. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state
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