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Encyclopedia > Adult album alternative

Adult Album Alternative (also Triple-A, AAA, or adult alternative) is a radio format broadcast mostly on FM. A spin off of the Album-oriented rock format, its roots may have been established sometime during the 60's from what was called underground music and later progressive. The radio format has a broader, more diverse playlist than most other formats and tends to appeal more to adults than to teenagers. Less played tracks are also common. Musical selection tends to be on the fringe of mainstream popular music and rock music as well as many other music genres such as alternative rock, alternative country, jazz, folk music, world music and blues. The musical selections tend to shy away from hard rock and rap music. Some Triple-A stations bill themselves under the slogan "World Class Rock". "Quality Rock", or "Finest Rock" Music selection also includes tracks from albums that are not singles, which leads to the enhanced and larger playlist. A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... Album-oriented rock (sometimes referred to as Adult-oriented rock), abbreviated AOR and originally called album-oriented radio, was originally an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists. ... The term underground music has been applied to several artistic movements, notably to the early psychedelic movement of the mid 60s centred in Los Angeles. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... In its most general form, a playlist is simply a list of songs. ... A young woman who is 18 years old. ... A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ... 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 of the mass media. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rock and roll. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music[1] or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Matt Hillyer of Texas-based Eleven Hundred Springs Alternative country is a term applied to various subgenres of country music. ... Jazz is a style of music which originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States at around the start of the 20th century. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and for the common people. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ... The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that typically follows a twelve-bar structure. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ...


Billboard magazine does not carry a Triple-A chart, so songs which are very successful in this format may not ever chart in the United States. However, Triple-A songs sometimes do manage to chart on the Adult Top 40, Modern Rock, or an Adult Contemporary chart, since they may be the first to play a first breakout on AAA. Additionally, Radio and Records, a news magazine devoted to radio and the music industry, charts stations in various formats including Triple A. Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... Adult Top 40 is a another variation on the Top 40 format, in which this genre is more geared towards an adult audience who are not into Rock music teen Pop, Dance music, Hip-Hop, Modern Rock or slower Adult Contemporary fare. ... Modern rock or Nu-breed is term commonly used to describe a rock music format found on American commercial radio. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... Radio and Records (R&R) is a weekly trade magazine that tracks radio airplay from the various genres including Pop, Country, R&B and many others. ...

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Radio stations

United States

Terrestrial radio

KWRP is a radio station based in Pecos, New Mexico, that specializes in independent and alternative rock programmed by its disc jockeys. ... Pecos is a village located in San Miguel County, New Mexico. ... Nickname: The City Different Location in the State of New Mexico Coordinates: Country United States State New Mexico County Santa Fe Founded 1607  - Mayor David Coss Area    - City  37. ... Independent Public Radio (IPR) is a public radio network in Minnesota. ... Duluths canal connects Lake Superior to the Duluth-Superior harbor and the St. ... A non-commercial enterprise is work that values other considerations above and beyond that of making a profit. ... Astro City, vol. ... The Plaza Hotel, built in 1881, on the Plaza of West Las Vegas. ... Nickname: The City Different Location in the State of New Mexico Coordinates: Country United States State New Mexico County Santa Fe Founded 1607  - Mayor David Coss Area    - City  37. ... KBCO is an adult album alternative radio station licensed to Boulder, Colorado and serves the Denver-Boulder area. ... The City of Boulder (, Mountain Time Zone) is a home rule municipality located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ... Nickname: College Town, USA Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: Country United States State Missouri County Boone  - Mayor Darwin Hindman Area    - City 138. ... 89. ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant (French: Lets go!) Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota. ... State capitol building in Saint Paul Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America. ... Minnesota Public Radio logo Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is a regional public radio network based in the U.S. state of Minnesota that has been broadcasting since 1967. ... KDEC is a commercial radio station broadcasting on both FM and AM in Decorah, Iowa. ... Decorah is a city located in Winneshiek County, Iowa. ... KFJM is the second radio station in North Dakota after WDAY-AM, and one of the first college radio stations in the United States, operated by the University of North Dakota. ... Nickname: The Sunflake City The Grand Cities Motto: A Place of Excellence Location in North Dakota Coordinates: Country United States State North Dakota County Grand Forks County Founded June 15, 1870 Incorporated February 22, 1881 Government  - Mayor Michael Brown Area  - City  19. ... North Dakota Public Radio is a service of Prairie Public Broadcasting in association with North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota and the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. ... KFOG is an FM radio station in San Francisco, California, broadcasting simultaneously on 104. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City; The City; Baghdad by the Bay Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Los Altos (IPA: ) is a city at the southern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... KGSR is an Adult Album Alternative station in Austin, Texas. ... Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas County Travis County Government  - Mayor Will Wynn Area  - City  258. ... KHUM is a commercial adult album alternative music radio station in Garberville, California, broadcasting to the Eureka, California area on 104. ... Humboldt County is a county located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of California, on the Pacific Ocean. ... KINK is a commercial broadcast radio station located in Portland, Oregon. ... Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown, PDX Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter Area  - City  145. ... KRAM FM KRAM 96 FM (KKRM 96. ... Montevideo is a city in Chippewa County, Minnesota. ... KMTT, marketed as The Mountain, is an adult album alternative FM radio station in the Seattle, Washington market. ... Nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King County Incorporated December 2 1869 Government  - Mayor Greg Nickels Area  - City  142. ... KPRI-FM (also 102. ... Nickname: Americas Finest City Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: Country United States State California County San Diego Founded July 16, 1769 Incorporated March 27, 1850 Government  - Mayor Jerry Sanders  - City Attorney Michael Aguirre  - City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein... KPTL, Capital 106. ... Nickname: Hartford of the West, City of Skywalks, Raccoon City, DSM Location in the State of Iowa, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Iowa County Polk County Incorporated September 22, 1851  - Mayor Frank Cownie Area    - City  77. ... KQMT (99. ... Nickname: The Mile-High City Location of Denver in Colorado Coordinates: Country United States State Colorado City-County Denver (coextensive) Founded November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861  - Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area    - City  154. ... KRSH is a commercial radio station in Healdsburg, California, broadcasting to the Santa Rosa, California area on 95. ... Location of Santa Rosa, California Country United States State California County Sonoma Mayor Jane Bender Area    - City 104. ... KSPN (710 AM) is a owned radio station of ABC, and operated by ESPN Radio. ... View south along Galena Street in downtown Aspen. ... Taos (IPA: ) is a city in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico. ... Warrensburg is a city located in Johnson County, Missouri. ... Cities 97 (KTCZ 97. ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant (French: Lets go!) Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota. ... State capitol building in Saint Paul Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America. ... KWMT-FM is an Adult Album Alternative radio station that serves Tucson, Arizona. ... Nickname: The Old Pueblo Location in Pima County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Pima Government  - Mayor Bob Walkup (R) Area  - City  195. ... KXLY-FM (Classy 99. ... Nickname: The Lilac City Location of Spokane in Spokane County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County Spokane  - Mayor Dennis P. Hession Area    - City  58. ... Coeur dAlene (IPA: ) is the county seat and largest city of Kootenai County, IdahoGR6. ... WAPS can mean various things, depending on the context: WAPS-FM is a radio station in Akron, Ohio. ... Nickname: The Rubber Capital of the World Location within the state of Ohio Country United States State Ohio County Summit Founded 1825 Incorporated 1835 (village) - 1865 (city)  - Mayor Don Plusquellic (D) Area    - City  62. ... WBOS is an adult album alternative station licensed to Brrokline, Massachusetts serving the Boston market owned by Greater Media. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, Athens of America, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area    - City  89. ... WDOD is a radio station serving the Chattanooga area, broadcasting on 1310 AM. The station is owned by Bahakel Communications out of Charlotte, North Carolina and currently has an oldies/standards/soft AC format. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... WDST is the callsign of an adult album alternative radio station licenced to Woodstock, New York. ... Poughkeepsie City of Poughkeepsie Town of Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie, Arkansas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... WEBK-FM, 105. ... Rutland City, Vermont Rutland is a city located in Rutland County, Vermont. ... Pendleton is a town located in Madison County, Indiana. ... WFIV is a 5000 watt FM radio station located in Farragut, Tennessee broadcasting on 105. ... Farragut is a town in Knox County, Tennessee, United States and is a suburb of nearby Knoxville. ... WFPK-FM is a 24-hour listener supported, noncommercial radio station in Louisville, Kentucky, broadcasting at 89. ... “Louisville” redirects here. ... WFUV, 90. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area... Drive 105 is an alternative rock radio station (with multiple transmitters) serving the Minneapolis-St. ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant (French: Lets go!) Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota. ... State capitol building in Saint Paul Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America. ... WLKK is an FM radio station located in Wethersfield Township, New York. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Nickname: Mad Town or Mad City Location of Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin Municipality City Incorporated 1848  - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Area    - City 136. ... WMVY (also available over the Internet at mvyradio. ... Marthas Vineyard is roughly triangular in shape, and is approximately 30 kilometers in length. ... Spindale is a town located in Rutherford County, North Carolina. ... WNRN is a multi-format, non-commercial, public radio station in Charlottesville, Virginia, broadcasting on 91. ... Nickname: C-Ville Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Albemarle County Founded 1762  - Mayor David E. Brown Area    - City 26. ... Canoeing on the Shenandoah River near Winchester, VA. The Shenandoah Valley region of western Virginia, from Winchester to Staunton, is bounded by the Blue Ridge mountains to the East and the Allegheny mountains to the West. ... Nickname: The River City Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (D) Area    - City 62. ... Nickname: The Friendly City Location in Virginia Coordinates: County Independent City Founded 1737 Government  - Mayor Rodney Eagle[1] Area  - City 45. ... Lexington is an independent city within the confines of Rockbridge County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ... WNTI is a noncommercial radio station owned and operated by Centenary College in Hackettstown, New Jersey. ... Map of Hackettstown in Warren County Hackettstown is a Town in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. ... WOCM is a AAA/Rock station that broadcasts on the 98. ... Nickname: The White Marlin Capital of the World Location in Maryland Coordinates: County Worcester County Founded 1875 Incorporated 1880 Government  - Mayor Rick Meehan Area  - City 94. ... WQKL, known on the air as Ann Arbors 107one, is a radio station broadcasting from Ann Arbor, Michigan, which features an Adult Album Alternative (or Triple A) music format, the only commercial station of its kind in the state. ... For the railroad company, see Ann Arbor Railroad. ... WRLT (Radio Lightning) is an adult alternative-format FM radio station broadcasting in the Nashville, Tennessee market on a frequency of 100. ... Nickname: Music City Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Government  - Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area  - City  526. ... WRLT (Radio Lightning) is an adult alternative-format FM radio station broadcasting in the Nashville, Tennessee market on a frequency of 100. ... WRNR-FM is a radio station in Annapolis, Maryland, USA, broadcasting on 103. ... Nickname: Americas Sailing Capital , San Diego East, Dogtown, Naptown Motto: Vixi Liber Et Moriar - I have lived, and I shall die, free Location in Maryland Coordinates: Country United States State Maryland County Anne Arundel County Founded 1649 Incorporated 1708 Mayor Ellen O. Moyer (D) City Council Richard E. Israel... WRNR-FM is a radio station in Annapolis, Maryland, USA, broadcasting on 103. ...   Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Nickname: Noho, Hamp Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Hampshire County Settled 1654 Incorporated 1656 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Mary Clare Higgins Area  - City  35. ... Nickname: The Flour City, The Flower City, The Worlds Image Center Motto: Rochester: Made for Living Location of Rochester in New York State Country United States State New York County Monroe  - Mayor Robert Duffy Area    - City  37. ... WTGB is a commercial radio station in Bethesda, Maryland, broadcasting to the Washington, DC area on 94. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Independent Public Radio (IPR) is a public radio network in Minnesota. ... A view of downtown Grand Marais, the harbor, and Lake Superior. ... WTTS is an FM radio station broadcasting from Indianapolis, IN and Bloomington, IN on the 92. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Monroe Mayor Mark Kruzan Area    - City 51. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Marion Founded 1821 Government  - Mayor Bart Peterson (D) Area  - City  372 sq mi (963. ... WUKY (91. ... Nickname: Athens of the West Horse Capital of the World Location in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Coordinates: Country United States State Kentucky Counties Fayette  - Mayor Jim Newberry (D) Area    - City 739. ... WVJW is a listener supported commercial-free FM radio station affiliated with Pacifica Radio serving the Wheeling radio market. ... Nickname: The Friendly City Location in Ohio County in the State of West Virginia Coordinates: Settled 1769 Established 1806 Incorporated 1836  - Mayor Nick Sparachane  - City Manager Robert Herron  - Chief of Police Kevin Gessler, Sr. ... WVOD, is a commercial radio station licensed to Manteo, North Carolina serving the Outer Banks of North Carolina which includes Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, and Nags Head. ... WWVV-FM (Wave 104. ... Coordinates: County Chatham  - Mayor Otis S. Johnson Area    - City 202. ... WXPK-FM, known onair as The Peak, is a Rock station in White Plains, New York. ... Location of White Plains. ... WXPN (88. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... WXRT, also known as WXRT-FM, WXRT 93. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... WXRV (The River 92. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, Athens of America, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area    - City  89. ... WXRY-LP is a LPFM radio station, broadcasting at 99. ... Nickname: Location of Grand Rapids within Kent County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Kent  - Mayor George Heartwell Area    - City 45. ... WYEP-FM is a non-commercial, community-supported outlet that specializes in eclectic music and programming. ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges, P-Burgh, The Burgh Motto: Benigno Numine Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... Map of Fairhope, Alabama area, from Mobile Bay, past Weeks Bay, to neighboring towns (click map to enlarge) Fairhope is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, on a sloping plateau, along the cliffs and shoreline of Mobile Bay. ... Nickname: The Azalea City Coordinates: Country US State Alabama County Mobile Founded 1702 Incorporated 1814 Government  - Mayor Sam Jones Area  - City 412. ... 92. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton and DeKalb Counties in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, DeKalb Government  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area  - City  132. ... Bel Air is the name of two places in the State of Maryland in the United States of America: Bel Air, Allegany County, Maryland Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... WDMT is a classic hits radio station in Pittston, Pennsylvania which is also known as . ... Pittston (properly pronounced pits-ton) is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. ... WBSD-FM, tagline real rock, true variety, 89 BSD is a 210 watt radio station transmitting from the former Burlington High School (now Karcher Middle School) with a studio in the new Burlington High School. ... Burlington is a city in Wisconsin, United States. ...

Internet radio

  • SlothRadio Internet radio Salt Lake City, UT
  • K4NP Internet radio, [2] Washington, "The Summit"
  • Omemo Radio Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Radio Paradise Paradise, CA
  • Radio Pig (99.3 The PIG) Memphis, TN

Internet radio (aka e-Radio) is a broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ...

Satellite radio

The syndicated program World Cafe, carried on non-commercial radio stations across the US, airs a Triple-A format. Sirius Satellite Radio NASDAQ: SIRI is one of two satellite radio (SDARS) services operating in the United States and Canada, along with XM Satellite Radio. ... Hear Music is the brand name of Starbucks retail music concept. ... XM redirects here. ... In the entertainment and news industries, syndication is a method of making content available to a range of outlets simultaneously. ... World Cafe is a two-hour long nationally syndicated radio program that originates from WXPN, a non-commercial radio station on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. ...


Canada

CFML is a Canadian radio station, which will broadcast at 107. ... Coordinates: Country  Canada Province  British Columbia District Greater Vancouver Regional District Established 1892 (municipality status) – 1992 (city status) Government  - Mayor Derek Corrigan  - MPs Peter Julian (NDP), Bill Siksay (NDP)  - MLAs Raj Chouhan, Richard T. Lee, John Nuraney, Harry Bloy Area  - City 89. ... CIDR is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 93. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

See also

The following lists groups or individuals primarily associated with the Adult Album Alternative and some of their most noteworthy Adult Alternative hits. ... The following lists key songs of the Adult Album Alternative scene the bands and artists primarily associated with the genre. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ...

External links

  • triplearadio.com - website devoted to the Triple-A format
  • RadioAndRecords.com - Radio and Records website, complete format news and charts
  • Rock Jocks tell their stories

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Adult album alternative - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (413 words)
Adult Album Alternative (also Triple-A, AAA, or Adult Alternative) is a radio format which has a broader, more diverse playlist than most formats and tends to appeal more to adults than to teenagers.
Music selection also includes tracks from albums that are not singles, which leads to the enhanced and larger playlist.
Adult contemporary, a format with a much more pop-oriented playlist, that is much softer and not too adventurous.
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