The examples and perspective in this United States may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. You may improve this United States, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new United States, as appropriate.(January 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Part of series on
Radio
Forms
Radio (overland)
Satellite radio
Internet radio
Uses and forms
Talk radio
Internet talk radio
Music radio
Call-in (radio)
Developments
Radio station
Most listened-to programs
Physics and engineering
Radio waves
Radio tower
Radio signal
v
t
e
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. They may feature monologues, dialogues between the hosts, interviews with guests, and/or listener participation which may be live conversations between the host and listeners who "call in" (usually via telephone) or via voice mail. Listener contributions are usually screened by a show's producers to maximize audience interest and, in the case of commercial talk radio, to attract advertisers.
Talks shows in commercial stations are organized into segments, each separated by a pause for advertisements; however, in public or non-commercial radio, music is sometimes played in place of commercials to separate the program segments.
Variations of talk radio include conservative talk, hot talk, liberal talk (increasingly known as progressive talk), and sports talk.
While talk radio has historically been associated with broadcast radio, starting around 2005 the technology for Internet-based talk-radio shows became cost-effective in the form of live internet website streaming and podcasts. Now, an individual can use a variety of services to host an Internet-based talk-radio show without carriage by a traditional radio station. Also, TV programming from talk and news outlets such as BBC, CNN, Bloomberg, and Fox is now often available expanding the world of talk radio further. Talk radio listening is enjoyed not only on radios but a wide variety of other devices and services including PCs using iTunes, station directories such as TuneIn, show directory smartphones with apps such as Stitcher, and time-shifting services like DAR.fm.[1]
^Valerie Geller, Beyond Powerful Radio: A Communicator's Guide to the Internet Age – News, Talk, Information & Personality (CRC Press, 2012).
Talkradio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather...
TalkRadio may refer to: Talkradio, a call-in discussion format for radio broadcasts TalkRadio (XM), an XM radio channel with a talkradio format Talkradio...
Conservative talkradio is a talkradio format in the United States and other countries devoted to expressing conservative viewpoints of issues, as opposed...
Progressive talkradio is a talkradio format devoted to expressing left-leaning viewpoints of news and issues as opposed to conservative talkradio. In the...
Talkradio, a radio broadcast program format Talk show, a TV or radio broadcast program format Talk (musician) Talk (Daniel Johns album), 2015 Talk (Paul...
LifeTalkRadio is a network of over 200 radio stations featuring Christian music, Christian talk and teaching, and other religious programming. Its headquarters...
Sports radio (or sports talkradio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A widespread programming genre...
TalkRadio Network (TRN) was an independent radio producer and syndicator of news and talkradio programming headquartered in Central Point, Oregon. TRN...
A talk show (sometimes chat show in British English) is a television programming, radio programming or Podcast genre structured around the act of spontaneous...
TalkTalk were an English band formed in 1981, led by Mark Hollis (vocals, guitar, piano), Lee Harris (drums), and Paul Webb (bass). Initially a synth-pop...
Podcasts, NPR Podcasts, and Sticher. Car Talk was originally a radio show that ran on National Public Radio (NPR) from 1977 until October 2012, when the...
xL Vivid Radio – Hot Sex RadioTalk (Discontinued) xL Pandora Now – Today's uncensored Pop xL Radio Andy – Uncensored Talk with Andy Cohen xL SiriusXM...
recorded, most popular talkradio programs are syndicated daily and are broadcast live. Also, with relatively few 24-hour live talkradio networks (though this...
include contemporary Christian music, gospel music, sermons, radio dramas, as well as news and talk shows covering popular culture, economics, and political...
Talksport (styled as talkSPORT), owned by News Broadcasting, is a sports radio station in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The station was...
4062°N 2.9819°W / 53.4062; -2.9819 Radio City Talk (previously City Talk 105.9) was an Independent Local Radio station in Liverpool, England. In May...
Broadcast radio personalities may include talkradio hosts, AM/FM radio show hosts, and satellite radio program hosts, and non-host contributors to radio programs...
Internet talkradio (also Internet radio show) is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. Broadcasting radio shows on the internet...
most of its news/talk stations with ABC with a handful of others affiliating with other networks. While those ABC's heritage radio stations used Westwood...
2013, iHeartRadio launched in New Zealand and Australia. On July 24, 2013, iHeartRadio launched a new talkradio feature: iHeartRadioTalk. It featured...
the Johnson administration to combat political opponents operating on talkradio. In 1969 the United States Supreme Court, in Red Lion Broadcasting Co...
BlogTalkRadio is a web-based platform that allows podcasters and radio sites and talk show hosts to create live and on-demand talk format content for distribution...
talk radio or sports radio formats, most programming formats are based on commercial music. However the term also includes the news, bulletins, DJ talk, jingles...
Global Information
