Glossary of radio terminology

A


AQH Share

Active EMI reduction

Air interface

Aircheck

Alternative frequency

Angle of arrival

Antenna gain

Automatic message exchange

B

Block programming

Block upconverter

Blooper

Broadcast programming

Brokered programming

C

Callsigns in North America

Capture effect

Clear-channel station

Coverage (telecommunication)

Coverage map

Creeping wave

D

Dayparting

Deep cut

Digital Weatherman

Drive time

E

Emission (radiocommunications)

F

Falsing

G

Graveyard slot

G cont.

Guest host

H

Helix building

I

In-band on-channel

Independent radio

Ionosphere

ISDB

L

Listening station

Local Multipoint Distribution Service

Local programming

M

Minimum detectable signal

Music rotation

N

Narrowband

Network affiliate

P

Panelist

Peak envelope power

Preemphasis improvement

Public affairs (broadcasting)

Q

Quasi-synchronous transmission

R

Radio advertisement

Radio fingerprinting

Radio sweeper

Recurrent rotation

Repeater

Rimshot (broadcasting)

S

Shortwave

Sidetone

S cont.

Sign-off

Simulcast

Sister station

Skip (radio)

Skip distance

Skyside 6

Spin (radio)

Spot beam

Station identification

Stressed environment

Strip programming

Stunting (broadcasting)

Superpulse

T

Theme music

Time of arrival

Time spent listening

Tradio

Traffic (broadcasting)

Transceiver

Transcription discs

Trimulcast

V

Voice-tracking

W

Waveguide rotary joint

Winmor

Wireless telegraphy