Here’s our list of radio terms.Īcapella - a song or jingle featuring voices without accompanying music.Īd-Lib - when a live on-air DJ or show host concocts/invents/wings it when the programming experiences a technical difficulty, or a guest or co-host goes “off-script.”Īdjacencies - programs either immediately before or after a specific program, such as sports programming.ĪFTRA - the acronym for the American Federation of Television and Radio ArtistsĪM - short for Amplitude Modulation, where the radio signal varies by amplitude (oscillation) of the radio wave. The more we hear radio terminology, the more we’ll begin to sort out this radio jargon, and peer-to-peer conversations will make sense. If you’re new to the industry, you may find yourself nodding in agreement, and feel like a “deer in the headlights.” Don’t worry our brains are like sponges.
Whether you work for a radio station, a radio syndicator, or work at an advertising, marketing or public relations agency, you are going to hear a multitude of radio terms. Radio terminology, aka radio jargon, is a language all unto itself - if you’re new to radio, don’t be surprised if you don’t understand the acronyms and vocabulary used by the industry.
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