Commercial radio station

Answer 1

Any radio station where you hear a short announcement that asks you to buy something, try something, call somewhere to get some information, or visit a website and read about something, is a commercial radio station.

Answer 2

Commercial radio is paid for by advertising or sponsorship or other paid for services. State owned radios or those paid for by compulsory license fees (like British BBC) are not commecial stations.

Answer 3

That's common, plain old AM radio, FM radio, and TV.

It's broadcasting that casts bait in the form of music, news, sports, and entertainment,
to catch ears, which it then sells to commercial sponsors.


Commercial broadcasting refers to radio or television stations that derive revenue from sponsors. That is, you get to hear or see the programs, but you also have to put up with some commercials, which help to pay for what's on the air. In radio's early days, circa 1920-1924, it was expected that the industry would not broadcast any commercials and would provide the programming as a public service. Unfortunately, that was not very practical because the owners still had to pay the bills (electricity, phone, announcers, rent for the building where the station was located, etc). By 1925-1926, a growing number of stations had decided that airing advertising messages from sponsors was necessary, and it became an accepted practice. However, even today, there are still some radio and TV stations that are considered educational/ non-commercial. Like so-called "public broadcasters," these stations rely on donations, rather than accepting money directly from advertisers.

Answer 4

That's common, plain old AM radio, FM radio, and TV.

It's broadcasting that casts bait in the form of music, news, sports, and entertainment,
to catch ears, which it then sells to commercial sponsors.

Answer 5

Commercial broadcasting refers to radio or television stations that derive revenue from sponsors. That is, you get to hear or see the programs, but you also have to put up with some commercials, which help to pay for what's on the air. In radio's early days, circa 1920-1924, it was expected that the industry would not broadcast any commercials and would provide the programming as a public service. Unfortunately, that was not very practical because the owners still had to pay the bills (electricity, phone, announcers, rent for the building where the station was located, etc). By 1925-1926, a growing number of stations had decided that airing advertising messages from sponsors was necessary, and it became an accepted practice. However, even today, there are still some radio and TV stations that are considered educational/ non-commercial. Like so-called "public broadcasters," these stations rely on donations, rather than accepting money directly from advertisers.

Answer 6

Commercial radio is a business that is operated for the purpose of making money.

Almost all of the radio stations you listen to are commercial stations. The way to

identify a commercial station is: If you hear an announcement every song or two

where somebody encourages you to buy something ... like a car, a bottle of soda,

a hamburger, or motorcycle insurance ... then you're listening to a a commercial

radio station. The announcements are called "commercial announcements", but

most people just call them "commercials".

The commercial radio station is a business that sells things to its customers.

The customers of the station are all the companies that sell the things in the

short announcements. The radio station sells your ears to them, for 1 minute,

or 30 seconds, or 10 seconds at a time.

Answer 7

A commercial radio station is a station that generates revenue by selling air time to companies. These are filled with commercial advertisements.