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RAB –Radio Advertising Bureau.
Radio – Telecommunication by
modulation and radiation of electromagnetic waves.
Ramp – The instrumental
beginning of a song leading up to the vocals, also known as the intro.
Ratings – An estimate of the
size of an audience shown as a percent of a total group of people
surveyed.
R&B – Rhythm and Blues
radio format.
RDS – An abbreviation for
Radio Data system, this technology allows stations to transmit
additional types of information via encoded digital signals that can be
received and displayed by the user's radio. An RDS-capable radio can
display the title and artist or current song playing, local traffic
information, an advertiser's phone number while a commercial is playing.
Regional Network – A network of
stations that covers only a certain region or area such as North, West,
South or East areas.
Religious (R) Radio – A
spiritual or religious radio format.
Reel-to-reel analog machines –
Reel-to-reel, open reel tape recording is a form of magnetic tape audio
recording in which the recording medium is held on a reel.
Remote – This refers to a
broadcast that originates live on location, outside the station’s
studio where the broadcast would normally originate.
R.P.M. – Revolutions per
minute, used in recording.