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Mainstream rock (sometimes called heritage rock) is a radio format
Radio format

A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve....
 used by many commercial radio station
Radio station

This article is about radio broadcasting, for other uses see Radio .Radio broadcasting is an audio broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device....
s in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
.

stream rock stations are between classic rock
Classic rock

Classic rock was originally conceived as a radio station radio format which evolved from the album oriented rock format in the early-1980s. In the United States, this rock music format now features a large playlist of songs ranging from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, with some stations including a limited number of current releases....
 and active rock
Active rock

Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across Canada and the United States. Active rock plays current rock artists with a mix of classic rock songs....
 on the programming spectrum, in that they play more classic rock
Classic rock

Classic rock was originally conceived as a radio station radio format which evolved from the album oriented rock format in the early-1980s. In the United States, this rock music format now features a large playlist of songs ranging from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, with some stations including a limited number of current releases....
 than active rock
Active rock

Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across Canada and the United States. Active rock plays current rock artists with a mix of classic rock songs....
 stations, but play more modern rock
Modern rock

Modern rock is a term commonly used to describe a rock music Radio format found on United States commercial radio. Generally beginning with late 1970s punk rock but referring especially to rock music since the 1980s, the phrase "modern rock" is used to differentiate the music from "classic rock", which focuses on music recorded in the 1960s t...
 than classic rock
Classic rock

Classic rock was originally conceived as a radio station radio format which evolved from the album oriented rock format in the early-1980s. In the United States, this rock music format now features a large playlist of songs ranging from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, with some stations including a limited number of current releases....
 stations. In many ways, mainstream rock is a successor to the widespread album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock

Album-oriented rock is a United States FM broadcasting Radio format focusing on album tracks by Rock music artists....
 (AOR) format created in the 1970s.

, examples of mainstream rock stations in terrestrial radio include WLUP
WLUP

WLUP is an album-oriented rock FM radio radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan area. It is owned by Emmis Communications. WLUP transmits its signal from an antenna located the top of the Sears Tower in downtown Chicago at a height of 1,390 feet with an effective radiated power of 4,000 watts....
 in Chicago, IL, KRXQ
KRXQ

KRXQ is a commercial radio station in Sacramento, California, broadcasting on 98.5 FM Broadcasting. The station airs an active rock music format branded as "98 Rock"....
 98 Rock in Sacramento, CA WEBN
WEBN

WEBN is an United States radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The station plays a rock music format, and pioneered the concept of "album-oriented rock" or AOR....
 in Cincinnati, OH, WAPL in Appleton, WI, KZRR
KZRR

KZRR is a commercial radio station located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, broadcasting to the Albuquerque, New Mexico-Santa Fe, New Mexico, area. KZRR airs a Mainstream Rock music format....
 in Albuquerque, NM, KEZO in Omaha, NE, WDVE
WDVE

WDVE is a Classic rock music formatted radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States at 102.5 Megahertz. It is often referred to by Pittsburghers as simply "D.V.E." WDVE's transmitter is located on Pittsburgh's North Side....
 in Pittsburgh PA, WHJY
WHJY

WHJY is a commercial radio station in Providence, Rhode Island owned by Clear Channel that broadcasts at 94.1 MHz. .WHJY plays classic and mainstream rock....
 in Providence, RI, KSQY
KSQY

KSQY is a radio station broadcasting a Mainstream Rock format. The station known as "K-SKY" is licensed to Deadwood, South Dakota and serves the Rapid City listening area....
 in Rapid City, SD, WAQY
WAQY

WAQY 102.1 FM is a Springfield, Massachusetts, USA area classic rock radio station. Since the late 1980s, the station has been known as "Rock 102"...
 in Springfield, MA, KSHE
KSHE

KSHE is a rock & roll radio station licensed to Crestwood, Missouri which serves the St. Louis, Missouri area. KSHE is located at 94.7 MHz and currently uses the slogan "KSHE 95, Real Rock Radio"....
 in St.






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Mainstream rock (sometimes called heritage rock) is a radio format
Radio format

A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve....
 used by many commercial radio station
Radio station

This article is about radio broadcasting, for other uses see Radio .Radio broadcasting is an audio broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device....
s in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
.

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Mainstream rock stations are between classic rock
Classic rock

Classic rock was originally conceived as a radio station radio format which evolved from the album oriented rock format in the early-1980s. In the United States, this rock music format now features a large playlist of songs ranging from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, with some stations including a limited number of current releases....
 and active rock
Active rock

Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across Canada and the United States. Active rock plays current rock artists with a mix of classic rock songs....
 on the programming spectrum, in that they play more classic rock
Classic rock

Classic rock was originally conceived as a radio station radio format which evolved from the album oriented rock format in the early-1980s. In the United States, this rock music format now features a large playlist of songs ranging from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, with some stations including a limited number of current releases....
 than active rock
Active rock

Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across Canada and the United States. Active rock plays current rock artists with a mix of classic rock songs....
 stations, but play more modern rock
Modern rock

Modern rock is a term commonly used to describe a rock music Radio format found on United States commercial radio. Generally beginning with late 1970s punk rock but referring especially to rock music since the 1980s, the phrase "modern rock" is used to differentiate the music from "classic rock", which focuses on music recorded in the 1960s t...
 than classic rock
Classic rock

Classic rock was originally conceived as a radio station radio format which evolved from the album oriented rock format in the early-1980s. In the United States, this rock music format now features a large playlist of songs ranging from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, with some stations including a limited number of current releases....
 stations. In many ways, mainstream rock is a successor to the widespread album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock

Album-oriented rock is a United States FM broadcasting Radio format focusing on album tracks by Rock music artists....
 (AOR) format created in the 1970s.

, examples of mainstream rock stations in terrestrial radio include WLUP
WLUP

WLUP is an album-oriented rock FM radio radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan area. It is owned by Emmis Communications. WLUP transmits its signal from an antenna located the top of the Sears Tower in downtown Chicago at a height of 1,390 feet with an effective radiated power of 4,000 watts....
 in Chicago, IL, KRXQ
KRXQ

KRXQ is a commercial radio station in Sacramento, California, broadcasting on 98.5 FM Broadcasting. The station airs an active rock music format branded as "98 Rock"....
 98 Rock in Sacramento, CA WEBN
WEBN

WEBN is an United States radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The station plays a rock music format, and pioneered the concept of "album-oriented rock" or AOR....
 in Cincinnati, OH, WAPL in Appleton, WI, KZRR
KZRR

KZRR is a commercial radio station located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, broadcasting to the Albuquerque, New Mexico-Santa Fe, New Mexico, area. KZRR airs a Mainstream Rock music format....
 in Albuquerque, NM, KEZO in Omaha, NE, WDVE
WDVE

WDVE is a Classic rock music formatted radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States at 102.5 Megahertz. It is often referred to by Pittsburghers as simply "D.V.E." WDVE's transmitter is located on Pittsburgh's North Side....
 in Pittsburgh PA, WHJY
WHJY

WHJY is a commercial radio station in Providence, Rhode Island owned by Clear Channel that broadcasts at 94.1 MHz. .WHJY plays classic and mainstream rock....
 in Providence, RI, KSQY
KSQY

KSQY is a radio station broadcasting a Mainstream Rock format. The station known as "K-SKY" is licensed to Deadwood, South Dakota and serves the Rapid City listening area....
 in Rapid City, SD, WAQY
WAQY

WAQY 102.1 FM is a Springfield, Massachusetts, USA area classic rock radio station. Since the late 1980s, the station has been known as "Rock 102"...
 in Springfield, MA, KSHE
KSHE

KSHE is a rock & roll radio station licensed to Crestwood, Missouri which serves the St. Louis, Missouri area. KSHE is located at 94.7 MHz and currently uses the slogan "KSHE 95, Real Rock Radio"....
 in St. Louis, KZOZ
KZOZ

KZOZ is a radio station located in San Luis Obispo, California, broadcasting on 93.3 FM. KZOZ airs a mainstream rock music format.The station plays a mixture of classic rock from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and current top rock hits....
 in San Luis Obispo, CA, and KQRS-FM in Minneapolis-St.Paul,Minnesota. Most have a very long heritage that dates back to the 1970s as AOR stations, which is why several trades like Billboard and R&R will refer these stations as "Heritage Rock.".

Rock Airplay chart

The Rock Airplay chart is a chart that compiles the current hits on rock radio stations and is reflected as a component in Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks
Mainstream Rock Tracks

Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock stations, which are counted in the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart....
 chart. The Rock Airplay chart is exclusive to R&R
R&R (magazine)

R&R is a weekly music trade publication that follows the radio industry and tracks the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes....
, with thirty positions on this chart and it is solely based on radio airplay. Twenty-four rock radio stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems

Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections....
. Songs are ranked by a calculation of the total number of spins per week with its "audience impression", which is based upon exact times of airplay and each station's Arbitron
Arbitron

Arbitron is a radio audience research company in the United States which collects listener data on radio audiences similar to that collected by Nielsen Media Research on television audiences....
 listener data.

Songs receiving the greatest growth will receive a "bullet", although there are tracks that will also get bullets if the loss in detections doesn't exceed the percentage of downtime from a monitored station. "Airpower" awards are issued to songs that appear on the top 20 of both the airplay and audience chart for the first time, while the "greatest gainer" award is given to song with the largest increase in detections. A song with six or more spins in its first week is awarded an "airplay add". If a song is tied for the most spins in the same week, the one with the biggest increase that previous week will rank higher, but if both songs show the same amount of spins regardless of detection the song that is being played at more stations is ranked higher. Songs that fall below the top 20 and have been on the chart after 26 weeks are removed and go to recurrent status.

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