RDS and RBDS
Status: Completed
Home pageRDS (Radio Data System) and RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System) are codes used for the FM channels to give information about the genre (to my understanding) or type of content in the program being broadcasted to the listeners.
RDS is the European version, and RBDS is the North American version (Canada, US, and Mexico (I think you know)).
The background is made by me.
RDS code is on the left, and RBDS is on the right
0 - No program definition type
0 - No program definition type
1 - News
1 - News
2 - Current affairs
2 - Information
3 - Information
3 - Sport
4 - Sport
4 - Talk
5 - Education
5 - Rock
6 - Drama
6 - Classic Rock
7 - Culture
7 - Adult Hits
8 - Science
8 - Soft Rock
9 - Variable
9 - Top 40
10 - Popular Music (Pop)
10 - Country Music
11 - Rock Music
11 - Oldies Music
12 - Easy Listening
12 - Soft Music
13 - Light Classical
13 - Nostalgia
14 - Serious Classical
14 - Jazz
15 - Other Music
15 - Classical
16 - Weather
16 - Rhythm & Blues Music
17 - Finance
17 - Soft Rhythm & Blues Music
18 - Children’s Programs
18 - Language
19 - Social Affairs
19 - Religious Music
20 - Religion
20 - Religious Talk
21 - Phone-in Talk
21 - Personality
22 - Travel
22 - Public
23 - Leisure
23 - College
24 - Jazz Music
24 - Spanish Talk
25 - Country Music
25 - Spanish Music
26 - National Music
26 - Hip hop
27 - Oldies Music
27 - Unassigned
28 - Folk Music
28 - Unassigned
29 - Documentary
29 - Weather
30 - Alarm Test
30 - Emergency test
31 - Alarm
31 - Emergency
AF
Alternative Frequencies
CT
Clock Time and Date
DI
Decoder Information
EON
Enhanced Other Networks
MS
Music/Speech
PI
Program Identification
PIN
Program Identification Number
PTY
Program Type Selection
PS
PTY Program Type Selection
RT
Radio Text
TDC
Transparent Data Channel
TP/TA
Travel Service
Citations
Code and Acronyms: https://caseymediallc.com/rdsinfo
Code: https://www.fmsystems-inc.com/rbds-rds-pty-codes-program-types/