Type: noun
Pronunciation: /kun-tem-puh-rair-ee hit ray-dee-oh/
Also spelled or known as: CHR
Plural: Contemporary Hit Radio Stations
Related: Top 40 Radio, Hit Radio
What does Contemporary Hit Radio mean? Top 40 Radio; a radio programming format that primarily features current popular music and charting hits.
Contemporary Hit Radio stations focus on recent chart-performing songs and are among the most influential formats for promoting new commercial releases.
Contemporary Hit Radio synonyms: CHR, Top 40 Radio, Hit Radio
Example sentence: “The single entered heavy rotation on Contemporary Hit Radio stations.”
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