Definition of Talk radio

Talk Radio can refer to:

• Talk Radio UK, a former national UK talk station which is to be relaunched the new digital radio licence by the 4 Digital Group.
• Talk radio, a call-in discussion format for radio broadcasts.
• Talk Radio (play), a 1987 play written by Eric Bogosian.
• Talk Radio (film), a 1988 Oliver Stone film loosely based the play and the life of Alan Berg.
• Talk Radio (radio network), an Australian talk radio network.
• "Talk Radio" (Sailor Moon episode 003), the English title of an episode of the Sailor Moon anime.
• talkSPORT, a British radio station formerly called "Talk Radio" (see above).

Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion about topical issues. Most shows feature a regular host, who interviews a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting conversations with listeners who have placed telephone calls to speak with the program's host or guest. Listener contributions are usually screened by a show's producer(s) in order to maximize audience interest and, in the case of commercial talk radio, attract advertisers. Generally, the shows are organized into segments, each separated by a pause for advertisements. (In public or non-commercial radio, sometimes music is played in place of commercials to separate the program segments). Variations include conservative talk, hot talk, progressive talk, and sports talk.