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Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry . These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no musical training . It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional or " folk " music . Art music was historically disseminated through the performances ___MASK23___ written music , although since the beginning ___MASK23___ the recording industry , it is also disseminated through recordings . Traditional music forms such as early blues songs or hymns were passed along orally , or to smaller , local audiences . WVAC - FM ( 107 . 9 FM ) is a campus radio station broadcasting a Top 40 and Alternative ___MASK45___ format . The station is licensed to Adrian College , located on 110 S . Maddison Street . The station has legally been 107 . 9 WVAC - FM rather than simply WVAC since 1991 . From then until 2002 , the WVAC calls were used by an AM station in Norwalk , Ohio ( now WLKR ) . In the 1968 till 1974 WVAC , the `` Voice at Curry '' , was a carrier - current AM station at Curry College , Milton MA which later became WMLN - FM . Independent music ( often shortened to indie music or indie ) is music produced independently from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries , a process that may include an autonomous , do - it - yourself approach to recording and publishing . The term " indie " is sometimes also used to describe a genre ( such as indie ___MASK45___ and indie pop ); as a genre term , " indie " may include music that is not independently produced , and most independent music artists do not fall into a single , defined musical style or genre , and usually create music that can be categorized into other genres . The ___MASK41___ Central Association ___MASK23___ Colleges and Schools ( NCA ), also known as the ___MASK41___ Central Association , was a membership organization , consisting ___MASK23___ colleges , universities , and schools in 19 U . S . states engaged in educational accreditation . It was one ___MASK23___ six regional accreditation bodies in the U . S . and its Higher Learning Commission was recognized by the United States Department ___MASK23___ Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation ( CHEA ) as a regional accreditor for higher education institutions . ___MASK45___ music is a genre ___MASK23___ popular music that originated as " rock and roll " in the United States in the 1950s , and developed into a range ___MASK23___ different styles in the 1960s and later , particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States . It has its roots in 1940s ' and 1950s ' rock and roll , itself heavily influenced by blues , rhythm and blues and country music . ___MASK45___ music also drew strongly on a number ___MASK23___ other genres such as electric blues and folk , and incorporated influences from jazz , classical and other musical sources . The United Methodist Church ( UMC ) is a mainline Protestant denomination , and a major part ___MASK23___ Methodism . In the 19th century , its main predecessor  the Methodist Church  was a leader in Evangelicalism . It was founded in 1968 in Dallas , Texas , United States , by union ___MASK23___ the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church . The UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement ___MASK23___ John and Charles Wesley in England as well as the Great Awakening in the United States . As such , the church ' s theological orientation is decidedly Wesleyan . It embraces both liturgical and evangelical elements . It has a connexional polity , a typical feature ___MASK23___ a number ___MASK23___ Methodist denominations . Punk ___MASK45___ ( or simply " punk ") is a ___MASK45___ music genre that developed in the early to mid 1970s in the United States , ___MASK76___ , and Australia . Rooted in 1960s garage ___MASK45___ and other forms ___MASK23___ what is now known as " proto - punk " music , punk ___MASK45___ bands rejected perceived excesses ___MASK23___ mainstream 1970s ___MASK45___ . Punk bands typically use short or fast - paced songs , with hard - edged melodies and singing styles , stripped - down instrumentation , and often political , anti - establishment lyrics . Punk embraces a DIY ethic ; many bands self - produce recordings and distribute them through informal channels . A community is commonly considered a social unit ( a group ___MASK23___ people ) who have something in common , such as norms , values , or identity . Often - but not always - communities share a sense ___MASK23___ place that is situated in a given geographical area ( e . g . a country , village , town , or neighborhood ). Durable relations that extend beyond immediate genealogical ties also define a sense ___MASK23___ community . People tend to define those social ties as important to their identity , practice , and roles in social institutions like family , home , work , government , society , or humanity , at large . Although communities are usually small relative to personal social ties ( micro - level ), " community " may also refer to large group affiliations ( or macro - level ), such as national communities , international communities , and virtual communities . Alternative ___MASK45___ ( also called alternative music , alt - ___MASK45___ or simply alternative ) is a genre ___MASK23___ ___MASK45___ music that emerged from the independent music underground ___MASK23___ the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s . In this instance , the word " alternative " refers to the genre ' s distinction from mainstream ___MASK45___ music . The term ' s original meaning was broader , referring to a generation ___MASK23___ musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent , D . I . Y . ethos ___MASK23___ punk ___MASK45___ , which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music . At times , " alternative " has been used as a catch - all description for music from underground ___MASK45___ artists that receives mainstream recognition , or for any music , whether ___MASK45___ or not , that is seen to be descended from punk ___MASK45___ ( including some examples ___MASK23___ punk itself , as well as new wave , and post - punk ). A radio format or programming format ( not to be confused with broadcast programming ) describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station . Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool , and are subject to frequent change . Music radio , old ___MASK34___ radio , all - news radio , sports radio , talk radio and weather radio describe the operation ___MASK23___ different genres ___MASK23___ radio format and each format can often be sub - divided into many specialty formats . ___MASK86___ - punk ( originally " new musick ") is a broad type ___MASK23___ rock music that emerged from the punk movement ___MASK23___ the 1970s , in which artists departed from punk rock ' s raw , accessible style to pursue a variety ___MASK23___ avant - garde sensibilities . Attempting to break from rock tradition , post - punk artists experimented with sources such as electronic music , black dance music and the avant - garde , as well as novel recording technology and production techniques . The movement also saw the frequent intersection ___MASK23___ music with art and politics , as artists incorporated ideas from sources such as modernist literature , critical theory , cinema , and performance art . Accompanying these musical developments were communities that produced independent record labels , visual art , multimedia performances and fanzines in conjunction with the music . Commercial broadcasting ( also called " private broadcasting ") is the broadcasting ___MASK23___ television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media , as opposed to state sponsorship . It was the United States  first model ___MASK23___ radio ( and later television ) during the 1920s , in contrast with the public television model in Europe during the 1930s , 1940s and 1950s which prevailed worldwide ( except in the United States ) until the 1980s . Adrian is a city in the U . S . state ___MASK23___ ___MASK15___ and the county seat ___MASK23___ Lenawee County . The population was 21 , 133 at the 2010 census . Adrian lies in ___MASK15___ ' s 7th congressional district . ___MASK5___ is a city in and the county seat ___MASK23___ Lucas County , Ohio , United States . ___MASK5___ is in northwest Ohio , at the western end ___MASK23___ Lake Erie bordering the state ___MASK23___ ___MASK15___ . The city was founded by United States citizens in 1833 on the west bank ___MASK23___ the Maumee River , and originally incorporated as part ___MASK23___ Monroe County , ___MASK15___ Territory . It was re - founded in 1837 , after conclusion ___MASK23___ the ___MASK5___ War , when it was incorporated in Ohio . Adrian College is a private , co - educational liberal arts college conferring bachelor ' s degrees in 40 academic majors and programs . The college is located in the city ___MASK23___ Adrian , ___MASK15___ , a drive ___MASK23___ approximately 45 minutes northwest ___MASK23___ Toledo , Ohio , or 45 minutes southwest ___MASK23___ Ann Arbor or 90 minutes southwest ___MASK23___ Detroit . The 100 acre ( 0 . 4 km² ) campus contains newly constructed facilities along with historic buildings . The college features a variety ___MASK23___ athletic programs as well as a theatre department . Adrian College is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is accredited by the North Central Association ___MASK23___ Colleges and Schools in the United States . The fall 2013 - 14 student headcount was 1 , 649 students . A liberal arts college is a college with an emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences . A liberal arts college aims to impart a broad general knowledge and develop general intellectual capacities , in contrast to a professional , vocational , or technical curriculum . Students in a liberal arts college generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range ___MASK23___ academic subjects , including sciences as well as the traditional humanities subjects taught as liberal arts . Although it draws on European antecedents , the liberal arts college is strongly associated with American higher education , and most liberal arts colleges around the world draw explicitly on the American model . A radio station is a set ___MASK23___ equipment necessary to carry on communication via radio waves . Generally , it is a receiver or transmitter , an antenna , and some smaller additional equipment necessary to operate them . Radio stations play a vital role in communication technology as they are heavily relied on to transfer data and information across the world . Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently ___MASK33___ - popular songs in a particular genre . When used without qualification it refers to the best - selling or ___MASK33___ frequently broadcast popular music . The term is derived from record music charts , a few ___MASK23___ which traditionally consist ___MASK23___ a total ___MASK23___ 40 songs . Top 40 is also an alternative term for the radio format ___MASK23___ such music , also known as Contemporary hit radio . Campus radio ( also known as college radio , ___MASK92___ radio or student radio ) is a type ___MASK23___ radio station that is run by the students ___MASK23___ a college , ___MASK92___ or other educational institution . Programming may be exclusively by students , or may include programmers from the wider community in which the radio station is based . Sometimes campus radio stations are operated for the purpose ___MASK23___ training professional radio personnel , sometimes with the aim ___MASK23___ broadcasting educational programming , while other radio stations exist to provide an alternative to commercial broadcasting or government broadcasters . ___MASK19___ is the ___MASK33___ populous city in the U . S . state ___MASK23___ ___MASK15___ , the fourth - largest city in the Midwest and the largest city on the United States  Canada border . It is the seat ___MASK23___ Wayne County , the ___MASK33___ populous county in the state . Contemporary hit radio ( also known as CHR , contemporary hits , hit list , current hits , hit music , top 40 , or pop radio ) is a radio format that is common in the United States , ___MASK76___ , Ireland , Canada , ___MASK75___ , Australia , ___MASK72___ and South Africa that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the top 40 music charts . There are several subcategories , dominantly focusing on rock , pop , or urban music . Used alone , " CHR " most often refers to the CHR - pop format . The term " contemporary hit radio " was coined in the early 1980s by " Radio & Records " magazine to designate top 40 stations which continued to play hits from all musical genres as pop music splintered into adult contemporary , urban contemporary and other formats .