Another big impetus for the evolution of the AC radio format was the popularity of easy listening or "beautiful music" stations, stations with music specifically designed to be purely ambient. Whereas most easy listening music was instrumental, created by relatively unknown artists, and rarely purchased, AC was an attempt to create a similar "lite" format by choosing certain tracks (both hit singles and album cuts) of popular artists. COUNT 4
QSN1 What was another term for easy listening stations? ANS1 beautiful music QSN2 Easy listening was predominately what type of music? ANS2 instrumental QSN3 What types of tracks from popular artists did adult contemporary radio play? ANS3 hit singles and album cuts QSN4 What type of format were adult contemporary and easy listening stations meant to share? ANS4 lite