Click the spoiler to see my piece on the Christmas freeze. Glossary of Radio Terms and PhrasesAAA - Adult Album Alternative, a format that plays alternative music (and on rare occasions, pop). Known for playing album tracks frequently, it is the smallest format in the United States. Also known as "triple A."Add - When a station adds a song to their playlist. The amount of adds a song gets when it goes for adds on a format is often a good indicator of how the song will do on tha