Active rock

Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in Canada and the United States. Active rock plays current rock artists with a mix of classic rock songs. An active rock station would include songs by artists such as Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin or AC/DC in its playlist, whereas a modern rock station would not. Similar to active rock stations, mainstream rock stations play current rock music, but concentrate more on classic rock than what active rock stations do.

A pioneering station of this format in the late 1980s was WIYY "98Rock" in Baltimore, Maryland. Other early adopters of this format by the beginning of the 1990s include stations KISS "99.5 KISS Rocks" in San Antonio, TX, KQRC "989TheRock" in Kansas City, Missouri, WAAF in Boston, Massachusetts, WXTB "98Rock" in Tampa, Florida, KISW in Seattle, Washington, KEGL, "97.1 The Eagle ", in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, CFPL "FM96" In London, Ontario Canada, KIBZ "The Blaze" in Lincoln, Nebraska, KILO "94.3 KILO" in Colorado Springs, Colorado and KURQ "New Rock 107.3" in San Luis Obispo, California. KSHE 95 in St. Louis, Missouri had been playing modern and older rock songs since the late 1960s.