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The format has a broader, more diverse [[playlist]] than most other formats. Musical selection tends to be on the fringe of mainstream [[popular music|pop]] and [[rock music|rock]]. asIt wellalso asincludes many other [[music genre]]s such as [[indie rock]], [[Americana (music)|Americana]], [[pop rock]], [[classic rock]], [[alternative rock]], [[New wave music|new wave]], [[alternative country]], [[jazz]], [[folk music|folk]], [[world music]], [[jam band]] and [[blues]]. The musical selections tend to avoid [[hard rock]] and [[hip hop music|rap]] music. Music selection also includes tracks from albums that are not [[singles (music)|singles]], which leads to the enhanced and larger playlist. Some AAA outlets focus more on classic rock artists, folk and blues while others focus on more contemporary artists and modern/indie rock.<ref name=Mccabe/><ref name=noncomm>{{Cite web|url=https://noncommusic.org/formats/triple-a/|title=True Discovery: Triple A on noncommercial public radio}}</ref><ref>Grossman, Jeff. "A 'Terrestrial' Station, Unafraid of the Satellite Programmers See a Wider View of what Rock is, and Showcase the Human Element of Radio." New York Times July 10, 2005, p. 1. ProQuest. Web. September 4, 2021. See also New York Times archive.</ref>

Some of the songs that first air on the Triple-A format have later found additional popularity on the [[Adult Top 40]], [[modern rock]], or [[adult contemporary]] charts months after their initial Triple-A chart runs. The format is often seen as a "test market" for emerging artists.<ref name=Mccabe>{{Cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/2018/01/04/575621505/practices-of-triple-a-radio-stations-raise-questions | title=At 'Triple A' Radio Stations, A Blurred Line Between Discovery and Promotion| website=NPR.org}}</ref><ref name=wnew>Mills, Joshua. "WNEW Gambles on Elite Rock Hybrid: Seeking Listeners Who Crave what they Half-Know. WNEW-FM Gambles on Elite Rock Hybrid." New York Times, Aug 01 1995, p. 2. ProQuest. Web. Accessed September 4, 2021. See also New York Times archive.</ref>

The format has gone off and on in the Los Angeles radio market. Currently [[KCSN]] and simulcast partner [[KSBR]] broadcast a Triple A format in the Los Angeles and Orange Country areas respectfullyrespectively. The format still exists in New York City ([[WFUV]]); Chicago ([[WXRT]]); Philadelphia ([[WXPN]]); Minneapolis ([[KCMP]]); Boston ([[WXRV]], [[WERS]], and Americana leaning [[WUMB-FM]]); Baltimore (WTMD); Aspen, Colorado ([[KSPN-FM]]); Boise, Idaho ([[KRVB]]); Denver ([[KBCO]] and [[KVOQ (FM)|KVOQ]]); Fort Collins ([[KJAC]]); Pittsburgh ([[WYEP]]); Astoria ([[KBGE (FM)|KBGE]]); Bend ([[KLRR]]); Eugene ([[KRVM-FM|KRVM]]); Portland, Oregon ([[KINK]]); Portland, Maine ([[WCLZ]]); Indianapolis ([[WTTS]]); Nashville ([[WRLT]], [[WNXP]], and Americana leaning [[WMOT]]); Conway, New Hampshire ([[WMUVWMWV]]); Burlington, Vermont ([[The Point (radio network)|WNCS]]); Seattle, Washington; ([[KMIH]]); Spokane ([[KPND]]); Turners Falls-Northampton, Massachusetts ([[WRSI]]); [[Bozeman, Montana]] ([[KMMS-FM]]); Woodstock, New York ([[WDST]]); Austin ([[KGSR|KGSR-HD2]], [[KUTX]], and [[KTSN (AM)|KTSN]]); Columbia, Missouri ([[KBXR]]); and Dallas ([[KKXT]]).<ref name=wnew/><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-24-ca-35671-story.html |title = Adult Alternative Album Format Back on Dial|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = October 24, 1998}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-kcsn-ksbr-merge-public-radio-20170907-story.html |title = KCSN-KSBR FM merger aims to create new Southland public radio powerhouse|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = September 6, 2017}}</ref><ref name=feder>{{Cite web|url=https://www.robertfeder.com/2021/09/01/indianapolis-laura-duncan-named-program-chief-wxrt/|title=In from Indianapolis, Laura Duncan named program chief of WXRT - Robert Feder|website=www.robertfeder.com}}</ref> The now-defunct [[KNBR-FM|KFOG]] was a legendary Triple A station in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bartlett |first=Amanda |date=2019-08-26 |title='We knew this was gonna happen': SF radio station going quiet |url=https://www.sfgate.com/local-donotuse/article/kfog-radio-going-off-air-knbr-104-5-music-sports-14379858.php |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moffitt |first=Mike |date=2019-09-06 |title=Fogheads react as KFOG goes off air for good |url=https://www.sfgate.com/music/article/KFOG-Fogheads-react-final-day-rock-alternative-14419139.php |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bartlett |first=Amanda |date=2020-09-03 |title=New Bay Area radio station, Highway 1, just might fill the void left behind by KFOG |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/New-Bay-Area-radio-station-Highway-1-KFOG-SF-15540998.php |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref>