Editing Drive time (section)

==Content==
Mainstream stations employ high-status presenters for drive time shows. In the United States, popular national hosts who are associated with morning drive include [[Howard Stern]], [[Ryan Seacrest]] and [[Steve Inskeep]], while [[Sean Hannity]] is associated with afternoon drive on the East Coast.

Drive time often includes a heavier run of [[traffic reporting|traffic report]]s, for which many stations employ their own [[helicopter]]s or hire a third-party traffic reporting service.

For [[popular music]]-oriented stations, morning drive-time is typically dominated by the "[[morning zoo]]" genre of radio program, with the afternoon portion is often given over to music (often in commercial-free blocks, especially in markets with long commute times) and light entertainment features. For [[talk radio]] stations, drive time is characterized by regular news updates, as well as extremely frequent updates on [[traffic]] and [[Weather forecasting|weather forecasts]] to help commuters get to and from work. Primary [[News broadcasting|news radio]] stations are almost always local during this time period.