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BroadcastService

A Schema.org Type
A delivery service through which content is provided via broadcast over the air or online.
PropertyExpected TypeDescription
Properties from BroadcastService
broadcastAffiliateOf Organization The media network(s) whose content is broadcast on this station.
broadcastDisplayName Text The name displayed in the channel guide. For many US affiliates, it is the network name.
broadcastFrequency BroadcastFrequencySpecification  or
Text
The frequency used for over-the-air broadcasts. Numeric values or simple ranges, e.g. 87-99. In addition a shortcut idiom is supported for frequences of AM and FM radio channels, e.g. "87 FM".
broadcastTimezone Text The timezone in ISO 8601 format for which the service bases its broadcasts.
broadcaster Organization The organization owning or operating the broadcast service.
callSign Text A callsign, as used in broadcasting and radio communications to identify people, radio and TV stations, or vehicles.
hasBroadcastChannel BroadcastChannel A broadcast channel of a broadcast service.
Inverse property: providesBroadcastService
inLanguage Language  or
Text
The language of the content or performance or used in an action. Please use one of the language codes from the IETF BCP 47 standard. See also availableLanguage. Supersedes language.
parentService BroadcastService A broadcast service to which the broadcast service may belong to such as regional variations of a national channel.
videoFormat Text The type of screening or video broadcast used (e.g. IMAX, 3D, SD, HD, etc.).
Properties from Service
aggregateRating AggregateRating The overall rating, based on a collection of reviews or ratings, of the item.
areaServed AdministrativeArea  or
GeoShape  or
Place  or
Text
The geographic area where a service or offered item is provided. Supersedes serviceArea.
audience Audience An intended audience, i.e. a group for whom something was created. Supersedes serviceAudience.
availableChannel ServiceChannel A means of accessing the service (e.g. a phone bank, a web site, a location, etc.).
award Text An award won by or for this item. Supersedes awards.
brand Brand  or
Organization
The brand(s) associated with a product or service, or the brand(s) maintained by an organization or business person.
broker Organization  or
Person
An entity that arranges for an exchange between a buyer and a seller. In most cases a broker never acquires or releases ownership of a product or service involved in an exchange. If it is not clear whether an entity is a broker, seller, or buyer, the latter two terms are preferred. Supersedes bookingAgent.
category CategoryCode  or
PhysicalActivityCategory  or
Text  or
Thing  or
URL
A category for the item. Greater signs or slashes can be used to informally indicate a category hierarchy.
hasCertification Certification Certification information about a product, organization, service, place, or person.
hasOfferCatalog OfferCatalog Indicates an OfferCatalog listing for this Organization, Person, or Service.
hoursAvailable OpeningHoursSpecification The hours during which this service or contact is available.
isRelatedTo Product  or
Service
A pointer to another, somehow related product (or multiple products).
isSimilarTo Product  or
Service
A pointer to another, functionally similar product (or multiple products).
logo ImageObject  or
URL
An associated logo.
offers Demand  or
Offer
An offer to provide this item—for example, an offer to sell a product, rent the DVD of a movie, perform a service, or give away tickets to an event. Use businessFunction to indicate the kind of transaction offered, i.e. sell, lease, etc. This property can also be used to describe a Demand. While this property is listed as expected on a number of common types, it can be used in others. In that case, using a second type, such as Product or a subtype of Product, can clarify the nature of the offer.
Inverse property: itemOffered
provider Organization  or
Person
The service provider, service operator, or service performer; the goods producer. Another party (a seller) may offer those services or goods on behalf of the provider. A provider may also serve as the seller. Supersedes carrier.
providerMobility Text Indicates the mobility of a provided service (e.g. 'static', 'dynamic').
review Review A review of the item. Supersedes reviews.
serviceOutput Thing The tangible thing generated by the service, e.g. a passport, permit, etc. Supersedes produces.
serviceType GovernmentBenefitsType  or
Text
The type of service being offered, e.g. veterans' benefits, emergency relief, etc.
slogan Text A slogan or motto associated with the item.
termsOfService Text  or
URL
Human-readable terms of service documentation.
Properties from Thing
additionalType Text  or
URL
An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. Typically the value is a URI-identified RDF class, and in this case corresponds to the use of rdf:type in RDF. Text values can be used sparingly, for cases where useful information can be added without their being an appropriate schema to reference. In the case of text values, the class label should follow the schema.org style guide.
alternateName Text An alias for the item.
description Text  or
TextObject
A description of the item.
disambiguatingDescription Text A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.
identifier PropertyValue  or
Text  or
URL
The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.
image ImageObject  or
URL
An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
mainEntityOfPage CreativeWork  or
URL
Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details.
Inverse property: mainEntity
name Text The name of the item.
potentialAction Action Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
sameAs URL URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.
subjectOf CreativeWork  or
Event
A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.
Inverse property: about
url URL URL of the item.

Instances of BroadcastService may appear as a value for the following properties
PropertyOn TypesDescription
parentService BroadcastService A broadcast service to which the broadcast service may belong to such as regional variations of a national channel.
providesBroadcastService BroadcastChannel The BroadcastService offered on this channel.
publishedOn PublicationEvent A broadcast service associated with the publication event.

More specific Types

Examples

Example 1
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Example notes or example HTML without markup.
<div>
 <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0">Doctor Who</a>,
 <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rs69w">Series 5</a>,
 <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sj9sq">The Hungry Earth</a>, episode 8,
 broadcast on BBC One at 18:15, 22nd of May 2010, available on
 <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/b00sj9sq">BBC iPlayer</a> from 19:45
 on the 2nd of June until the 9th.
</div>
Example encoded as Microdata embedded in HTML.
<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/TVSeries">
  <a itemprop="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0">
   <span itemprop="name">Doctor Who</span></a>,
  <div itemprop="containsSeason" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/TVSeason">
    <a itemprop="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rs69w">
     <span itemprop="name">Series 5</span></a>,
    <div itemprop="episode" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/TVEpisode">
      <a itemprop="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sj9sq">
       <span itemprop="name">The Hungry Earth</span></a>,
      episode <span itemprop="position">8</span>, broadcast on
      <div itemprop="publication" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BroadcastEvent">
        <div itemprop="publishedOn" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BroadcastService">
          <a itemprop="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone"><span itemprop="name">BBC One</span></a>
        </div> at
        <span itemprop="startDate"
          content="2010-05-22T18:15:00+01:00">18:15, 22nd of May 2010</span>
      </div>,
      available on
      <div itemprop="video" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/VideoObject">
        <a itemprop="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sj9sq">BBC iPlayer</a>
      </div> from
      <div itemprop="publication" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/OnDemandEvent">
        <span itemprop="startDate"
         content="2012-06-02T19:45:00+01:00">19:45 on the 2nd of June</span> until the
        <span itemprop="endDate" content="2012-06-09T19:44:00+01:00">9th</span>.
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
Example encoded as RDFa embedded in HTML.
<div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="TVSeries">
  <a property="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0">
   <span property="name">Doctor Who</span></a>,
  <div property="containsSeason" typeof="TVSeason">
    <a property="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rs69w">
     <span property="name">Series 5</span></a>,
    <div property="episode" typeof="TVEpisode">
      <a property="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sj9sq">
       <span property="name">The Hungry Earth</span></a>,
      episode <span property="position">8</span>, broadcast on
      <div property="publication" typeof="BroadcastEvent">
        <div property="publishedOn" typeof="BroadcastService">
          <a property="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone"><span property="name">BBC One</span></a>
        </div> at
        <span property="startDate"
          content="2010-05-22T18:15:00+01:00">18:15, 22nd of May 2010</span>
      </div>,
      available on
      <div property="video" typeof="VideoObject">
        <a property="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sj9sq">BBC iPlayer</a>
      </div> from
      <div property="publication" typeof="OnDemandEvent">
        <span property="startDate"
         content="2012-06-02T19:45:00+01:00">19:45 on the 2nd of June</span> until the
        <span property="endDate" content="2012-06-09T19:44:00+01:00">9th</span>.
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
Example encoded as JSON-LD in a HTML script tag.
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "TVSeries",
  "containsSeason": {
    "@type": "TVSeason",
    "episode": {
      "@type": "TVEpisode",
      "position": "8",
      "publication": [
        {
          "@type": "BroadcastEvent",
          "publishedOn": {
            "@type": "BroadcastService",
            "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone"
          },
          "startDate": "2010-05-22T18:15:00+01:00"
        },
        {
          "@type": "OnDemandEvent",
          "endDate": "2012-06-09T19:44:00+01:00",
          "startDate": "2012-06-02T19:45:00+01:00"
        }
      ],
      "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sj9sq",
      "video": {
        "@type": "VideoObject",
        "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sj9sq"
      }
    },
    "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rs69w"
  },
  "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0"
}
</script>
Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.
Example 2
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Example notes or example HTML without markup.
<div>
 <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl">In Our Time</a>,
 <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ggc19">Ordinary Language Philosophy</a>, episode 604,
 broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 09:00, 7th of November 2013, available online from 09:45 on the same day.
</div>
Example encoded as Microdata embedded in HTML.
<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/RadioSeries">
  <a itemprop="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl">
   <span itemprop="name">In Our Time</span></a>,
  <div itemprop="episode" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/RadioEpisode">
    <a itemprop="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ggc19">
     <span itemprop="name">Ordinary Language Philosophy</span></a>,
    episode <span itemprop="position">604</span>, broadcast on
    <div itemprop="publication" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BroadcastEvent">
      <div itemprop="publishedOn" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BroadcastService">
        <a itemprop="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4"><span itemprop="name">BBC Radio 4</span></a>
      </div> at
      <span itemprop="startDate"
        content="2013-11-07T09:00:00+01:00">09:00, 7th of November 2013</span>
    </div>,
    available online from
    <div itemprop="publication" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/OnDemandEvent">
      <span itemprop="startDate"
       content="2013-11-07T09:45:00+01:00">09:45 on the same day</span>.
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
Example encoded as RDFa embedded in HTML.
<div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="RadioSeries">
  <a property="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl">
   <span property="name">In Our Time</span></a>,
  <div property="episode" typeof="RadioEpisode">
    <a property="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ggc19">
     <span property="name">Ordinary Language Philosophy</span></a>,
    episode <span property="position">604</span>, broadcast on
    <div property="publication" typeof="BroadcastEvent">
      <div property="publishedOn" typeof="BroadcastService">
        <a property="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4"><span property="name">BBC Radio 4</span></a>
      </div> at
      <span property="startDate"
        content="2013-11-07T09:00:00+01:00">09:00, 7th of November 2013</span>
    </div>,
    available online from
    <div property="publication" typeof="OnDemandEvent">
      <span property="startDate"
       content="2013-11-07T09:45:00+01:00">09:45 on the same day</span>.
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
Example encoded as JSON-LD in a HTML script tag.
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "RadioSeries",
    "episode": {
        "@type": "RadioEpisode",
        "position": "604",
        "publication": [
            {
                "@type": "BroadcastEvent",
                "publishedOn": {
                    "@type": "BroadcastService",
                    "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4"
                },
                "startDate": "2013-11-07T09:00:00+01:00"
            },
            {
                "@type": "OnDemandEvent",
                "startDate": "2013-11-07T09:45:00+01:00"
            }
        ],
        "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ggc19"
    },
    "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl"
}
</script>
Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.
Example 3
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Example notes or example HTML without markup.
A radio station on 107.9 FM.
Example encoded as Microdata embedded in HTML.
<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BroadcastService">
 <span itemprop="name">WXKS-FM</span>
 <span itemprop="broadcastDisplayName">Kiss 108</span>
 <div itemprop="broadcastFrequency" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BroadcastFrequencySpecification">
   <meta itemprop="broadcastFrequencyValue" content="107.9" />
   <meta itemprop="broadcastSignalModulation" content="FM" />
 </div>
</div>
Example encoded as RDFa embedded in HTML.
<div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="BroadcastService">
 <span property="name">WXKS-FM</span>
 <span property="broadcastDisplayName">Kiss 108</span>
 <div property="broadcastFrequency" typeof="BroadcastFrequencySpecification">
   <meta property="broadcastFrequencyValue" content="107.9" />
   <meta property="broadcastSignalModulation" content="FM" />
 </div>
</div>
Example encoded as JSON-LD in a HTML script tag.
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
 "@context":"https://schema.org",
 "@type":"BroadcastService",
 "name": "WXKS-FM",
 "broadcastDisplayName": "Kiss 108",
 "broadcastFrequency": {
   "@type": "BroadcastFrequencySpecification",
   "broadcastFrequencyValue": 107.9,
   "broadcastSignalModulation": "FM"
 }
}
</script>
Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.
Example 4
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Example notes or example HTML without markup.
A radio station on 1030 AM.
Example encoded as Microdata embedded in HTML.
<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BroadcastService">
 <span itemprop="name">WBZ-AM</span>
 <span itemprop="broadcastDisplayName">WBZ NewsRadio</span>
 <div itemprop="broadcastFrequency" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BroadcastFrequencySpecification">
   <meta itemprop="broadcastFrequencyValue" content="1030" />
   <meta itemprop="broadcastSignalModulation" content="AM" />
 </div>
</div>
Example encoded as RDFa embedded in HTML.
<div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="BroadcastService">
 <span property="name">WBZ-AM</span>
 <span property="broadcastDisplayName">WBZ NewsRadio</span>
 <div property="broadcastFrequency" typeof="BroadcastFrequencySpecification">
   <meta property="broadcastFrequencyValue" content="1030" />
   <meta property="broadcastSignalModulation" content="AM" />
 </div>
</div>
Example encoded as JSON-LD in a HTML script tag.
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
 "@context":"https://schema.org",
 "@type":"BroadcastService",
 "name": "WBZ-AM",
 "broadcastDisplayName": "WBZ NewsRadio",
 "broadcastFrequency": {
   "@type": "BroadcastFrequencySpecification",
   "broadcastFrequencyValue": 1030,
   "broadcastSignalModulation": "AM"
 }
}
</script>
Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.
Example 5
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Example notes or example HTML without markup.
WAAY is an affiliate of the ABC network and broadcasts in SD.
Example encoded as Microdata embedded in HTML.
<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BroadcastService">
  <span itemprop="name">WAAY-TV</span>
  <span itemprop="broadcastDisplayName">ABC</span>
  <span itemprop="videoFormat">SD</span>
  <span itemprop="broadcastTimezone" content="-8:00">PST</span>
  <div itemprop="broadcastAffiliateOf" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization">
    <span itemprop="name">ABC</span>
  </div>
</div>
Example encoded as RDFa embedded in HTML.
<div vocab="https://schema.org" typeof="BroadcastService">
  <span property="name">WAAY-TV</span>
  <span property="broadcastDisplayName">ABC</span>
  <span property="videoFormat">SD</span>
  <span property="broadcastTimezone" content="-8:00">PST</span>
  <div property="broadcastAffiliateOf" typeof="Organization">
    <span property="name">ABC</span>
  </div>
</div>
Example encoded as JSON-LD in a HTML script tag.
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context":"https://schema.org",
  "@type":"BroadcastService",
  "name":"WAAY-TV",
  "broadcastDisplayName":"ABC",
  "videoFormat":"SD",
  "broadcastTimezone": "-8:00",
  "broadcastAffiliateOf":{
    "@type":"Organization",
    "name":"ABC"
  }
}
</script>
Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.
Example 6
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Example notes or example HTML without markup.
WAAY is channel 7 on Comcast cable.
Example encoded as Microdata embedded in HTML.
<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/TelevisionChannel">
  <span itemprop="name">WAAY 7</span>
  <span itemprop="broadcastChannelId">7</span>
  <span itemprop="broadcastServiceTier">Premium</span>
  <div itemprop="inBroadcastLineup" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CableOrSatelliteService">
    <span itemprop="name">Comcast</span>
  </div>
  <div itemprop="providesBroadcastService" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BroadcastService">
    <span itemprop="name">WAAY-TV</span>
    <span itemprop="broadcastDisplayName">ABC</span>
    <div itemprop="broadcastAffiliateOf" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization">
      <span itemprop="name">ABC</span>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
Example encoded as RDFa embedded in HTML.
<div vocab="https://schema.org" typeof="TelevisionChannel">
  <span property="name">WAAY 7</span>
  <span property="broadcastChannelId">7</span>
  <span property="broadcastServiceTier">Premium</span>
  <div property="inBroadcastLineup" typeof="CableOrSatelliteService">
    <span property="name">Comcast</span>
  </div>
  <div property="providesBroadcastService" typeof="BroadcastService">
    <span property="name">WAAY-TV</span>
    <span property="broadcastDisplayName">ABC</span>
    <div property="broadcastAffiliateOf" typeof="Organization">
      <span property="name">ABC</span>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
Example encoded as JSON-LD in a HTML script tag.
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context":"https://schema.org",
  "@type":"TelevisionChannel",
  "name": "WAAY 7",
  "broadcastChannelId":"7",
  "broadcastServiceTier":"Premium",
  "inBroadcastLineup":{
    "@type":"CableOrSatelliteService",
    "name": "Comcast"
  },
  "providesBroadcastService":{
    "@type":"BroadcastService",
    "name": "WAAY-TV",
    "broadcastDisplayName": "ABC",
    "broadcastAffiliateOf":{
      "@type":"Organization",
      "name":"ABC"
    }
  }
}
</script>
Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.
Example 7
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Example notes or example HTML without markup.
WAAY is broadcasting Modern Family at 9:00PM on October 12, 2014 in English with Spanish subtitles available.
Example encoded as Microdata embedded in HTML.
<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BroadcastEvent">
  <span itemprop="name">Modern Family - S6E8 - Three Turkeys</span>
  <span itemprop="description">Phil and Luke take over Thanksgiving duties.</span>
  <link itemprop="isLiveBroadcast" href="https://schema.org/False" />
  <span itemprop="videoFormat">HD</span>
  <span itemprop="inLanguage">en</span>
  <span itemprop="subtitleLanguage">es</span>
  <span itemprop="startDate" content="2014-10-12T21:00">starts 10/12/2014 9:00PM</span>
  <span itemprop="endDate" content="2014-10-12T21:30">ends 10/12/2014 9:30PM</span>
  <div itemprop="publishedOn" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BroadcastService">
    <span itemprop="name">WAAY-TV</span>
  </div>
  <div itemprop="workPerformed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/TVEpisode">
    <span itemprop="name">Modern Family: Three Turkeys</span>
  </div>
</div>
Example encoded as RDFa embedded in HTML.
<div vocab="https://schema.org" typeof="BroadcastEvent">
  <span property="name">Modern Family - S6E8 - Three Turkeys</span>
  <span property="description">Phil and Luke take over Thanksgiving duties.</span>
  <link property="isLiveBroadcast" href="https://schema.org/True" />
  <span property="videoFormat">HD</span>
  <span property="inLanguage">en</span>
  <span property="subtitleLanguage">es</span>
  <span property="startDate" content="2014-10-12T21:00">starts 10/12/2014 9:00PM</span>
  <span property="endDate" content="2014-10-12T21:30">ends 10/12/2014 9:30PM</span>
  <div property="publishedOn" typeof="BroadcastService">
    <span property="name">WAAY-TV</span>
  </div>
  <div property="workPerformed" typeof="TVEpisode">
    <span property="name">Modern Family: Three Turkeys</span>
  </div>
</div>
Example encoded as JSON-LD in a HTML script tag.
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context":"https://schema.org",
  "@type":"BroadcastEvent",
  "startDate":"2014-10-12T21:00",
  "endDate":"2014-10-12T21:30",
  "publishedOn":{
    "@type":"BroadcastService",
    "name": "WAAY-TV"
  },
  "workPerformed":{
    "@type":"CreativeWork",
    "name": "Modern Family: Three Turkeys"
  },
  "inLanguage":"en",
  "subtitleLanguage":"es",
  "videoFormat":"HD",
  "isLiveBroadcast":false,
  "name":"Modern Family - S6E8 - Three Turkeys",
  "description":"Phil and Luke take over Thanksgiving duties."
}
</script>
Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.