Methods of formatting data to maximize the readability and the amount of song identification information displayed on a limited number of lines

A method of formatting data to maximize the amount of song identification (ID) information displayed in a plurality of data fields on a monitor screen used to view in-band audio broadcast channel song ID information and out-of-band audio broadcast channel song ID information, the in-band ID information being associated with a song that is currently being played on a selected one of a plurality of channels, and the out-of-band ID information being associated with all of the plurality of channels, the method comprising:

• (a) formatting one of the data fields on the monitor screen by performing wraparound and abbreviation techniques to limit the number of individual lines used to display the in-band ID information for the one data field;
• (b) storing the one data field in a buffer;
• (c) if the total number of individual lines used to display the in-band ID information is less than a predetermined maximum number of individual lines, repeating steps (a) and (b) for another one of the data fields on the monitor screen;
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• (d) if the total number of individual lines used to display the in-band ID information is not less than the predetermined maximum number of individual lines, displaying the formatted data fields on the monitor screen, wherein the in-band ID information and the out-of-band information are simultaneously displayed on the monitor screen.