The format originates from the MVS environment, so it typically uses the EBCDIC based codepages.

The format for the show originated from television production company Eyeworks in the Netherlands, and was broadcast on SBS 6 as Sterren Springen (Celebrities Jump).

The current format for WWWQ originated in 2001 on 100.5 FM when that frequency was reallocated from nearby Anniston, Alabama.

An ad hoc event was held in New York City in 1982, but the current format originated in Canada in the mid-1980s.

The WCHR call letters and religious format originated on 94.5 FM in Trenton in 1965.

The format originated in Australia.

The town of Tlayacapan is probably where the modern format for Chinelo dancing originated.

The format originates from Dial Global, an independent radio network.

The format originated on the 1340 AM frequency, but after many years, was moved over to 107.3 FM during May 2009.

The format originates from the FASTA software package, but has now become a standard in the field of bioinformatics.