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12. When broadcasters asked the government to help them solve their interference and other operational problem during the 1920's, it responded with: A series of 4 National Radio Conferences, involving industry experts, public officials and government regulators Disinterest, as the courts had already reled that it could not regulate the radio The Communications Act of 1934 Strict rules of ownership and advertising
-A series of 4 National Radio Conferences involving industry experts, public officials and government regulators
43. When, in 1943, the government ordered NBC to divest itself of one of its networks, it sold NBC Blue to Edward Noble, who renamed it: CBS Mutual NBC Blue ABC
-ABC
15. Stations that link themselves to a national broadcast network for the purpose of airing its programs are called: O&Os Affiliates Independents Translator stations
-Affiliates
2. In radio's early days, newspapers attempted to deny stations access to their material. The two media industries settled their differences, agreeing to time and length restrictions on radio news in the 1933: Patent Agreement Paramount Agreement Zenith Agreement Biltmore Agreement
-Biltmore Agreement
34. The P2P software which most fuels the contemporary recording industry's piracy fears is _________. This is file-sharing software that allows anonymous users to create "swarms" of data as they simultaneously download and upload "bits" of content from countless, untraceable servers. Freenet BitTorrent Grockster MP3
-BitTorrent
13. Web "radio stations" that exist solely on the Web are referred to as: IBOCs Bitcasters Pirate stations Streamers
-Bitcasters
9. Subscription sites that allow users to store their digital music online and stream it to any digital device anywhere are credited to fuel the rise in downloading of music. They are known as: Web radio Podcasts Cloud-music services MP3's
-Cloud-music services
44. Which of the following was NOT a part of the creation of the Radio Corporation of America? American Marconi General Electric American Telephone and Telegraph Columbia Broadcasting System
-Columbia Broadcasting System
22. "Radio" that is delivered directly to people's homes and cars is called: P2P IBOC DMX DARS
-DARS
48. "Radio" that is delivered to people's homes through their cable and/or satellite television services is called: P2P IBOC DMX DARS
-DMX
17. Beyond the development of the gramophone, Emile Berliner advanced sound recording through his importation of well-known music from Europe and the: Development of the 45 rpm record Development of the 33-1/3 rpm record Development of the battery-powered phonograph Development of a sophisticated microphone for recording
-Devewlopment of a sophisticated microphone for recording
29. Marconi saw his wireless as a way to broadcast content to large audiences. True False
-False
30. The Radio Act of 1927 provided spectrum space for noncommercial radio, eventually developing into what we know today as National Public Radio. True False
-False
32. Unlike most other media, the recording industry has not yet experienced concentration; to date, the three major recording companies control only 25% of the market in the United States. True False
-False
41. There is universal acceptance by the electronics industry of copy-protected cds. True False
-False
50. More people listen to AM radio than FM radio. True False
-False
6. IBOC is one form of Web Radio. True False
-False
4. German immigrant Emile Berliner developed an improved sound recording device in 1887 called the: Gramophone Dictaphone Vitaphone Diskophone
-Gramophone
11. Some people consider ________ the "Father of Radio", because he was the first person to send radio waves over long distances. Lee DeForest Guglielmo Marconi David Sarnoff Heinrich Hertz
-Guglielmo Marconi
10. The major advance Berliner's gramophone brought to sound recording was that: It could accurately reproduce high fidelity It could run on battery power It allowed for the creation of a master, from which copies could be made All of these
-It allowed for the creation of a master, from which copies could be made
27. History's first commercial radio license went to station ___________ in Pittsburgh in 1920. WNBC WEAF KCBS KDKA
-KDKA
20. RCA established the first national radio network in 1926, linking 24 stations and called: CBS NBC NBC Blue ABC
-NBC
46. Stations that are owned and operated by a broadcast network are called: O&Os Affiliates Independents Translator stations
-O&Os
45. The primary drawback of the Edison talking machine for sound recording was: Poor sound fidelity made it unpopular with listeners High cost made it unpopular with buyers Its availability could not meet demand Only one recording of a given sound could be made; copies were not possible
-Only one recording of a given sound could be made; copies were not possible
19. Online audio file sharing that employs person-to-person exchange of files while bypassing centralized servers is called: P2P Napster IBOC DMX
-P2P
5. Marconi's interest in developing wireless transmission was: Mass communication Point-to-Point communication Development of an advanced radio telescope Replacing telephone with radio
-Point-to-Point communication
23. The _________ established definitions of authority between federal and state governments, providing for the allocation and revocation of licenses and fines for violators, assigning frequencies for operation, and settling the hours during which a station was authorized to broadcast. Wireless Ship Act of 1910 Radio Act of 1912 Radio Act of 1927 Communications Act of 1934
-Radio Act of 1912
7. After the sinking of the Titanic, the U.S. Congress passed the _________, mandating among other things that wireless operators be licensed by the secretary of commerce and labor. Wireless Ship Act of 1910 Radio Act of 1912 Radio Act of 1927 Communications Act of 1934
-Radio Act of 1912
8. Immediately after WWI, the U.S. Gov., concerned that the development of radio would be delayed by patent fights and that its future would be controlled by a foreign company (British Marconi), established a government sanctioned monopoly to run radio, called: American Marconi General Electric American Telephone and Telegraph Radio Corporation of America
-Radio Corporation of America
16. In 1916, David Sarnoff sent to his superiors at American Marconi his ideas on how to make radio a "household utility". This now-famous memo is called the: Radio Network Memo Radio Music Box Memo Orchestra in a Box Memo Network Radio Memo
-Radio Music Box Memo
39. Canadian inventor ___________ developed the liquid barretter in 1903, making possible the radio reception of voices. Lee DeForest Thomas Edison David Sarnoff Reginald Fessenden
-Reginald Fessenden
40. In its earliest days, the radio industry earned income through: Subscribership Government subsidies Sale of receivers License fess
-Sale of receivers
25. The trustee model of broadcast regulation is based in part on the premise that because broadcast spectrum space is limited, and therefore not everyone who want to broadcast can, those who are granted licenses to serve a local area muse accept regulation. This is called the philosophy of: Spectrum scarcity Media influence Fiduciary rule Trusteeism
-Spectrum scarcity
36. The _________ deal is how the music business operated for decades. It states that the label underwrites the recording, manufacturing, distribution, and promotioin of its artists' music. Standard distribution Profit sharing 360 license
-Standard Distribution
33. Unregulated radio was chaos during the 1920's, primarily because income from the sale of receivers declined and: The Depression hurt all business Technological innovation slowed down Station interference and irregular standards of operation turned off listeners All of these
-Station interference and irregular standards of operation turned off listeners
21. The four National Radio Conferences produced what important piece of federal legislation of broadcasting? The Wireless Ship Act of 1910 The Radio Act of 1912 The Radio Act of 1927 The Communications Act of 1934
-The Radio Act of 1927
14. The Radio Act of 1927 ensured that the airwaves belonged to: the broadcasters The government The Radio Corporation of America The public
-The public
37. The first "talking machine", or sound-recording method, was developed in 1887 by: Lee DeForest Thomas Edison David Sarnoff Reginald Fessenden
-Thomas Edison
1. Broadcast radio's audience growth is increasing. True False
-True
18. Peace came to the news war between radio and newspapers in the 1933 Biltmore Agreement. True False
-True
31. In radio, the dollars earned from the sale of air time are called billings. True False
-True
38. Much of smartphone and tablet listening occurs via social networking sites' streaming services. True False
-True
49. The Radio Act of 1927 created the Federal Radio Commission. True False
-True
26. The concept that broadcasters in the U.S. license use of the airwaves owned by the people is called the _________ model of regulation. Receivership Paternalistic Economic Trustee
-Trustee
42. Services that allow the simultaneous downloading and accessing of music are: Bitcasting Two streaming Web radios Podcasting
-Two streaming
47. The first radio commercial appeared on station _________ in 1922. WNBC WEAF KCBS KDKA
-WEAF
3. The first instance of U.S. government regulation of radio was the _______, passed soon after the passengers of the sinking ship Republic were saved because that vessel was equipped with a radio. Wireless Ship Act of 1910 Radio Act of 1912 Radio Act of 1927 Communications Act of 1934
-Wireless Ship Act of 1910
24. Lee DeForest's major contribution to the history of radio, other than the invention of the audion tube, was the development and popularization of the use of radio for: Advertising News Broadcasting Ship-to-Shore communication
Broadcasting
35. __________ refers to freely downloaded software from the Web. Open source P2P Napster Bitcast
Open Source
28. The audion tube, a vacuum tube that improved and amplified wireless signals, was developed in 1906 by: Lee DeForest Thomas Edison David Sarnoff Reginald Fessenden
lee deforest
