Chapter 7: Radio, Recording, and Popular Music

"Radio" that is delivered directly to people's homes and cars by satellite is called

DARS.

"Radio" that is delivered to people's homes through their cable and/or satellite television services is called

DMX.

True or False: IBOC is one form of Web radio.

False

True or False: The Radio Act of 1927 provided spectrum space for noncommercial radio, eventually developing into what we know today as National Public Radio.

False

True or False: 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.

False

Some people consider _____________ the "Father of Radio," because he was the first person to send radio waves over long distances.

Guglielmo Marconi

_____________ was the first person to send voices and music over the air.

Lee DeForest

__________ refers to freely downloaded software from the Web.

Open source

Online audio file sharing that employs a person-to-person exchange of files while bypassing centralized servers is called

P2P

Canadian inventor _____________ developed the liquid barretter in 1903, making possible the radio reception of voices.

Reginald Fessenden

True or False: Broadcast radio's audience growth is increasing.

True

True or False: In radio, the dollars earned from the sale of air time are called billings.

True

True or False: The Telecommunications Act of 1996 led to deregulation in the radio industry, which allowed the existence of duopolies.

True

Marconi's interest in developing wireless transmission was

point-to-point communication.

The _________ deal is how the music business operated for decades. It states that the label underwrites the recording, manufacturing, distribution, and promotion of its artists' music.

standard distribution