Quiz 6

when the government ordered NBC to divest itself of one of its networks in 1943, it sold NBC blue to edward noble, who renamed it

ABC

web "radio stations" that exist solely on the Web are referred to

Bitcasters

Services that allow users to store their digital music online and stream it to any digital device anywhere

Cloud-music services

"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 tv services is called

DMX

Difference between iboc, dars, and dmx

IBOC: digital radio tech using digital compression to shrink digital and analog systems DARS: direct home/auto delivery of audio by satellite DMX: form of satellite delivered services through cable tv

________ stations are 10- to 100-watt nonprofit community radio stations with a reach of only a few miles.

Low-power FM

Stations that are owned and operated by a broadcast network are called

O&O's

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

P2P

stations that link themselves to a national broadcast network for the purpose of airing its programs are called

affiliates

it seems that most of the cds in your town's last remaining music store are old albums from the band that your parents liked years ago. That may annoy you, but music from these ________ albums keep the music industry profitable

catalog

Elvis Presley _____________ Big Mama Thornton's original recording of the song Hound Dog, resulting in a giant rock 'n' roll hit.

covered

ownership and management of multiple radio stations in a single market by one person or company`

duoply

IBOC is one form of web radio

false

broadcast radio's audience growth is increasing

false

there is a universal acceptance by the electronics industry of copy-protected CDs

false

many of todays's popular tunes are "written to track" meaning a producer makes a beat and then a songwriter listens to it and attempts to generate words that fit that beat

mathematical songwriting

The term _______ refers to freely downloaded software from the web

open source

in the earliest days. the radio industry earned income through

sale of receivers

you listen to music on youtube, and when you hear tunes you particularly like, you download them to your laptops, engaging in the practice of

stream ripping

in radio, the dollars earned from the sale of air time are called billings

true

many of smartphone and tablet listening occurs via social networking sites' streaming services

true

broadcasters in the US are licensed to use airwaves owned by the people under the ___ model of regulation

trustee

subscription sites that allow simultaneous downloading and accessing of music

two streaming