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AM? FM? What the heck do those mean? A review for the upcoming test on Radio.
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1
The 2 types of radio waves broadcast out are called ground and ______ waves.
heat
air
sky
space
2
What was the name of the first company to manufacture car stereos?
Motorola
Panasonic
Blaupunkt
Audiovox
3
What is the OLDEST radio network?
CBS
ABC
BCA
NBC
4
One of the country's most famous AND controversial directors, he directed the film
Radio Days
Woody Allen
Kevin Spacey
Martin Scorsese
Bryan Singer
5
This man performed the first ever radio broadcast using music and the human voice on Dec. 24th
Edwin Howard Armstrong
Reginald Fessenden
Gail Gasseren
Frank Conrad
6
What industry was the first to really use radio?
Air Traffic Control
The military
The marine industry
Railroads
7
While hugely popular in the Golden Age of Radio,
Amos 'n' Andy
is looked back on as an embarrassment because it was ____
full of foul language
a racist, minstrel show
a super corny sitcom
unable to be translated to television
8
What city was home to the first ever radio station?
Chicago
Albany
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
9
What invention was at the center of the Press Radio War between newspapers and radio companies?
Teletype
Seismograph
Telegraph
Telephone
10
This man invented FM radio, had it stolen from him by RCA, then committed suicide
Samuel Morse
David Sarnoff
Edwin Howard Armstrong
Lee de Forest
11
Which show broadcast the "War of the Worlds" broadcast?
The Jack Benny Program
Mercury Theatre on the Air
The Charlie McCarthy Show
The Orsen Welles Hour
12
What candy helped pay for the creation of a huge radio network?
Charleston Chews
M&Ms
Hershey's
Lifesavers
13
You're starting a radio station today in Philadelphia. What call letter will it start with?
K
Q
V
W
14
What was the FIRST radio network?
NBC
ABC
CBS
BCA
15
Which radio network was founded to help sell cigars?
CBS
NBC
ABC
BCA
16
What type of radio wave is displayed here?
AM
Unchanged carrier wave (SILENCE on radio)
FM
None of these options
17
Who is this man, the person who invented radio?
Lee de Forest
Guglielmo Marconi
Samuel Morse
Frank Conrad
18
Between FM and AM, this one can usually be heard from a further distance away.
AM
FM
19
What was the first thing transmitted by radio?
Music
The human voice
Morse Code
Amos & Andy
20
With his sign off "Good night and good luck" he is considered the best news man of all time
Chet Huntley
Walter Cronkite
Edward R Murrow
Tom Brokaw
21
Breaking down radio programming into different blocks of time during the day is called what?
formatting
blocking
dayparting
clock formula
22
Internet radio initially ran into difficulty because of what issue?
Royalties
Access in Foreign Countries
Local Programming
Ease of Use
23
Which major world event made radio a household name?
The crash of the Hindenburg
The discovery of KIng Tut's tomb
The sinking of the Titanic
World War I
24
Invented to "save radio", this new, free digital form of radio has much higher quality, but TERRIBLE implementation
Internet radio
HD radio
Satellite radio
Spotify
25
What is this invention, that enabled music and the human voice to be added to radio?
audio vox
morse tube
radion
audion tube
26
What was the FCC vs Pacifica case about?
Indecency on radio
Copyrights on radio
The fight over call letters
Royalties on radio
27
One of the most important and (evil?) pioneers in broadcast history, he founded NBC and ran RCA
David Sarnoff
Neil Cooper
Edwin Howard Armstrong
Edward J. Noble
28
Because they don't follow the curvature of the Earth, FM & TV waves are called what?
Antenna waves
Sky waves
Line-of-sight waves
Curveless waves
29
What was for sale in the first ever radio commercial?
Soap
Hot dogs
Watches
None of these options
30
What are the call letters to the first ever radio station?
WEAF
WDIA
KNBC
KDKA
