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AV Production Class- History of Radio Broadcast Unit
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Am frequency is...
Higher audio quality
Lower audio quality
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What year was the first paid commercial advertisement broadcast on the radio?
1939
1955
1918
1922
3
When the dj transitions from one segment to another, it is called a(n)
PSA
Segue
Drop In
Hot Clock
4
How long is a typical PSA?
10-30 seconds
1-2 minutes
over 5 minutes
30-60 seconds
5
What do we call the template for all the elements of a 1-hr radio show?
Rubric
Hot Clock
Frequency
Broadcast
6
Who has been credited with the invention of the radio?
Albert Einstein
David Snarnoff
Guillermo Marconi
Thomas Edison
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What do you call the on-air talent?
Record Spinner
Radio Anchor
Disc Jockey
Radio Guest
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What does PSA stand for?
Personal Service Accounting
Public Static Awareness
Public Service Announcement
Personal Subscription Annoucement
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What does a PSA need to have?
Call to Action
All of the above
Emotional Appeal
Statistics
10
What does AM stand for?
All 'Merican
Amplitude Moderation
Amplitude Modulation
Amps Matter
11
What Year was radio invented?
1910
1922
1954
1939
12
As FM became more popular with younger crowds, AM radio turned into which type of broadcast?
Top 40
Music
Sports
Talk
13
When you tell the viewer to do something in a PSA, it is called a(n)...
Emotional Appeal
Call to Action
Statistic
Demographic
14
When you hear an advertisement or jingle promoting the station, it is called a(n)
Hot Clock
PSA
Drop In
Segue
15
On Christmas Eve, what happened for the first time on Radio?
The president gave a speech
The Antenna was invented
There was music played on the radio
16
1937-1947 is considered what in terms of radio?
Golden Age
Purple Haze
Bronze Era
Talk Show Era
17
What does FM stand for?
First Modulation
Frequency Matters
Frequency Modulation
Frequency Moderation
18
A radio DJ must have a permit
True
False
19
Which company was the first to commercially sell public radio sets?
General Electric
AT&T
Radio Shack
Westinghouse
20
What Orson Welles radio production scared most of America?
The War of the Worlds
Citizen Kane
Jaws
The Thing
21
What year was television first practically performed?
1926
1910
1939
1955
22
What happened to the sale and popularity of radio during the Great Depression?
It had not been invented yet
It stayed the same
It increased
It decreased
23
Which frequency came first?
AM
FM
24
KDFW, WFAA, KERA, WBAP are all....?
Cities
Frequencies
DJ Names
Legal IDs
25
What organization regulates the radio?
FRC
CIA
FCC
RBA
26
Which president held weekly "Fireside Chats" on the radio?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
Teddy Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
27
Which type of radio started showing up in stores in 1954?
HD Radio
Phonograph Radio
FM Radio
Transistor Radio
28
FM frequency is....
clearer in mountains
clearer in large cities
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What was the first commercial radio station?
KDKA
WNBA
WFAA
KDFW
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Which frequency helped us win World War II?
FM
AM
