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The ratio of female to male radio listeners during the day was ___/___
30/70
70/30
50/50
100/0
2
There are rising ______ property concerns and copyright issues during this new digital age.
isolated
interactive
intellectual
introverted
3
"one larger narrative that twines through these analytical categories concerns _____ and _____"
access , control
consumers, producers
permission, rights
internet, computers
4
By the end of the 1930s, almost 30 percent of America's 800 stations were owned by _________
newspapers
music labels
actors
networks
5
Part of the success of the Jack Benny Program was its self-________
flexibility
reflectivity
reflexivity
efficiency
6
The force of ______ turned these decades at the beginning of the twentieth century upside down.
immigration
politics
innovation
7
What broadcast is known as the most famous of because it led the audience into a panic?
Radio Days
Empire of the Air
Amos & Andy
War of Worlds
8
What TV show was considered the first to address political issues in thinly veiled ways?
Draget 1967
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
American Family
All in the Family
9
This term refers to information that is broken down into a series of ones and zeros
analog
broadcasting
digital
DVR
10
Who was the English inventor who pushed for adoption of mechanical standard for TV in Britain?
Phansworth
Zworykin
Vladimir
Baird
11
What does CATV stand for?
Community Antenna TV
Colored Analog TV
Continuous Advertising TV
Courageous Adventures TV
12
Where is Lee De Forest's country of origin?
Russia
Canada
Italy
USA
13
The Radio Act of ______ was implemented to ensure the safety of those on-board ships...
1921
1912
1968
1812
14
Who went through many lawsuits and ended his life along side his fourth wife?
Lee De Forest
Edwin Howard Armstrong
David Sarnoff
15
What term refers to the combination of one company of two or more stages production?
cross ownership
duopoly
vertical integration
oligopoly
16
Eveready ______, was known for his ukelele playing and his intimacy with the radio listener.
Red
Blue
Green
Yellow
17
______ first appeared in 1982 as a reference to connected sets of networks...
credit cards
internet
cell phones
computers
18
Basic Communication Model: #5 represents what?
message
noise
feedback
channel
19
Broadcasting became a profitable business in 1930, its need for talent sent it westward for?
new york
hollywood
gold
money
20
This deregulation decade lead to increased _____-_____, owning companies with related interest.
cross-promotion
co-developing
anti-piracy
cross-ownership
21
Early advertising began with brokers who bought large quantities of page ________
broker
space
columns
22
The _____ period was marked by an ever expanding universe of networks, channels, programs, etc.
dish
web 1.0
cable
neo-network
23
What show dramatized the history of the slave trade (depicting the deep racial tensions) ?
Queen Sugar
Roots
Amistad
Greenleaf
24
"radio waves pay no attention to _______ on a map"
places
lines
locations
spots
25
What show features a band of survivors all with secrets?
The Wire
Fear Factor
Lost
Survivor
26
Fowler was the leader of the ?
FCC
ABC
NBC
CBS
27
______ would help to create a common culture and a sense of community
immigration
communication
war
28
Basic Communication Model: #1 represents what?
sender
channel
receiver
message
29
The first satellite sent into space, by the russians, was named what?
Upspunk
DuMont
Sputnik
NASA
30
What does FCC stand for?
Federal Communications Clause
Federal Communications Commission
Focused Central Calls
Frequent Corrections Commission
31
Who invented a more powerful alternator meant consistent transmission over long distances?
Fessenden
Alexanderson
De Forest
Marconi
32
What presentation noted the ability to skip commercials, rewind live TV, and more timeshifting?
Satellite TV
VHS
Digital TV
DVR
33
The tournament of roses parade was the first coast to coast broadcast in _____
grayscale
color
digital
stereo
34
The ____ _____ of 1996 set ownership caps on TV station ownership at 35% up from 25% nationally
terrific ancestors
touchy anchors
telecommunications act
talented actors
35
Jazz migrated to the U.S. and grew in popularity due to what invention by Thomas Edison?
Audion Tube
Kinescope
Phonograph
Audimeter
36
This is when newspapers owned multiple radio stations within a market
cross-ownership
vertical integration
duopoly
oligopoly
37
The Kefauver hearings established a precedent for linking TV to its effects on children.
True
False
38
Fin/Syn and PTAR lead to an hour of primetime during the week (local news, game shows, etc).
False
True
39
RCA stands for what?
Receiver Calls Agency
Radio Corporation of America
Radio Consolidation Agency
Records Commission of America
40
What quiz game show featured cheating by NBC and Charles Van Duren?
21
12
Family Feud
$64,000 Question
41
The next notes, "with each improvement come along with it possibilities for ____"
ruin
advancement
riches
42
The Radio Act of 1927 regulates radio use as the _____ interest, convenience, or necessity.
public
popular
private
business
43
Who completed ship-to-shore radio report in 1899 that "dazzled Americans"?
Fessenden
De Forest
Marconi
Alexanderson
44
The Big ___ lasted from 1948-1952 and put a freeze on new licenses ....
Chill
Cold
Event
Bang
45
What network fought for TV to go on UHF over VHF & wanted to delay TV until color was developed
NBC
ATT
CBS
ABC
46
The _____ becomes mainstream in the mid-90s.
cell phone
internet
laptop
television
47
What western took top ratings over Gunsmoke in 1965?
Maverick
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
M*A*S*H
Bonanza
48
What caused Americans to assimilate with loyalty oaths & denial of ethnic heritage?
WWI
WWII
progressivism
populism
49
What type of TV broadcasting got its start from the Telecommunications Act of 1996?
satellite
live
digital
analog
50
companies can own a newspaper & tv station in the same market ( ___ tv stations in that market)
4
1
2
3
51
After struggles with distribution of copyrighted songs, profits finally began to
increase
level off
decrease
52
Basic Communication Model: #4 represents what?
feedback
message
channel
noise
53
Who invented the Kinescope and part of the television receiver?
Zworykin
Baird
Hertz
Phansworth
54
The FRC's 3rd definition of public interest sought to differentiate public service and ________
power
privacy
popularity
propaganda
55
This time was noted as the age of digital ______
complexities
confluence
consolidation
convergence
56
"Broadcasting is deeply tied up in the _________ project."
populism
nationalism
progressivism
57
What term refers to the creation of a vast and detailed narrative space?
horizontal integration
transmedia migration
hyperdiegesis
vertical integration
58
The 1941 report on Chain Broadcasting led to the development of what network (NBC's blue line)?
FOX
CBS
CNN
ABC
59
After the 1961 hearings on the effects of violent TV programming, those TV shows experienced:
ratings increases
ratings consistency
ratings declines
60
The digital switchover finally happens in what year?
2009
2007
2008
2006
61
The time period from 1890 to 1920 might be said to resemble _______ on earth.
hell
heaven
62
_______ solidifies its hold on TV ratings and ________ in radio ratings.
Arbitron , Nielsen
Arbitron , Arbitron
Nielsen , Arbitron
Nielsen , Nielsen
63
Sesame street recently introduced a broadcast character named Julia, its first with what?
an eating disorder
a single mother
autism
agoraphobia
64
In what TV show did Ricky Ricardo struggle to make breakfast?
I Love Lucy
M*A*S*H
Gilligan's Island
Leave it to Beaver
65
_____ is the coming together of various disparate technologies.
complexities
consolidation
confluence
convergence
66
Disney and what network announced a merger in 1995?
CBS
NBC
ABC
FOX
67
_____ was the interconnection of broadcasting stations using wires.
wiring
networking
internet
communication
68
What show did we watch feature "Opie and the Spoiled Kid" in the modern '60s ?
Leave it to Beaver
All in the Family
I Love Lucy
The Andy Griffith Show
69
YouTube was sold in 2006 to what company for $1.65 billion?
Yahoo
Facebook
Apple
Google
70
The ability to transmit without wires, wireless, was realized by what Italian inventor?
De Forest
Alexanderson
Fessenden
Marconi
71
What does HBO stand for?
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Home Box Office
Horrible Body Odor
Help a Brother Out
72
What cigarette company was the 1st to campaign exclusively toward women?
Marlboro
Virginia Slims
Newport
Camel
73
What network became the new "we try harder" network?
NBC
ABC
DuPont
CBS
74
NBC would pay their affiliates to air their programs, they agree to the entire network schedule
true
false
75
Cable begins to loosen
this
within the industry, a state of limited competition ...
consolidation
vertical integration
oligopoly
monopoly
76
Who was the canadian inventor who contributed key devices to wireless telephony?
Marconi
Alexanderson
Fessenden
De Forest
77
What show aired from 1985 to 1992 featured four older women and their relationships?
Night Court
The Cosby Show
Saved By the Bell
The Golden Girls
78
In 1965, the average number of hours per day spent watching TV was:
between 3 and 5 hours
less than 1 hour
more than 5 hours per day
between 1 and 3 hours
79
FDR's _____ chats were used to inform the nation.
personal
radio
news
fireside
80
What network bought a part interest in ESPN in 1980?
ABC
CBS
DuPont
NBC
81
Radio is the theater of the ______ because of the way you had to imagine what you were hearing
child
brain
smart
mind
82
Which of the following is
NOT
true of this time period?
some liberals wanted deregulation (free speech principles)
some conservatives desired deregulation (free from gov't)
some liberals opposed deregulation (lead to more problems)
all of the above are true
83
______ become lighter, faster, and more powerful.
computers
social media
consumers
cell phones
84
Open _____ of the web was a staple to its success and content creation and early innovation.
strategies
situations
standards
status
85
During this period, ______ became central to the film industry.
VCR
videocassettes
DVR
VHS
86
William Randolph Hurst's publications pioneered what?
objectivity in news
journalistic neutrality in news
sensationalism in news
87
There was a generational conflict between the "Greatest Generation" and "Baby Boomers".
False
True
88
"Sitcom" stands for what?
sitting comically
situation comedy
situation compromise
single income, two children, oppressive mortgage
89
________ purchased RKO in 1957 becoming one of the largest TV program suppliers in the 1960s.
20th Century
Universal
Time Warner
Desilu
90
In spots, instant ________ emerges in the early 1960s with the advent of videotape.
imaging
communication
playbacks
replay
91
The _______ company was one of the early industry leader in audience research.
Comcast
Nielsen
Arbitron
ATT
92
The Telecommunications act gave all existing TV stations VHF frequencies
false
true
93
The networks key function within their ____ Acceptance department was to prevent FCC violations
private
continuity
public
cross-ownership
94
Jack Gleason starred as the lead in what show that aired from 1951-1955?
The Honey Mooners
The Jeffersons
I Love Lucy
Amos & Andy
95
1890-1920 was also marked by a population shift from _______ to _______.
city, country
country, city
multi-family, single-family
single-family, multi-family
96
What was the #1 show on the Top 10 list for the 1970s?
All in the Family
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
M*A*S*H
Three's Company
97
The longest running U.S. broadcast was _______, running from 1937 to 2009.
All My Children
The Young and the Restless
The Guiding Light
One Life to Live
98
Who was Russian born and learned English by reading newspapers he retrieved from trash cans?
Edwin Howard Armstrong
Lee De Forest
David Sarnoff
99
What network shifted from rural comedies to ones aiming at young, urban audiences?
CBS
ABC
DuPont
NBC
100
we choose to accept or reject what we see, hear, and believe about past times.
false
true
101
What company is expected to spend the most on original programming next year after ESPN?
NBC
Amazon
HBO
Netflix
102
The Jack Benny Program relied more and more on character development and running story lines.
false
true
103
What courtroom drama lasted 193 episodes between 1984 and 1992? (the lead passed away recently)
Judge Judy
Divorce Court
Judge Mathis
Night Court
104
The FCC's ____ Report and Order lifted this freeze and addressed frequency allocation.
First
Third
Sixth
Seventh
105
What newspaper had the "McPaper" ?
LA Times
USA Today
New York Times
Washington Post
106
This chapter mentions that radio brought about what types of unity?
linguistic
all of the above
cultural
physical
107
What were the call letters of the first radio station in Pittsburgh?
KDKA
ABC
NBC
CBS
108
What show tackled issues of status and class on a deserted island?
Gilligan's Island
The Andy Griffith Show
M*A*S*H
Bonanza
109
Vertical and horizontal integration through mergers and acquisitions is called?
syndication
conglomeration
synergy
consolidation
110
The period from 1955-1965 was known as a turbulent, disorderly, and extreme.
False
True
111
What cable sports station grows into its empire at this time?
ESPN
CBS Sports
NBA TV
FOX Sports
112
FM stands for what?
Free Music
Frequency Modulation
Finance Merchandise
Frequency Muse
113
What major network was a holdout in forming Hulu?
CBS
ABC
FOX
NBC
114
What was the first 24-hour news network?
C-SPAN
MSNBC
HLN
CNN
115
Basic Communication Model: #3 represents what?
channel
noise
feedback
message
116
Who was the leader of the team credited with developing the protocol for the World Wide Web?
The National Science Foundation
ARPAnet
Al Gore
Tim Berners Lee
117
What radio broadcast from 1928-1960 included a short stent on television?
War of Worlds
Amos and Andy
Goosebumps
I Love Lucy
118
There is great excitement & lil fear about how mass audiences are influenced by radio broadcast
true
false
119
______ is the practice of selling directly to stations, without going through a network...
satellite distribution
synergy
stereo broadcasting
syndication
120
_________ is the supply of broadcast programming from a network to stations.
merger
consolidation
affiliate
syndication
121
What network was developed in 1927 by Arthur Judson in an effort to compete with NBC?
CBS
FOX
CNN
ABC
122
Commercialization was bound to lead to competition... the triumph of the ____ over the tasteful
popular
famous
rich
poor
123
There is now a blend between the ______ and the consumer.
price
pedestrian
protocol
producer
124
We watched a video clip in class first published in 2005 on what video platform?
YouTube
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
125
What large TV company laid off around 100 employees not long ago?
FOX
Google
Apple
ESPN
126
In 2007, Netflix goes from DVD subscriptions only to offering some digital content online.
true
false
127
In 1929, Bertha Brainerd became the director of Commercial programming for what network?
FOX
ABC
CBS
NBC
128
Louis G Caldwell suggested public interest standard should be determined by _______ superiority
talent
wattage
content
technological
129
The term "_____" is beginning to have only historical significance etc...
internet
broadcasting
control
networking
130
In 1923, _____ was awarded one of the first radio station licenses in Kansas.
Barkley
Binky
Brinkley
131
A 1968 supreme court ruling stated that cable was not under the FCC's jurisdiction.
False
True
132
The ____ Show Scandals upend sponsor-controlled systems of production ...
Game
Quiz
News
Pop
133
"look at broadcast media work as conduits for social and cultural ____"
evolution
change
power
134
______ had been the first and most important type of radio content.
comedy
news
quiz
music
135
Early government & industry research was interested in the nature of the public.
false
true
136
What show featured a thirty something single woman embarking on her career in news?
I Love Lucy
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Wire
The Office
137
What company purchases Time Warner for $165 Billion in 2000?
Disney
AOL
Facebook
Viacom
138
The FCC Blue Book Report considers station renewals on:
a balance of commercial and sustaining programs
the provision of local live programs
the elimination of advertising excess
all of the above
139
The New York Times was an example of more ______ culture news
high
low
mid
140
Net ______ refers to the separation between the companies that supply access to the internet.
action
working
framing
neutrality
141
What show ushered in the term "jiggle TV" with 3 beautiful female detectives?
Charlie's Angels
All in the Family
Lost
M*A*S*H
142
The associated press was and is a major news _____ service.
free
popular
media
wire
143
______ attitudes existed in America, citizens were reluctant to get involved in nation affairs
independent
biased
isolated
neutral
144
What president appeared on video & demonstrated one of the first color videotape recordings?
Washington
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Lincoln
145
______ grows as a viable option in this period and has its roots in CATV.
networking
cable
computers
communication
146
Which sport was not noted as rising in popularity in this time?
college football
college basketball
soccer
The NFL
147
U.S. radio is different from its non-commercial rivals: the development of consistent _______
scheduling
television
advertisements
specialization
148
Americans are reluctant to let the feds make decisions but let major ___ take that role instead
politicians
celebrities
corporations
149
Basic Communication Model: #6 represents what?
channel
noise
reciever
feeback
150
Who saw radio as having one-to-many potential rather than simply point-to-point communication?
Edwin Howard Armstrong
David Sarnoff
Lee De Forest
151
Wrestling and ___ was popular in the late 40s and early 50s because it was easier to broadcast.
baseball
basketball
bowling
boxing
152
What company in this period purchases Columbia Pictures and Columbia Records?
Sony
Comcast
Viacom
Time Warner
153
What term refers to "our understanding of what happened in the past"?
historiography
the past
history
154
Vaudeville eventually ends during this time, some performers migrate to radio broadcasting.
false
true
155
Though GE purchased NBC/Universal, they sell to what company in 2011?
Disney
Comcast
Arbitron
Viacom
156
Who invented the Audion Tube?
Marconi
Fessenden
De Forest
Alexanderson
157
Who pioneered FM technology?
Edwin Howard Armstrong
Lee De Forest
David Sarnoff
158
Infinity was fined 1.7 million dollars by the FCC for what radio show host's violation?
Howard Stern
Rush Limbaugh
Bob Grant
Larry King
159
In 1970, what network had slightly more of the market than the others?
ABC
NBC
CBS
DuPont
160
In AFRS, the "A" stands for what? (A_______ Forces Radio Service)
Active
Armed
Aggressive
American
161
New technologies automatically take care of social problems.
true
false
162
TV as a whole is now increasingly convergent in nature, maintains connections through new media
true
false
163
Who founded the Columbia Broadcasting System?
William Fox
Taylor Howard
William S Payley
Rupert Murdoch
164
The broadcasters' _____ amendment rights prevented outright censorship.
2nd
18th
1st
5th
165
Youtube, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Video, and Sling are a few examples of digital ______ sites.
news
gaming
platform
distribution
166
Basic Communication Model: #2 represents what?
feedback
sender
receiver
message
167
The internet is an example of what?
broadcast communication
one-to-one communication
network communication
168
This mogul owns FOX, FOX sports, 20th Century FOX, etc.
Rupert Murdoch
Steve Jobs
Rush Limbaugh
William S Payley
169
What TV show from 1960 featured Ben Cartwright, Little John, and Eric "Hoss" Cartwright?
Bonanza
Leave it to Beaver
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Milton Berle Show
170
What term refers to "writings about the past"?
the past
historiography
history
171
The classic ____ system lasted from 1960 to 1980.
streaming
network
broadcast
radio
172
this time was also marked by the early stages of _____ 1.0
time
apple
web
west
173
Radio is a god-given device to spread gospel preaching & religious instruction over the nation.
true
false
174
Early challenges for sports broadcasting included:
a need for a new type of announcer
all of the above
time of day for games to be broadcast
lights in stadiums
175
What news organization that covers the middle east from a middle eastern perspective?
CNN
C-SPAN
CBS
Al Jazeera
176
What music style "put little dancing devils in their legs and set their lips to humming"?
jazz
R&B
blues
rap
177
The kidnapping of Elizabeth II's baby was the first national media event for radio.
true
false
178
What "fourth network" does Rupert Murdoch own and operate?
FOX
CBS
NBC
ABC
179
__________ is when two companies join together but only one company remains afterwards.
consolidation
syndication
affiliate
merger
180
The Milton Berle Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Colgate Comedy Hour are all examples of?
News
Vaudeville
Sitcoms
Variety
181
Basic Communication Model: The diagram is an example of what?
two-way communication
personal communication
one-way communication
dialogic communication
182
In the 1920s, ______ provided to cities large and small a range of popular entertainments.
films
nickelodeons
vaudeville
183
________ was hired by CBS in 1934 but was soon sent to London cover the war for radio in U.S.
Marconi
Zworykin
Phansworth
Murrow
184
Who invented the Image Dissector?
Hertz
Zworykin
Baird
Phansworth
185
_______ is a station that receives content from a network as a part of a contract.
merger
affiliate
consolidation
syndication
186
________ is when two or more companies come together to form a completely new company.
merger
syndication
affiliate
consolidation
187
Who invented the high speed alternator that allowed him to send out the first true broadcast?
Marconi
Fessenden
De Forest
Alexanderson
188
what term refers to "all those events that occurred sometime before the present moment"?
historiography
history
the past
189
FOX, UPN, and the WB begin focusing their efforts on what demographic?
african americans
men age 18-49
women age 18-49
those 49+
190
Media companies at this time shift from mere publishing to ______
dissemination
participation
preparation
integration
191
Do you think you'll pass this final?
idc
duh
hopefully
hell nah
192
The "Three Camera Live" system had cameras framed for all
BUT
which camera angle?
close
wide
establishing shot
medium
193
By the late 1950s, most prime-time TV shows were produced:
by independent companies
on location
live
on film by major Hollywood Studios
194
We live in one of the largest and relatively most closed-off ___-producing nations in the world
media
culture
history
195
Orson Welle produced what radio show in 1938?
Goosebumps
War of Worlds
The Nightmare on Elm St
Amos and Andy
196
The Biltmore agreement continues today.
true
false
197
Early audience research began to focus on _______ such as sex, race, and socioeconomic status.
opinions
suggestions
polls
demographics
198
an example of the business side of the TV industry is when __ and her family went to Disneyland
Lucy Lu
Roseanne
Mary Tyler Moore
Raven
199
Television is an example of what?
one-to-one communication
network communication
broadcast communication
200
The public rejected advertising material in favor of paying slightly more to read material ads.
false
true
