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