Stations + Broadcasters
What was shortwave radio used for in the mid-1920s?
connect the European colonies to the 7 other continents.
How many listeners does the VOA have per week?
237 million
Which country uses the authoritarian concept?
China
What is the term for radio waves that are reflected off the ionosphere and return to the Earth's surface?
sky waves
The US is the only place that permits the advertising of ____________, and unregulated advertising in children's programming.
prescription drugs
What are illegal and unlicensed broadcast operations for political purposes?
clandestine stations
What is Radio Marti?
A special division of the VOA to broadcast into Cuba.
What two models make up the Western concept of media?
libertarian and social responsibilities models
Which country is the leader of international broadcasting?
USA
What is the primary technology that has made the global delivery and distribution of content possible?
internet or satellite networks.
What are opposition stations transmitting to the regions they hope to influence from outside those areas?
exogenous stations
What is the Voice of America?
The Voice of America is an external service established by the US to counter enemy propaganda and provide accurate information about America.
Which media systems concept says the media serves the goal of the revolut, however, no country officially embraces this concept?
revolutionary concept
What sphere is a layer of the Earth's atmosphere that reflects radio waves, allowing them to bounce back to Earth?
ionosphere
What hypothesis is a theory that suggests that cultures do not exist in isolation but rather blend and hybridize as they come into contact with each other?
hybrid hypothesis
What are indigenous stations?
clandestine operations functioning inside the regions they are broadcasting to.
What are 2 reasons why radio and TV programming in most places looks and sounds like the USA?
1. The US is a world leader in distributing content
2. Early in tv, American producers flooded the world with their programming at a very low price.
What is the authoritarian concept of media?
national media systems are controlled by authoritarian control. In other words, the media is primarily used to serve the government.
Britain's external broadcasting service is called?
BBC World Service
What is a term coined by Marshall McLuhan to describe how the world is becoming increasingly interconnected through electronic communication technologies?
global village
What is the term for illegally operated stations broadcasting to a desired audience location, often playing talk shows, music, and ads?
Pirate Broadcasters
What does comparative analysis help us understand about our own media system?
Comparative analysis helps us understand our own media system by providing insights into how other media systems function, allowing us to identify strengths and weaknesses in our own system.
What is the development concept of media?
the government and media work in partnership to ensure the media assists in the planned and beneficial development of the country.
During the cold war, the USA established three additional broadcasting services - radio in the American sector, radio free Europe, and?
Radio Liberty
Spanish government bans airing tv commercials for beauty products and services before what time?
10 pm