A system where management controls radio programming.
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What corporation owns the most U.S. radio stations?
Clear Channel
100
General Electric founded what company in 1919 to develop its radio patents?
Radio Corporation of America (RCA)
100
Which president began the tradition of weekly radio addresses, at the time known as "Fireside Chats"?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
200
Who is generally known as the "father of radio"?
Guglielmo Marconi
200
What is the most popular radio format in the U.S.?
Country
200
What act of Congress allowed Clear Channel to become so dominant?
Telecommunications Act of 1996
200
What impact did early radio have on transportation?
Radios required on most ships in case of emergencies.
200
What technological development allowed radios to become smaller?
Transistors
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Who became the one of the most powerful people in the broadcast industry in the 1st half of the 20th century?
David Sarnoff
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What is the fastest growing format?
Talk
300
What is the practice of paying deejays in order to play certain songs called?
Payola
300
When NBC was forced to divest one of their channels, NBC Blue became what other channel?
ABC
300
What radio broadcast in 1938 was said to have created fear amongst the public of a real alien invasion?
Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds"
400
Lee De Forest's biggest technical contribution to radio was what invention?
The Audion tube
400
Why was National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service established?
To offer educational, non-commercial programming.
400
What 2 companies were forced to merge in order to keep their segment of the radio industry going?
XM and Sirius satellite radio
400
Name two types of early radio programming?
variety shows, quiz shows, radio plays, soap operas, news shows
400
Explain one instance of radio convergence?
Streaming radio, internet radio, podcasting
500
What is a major criticism of format radio?
A small amount of songs are played; new artists have trouble getting played; managers, not deejays, control programming...they make a science of it. Owners' interests are more important than the art of music or audience tastes.
500
When is drive time and why is it important to radio stations?
6-10am and 4-7pm; shows have the largest audiences and can earn the most from advertising.
500
After RCA bought AT&T's telephone group network, David Sarnoff created what new company?
National Broadcast Company (NBC)
500
What pivotal economic decision for the radio industry did the Communications Act of 1934 make?
Radio would be an advertising-supported commercial industry, and this can be interpreted as in the public interest.