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Alphabet Soup Flashcards

Acronyms - Know meaning and why it is important

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FCC

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Federal Communications commission - Regulated radio, telephone, telegraph, and later TV, cable, and the internet.

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CATV

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Community Antenna TV - First cable systems

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ASCAP

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American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

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PRSA

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Public Relations Society of America
Professional Organization

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AM/FM

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AM: Amplitude Modulation - reached further, used sound waves
FM: Frequency Modulation - better sound than AM, used curvature of the earth

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PBS

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Public Broadcast Station - Brought high culture items to TV

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MPAA

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Motion Picture Association of America
Movie rating system - self controled

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MMPORG

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Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games
What it sounds like

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FRC

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Federal Radio Commission - Helped oversee licenses and negotiate channel problems, 1927

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OTT

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Over the Top
Any device that has internet or web access
Consoles (Gaming consoles?)

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TBS

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Turner Broadcast System

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MTV

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Music Television

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RCA

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Radio Corporation fo America - GE acquired all major radio companies and their patents, monopolized radio industry

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CBS

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Columbia Broadcasting System - Created by William Paley in order to sponsor his father’s cigar business, 1927

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ABC

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American Broadcasting Company

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NBC

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National Broadcasting Company

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NAACP

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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TCA

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Telecommunications Act

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PR

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Public Representation

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CNN

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Cable News Network
24 Hour News

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ESPN

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Entertainment and Sports Programming Network

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NPR

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National Public Radio
Part of the High Culture movement, like PBS

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PSA

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Public Service Announcement

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P2P

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Peer-to-Peer
Systems enabling people to illegally file share music (Limewire)

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VOD

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Video on Demand

Media & Society Final (3 decks)

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