Alphabet Soup Flashcards
Acronyms - Know meaning and why it is important
FCC
Federal Communications commission - Regulated radio, telephone, telegraph, and later TV, cable, and the internet.
CATV
Community Antenna TV - First cable systems
ASCAP
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
PRSA
Public Relations Society of America
Professional Organization
AM/FM
AM: Amplitude Modulation - reached further, used sound waves
FM: Frequency Modulation - better sound than AM, used curvature of the earth
PBS
Public Broadcast Station - Brought high culture items to TV
MPAA
Motion Picture Association of America
Movie rating system - self controled
MMPORG
Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games
What it sounds like
FRC
Federal Radio Commission - Helped oversee licenses and negotiate channel problems, 1927
OTT
Over the Top
Any device that has internet or web access
Consoles (Gaming consoles?)
TBS
Turner Broadcast System
MTV
Music Television
RCA
Radio Corporation fo America - GE acquired all major radio companies and their patents, monopolized radio industry
CBS
Columbia Broadcasting System - Created by William Paley in order to sponsor his father’s cigar business, 1927
ABC
American Broadcasting Company