Chapter 4, 5, 6 Flashcards
Which social media site do young adults get most of their news?
Which news mediums today are growing and which are declining in regards to public interest?
Internet and social media is growing. TV and newspaper are declining
Do you think that news is focusing too much on pop culture and entertainment? Why?
Not yet but they are moving towards it. Justin Beiber scandal top story with rape case going on at same time somewhere else
Do viewers prefer enticing news personalities over enticing stories?
Based on demographics, younger generation yes
Based on this news panels discussions, how will news programming evolve in coming years?
Social media interaction, @ symbol with reporters names
What website was launched by ESPN that has spearheaded the development for live online streaming of sporting events?
ESPN3.com
Technically, what was the first broadcast, even though it wasn’t on radio or television?
1911, mechanical reproduction Kansas vs. Missouri
What year was Chris Berman hired by ESPN?
1989
Who was announcer for “Miracle on Ice”?
Al Michaels
New innovations in sports television
Drones as cameras, lines on the field, live streaming
Studies have shown that television shows no benefit to children under what age?
2
What is one of the qualities of superheroes that leads to gender role controversy?
Women wear less clothing and have supporting roles
Whats an example of a cartoon with a strong female character?
Kim Possible
Whats’ one of the reasons Sesame Street is so widely acclaimed as an educational program?
10.5 min of advertisements per hour during the week 12 minutes per hour during weekend
3 hours educational programming per week
Program in the publics interest
What is a main public affairs and talk programming program?
C-SPAN
Is it FCC regulated?
There are too many stations for them to worry about regulating
Example of Elon public affairs and talk programming
ELN Election Show
What time do public affairs and talk programming normally air?
Late at night, or early morning (3AM) not primetime
What is the highest priced show in TV history for a 30 minute series?
Friends
What trends and themes do you see in the future of television?
More fantasy and sci/fi shows
What was the network that folded in 1959
Dumont Television Network
What is the difference between first-run syndication and off-run syndication
1st run: Program that is broadcast for the first time as a syndicated show and is made specifically to sell into syndication (Oprah Winfrey Show)
Off-Run: Liscensing that was run for network television (Modern Family, Friends)
How many epsiodes must a show have before it is syndicated
100
Number of commercial AM stations
4790
Number of AM and FM stations in the US
14503
Leading radio format by share audience 2009
News/talk/information
Average number of radio stations available in most US markets
25
Top radio market in US by revenue
Los Angeles
What are the three C’s of radio
Competition, Consolidation, Control
What do the three C’s of radio mean?
Competition: Radio has alot of competitors for listeners with TV MP3 DVD etc
Consolidation: Combo of companies, developed into narrower researched radio formats
Control: More control of programming, promotions, marketing of stations, more corporate control
Which type of radio format has the most stations?
Country (Then news, spanish, sports)
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Group owners can consolidate stations
Single radio group can own multiple stations within a market
Supergroup
Huge radio groups Clear Channel Communications is the largest one 2-Cumulus 3-Citadel 4-CBS Radio 5-Entercom
Duopoly
In market control of radio listening and revenue by a few large group owners
Lease Management Agreement (LMA)
FCC lets one company to manage assets of another in same market without being in violation of ownership rules
What is the trend of today’s radio
Programming that caters to narrow market segment
What are the two key components of narrow market focusing?
Target audience and format
Why did the “mom-and pop radio stations disappear?
Consolidation happened between companies
Didn’t have funding to keep up
What is a media buyer?
Takes purchasing negotiating time and ad space for purpose of advertising
What is the function of Nielson Audio?
Collect consumer data on radio broadcasters.
Helps companies focus on target audience
What is AC format
Adult Contemporary
Lite hits to mix FM
What is the Jack FM format?
“We play what we want”
iPod shuffle, deep playlists
What makes a station Corporation for Publish Broadcasting qualified?
Station of 5 or more full-time members
Broadcast at least 18 hours per day
Operate at 250 watts AM and 100 watts FM
What does economies of scale mean?
Company with more stations should see lower cost per unit of output than company with fewer stations
Three types of non-commercial radio stations
Community
College
Public
What are the major departments of most radio stations?
Operations
Sales
Engineering
Programming
What are the three types of promotions used by radio stations?
Events, live remotes, contests
What are community stations?
Stations licensed to civic groups, non profit foundations, religious orgs
Provides coverage of local issues and talk shows
Whats the critera for an Low Power FM radio station?
Minimum of 36 hours per week and has to be noncommercial
What are the pros and cons of privately owned stations
Pros: Doesn’t require taxpayer spending
Wide range of things to listen to
Cons: Have to listen to advertisers
What are the pros and cons of government owned stations
Pros: Less opinionated and more about facts, non commercial
Cons: Taxpayer funded
What are the pros and cons of low power owned stations
Pros: Doesnt take up large amounts of bandwidth, noncommercial
Cons: Small area where you can listen
What is the most popular format of Hispanic in the Southwest and large urban centers
Mexican Regional