Chapter 5

Question 1

When did radio emerge as a full-blown mass medium?

Answer 1

1920s

Question 2

Broadcasting

Answer 2

an agricultural term that referred to the process of casting seeds over a large area, this came to mean the transmission of radio waves

Question 3

RCA

Answer 3

Radio Corporation of America

Question 4

With the passage of the Communications Act of 1934…

Answer 4

the FCR became the federal communications commission

Question 5

The most famous single radio broadcast of all time was an adaption of H. G. Wells’….

Answer 5

War of the Worlds

Question 6

Transistors

Answer 6

small electrical devices that, like vacuum tubes , could receive and amplify radio signals
- helped radios become portable

Question 7

Radio stations use a variety of formats (format specialization) based on

Answer 7

managed program logs and day parts

Question 8

NPR

Answer 8

National Public Radio

Question 9

A series of satellites launched to cover the continental united States created..

Answer 9

a subscription based national satellite radio service

Question 10

Internet Radio

Answer 10

emerged in the 1990s with the popularity of the web

Question 11

Payola

Answer 11

The practice by which record promotors pay DJs to play particular records

Question 12

The Telecommunications Act of 1996

Answer 12

substantially charged the rules concerning ownership of the of the public airwaves because the FCC eliminated most ownership restrictions on radio

Question 13

Alternative radio voices

Answer 13

can be found on college stations, typically started by students and community members.