Chapter 7 Flashcards
Liquid Barretter
first audio device permitting the reception of wireless voices; developed by Fessenden
Audion Tube
vacuum tube developed by DeForest that became the basic invention for all radio and television
Trustee Model
in broadcast regulation, the idea that broadcasters serve as the publics’s trustees or fiduciaries
Spectrum Scarcity
broadcast spectrum space is limited, so not everyone who wants to broadcast can; those who are granted licenses must accept regulation
Affiliates
a broadcasting station that aligns itself with a network
O&O
a broadcasting station that is owned and operated by a network
Low Power FM (LPFM)
10- to 100-watt nonprofit community radio stations with a reach of only a few miles
Format
a radio station’s particular sound or programming content
Secondary Services
a radio station’s second, or nonprimary format
Playlist
predetermined sequence of selected records to be played by a disc jockey
Billings
total sale of broadcast airtime
Ratings
percentage of a market’s total population that is reached by a piece of broadcast programming
Deregulation
relaxation of ownership and other rules for radio and television
Duopoly
single ownership and management of multiple radio stations in one market
Cover
rerecording of one artist’s music by another
Catalogue Albums
in record retailing, albums more than three years old
Recent Catalogue Albums
in record retailing, albums out for 15 months to three years
Syndication
sale of radio or television content to stations on a market-by-market basis
DMX (Digital Music Express)
home delivery of audio by cable
Digital Audio Radio Service (DARS)
direct home or automobile delivery of audio by satellite
Terrestrial Digital Radio
land-based digital radio relying on digital compression technology to simultaneously transmit analog and one or more digital signals using existing spectrum space
In-Band-On-Channel (IBOC)
digital radio technology that uses digital compression to “shrink” digital and analog signals, allowing both to occupy the same frequency
Web Radio
the delivery of “radio” over the Internet directly to individual listeners
Podcasting
recording and downloading of audio files stored on servers
Bitcasters
“radio stations” that can be accessed only over the World Wide Web
Streaming
the simultaneous downloading and accessing (playing) of digital audio or video data
MP3
file compression software that permits streaming of digital audio and video data
Modem
a device that translates digital computer information into an analog form so it can be transmitted through telephone lines
Open Source Software
freely downloaded software
Piracy
the illegal recording and sale of copyrighted material
P2P
peer-to-peer software that permits direct Internet-based communication or collaboration between two or more personal computers while bypassing centralized servers
Cloud-Music Service
sites allowing users to store all their digital music online and stream it to any computer or digital device anywhere
BitTorrent
file-sharing software that allows users to create “swarms” of data as they simultaneously download and upload “bits” of a given piece of content
Copyright
identifying and granting ownership of a given piece of expression to protect the creators’ financial interest in it
