Radio Flashcards
Why was radio easy to influence in 1917?
It was recent, had no history of independent activity
How was news of the Revolution broadcast in 1917?
Morse code
Due to scientists quickly developing voice radio, by what year were programmes being broadcast?
1921
RADIO (early on) The ____________________ featured news and propaganda, with little emphasis on music.
Spoken Newspaper of the Russian Telegraph Agency
Because radio receivers were expensive, what were installed in
Public places
Factories
Clubs
Loudspeakers
Loudspeakers led to a
Group response
Everyone gets message
Control of radio communications centralised through _________
To which ________ were given to develop (as seen as important)
Commissariat for Posts and Telegraph
Resources
By what year did Moscow have a well developed broadcasting station?
1922
Why was radio particularly useful?
65% of the population were illiterate
By 1920s, radio conveyed government message alongside ________________ to make it more palatable
Light/classical music
When was the SPEED of conveying the message by radio particularly useful?
1941 German Invasion:
- German forces less than 50 miles from Moscow
- Stalin delivers live radio speech from Red Square (to commemorate October Revolution)
Effective in reassuring population all was not lost
Most new apartment blocks were wired for radio reception
So access limited to gov radio stations only
How many radio stations existed in 1964 (a),
Before Brezhnev extended it to (b)
a) 1
b) 3
Which radio station played some foreign music and was popular with Soviet youth?
Radio Mayak
The lighthouse
What did the Soviet government do to restrict foreign access?
Mass produce CHEAP radios with limited reception range
JAMMING foreign broadcasts
threaten to ARREST if listed to Voice of America, BBC (rarely succeeded)
