Standardized Technical Specifications

Question 1

What gave the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) the authority to regulate technical aspects of broadcasting?

Answer 1

Section 4 of the Radio Act of 1927

Question 2

What are the main reasons for standardizing broadcast technical specifications?

Answer 2

Provide for a uniform minimum level of audio quality

Question 3

What is used to reference standardized broadcast technical specifications?

Answer 3

These standards include reference to maximum level or “Peak level”, average level (Known as RMS of LUFS) and Frequency response or “frequency range”.

Question 4

What year was the EBU R128 standard defined by the EBU as a new international standard for broadcast radio delivery.

Answer 4

2010

Question 5

What 2 measures are used by the EBU R128 Recommendation to ensure normalization of audio signals and to comply with the technical limits of the complete signal chain as well as the aesthetic needs of each programme/station depending on the genre(s) and the target audience?

Answer 5

Loudness Range and Maximum True Peak Level