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1

A limitation of the telegraph was that it could not
A)connect ships at sea
B)send message to places where it was not feasible to run wires
C)carry human voices
D)all of the above
2

The first person to demonstrate that radio waves existed was
A)Thomas Edison
B)Alexander Graham Bell
C)Heinrich Hertz
D)Guglielmo Marconi
3

In 1907, Lee De Forest invented the Audion, a vacuum tube, which was used to
A)send wireless telegraphy
B)pick up and amplify radio signals
C)measure electrical frequency
D)broadcast sound through wires
4

Most of the first radio stations were developed with the intention of encouraging the public to
A)listen to more music
B)be aware of current events
C)understand how radio works
D)purchase radio receivers.
5

According to the text, network radio helped unify the country because it
A)influenced people to have the same political views
B)sold people the same products from coast to coast
C)provided a common type of cultural experience
D)made the stock values on radio companies go up
6

The ______________established the Federal Radio Commission, to enforce laws about frequency use and require broadcasters to operate in the public's interest.
A)Radio Act of 1912
B)Radio Act of 1927
C)Communications Act of 1934
D)Telecommunications Act of 1996
7

Many AM stations have adapted to the prominence of FM by
A)increasing their frequency quality
B)offering music that FM radio does not focus on
C)moving to all talk and all-news formats
D)all of the above
8

With ___________radio technology, an electronic waveform represents the sound on a carrier wave.
A)digital
B)analog
C)satellite
D)HD
9

Radio formats pertain to
A)the way radio stations divide the day
B)the type of audience a station wants to appeal to
C)the type of material a station consistently broadcasts
D)the number of advertisements per hour a station plays
10

Most radio programmers lay out their programming formula in what is known as a
A)daypart
B)blueprint
C)strategy
D)format clock
11

The largest radio group owner is
A)Disney
B)Clear Channel
C)Infinity
D)CNBC
12

One criticism of turnkey networks is that they
A)have limited hours of operations
B)are difficult to find staff for
C)do not reflect the local flavor of the area
D)do not sound professional enough
13

Today, it is the radio DJ's responsibility to
A)determine music playlists
B)establish the station's format
C)find new talent at college radio stations
D)disguise the mechanical nature of the radio format
14

Critics say that concentration of interest in radio has led to
A)conflict of interest
B)fewer voices debating issues of the day
C)increased homogeneity in content
D)all of the above
15

Pirate radio stations are those which
A)steal programming from other stations for rebroadcast
B)avoid censorship by hiding from the FCC
C)attempt to block out the signals of stations whose views they oppose
D)broadcast from outlets which uses higher power than is allowed





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