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1.
One of the primary reasons for the passage of the Radio Act of 1927 was to:
A)Establish First Amendment rights for broadcasters.
B)Prevent the interference of radio signals that occurred between broadcasters.
C)Create the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
D)Establish public, non-commercial broadcasting.
2.
Because of the limited broadcast spectrum, broadcasters:
A)Must meet certain public interest, convenience or necessity (PICON) requirements.
B)Do not enjoy any First Amendment rights.
C)Do not have to adhere to any content regulations.
D)Must pay substantial license taxes annually to the federal government.
3.
During the last 25 years, broadcasters have generally faced:
A)Stricter PICON requirements and regulations pertaining to news coverage.
B)Lighter forms of regulation than previous rules and laws.
C)More horizontal and vertical ownership restrictions.
D)Less competition from other video programming outlets.
4.
Provisions that are no longer in effect for broadcasters include:
A)The restriction of an entity from owning a television and radio station in a Top 50 market.
B)Ascertainment of listeners and viewers to plan programming.
C)Providing reply time for political attacks.
D)All of the above.
5.
The limit for FCC Commissioners serving from the same political party at one time is:
A)Three.
B)Four.
C)Five.
D)Seven.
6.
The term of office for FCC Commissioners is:
A)Three years.
B)Five years.
C)Seven years.
D)Lifetime.
7.
Which one of following has the FCC traditionally NOT identified as a policy objective that allegedly leads to the promotion of the public interest?
A)Diversity.
B)Competition.
C)Subsidization.
D)Localism.
8.
In the case of Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC (2004), a federal appellate court:
A)Declared that the FCC had no authority to impose national limitations on the ownership of television stations.
B)Declared that the FCC had not provided sufficient evidence to justify certain rule changes relating to ownership that it implemented in 2003.
C)Declared unconstitutional a 39% cap on national television audience reach.
D)Upheld all of the FCC's 2003 changes in ownership rules.
9.
In FCC v. Pacifica Foundation (1978), the Supreme Court determined the FCC had regulatory power to:
A)Ban indecent content from the airwaves.
B)Revoke licenses for carrying indecent material.
C)Fine stations for broadcasting indecent material.
D)None of the above.
10.
Broadcast licenses awarded by the FCC:
A)May not be transferred (sold).
B)May be transferred without FCC approval.
C)May be transferred, but only with FCC approval.
D)May be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
11.
In order to obtain a broadcast license from the FCC, an applicant must:
A)Be a U.S. citizen, or if a corporation, must be owned mostly by U.S. citizens.
B)Demonstrate adequate financial qualifications to construct and operate a station.
C)Show that they are of good character.
D)All of the above.
12.
Both radio and television broadcasters:
A)Face national restrictions on the number of stations that one entity may own.
B)Are free from any local ownership limits.
C)Must comply with affirmative action programs to attain a diverse workforce.
D)None of the above.
13.
Broadcasters must renew their license with the FCC every:
A)Two years.
B)Five years.
C)Eight years.
D)Ten years.
14.
The FCC stipulates that children's television programming must:
A)Be aired at least three hours a week.
B)Not consist of program-length commercials.
C)Contain buffers between commercials.
D)All of the above.
15.
According to the FCC's 2001 policy statement on the broadcast of indecent material, determining whether something aired is indecent:
A)Depends upon the local community standards of the station.
B)Depends solely on whether the material depicts or describes sexual or excretory activities.
C)Depends upon how many viewers heard or viewed the particular broadcast in question.
D)None of the above.
16.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires:
A)Cable television networks to adhere to safe harbor guidelines for indecent programming.
B)Television set manufacturers to install V-Chips on new sets.
C)Broadcasters to limit the amount of violent programming they air during prime-time viewing hours.
D)All of the above.
17.
While no longer valid law, the fairness doctrine in broadcasting attempted to:
A)Establish equal time for candidates seeking political office.
B)Provide a mandatory right of reply to an individual who was publicly attacked on the airwaves.
C)Require stations to determine and cover issues of public importance by ensuring that all significant viewpoints were represented.
D)Give stations complete editorial autonomy when presenting coverage of political campaigns and public policy concerns.
18.
The "Zapple" Doctrine:
A)Requires political candidates to disclose their identity or likeness in political commercials.
B)Allows broadcasters to use their editorial discretion to reject political advertisements, even for legally qualified candidates running for federal office.
C)Extends the equal time provisions to cable television operators as well as broadcasters.
D)Gives "quasi-equal opportunities" for broadcast time to supporters of political candidates.
19.
In March 2004, the FCC concluded that U2 singer Bono's acceptance speech during the Golden Globes Award program made the NBC broadcast of that program:
A)Profane.
B)Indecent.
C)Both "A" and "B" are correct.
D)Neither "A" nor "B" is correct.
20.
In September 2004, the FCC concluded that the Super Bowl halftime show featuring Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake that was broadcast by CBS was:
A)Obscene.
B)Indecent.
C)Both "A" and "B" are correct.
D)Neither "A" nor "B" is correct.
21.
The Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 attempted to address concerns over:
A)The rise of monthly cable subscription rates.
B)The prevalence of adult material that was available to children via cable.
C)Whether a cable operator may provide telephone service within its franchise area.
D)The need for cable operators to obtain local franchise agreements.
22.
A local cable operator is obligated to carry a local broadcast station through:
A)Must-carry.
B)Retransmission consent.
C)Local-in-local rules.
D)Stipulations contained in the local franchise agreement.
23.
Programming that falls under the FCC's definition of indecency:
A)May only be shown on cable television.
B)May be broadcast on stations during the "safe harbor" from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
C)May be shown on cable television without adhering to the safe harbor guidelines that apply to broadcasters.
D)Both B and C are correct.
24.
In United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. (2000), the Supreme Court ruled that the complete scrambling of adult programming under Section 505 of the Communications Decency Act:
A)Violates the First Amendment.
B)Is permissible, based on the time-channeling alternatives.
C)Does not violate the First Amendment.
D)Both B and C are correct.
25.
Under a 1999 law passed by Congress, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) operators:
A)Must offer high-definition television programming to subscribers in major metropolitan areas.
B)Must adhere to the vertical programming restrictions that apply to cable operators.
C)May choose whether to carry all local broadcast stations in specific geographic areas.
D)Must be priced competitively with cable operators' programming packages.





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