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1
A limitation of the telegraph was that it could not
A)connect ships at sea
B)send messages to places where it was not feasible to run wires
C)carry human voices
D)all of these
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
The concept of toll broadcasting suggested the idea of
A)using radio for one person to talk to another person
B)having un-sponsored broadcast shows until advertising could be sold for that time
C)creating an audience for certain programs
D)providing people access to radio time by paying a fee
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
Which of the following 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 these
8
Which type of radio technology has an electronic waveform that 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)Cumulus
B)Clear Channel
C)Premiere Radio Networks
D)CBS Radio
12
Public radio in the U.S. consists of
A)radio stations devoted to the fine arts
B)stations owned and operated by the government
C)broadcast outlets that derive income from noncommercial sources
D)all of these
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 ownership in radio could lead to
A)conflict of interest
B)fewer voices debating issues of the day
C)abuse of power by large conglomerates
D)all of these
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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