Question 1

In 1981 Congress established TCAF to supervise an experiment with advertising on public television.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Those who defend the need for noncommercial broadcasting stress all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) programs not found elsewhere on commercial television are found on PBS. 
B) public television is a local community institution. 
C) PBS reaches 98 percent of American homes while cable reaches only about two-thirds. 
D) quality of funding sources for PBS programs. 
E) programs aimed at instruction and informal education. 
A) programs not found elsewhere on commercial television are found on PBS. 
B) public television is a local community institution. 
C) PBS reaches 98 percent of American homes while cable reaches only about two-thirds. 
D) quality of funding sources for PBS programs. 
E) programs aimed at instruction and informal education.

Question 3

From 1974 to 1989 much of the PBS national program schedule came through

Accepted Answer

A) CPB. 
B) Ford Foundation. 
C) Public Television Program Network. 
D) Station Program Cooperative. 
E) Annenberg Foundation. 
A) CPB. 
B) Ford Foundation. 
C) Public Television Program Network. 
D) Station Program Cooperative. 
E) Annenberg Foundation.

Question 4

In this new century, noncommercial stations are concerned with survival in at least two areas: financial support and competition from other services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Without the backing of the __________ Foundation, educational television might not have survived its first decade.

Accepted Answer

A) Annenberg 
B) Carnegie 
C) Chrysler 
D) Ford 
E) SPC 
A) Annenberg 
B) Carnegie 
C) Chrysler 
D) Ford 
E) SPC

Question 6

In addition to NPR, a second public radio network was formed by Minnesota Public Radio as a distribution channel for A Prairie Home Companion and is today known as

Accepted Answer

A) Public Radio International. 
B) Corporation for Public Radio. 
C) Midwest Radio Alliance. 
D) United Radio Network. 
E) American Public Radio. 
A) Public Radio International. 
B) Corporation for Public Radio. 
C) Midwest Radio Alliance. 
D) United Radio Network. 
E) American Public Radio.

Question 7

Public Broadcasting Service was designed to be a training and research branch of CPB.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A majority of public radio stations take most of their programming from national program sources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Critics of noncommercial broadcasting state that lack of sufficient audience appeal lies at the root of public broadcasting's problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The landmark __________ Commission report of 1967 proposed that Congress establish a corporation for public television.

Accepted Answer

A) Annenberg 
B) Carnegie 
C) NET 
D) ETV 
E) JCET 
A) Annenberg 
B) Carnegie 
C) NET 
D) ETV 
E) JCET

Question 11

The majority of noncommercial radio stations are licensed to

Accepted Answer

A) state and municipal governments. 
B) institutions of higher learning. 
C) public school systems. 
D) community groups. 
E) the federal government. 
A) state and municipal governments. 
B) institutions of higher learning. 
C) public school systems. 
D) community groups. 
E) the federal government.

Question 12

The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 created National Educational Television.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What roles do CPB, PBS, NPR, and PRI play in delivering network programs?

Accepted Answer

CPB (Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Question 14

Until 1997, The West was the most watched PBS series in history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following best explains NPR's financial support?

Accepted Answer

A) NPR pays the stations to carry its programs. 
B) The stations pay NPR for program service. 
C) The stations pay CPB for the right to air NPR's programs. 
D) No money exchanges hands because NPR is funded by the federal government. 
E) No money exchanges hands because NPR is funded entirely through foundations and underwriting. 
A) NPR pays the stations to carry its programs. 
B) The stations pay NPR for program service. 
C) The stations pay CPB for the right to air NPR's programs. 
D) No money exchanges hands because NPR is funded by the federal government. 
E) No money exchanges hands because NPR is funded entirely through foundations and underwriting.

In 1981 Congress established TCAF to supervise an experiment with advertising on public television.

Those who defend the need for noncommercial broadcasting stress all of the following EXCEPT

From 1974 to 1989 much of the PBS national program schedule came through

In this new century, noncommercial stations are concerned with survival in at least two areas: financial support and competition from other services.

Without the backing of the __________ Foundation, educational television might not have survived its first decade.

In addition to NPR, a second public radio network was formed by Minnesota Public Radio as a distribution channel for A Prairie Home Companion and is today known as

Public Broadcasting Service was designed to be a training and research branch of CPB.

A majority of public radio stations take most of their programming from national program sources.

Critics of noncommercial broadcasting state that lack of sufficient audience appeal lies at the root of public broadcasting's problem.

The landmark __________ Commission report of 1967 proposed that Congress establish a corporation for public television.

The majority of noncommercial radio stations are licensed to

The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 created National Educational Television.

What roles do CPB, PBS, NPR, and PRI play in delivering network programs?

Until 1997, The West was the most watched PBS series in history.

Which of the following best explains NPR's financial support?

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In 1981 Congress established TCAF to supervise an experiment with advertising on public television.

Those who defend the need for noncommercial broadcasting stress all of the following EXCEPT

From 1974 to 1989 much of the PBS national program schedule came through

In this new century, noncommercial stations are concerned with survival in at least two areas: financial support and competition from other services.

Without the backing of the __________ Foundation, educational television might not have survived its first decade.

In addition to NPR, a second public radio network was formed by Minnesota Public Radio as a distribution channel for A Prairie Home Companion and is today known as

Public Broadcasting Service was designed to be a training and research branch of CPB.

A majority of public radio stations take most of their programming from national program sources.

Critics of noncommercial broadcasting state that lack of sufficient audience appeal lies at the root of public broadcasting's problem.

The landmark __________ Commission report of 1967 proposed that Congress establish a corporation for public television.

The majority of noncommercial radio stations are licensed to

The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 created National Educational Television.

What roles do CPB, PBS, NPR, and PRI play in delivering network programs?

Until 1997, The West was the most watched PBS series in history.

Which of the following best explains NPR's financial support?

Introducing Electronic Media

From Radio to Television

Cable and Newer Media

How Electronic Media Work

Distribution by Wired Relays, Wireless Relays, and Over the Internet

Commercial Operations

Programs and Programming Basics

Audience Measurement

Media Theory and Effects

The Communications Act, Licensing, and Structural Regulation

Constitutional Issues and Content Regulation

A Global View

Filters