Question 1

A type of radio and sound transmission that stresses the volume or height of radio waves is called _________________________.

Accepted Answer

AM or amplitude modulation

Question 2

The Titanic sank in 1912, resulting in the loss of about fifteen hundred lives; had it not been for radio, seven hundred additional lives would have been lost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

With the Communications Act of 1934, the Federal Communications Commission officially became the Federal Radio Commission.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The system of sending electrical impulses from a transmitter through a cable to a reception point was developed by American inventor Samuel _________________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The system of sending electrical impulses from...

Question 5

The nation's largest radio network is owned by telephone giant AT&T.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Problematic in the 1950s, payola, the practice of manipulation of play lists, is no longer an issue in radio broadcasts because of Internet radio.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following technologies did not cause major changes in the radio industry?

Accepted Answer

A)   Television
B)   The Internet
C)   The transistor
D)   FM transmitters
E)   The telegraph

Question 8

Edwin Armstrong filed five patents on AM to offer static-free radio reception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Prior to the 1950s and 1960s, most radio listening occurred in the home because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   people didn't have televisions yet
B)   radio sets before the invention of transistors used bulky and delicate vacuum tubes
C)   automobiles weren't really widespread yet so most people couldn't leave home
D)   radio programs used to be longer and required people's undivided attention
E)   None of the options are correct.

Question 10

Lee De Forest claimed as his biggest breakthrough the development of the _________________________, or triode, vacuum tube.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lee De Forest claimed as his biggest...

Question 11

Under the Radio Act of 1927, broadcasters were allowed to own their radio channels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Radio Corporation of America bought which of the following companies?

Accepted Answer

A)   British Marconi
B)   American Marconi
C)   AT&T
D)   Westinghouse
E)   WNBC

Question 13

Which of the following statements about the news/talk/information radio format is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   From 1987 until 2014, the number of stations with this format rose from just under 200 to more than 2,000.
B)   It is more expensive to produce than a music format.
C)   It appeals to advertisers looking to target working- and middle-class adult consumers.
D)   It tends to appeal to listeners over thirty-five years old.
E)   All of the options are correct.

Question 14

Throughout radio's early history-from the 1920s through the 1940s-advertisers exercised very little control over program content.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Because of the role of the navy in early broadcast history, the United States today has a national broadcasting system both controlled and supervised by the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What kind of radio consumer are you? Describe the ways you use radio-regular broadcasts, podcasts, HD radio, satellite radio, or Internet radio. Do you actively listen to the radio or is it just "in the background"?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What kind of radio consumer are you?...

Question 17

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 set off an unprecedented consolidation in radio station ownership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Communications Act of _________________________ established the Federal Communications Commission.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Communications Act of _________________________ established the...

Question 19

Univision is the top ______ broadcaster in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)   nonprofit
B)   European
C)   alternative
D)   Spanish-language
E)   None of the options are correct.

Question 20

The ______ was important to radio technology because it allowed radio signals to be amplified.

Accepted Answer

A)   Hertz
B)   Audion vacuum tube
C)   cathode ray tube
D)   telephony
E)   electromagnetic wave

Exam 5: Popular Radio and the Origins of Broadcasting

A type of radio and sound transmission that stresses the volume or height of radio waves is called _________________________.

The Titanic sank in 1912, resulting in the loss of about fifteen hundred lives; had it not been for radio, seven hundred additional lives would have been lost.

With the Communications Act of 1934, the Federal Communications Commission officially became the Federal Radio Commission.

The system of sending electrical impulses from a transmitter through a cable to a reception point was developed by American inventor Samuel _________________________.

The nation's largest radio network is owned by telephone giant AT&T.

Problematic in the 1950s, payola, the practice of manipulation of play lists, is no longer an issue in radio broadcasts because of Internet radio.

Which of the following technologies did not cause major changes in the radio industry?

Edwin Armstrong filed five patents on AM to offer static-free radio reception.

Prior to the 1950s and 1960s, most radio listening occurred in the home because ______.

Lee De Forest claimed as his biggest breakthrough the development of the _________________________, or triode, vacuum tube.

Under the Radio Act of 1927, broadcasters were allowed to own their radio channels.

The Radio Corporation of America bought which of the following companies?

Which of the following statements about the news/talk/information radio format is true?

Throughout radio's early history-from the 1920s through the 1940s-advertisers exercised very little control over program content.

Because of the role of the navy in early broadcast history, the United States today has a national broadcasting system both controlled and supervised by the government.

What kind of radio consumer are you? Describe the ways you use radio-regular broadcasts, podcasts, HD radio, satellite radio, or Internet radio. Do you actively listen to the radio or is it just "in the background"?

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 set off an unprecedented consolidation in radio station ownership.

The Communications Act of _________________________ established the Federal Communications Commission.

Univision is the top ______ broadcaster in the United States.

The ______ was important to radio technology because it allowed radio signals to be amplified.