Deck 2: From Marconi to Mobile Listening

Question 1

Fewer lives would have been lost in the Titanic disaster if the ship had been equipped with radio equipment.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

David Sarnoff's "radio music box" memo described a way to make money from broadcast radio.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The Radio Corporation of America was created following World War I.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

ASCAP and BMI negotiate "full-coverage fees" with users such as broadcasters and production companies.

Question 5

CBS was so successful that it operated two networks: CBS & CBS Prime.

Question 6

In the 1960s, airing radio newscasts was so controversial that it led to the newspaper (press)/radio war, settled by the "Biltmore Agreement" which placed a number of limitations on radio news.

Question 7

During World War II, the government did not implement any war-related measures related to radio broadcasting.

Question 8

In the 1920s, most radio stations were run as sidelines to the main business of the company holding the license.

Question 9

Edward R.Murrow was a pioneering broadcast journalist, with programs such as Hear It Now and See It Now.

Question 10

FM radio, which provides superior signal quality, rapidly overtook AM radio when it was developed in the mid 1930s.

Question 11

The biggest disadvantage of satellite radio is its limited signal range.

Question 12

Station interconnection is also called "network" to distinguish it from chain broadcasting.

Question 13

LPFM (low-power FM) stations allow non-profit organizations to reach their local communities.

Question 14

Most smartphones could receive radio broadcast signals, but very few phones have activated the chip associated with such reception.

Question 15

Intellectual property rights include performance rights and copyright.

Question 16

Who invented the telegraph?

A)Guglielmo Marconi
B)Samuel F.B.Morse
C)Heinrich Hertz
D)Reginald Fessenden

Question 17

Which of the following was a challenge faced by the telegraph?

A)system of wires was expensive
B)system of wires was vulnerable to damage
C)required trained operators
D)all of the above

Question 18

Who proved that electromagnetic energy travelled through the air?

A)Guglielmo Marconi
B)Samuel F.B.Morse
C)Heinrich Hertz
D)Reginald Fessenden

Question 19

Who performed the first practical demonstration of wireless transmission of signals?

A)Guglielmo Marconi
B)Samuel F.B.Morse
C)Heinrich Hertz
D)Reginald Fessenden

Question 20

The telephone and telegraph are examples of:

A)electronic semaphore communication
B)communication at the speed of sound
C)point-to-point electrical communication
D)all of the above

Question 21

Lee De Forest invented:

A)the audion
B)the diode tube
C)the F-valve
D)all of the above

Question 22

When the Titanic struck an iceberg on April 15, 1912:

A)it had radio equipment as required by the Wireless Ship Act of 1910
B)wireless operators on nearby ships had already signed off
C)both A & B
D)none of the above

Question 23

Congress has the right to regulate broadcasting because

A)the airwaves belong to the people
B)early radio, when unregulated, generated too much interference
C)the American broadcasting system is a commercial enterprise
D)both A & C

Question 24

The term "broadcasting" has roots in:

A)oceanography
B)agriculture
C)astronomy
D)anthropology

Question 25

Prior to the Radio Act of 1927,

A)legislation was inadequate to regulate commercial radio
B)all radio stations broadcast on the same frequency
C)many listeners had a hard time hearing individual stations clearly
D)all of the above

Question 26

During World War I, the U.S.government:

A)prevented foreign radio operators from transmitting in the U.S.
B)took over the operation of all high-powered radio stations
C)closed down amateur and experimental radio stations
D)all of the above

Question 27

During World War I, patents related to wireless communication were:

A)taken over by the federal government
B)placed in a patent pool for all scientists and engineers
C)both A & B
D)none of the above

Question 28

IBOC stands for:

A)international broadcasting over channel
B)internet broadband over channels
C)in-band on-channel
D)none of the above

Question 29

DCMA stands for:

A)Direct Media Content Act
B)Duopoly Media Channels Act
C)Digital Millennial Carriage Act
D)Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Question 30

Broadcasting as we know it began during the

A)1920s
B)1930s
C)1940s
D)1950s

Question 31

Westinghouse was interested in broadcasting because it would:

A)allow them to build an additional revenue stream from advertising
B)allow them to sell more radio receivers
C)improve the moral climate by offering families "wholesome" entertainment
D)all of the above

Question 32

What was the first officially-licensed commercial broadcast station in the U.S.?

A)WEAU
B)WEAF
C)KEAF
D)KDKA

Question 33

Toll broadcasting was/is:

A)acting as a common carrier
B)started by WEAF
C)both A & B
D)none of the above

Question 34

What we today refer to as a "network" was called ____ in the 1920s?

A)chain broadcasting
B)spoke broadcasting
C)shuttle broadcasting
D)none of the above

Question 35

The Communications Act of 1934 created the FCC and:

A)launched a fourth national radio network
B)regulated substandard and political programming on the radio
C)outlawed common carriers
D)none of the above