Deck 7: The Shifting 70s: Q and Q and Jiggle

Question 1

Believing that the media was biased against him, what step did President Nixon take in 1970?

A) Created the Office of telecommunications Policy
B) Threatened license renewals
C) Threatened PBS
D) All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The FCC instituted EEO rules: what did that mean to radio stations?

A) Screening commercials for racial bias
B) Establishing new guidelines for editorial news policies
C) Firing women and minorities
D) Filing annual reports on employment and affirmative action

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The FCC cracked down on monopolies and instituted the "duopoly" rule; define it.

A) Reduced the number of TV stations that could be owned by newspapers.
B) Prohibited an AM, FM or TV station from acquiring another station in the same market.
C) Prevented a corporation from owning more than 2 of each AM FM and TV.
D) Prohibited TV companies from owning both UHF and VHF stations in the same market.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

By the end of 1970, what percentage of the radio sets were FM?

A) 30%
B) 40%
C) 50%
D) 60%

Question 5

The FCC had banned the sale of air time to alternative viewpoints on controversial issues; how did the courts rule on the ban?

A) Overturned it
B) Supported and extended the ban.
C) Made no changes.
D) Ruled that alternative viewpoints must be given free airtime.

Question 6

What was the Community Ascertainment Needs rule?

A) Report on advertisers in the community.
B) Report on the number of local news stories broadcast annually.
C) Report on the number of local PSAs aired annually.
D) Report annually on the 10 most significant issues in their community.

Question 7

Was the FCC able to successfully ban songs with "drug lyrics"?

A) No- they issued a warning.
B) Yes- they set fines of $10,00 per incident.
C) No- they couldn't find any songs with drug lyrics.
D) Yes- they banned all commercials for "drugs" such as Nyquil.

Question 8

1972: a third of all listeners tuned into FM; what format did more AM stations switch to?

A) Foreign language
B) News and talk
C) Big Band and Beautiful Music.
D) Religious

Question 9

1975: what was the FCC's "cross-ownership" rule?

A) Prohibited TV companies from owning both UHF and VHF stations in the same market.
B) Prohibited an AM, FM or TV station from acquiring another station in the same market.
C) Prevented a corporation from owning more than 2 of each AM FM and TV.
D) Barred joint ownership of newspaper, TV and radio station in the same market

Question 10

In 1978, a case went to the Supreme Court regarding indecency and obscenity; what was the station and the comedy routine that was broadcast?