Deck 8: Picturesradio

Question 1

Words in radio differ from words in print because they are

A) read.
B) spoken.
C) transmitted.
D) live.
E) sung.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The first radio message was received in

A) Boston, Massachusetts.
B) Montreal, Quebec.
C) Signal Hill, Newfoundland.
D) Paris, France.
E) Cornwall, England.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In the 1970s,why did large numbers of listeners flock to FM stations?

A) More interesting programming
B) Talk-radio format
C) All news format
D) No commercials
E) Superior sound fidelity

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Which age group is listening to less radio than in the past?

A) 35-45
B) 45-55
C) 55-65
D) 65+
E) 12-34

Question 5

Radio signals are carried on which spectrum?

A) Electromagnetic
B) Ultraviolet
C) Magnetronic
D) Infrared
E) Physical

Question 6

In the 1950s,when large numbers of listeners switched to television,how did radio reinvent itself?

A) More news programs
B) Better transmission quality
C) More recorded music
D) More live programs
E) Cheaper advertising

Question 7

According to the CRTC,in 2010 which was the most popular radio format in Canada?

A) Top 40
B) Talk
C) Adult contemporary
D) Country
E) News

Question 8

When silence on the radio is intentional,as during a Remembrance Day broadcast,then it is

A) lexical.
B) dead air.
C) suspended.
D) iconic.
E) symbolic.

Question 9

What is radio news most known for?

A) Focusing only on local events
B) Being entertaining as well as informative
C) Being on top of events as they happen
D) Being more accurate
E) Having more reliable sources of information

Question 10

Who is the father of format radio?

A) Guglielmo Marconi
B) Reginald Fessender
C) Howard Stern
D) Gordon McLendon
E) Lee de Forest

Question 11

Which of the following is not a Canadian radio company?

A) Astral Media
B) CTVglobemedia
C) Rogers Communications
D) Viacom
E) Corus Entertainment

Question 12

The first radio station in Canada was

A) CBC.
B) CAB.
C) KDKA.
D) CRTC.
E) XWA.

Question 13

Sounds or sound effects are what kind of sign?

A) Real
B) Indexes
C) Symbols
D) Icons
E) Visual

Question 14

Who owns most radio stations in Canada?

A) Rich individuals
B) The government
C) Mid-sized operators
D) Small companies
E) Large corporations

Question 15

How many radio stations are there in Canada?

A) 286
B) 2250
C) 919
D) 33
E) 1213

Question 16

How did AM radio reinvent itself in the 1970s?

A) Adopted better transmission quality
B) Switched to Top 40 only
C) Charged less for advertising
D) Offered all-music formats
E) Converted to nonmusic formats

Question 17

Andrew Crisell,a cultural theorist,refers to radio as

A) a sensory medium.
B) a blind medium.
C) a visual medium.
D) an imaginary medium.
E) a deaf medium.

Question 18

In 2010,the average Canadian listened to how many hours of radio each week?

A) 8.2
B) 14.1
C) 3.5
D) 24.7
E) 17.7

Question 19

When did radio news come into its own?

A) During World War II
B) During World War I
C) During the Vietnam War
D) During the Depression
E) In the 1970s

Question 20

Who invented the all-news radio format?

A) Guglielmo Marconi
B) Reginald Fessender
C) Howard Stern
D) Gordon McLendon
E) Lee de Forest

Question 21

XWA was the first radio station in Canada.

Question 22

In 2005,how many satellite radio operations went on air in Canada?

A) Two
B) One
C) Three
D) Five
E) Twenty

Question 23

Which radio format is still being debated in Canada?

A) Satellite radio
B) AM radio
C) FM radio
D) Digital radio
E) Terrestrial radio

Question 24

The big-spending 25-40 age group listens to which music format most often?

A) Alternative
B) Adult contemporary
C) Top 40
D) Country
E) Oldies

Question 25

Most radio programming today is based on

A) live reporting.
B) talk.
C) music.
D) news.
E) dramas.

Question 26

Sounds are indexical signs in radio.

Question 27

Who says that talk radio is "providing a voice for people who otherwise wouldn't have one"?

A) Guglielmo Marconi
B) Paul Rutherford
C) Howard Stern
D) Gordon McLendon
E) Lee de Forest

Question 28

Why do many radio stations not have local programming?

A) There is no audience for it.
B) CRTC regulations forbid it.
C) Local advertisers are not interested.
D) It is more expensive than music.
E) It is less popular than international news.

Question 29

Which term is used to describe the radio programming genre developed by Howard Stern?

A) Just entertainment
B) All-news
C) Top 40
D) Rock jock
E) Shock jock

Question 30

Silence on the radio can be an index that there is something wrong with the broadcast.

Question 31

Which audience does CBC Radio Three target?

A) Boomers
B) Ethnic listeners
C) Younger listeners
D) Children
E) Seniors

Question 32

Which television station is Canada's public broadcaster?

A) CBC
B) Global
C) BBC
D) CTV
E) TVO

Question 33

Which term is used to describe the traditional radio industry that transmits from towers?

A) Real radio
B) AM radio
C) FM radio
D) Digital radio
E) Terrestrial radio

Question 34

Radio broadcasters use space,not time,as their canvas.

Question 35

The recent trend is that fewer radio stations offer

A) Top 40.
B) talk.
C) music.
D) news.
E) dramas.

Question 36

What is one unfilled niche that radio should not neglect?

A) Local culture
B) All news
C) Top 40
D) Sports
E) International news

Question 37

Which term is used to refer to centralized playlists and disc jockeys?

A) Voice tracking
B) Shock jockeying
C) Centralizing
D) Consolidation
E) Demassification

Question 38

What name is used to describe the robo-programming developed by Rogers Media in Canada in 2005?

A) Jock
B) Jack
C) Jockey
D) Robo-jock
E) Top 40

Question 39

Under CRTC conditions of licence,programming on campus and community radio stations must

A) only present local issues.
B) be 60 percent news.
C) be free of advertising.
D) differ in style and substance.
E) be 95 percent Cancon.

Question 40

The first radio signal was received in Signal Hill,Newfoundland.

Question 41

Talk radio offers a voice for "commoners," according to Rutherford.

Question 42

Radio is the only mass medium that is not ubiquitous.

Question 43

CBC radio is Canada's public broadcaster.

Question 44

Howard Stern perfected the Top 40 format.

Question 45

The number of radio listeners aged 12 to 34 has fallen off in recent years.

Question 46

AM radio generally plays more music than FM because it has superior sound fidelity.

Question 47

News/talk is the most popular radio format in Canada.

Question 48

The sound of the bat during a radio Blue Jays broadcast would be an iconic sign.

Question 49

XWA's first broadcast took place in May of 1920 under the supervision of Marconi.

Question 50

FM radio came before AM.

Question 51

There are fewer than 1000 radio stations in Canada.

Question 52

In the 1960s,radios became an integral part of Canadians' living rooms.

Question 53

In 2010,the average Canadian listened to 5.6 hours of radio each week.

Question 54

In Canada,most radio stations are small and independently owned.

Question 55

Satellite radio arrived in Canada in 1995.

Question 56

A radio was never considered a status symbol.

Question 57

Howard Stern's radio shows are no longer available in Canada.

Question 58

According to the CRTC,four radio companies account for more than 70 percent of radio listening in Canada.

Question 59

Howard Stern popularized the "shock jock" radio programming genre.

Question 60

Most radio stations in Canada are commercial.

Question 61

"Terrestrial radio" means that the signal is carried directly by underground wires.

Question 62

Marshall McLuhan referred to radio as a __________________.

Question 63

__________________ invented Top 40 and all-news radio in the 1960s.

Question 64

Radio signals are carried on the __________________ spectrum.

Question 65

Andrew Crisell refers to radio as a __________________.

Question 66

In 2010,the average Canadian listened to about __________________ hours of radio each week.

Question 67

"Jack" refers to an eclectic,somewhat unpredictable musical radio format.

Question 68

Community radio is home to many ethnic radio programs.

Question 69

Gordon McLendon is considered the father of __________________ radio.

Question 70

Marshall McLuhan referred to radio as a visual medium.

Question 71

With the growing popularity of television,local radio stations switched to producing concerts,dramas,and comedies.

Question 72

Radio news came into its own during __________________.

Question 73

Sounds or sound effects on the radio are __________________ signs.

Question 74

Gordon McLendon is called the father of format radio.

Question 75

__________________ is the most popular radio format in Canada

Question 76

Podcasting has the potential to make everybody a disc jockey.

Question 77

The large radio chains are most likely to broadcast local and distinctive content.

Question 78

Many radio stations prefer the recorded music format because it is least expensive.

Question 79

According to Paul Rutherford,talk radio offers access to the __________________.

Question 80

Digital radio has been fully accepted in Canada.