MAS 101 - Exam 2 Study Guide UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Telegraph - CORRECT ANSWER - - the precursor of radio technology 1840's
- was unable to transmit human voice and was landlocked.
Nikola Tesla - CORRECT ANSWER - invented the wireless system
had his patent stolen by Marconi
Didn't care because he was not an inventor for the money
Also invented the Alternating current used for electricity today
Guglielmo Marconi - CORRECT ANSWER - recived a patent for wireless telegraphy
Soap Operas - CORRECT ANSWER - Serial Dramas that began on the radio named for
sponsors usually soap and cleaning brands aimed at women who would listen over the radio
The War of the Worlds Broadcast - CORRECT ANSWER - Orson Welles' 1938 radio
broadcast caused a "panic" because people thought the world was invaded by aliens- prompted
for stricter program warnings weather fiction or news.
AM vs FM radio - CORRECT ANSWER - AM: -good for far distance and talk format;
stresses height of radio waves
FM: -better for music and sound clarity; bad for far distance surpasses AM by 1980's
Format Radio - CORRECT ANSWER - formula-driven radio where management controls
programming
, Top 40 Radio - CORRECT ANSWER - practice of playing the 40 most popular hits in a
given week as measured by record sales
NPR (National Public Radio) - CORRECT ANSWER - Mission to create a more informed
public as an independent nonprofit media organization
Potentiometer - CORRECT ANSWER - not volume- controls strength of output audio
Payola - CORRECT ANSWER - bribing someone to promote records over radio
Rise and Fall of Clear Channel - CORRECT ANSWER - Telecommunication Act of
1950 limited the number of radio stations that could be owned, when this Act was eliminated
Clear Channel came in and bought thousands of stations cutting radio jobs.- They eventually
rebranded as iheartmedia
Rise of EMF - CORRECT ANSWER - The Educational Media Foundation is
responsible for playing contemporary Christian music and is the fastest-growing radio chain
reaching millions of listers over 1,000 signals, Buying stations, and replacing them with
unmanned transmitters taking away local voices and jobs. They made these billions of dollars to
buy out stations through fundraising on air through using non profit loopholes.
Amos n Andy - CORRECT ANSWER - Popular radio comedy in '30s with racial
stereotypes- moved to tv but was cancelled as the civil rights movement gained strength.
Beginnings of TV - CORRECT ANSWER - In early 1950's not many households owned
tv and most tv programs modeled the broadcast radio model
Shows emerged either Live Shots or One Camera pre-filmed scenes
- Followed single sponsorship model
Color Television - CORRECT ANSWER - 1966 took off and nightly programs began to
have colored broadcasts.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Telegraph - CORRECT ANSWER - - the precursor of radio technology 1840's
- was unable to transmit human voice and was landlocked.
Nikola Tesla - CORRECT ANSWER - invented the wireless system
had his patent stolen by Marconi
Didn't care because he was not an inventor for the money
Also invented the Alternating current used for electricity today
Guglielmo Marconi - CORRECT ANSWER - recived a patent for wireless telegraphy
Soap Operas - CORRECT ANSWER - Serial Dramas that began on the radio named for
sponsors usually soap and cleaning brands aimed at women who would listen over the radio
The War of the Worlds Broadcast - CORRECT ANSWER - Orson Welles' 1938 radio
broadcast caused a "panic" because people thought the world was invaded by aliens- prompted
for stricter program warnings weather fiction or news.
AM vs FM radio - CORRECT ANSWER - AM: -good for far distance and talk format;
stresses height of radio waves
FM: -better for music and sound clarity; bad for far distance surpasses AM by 1980's
Format Radio - CORRECT ANSWER - formula-driven radio where management controls
programming
, Top 40 Radio - CORRECT ANSWER - practice of playing the 40 most popular hits in a
given week as measured by record sales
NPR (National Public Radio) - CORRECT ANSWER - Mission to create a more informed
public as an independent nonprofit media organization
Potentiometer - CORRECT ANSWER - not volume- controls strength of output audio
Payola - CORRECT ANSWER - bribing someone to promote records over radio
Rise and Fall of Clear Channel - CORRECT ANSWER - Telecommunication Act of
1950 limited the number of radio stations that could be owned, when this Act was eliminated
Clear Channel came in and bought thousands of stations cutting radio jobs.- They eventually
rebranded as iheartmedia
Rise of EMF - CORRECT ANSWER - The Educational Media Foundation is
responsible for playing contemporary Christian music and is the fastest-growing radio chain
reaching millions of listers over 1,000 signals, Buying stations, and replacing them with
unmanned transmitters taking away local voices and jobs. They made these billions of dollars to
buy out stations through fundraising on air through using non profit loopholes.
Amos n Andy - CORRECT ANSWER - Popular radio comedy in '30s with racial
stereotypes- moved to tv but was cancelled as the civil rights movement gained strength.
Beginnings of TV - CORRECT ANSWER - In early 1950's not many households owned
tv and most tv programs modeled the broadcast radio model
Shows emerged either Live Shots or One Camera pre-filmed scenes
- Followed single sponsorship model
Color Television - CORRECT ANSWER - 1966 took off and nightly programs began to
have colored broadcasts.
