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Terms in this set (65)
Thousands of random broadcasts, then came into
How did the radio industry
being regulated by the FCC. Genres began to
develop?
develop (muisic,spots,talk)
More difficult than film, Network in-house censors,
Censorship of radio conservatives angry were angry so the FCC
threatened to pull license
CBS, ABC, NBC killed radio for TV to succeeded. FCC
Transition to TV
gave control to the studios of television
It was cheap to get into radio, leading to many
Technology with radio
different people getting into it. Caused chaos.
(NBC,CBS) - sends programs to local stations,
Companies (RADIO) SPONSORS provide MOST programs, Advertising
dominates\
Paid for by advertisers and they made a lot of the
Financing (RADIO)
content.
Sponsors' needs come first, By 1930's all the networks
didn't bother to do their own programming anymore,
Advertising (RADIO) the networks would sell anybody with money 15-30
minutes' commercial time. AD agency had to come up
with the content.
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Formats (RADIO) Typical program 15-30 to 6o minutes -
Quiz shows, sports, talk shows, soap operas,
Programming (RADIO) serialized shows music, comedy/variety, drama, kid
programs, news
Vaudeville entertainment inspired his radio style, 15-19
Why was Jack Benny a minute, he PERFECTED situational comedy, had
significant figure in radio? invented "stand up"
We was very personable, intimacy.
How did Jack Benny adapt Aural comedy for the ear - sounds, dialogue back and
his vaudeville routines to fourth, silence, jump in to insult, comic timing (he
suit the aural radio didn't talk too fast), play off the imagination of the
format? viewers to create scenery.
What difficulties did Jack Seriality - new show weekly, lack of visuals, had to
Benny face in the creation evolve his style
of his show?
with a co-writer, they invented himself as a character
How did Jack Benny
that wrote skits that took place every week, but
develop the situation
allowed the show to reset itself starting each
comedy?
broadcast.
In what ways did Jack Jack did the advertising himself because he didn't
Benny incorporate want people to turn off his show by cutting to a
advertising and boring commercial break. He was very entertaining
commercial content into about his ads and made them humorous.
his show?
How did Jack Benny adapt He learned to play on the visual gags that radio could
the successful radio not replicate. He would look into the camera to play
routines to better suit up humor.
television?
Why did Hollywood feel Variety of shows, TV was more accessible, emphasis
threatened by TV? on home and family
What tactics did Widescreen technology, Visual, color, spectacle
Hollywood use to (special effects), Theatrical experience,
compete with TV?
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RTF exam 2 EXAM Questions with 100% Correct
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2025\2026
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Terms in this set (65)
Thousands of random broadcasts, then came into
How did the radio industry
being regulated by the FCC. Genres began to
develop?
develop (muisic,spots,talk)
More difficult than film, Network in-house censors,
Censorship of radio conservatives angry were angry so the FCC
threatened to pull license
CBS, ABC, NBC killed radio for TV to succeeded. FCC
Transition to TV
gave control to the studios of television
It was cheap to get into radio, leading to many
Technology with radio
different people getting into it. Caused chaos.
(NBC,CBS) - sends programs to local stations,
Companies (RADIO) SPONSORS provide MOST programs, Advertising
dominates\
Paid for by advertisers and they made a lot of the
Financing (RADIO)
content.
Sponsors' needs come first, By 1930's all the networks
didn't bother to do their own programming anymore,
Advertising (RADIO) the networks would sell anybody with money 15-30
minutes' commercial time. AD agency had to come up
with the content.
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Formats (RADIO) Typical program 15-30 to 6o minutes -
Quiz shows, sports, talk shows, soap operas,
Programming (RADIO) serialized shows music, comedy/variety, drama, kid
programs, news
Vaudeville entertainment inspired his radio style, 15-19
Why was Jack Benny a minute, he PERFECTED situational comedy, had
significant figure in radio? invented "stand up"
We was very personable, intimacy.
How did Jack Benny adapt Aural comedy for the ear - sounds, dialogue back and
his vaudeville routines to fourth, silence, jump in to insult, comic timing (he
suit the aural radio didn't talk too fast), play off the imagination of the
format? viewers to create scenery.
What difficulties did Jack Seriality - new show weekly, lack of visuals, had to
Benny face in the creation evolve his style
of his show?
with a co-writer, they invented himself as a character
How did Jack Benny
that wrote skits that took place every week, but
develop the situation
allowed the show to reset itself starting each
comedy?
broadcast.
In what ways did Jack Jack did the advertising himself because he didn't
Benny incorporate want people to turn off his show by cutting to a
advertising and boring commercial break. He was very entertaining
commercial content into about his ads and made them humorous.
his show?
How did Jack Benny adapt He learned to play on the visual gags that radio could
the successful radio not replicate. He would look into the camera to play
routines to better suit up humor.
television?
Why did Hollywood feel Variety of shows, TV was more accessible, emphasis
threatened by TV? on home and family
What tactics did Widescreen technology, Visual, color, spectacle
Hollywood use to (special effects), Theatrical experience,
compete with TV?
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