205 FINAL EXAM QUIZZES FULLY
DETAILED AND VERIFIED
-U.S. federal law that required all seafaring vessels to maintain 24-hour radio watch and keep in contact
with nearby ships and coastal radio stations.
-Required all amateur radio operators to be licensed
-Private radio controlled by Department of Commerce
-Passed due to ongoing conflicts between amateur radio operators and the U.S. Navy as well as the
sinking of the RMS Titanic - answer ✔✔-Radio Act of 1912
the Marconi company experimented with brief transmissions in early 20's - answer ✔✔-Great Britain
(early broadcasting)
June 1920 - answer ✔✔-1st public broadcast of an opera singer
banned further use of radio due to interference with military communication - answer ✔✔-Post Office
(early broadcasting)
broadcast the results of the presidential election
(November 2, 1920) - answer ✔✔-Pittsburgh station KDKA
people thought radio would overtake newspapers - answer ✔✔-Advent of broadcasting made people
question _________
Europeans opted for tax-financed, government-run broadcasting.
,U.S. decided to retain public ownership and create a licensing system for use by private broadcasters
-Very different because government had never licensed the press, moviemakers, or other creators of
culture - answer ✔✔-United States vs Europe
U.S. give licensing authority to an independent regulatory commission that was responsible for assigning
frequencies
Favored commercial over nonprofit organizations - answer ✔✔-1927 legislation
Led to companies like Westinghouse to get into the market for radio equipment
Ultimately the government created Radio Corporation of America (RCA)
Established by the Navy to maintain control of radio after the war - answer ✔✔-WWI gave a sharp jolt
to radio's development in U.S.
1921 - Department of Commerce licensed 5 stations in first 11 months
1922 - more than 500 stations received licenses
Would perfect democracy, create world peace, and solve innumerable other problems
Began to create problems - answer ✔✔-Radio explosion
Secretary of Commerce - wanted to foster economic growth which included fostering new industries
Associationalism - industrial self-governments
Brought groups of businessmen together to help them resolve conflicts without state control
, Began series of four radio conferences to deliberate on industry's problems and framed his decisions
based on recommendations
Hoover reorganized the radio spectrum
-550-1365 kHz to broadcasting - answer ✔✔-Herbert Hoover
High powered stations for areas without interference
Medium powered stations serving smaller regions
Low-powered stations for local areas and often authorized only during the daytime - answer ✔✔-Three
power levels
1. Sale of hardware
2. Department stores and newspapers launched stations to publicize themselves
-No on-air advertising yet
-Station itself became the advertisement
3. Non-profits (colleges, churches, etc.) ran stations as an extension of their general mission
4. AT&T - make money - answer ✔✔-Initial Four Types of Broadcasting
American Telephone & Telegraph- Established WEAF in NYC
Purpose was to sell time to customers who wanted to get on the air without establishing a station of
their own
Toll Broadcasting
-Model drawn from its long distance phone service
DETAILED AND VERIFIED
-U.S. federal law that required all seafaring vessels to maintain 24-hour radio watch and keep in contact
with nearby ships and coastal radio stations.
-Required all amateur radio operators to be licensed
-Private radio controlled by Department of Commerce
-Passed due to ongoing conflicts between amateur radio operators and the U.S. Navy as well as the
sinking of the RMS Titanic - answer ✔✔-Radio Act of 1912
the Marconi company experimented with brief transmissions in early 20's - answer ✔✔-Great Britain
(early broadcasting)
June 1920 - answer ✔✔-1st public broadcast of an opera singer
banned further use of radio due to interference with military communication - answer ✔✔-Post Office
(early broadcasting)
broadcast the results of the presidential election
(November 2, 1920) - answer ✔✔-Pittsburgh station KDKA
people thought radio would overtake newspapers - answer ✔✔-Advent of broadcasting made people
question _________
Europeans opted for tax-financed, government-run broadcasting.
,U.S. decided to retain public ownership and create a licensing system for use by private broadcasters
-Very different because government had never licensed the press, moviemakers, or other creators of
culture - answer ✔✔-United States vs Europe
U.S. give licensing authority to an independent regulatory commission that was responsible for assigning
frequencies
Favored commercial over nonprofit organizations - answer ✔✔-1927 legislation
Led to companies like Westinghouse to get into the market for radio equipment
Ultimately the government created Radio Corporation of America (RCA)
Established by the Navy to maintain control of radio after the war - answer ✔✔-WWI gave a sharp jolt
to radio's development in U.S.
1921 - Department of Commerce licensed 5 stations in first 11 months
1922 - more than 500 stations received licenses
Would perfect democracy, create world peace, and solve innumerable other problems
Began to create problems - answer ✔✔-Radio explosion
Secretary of Commerce - wanted to foster economic growth which included fostering new industries
Associationalism - industrial self-governments
Brought groups of businessmen together to help them resolve conflicts without state control
, Began series of four radio conferences to deliberate on industry's problems and framed his decisions
based on recommendations
Hoover reorganized the radio spectrum
-550-1365 kHz to broadcasting - answer ✔✔-Herbert Hoover
High powered stations for areas without interference
Medium powered stations serving smaller regions
Low-powered stations for local areas and often authorized only during the daytime - answer ✔✔-Three
power levels
1. Sale of hardware
2. Department stores and newspapers launched stations to publicize themselves
-No on-air advertising yet
-Station itself became the advertisement
3. Non-profits (colleges, churches, etc.) ran stations as an extension of their general mission
4. AT&T - make money - answer ✔✔-Initial Four Types of Broadcasting
American Telephone & Telegraph- Established WEAF in NYC
Purpose was to sell time to customers who wanted to get on the air without establishing a station of
their own
Toll Broadcasting
-Model drawn from its long distance phone service
