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RTV 3007 - Chapter 4 Questions with Correct
Answers | Updated (100% Correct Answers)
False Answer: Anthologies are more commonly known as soap
operas.
False Answer: Nonnarrative programs weave a story around the
lives of fictional characters played by actors.
True Answer: The style of radio programming in the 1920s is often
referred to as "potted palm music."
False Answer: Tentpoling is when a network schedules a new or
poorly rated show between two successful shows.
True Answer: Noncommercial radio stations, most often found
between 88 and 92 megahertz, seek underwriting rather than
advertising.
False Answer: The Top 40 radio format refers to the most popular
songs in the top 40 radio markets.
False Answer: First-run syndicated programs are not intended for
prime-time network airing.
True Answer: One of the biggest changes in TV programming is the
rise of award-winning cable-originated programs.
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False Answer: Radio stations focused on playing recorded music as
early as the 1920s.
True Answer: A sample episode of a potential television series,
which introduces the program and characters to viewers, is called
the "pilot."
True Answer: The Financial Interest and Syndication Rules (Fin/Syn)
stated that a network could only produce three and a half hours
worth of its weekly prime-time programs.
False Answer: Local origination channels on cable systems are also
called public-access channels.
False Answer: A "cash plus barter" arrangement is the only means
by which individual stations pay for syndicated programming.
True Answer: Television syndicators and programmers can meet to
do business at the annual NATPE convention.
False Answer: Jeopardy! was the first prime-time TV quiz/game
show to appear after the quiz show scandal.
BOTH A AND B
A. using multiple-camera filming
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RTV 3007 - Chapter 4 Questions with Correct
Answers | Updated (100% Correct Answers)
False Answer: Anthologies are more commonly known as soap
operas.
False Answer: Nonnarrative programs weave a story around the
lives of fictional characters played by actors.
True Answer: The style of radio programming in the 1920s is often
referred to as "potted palm music."
False Answer: Tentpoling is when a network schedules a new or
poorly rated show between two successful shows.
True Answer: Noncommercial radio stations, most often found
between 88 and 92 megahertz, seek underwriting rather than
advertising.
False Answer: The Top 40 radio format refers to the most popular
songs in the top 40 radio markets.
False Answer: First-run syndicated programs are not intended for
prime-time network airing.
True Answer: One of the biggest changes in TV programming is the
rise of award-winning cable-originated programs.
© 2025 All rights reserved
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False Answer: Radio stations focused on playing recorded music as
early as the 1920s.
True Answer: A sample episode of a potential television series,
which introduces the program and characters to viewers, is called
the "pilot."
True Answer: The Financial Interest and Syndication Rules (Fin/Syn)
stated that a network could only produce three and a half hours
worth of its weekly prime-time programs.
False Answer: Local origination channels on cable systems are also
called public-access channels.
False Answer: A "cash plus barter" arrangement is the only means
by which individual stations pay for syndicated programming.
True Answer: Television syndicators and programmers can meet to
do business at the annual NATPE convention.
False Answer: Jeopardy! was the first prime-time TV quiz/game
show to appear after the quiz show scandal.
BOTH A AND B
A. using multiple-camera filming
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