REVIEW SHEET #1
COM 418 Radio Programming and
Production
This course is cumulative. Be prepared to answer anything
that we are discussing in class, that appears on the web, in
the book, in the glossary, on
video tape or was mentioned by a guest.
Test #1. Friday, January 21, 2005. 10pts.
For this test you should understand the early origins of radio. Know
the difference between the two broadcast bands, AM,
Amplitude Modulation, FM, Frequency
Modulation. The frequency ranges of the two broadcast bands. AM 535kHz
- 1705kHz
FM 88mHz - 108mHz Noncommercial portion 88mHz - 92mHz.
Know the following names:
KDKA, WEAF, WJZ, WNBC, WGY,
WMAF
Be Prepared to explain:
Toll broadcasting, chain broadcasting, the
formation of the early radio networks, and the role
of AT&T, NBC, RCA, General Electric,
and Westinghouse.
How advertisers disguised early radio commercials.
Radio's "Golden Age" (network
era) and why the years 1926 - 1949 are significant.
Basic elements of formats.
The year that the FM band overtook AM as the most listened
to radio band. The change made by the FCC that lead to the
rise of FM.
Radio's news tradition, how newspapers tried to prevent
radio from having access to the news wires. The role that
UPI played in changing radio's access to news. The role of
the early war correspondents and how they shaped American
opinion regarding W.W.II.
Radio station classes, AM: Clear channel,
Regional channel, Local channel, FM:
A, B1, B, C1, C2, C3,
& C. Zone 1 and Zone 1A and how they
effect station class assignments. How the radio
ownership policies have changed
over the past few years. How signal strength effects
competition and programming decisions.
Dayparts and average quarter hour maintenance and how they effect programming
decisions.
Basic concepts being outlined in intro and first three chapters of
Future of Music Coalition consolidation
study.
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