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| One of the things to come out of this period in TV history was the study of TV itself on college campuses |
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| NBC experimented with live TV in 1970's, creating what popular late-night show? |
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| This mini series went on to garner some of the highest ratings in television history |
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| The period from 1975-1985 is known for the airing of a very few reruns on television |
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| This is the term for a shrinking of an industry, usually due to companies purchase of other companies |
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| This term describes the television service founded by users without need for advertiser money: |
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| Which is not an example of deregulation in 1980? |
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| Under Mark Fowler, the FCC believed that parents should be responsible for what their children see on TV; its not the governments job. |
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| What was the National newspaper, launched in 1982 |
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| Which of these shows was NOT created by the childrens television workshop? |
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| The show "An American Family" followed the life of which family |
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| The look talks about a controversial television show that often ran a foul of the CBS sensors. What was the name of this show? |
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| The prime time access rule prevented networks from providing programming to affiliates during the first hour of prime time in the 50 largest markets |
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| The corporation for Public Broadcasting |
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| The public Broadcasting Act of 1967 created what? |
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| Communication Antenna TV (CATV) |
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| What was the way for communities unreachable by over the air signals to bring TV into homes? |
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| A TV station unaffiliated network is: |
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| The book mentions that a particular product disappeared from broadcast advertising in the early 1970's. What was the product? |
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| The format that made digital distribution of music possible was: |
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| According to the textbook, which is the top rated channel? |
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| It depends on when the work was created and/or registered |
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| How long is the term of copyright under the new law? |
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| Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) |
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| The law signed by President Carter in 1998 to handle how to handle ownership of intellectual property was called what? |
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| The device that was mandated installed in TV sets in 1999 that would block violent an/or sexual material was called the: |
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| The "must carry" provision of telecom '96 started that cable companies must carry all significant local channels within a 60-mile radius. |
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| The Telecom Act of 1996 kepy ownership at a limit of what percentage of revenue in a market |
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| The telecommunication Act of 1996 kept strict limits in place with regard to station ownership: Only one AM and one FM per market |
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| Local Marketing Agreement (LMA) |
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| An agreement by which a company who is buying a radio station pays a fee to run it in advance of the sale is a: |
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| This website formerly performed functions of ICANN to provide the public information regarding internet domain name registration services: |
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| During the period from 1985-1995, communication became one of the most popular majors on American College campuses |
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| This reality show debuted on MTV in 1992: |
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| Which of these networks was NOT created during the period between 1985-1995? |
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| Producers of American television shows were able to raise money by selling rights to the shows overseas. |
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| The Rush Limbaugh show was hurt by the election of Bill Clinton in 1992 |
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| Rupert Murdoch entered the American media scene by purchasing which of these newspapers? |
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| FM radio did not begin to reach its potential in the 1960's |
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| Noncommercial, often personally subsidized, inexpensively printed and distributed papers are examples of: |
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| CBS owned the New York Yankees |
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| American Bandstand was a famous TV music show hosted by Dick Clark. How many seasons did it spend in prime time? |
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| This is the primary organization that determines television ratings: |
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| This type of program was a very popular well into the 1970s but has all but disappeared from the air today: |
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| They imported shows from Great Britain |
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| How did network typically create "cultural" programming before 1965? |
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| This FCC chairman referred to television as "a vast wasteland" and urged reform: |
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| Under the classic network system, program sponsors retained control of the rights to their programs. |
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| The exchange of cash or gifts for the radio airplay of a song is called what? |
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| Which of these is a true statement about the standard of living in America in 1960? |
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| By 1965 what had became the best selling magazine in the country |
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| Which of these offenses could cost a station the right to display the NAB TV Seal of Quality? |
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| This is the practice of selling programming directly to stations without going through a network |
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| Early TV newscasts were 15 minute in length and usually had sponsors |
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| What technical innovation did "I Love Lucy" perfect that has been used in television ever since? |
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| We talked about how early television shows were preserved by a process that essentially was filming a TV screen. What was this called? |
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| What happened to the anthology drama from 1953-1958? |
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| The decision to offer both VHF and UHF stations in the same market is described by the book as what? |
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| A good number of early rock and roll hits were re-recording of rhythm and blues songs performed by African-Americans |
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| What percantage of cars were equipped with radios by 1953? |
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| Seduction of the Innocent |
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| This book suggested that popular media, particular comic books, were coming between parents and children and leading to outbreaks of juvenile delinquency |
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| Which movie studio formed an alliance with Blockbuster Video in 1995? |
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| Which of these cable providers operated the most cable channels by 1995? |
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| By 1995 what percantage of American homes were reached by cable television |
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| The cable act of 1992 put limits on the amount of monet cable companies could charge subscribers |
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