Radio: Across the Wave
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What percentage of America's homes have radios?

  • 85%
  • 95%
  • 99% (correct)
  • 90%
  • Which event caused a public panic in 1938?

  • America’s Cup race report
  • Licensing of frequency modulation (FM)
  • Introduction of the Audion tube
  • The War of the Worlds broadcast (correct)
  • What percentage of all cars sold in 2015 are equipped with Pandora Internet radio?

  • 50%
  • 30% (correct)
  • 60%
  • 40%
  • In which year did Marconi introduce wireless radio with an America’s Cup race report?

    <p>1899</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the Federal Communications Commission establish to regulate broadcast?

    <p>1934</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of Americans listen to the radio each day between 6 a.m. and midnight?

    <p>40%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with perfecting a glass bulb called the Audion that could detect radio waves?

    <p>Lee de Forest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year did the first transistor radios become available for sale?

    <p>1948</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event led to the indictment of disc jockey Alan Freed?

    <p>Grand jury indicts disc jockey Alan Freed for payola</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who formed the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) by pooling the patents they controlled?

    <p>General Electric (GE)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Radio Act of 1912 aim to do?

    <p>License people for broadcasting or receiving messages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known as the 'father of radio' for perfecting a glass bulb called the Audion?

    <p>Lee de Forest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year was National Public Radio (NPR) established?

    <p>1970</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who predicted radio's future four years after relaying the distress call from the Titanic?

    <p>Reginald Aubrey Fessenden</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What agreement led several stations to pay royalties to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)?

    <p>Blanket licensing agreement with ASCAP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who launched Pandora, offering free and subscription music online in 2005?

    <p>Tim Westergren</p> Signup and view all the answers

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