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The History of Television
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The History of Television

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What was the name given to Vladimir Zworykin's invention that could travel through an electrical signal?

  • Iconoscope (correct)
  • Image Dissector
  • Cathode Ray Tube
  • Nipkow Disk
  • Who developed an all-electronic system to transform a visual image into an air signal?

  • Vladimir Zworykin
  • Philo Farnsworth (correct)
  • Allen Dumont
  • Charles F. Jenkins
  • What was the first fully functional TV system?

  • All-Electronic TV (correct)
  • Mechanical TV
  • Cathode Ray Tube
  • Image Dissector
  • Who improved the cathode ray tube and produced the first all-electronic TV?

    <p>Allen Dumont</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who officially launched television in the United States in 1939?

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

    In what year was the first TV network licensed?

    <p>1939</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event in 1948 compelled James Lindenberg to branch into radio broadcasting?

    <p>Scarcity of raw materials and strict import controls</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of BEC did Judge Antonio Quirino buy in 1952?

    <p>Seventy percent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who helped Judge Antonio Quirino to set up the first television station in the Philippines?

    <p>The Radio Corporation of America</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who became the general manager of the radio station after Judge Antonio Quirino's acquisition?

    <p>James Lindenberg</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the first television station in the Philippines?

    <p>DZAQ-TV</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of Judge Antonio Quirino's brother?

    <p>Elpidio Quirino</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was in charge of setting up a TV service company?

    <p>Arcadio Carandang</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why were there fewer advertisers on television during its early days?

    <p>Because radio reached more homes than television</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the initial broadcast schedule of DZAQ-TV3?

    <p>Four hours a day, from 6 to 10 in the evening</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the cost of producing a half-hour local program in 1959?

    <p>P 2,400</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who directed a stage play for Philippine TV?

    <p>Father James Reuter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the cost of a television set during the early days of television?

    <p>P 300-500</p> Signup and view all the answers

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