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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who officially launched television in the United States in 1939?

<p>RCA (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what year was the first TV network licensed?

<p>1939 (C)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Seventy percent (B)</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 (B)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

<p>Arcadio Carandang (A)</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 (B)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

Who directed a stage play for Philippine TV?

<p>Father James Reuter (D)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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