12 Questions
Which technology competed with TV in the rise of broadcasting?
AM radio
Which company started selling time on WEAF?
AT&T
When did Kuwait's radio medium grow?
1961
Which company formed the Radio Corporation of America (RCA)?
Westinghouse
Who discovered radio waves?
Heinrich Hertz
Which act required all radio stations in the US to be licensed by the federal government?
Radio Regulation of 1934
Who developed the technology to transmit sound using radio waves?
Fessenden
Which act replaced the Federal Radio Commission with the Federal Communication Commission (FCC)?
Radio regulation of 1934
Which company's experimental radio station led to the establishment of Westinghouse's first broadcasting service?
Westinghouse
Which company started the National Public Radio (NPR) in the 1970s?
ABC
What technology allows broadcasters to transmit a high-quality digital signal?
HD radio
When did the first radio broadcasts in Kuwait start?
1951
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