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WorksheetsQuiz Review Part 1 - Origin of Radio and Radio Formats
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
When was the radio invented? Who invented radio?
19th century, Guglielmo Marconi
18th century, Guglielmo Marconi
17th century, Gearmo Macaroni
What was radio primarily used for?
It was used to send smoke signals.
It was used to send Morse code without using wires.
It was used to send a signal of 'surrender' to the opposing war enemy.
What is a podcast?
An binary file made available for downloading to a computer or mobile device, typically available as only on-air radio, new installments of which can be received by radio listeners.
An analog audio file made available on the radio for downloading to a computer or mobile device, typically available as a series, new installments of which can be received by subscribers automatically.
A digital audio file made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or mobile device, typically available as a series, new installments of which can be received by subscribers automatically.
What are some examples of other types of broadcasts for small audiences? Select all answers that apply.
College Campuses
Department or grocery stores
Airports
What is an MP3?
A file containing compressed digital video data, often used to transmit video over the internet.
A file containing compressed digital audio data, often used to transmit music over the internet.
A file containing compressed analog data, often used to transmit analog into digital over the internet.
How much can a 30GB store up to?
It can store up to 6500 songs, 120 hours of video or 300,000 photos.
It can store up to 500 songs, 20 hours of video or 3,000 photos.
It can store up to 100 songs, 50 hours of video or 300 photos.
What is Audacity?
An easy to use audio recording and editing program. You must buy a subscription.
A free, easy to use audio recording and editing program.
A free, easy to use audio recording and editing program. It's used for djing a music set.
As a common radio format and style, what does CHR stand for? And what style of music is it?
Contemporary hot radio style, current music
Contemporary hit radio style, current music
Contemporary oldies radio style, oldies hits music
As a common radio format and style, what does RC stand for? And what style of music is it?
Rhythmic Christian, gospel music format and style
Rhythmic Country, country hip-hop format and style
Rhythmic Contemporary, hip-hop format and style
As a common format, what does ALT stand for? And what style of music is it?
Alternative rock, rock
Alternative jams, 1950's rock
Alternative reggaeton, reggaeton
As a common format, what does AOR stand for? And what style of music is it?
Alternative oldies rhythm, progressive oldies radio in the mid-1970s style of music
Reggae, progressive reggae radio style of music
Album-oriented rock, progressive rock radio in the mid-1970s music
What is a radio station number?
A series of formatted numbers made up by the owner of the station.
A shortwave radio station characterized by broadcasts of formatted numbers.
A shortwave radio station characterized by the army which formatted numbers of radio/TV stations.
What is a radio station name? What is an example of a radio station name?
Broadcast radio stations will often brand themselves with plain-text names, identities such as "cool FM", "rock 105." Also, another station, in another city or country, may (and often will) have a similar brand; the name of a broadcast station for legal purposes.
Broadcast radio stations get their brand names from the FCC.
The radio station name derives from city and state of where the radio station is located specifically.
What are call letters for a radio/television station?
Call letters can be four or five letters in length. Call letters uniquely identify a radio/TV station by its location and the owners' names of the station.
These are the letters that the radio and television station invented many years ago. Call letters classify the type of music format that the station specifically plays in rotation.
All radio/TV call names were required to be four letters in length. Also, historically known as a call signal—or abbreviated as a call. It is a unique designation for a transmitter station. In the United States of America, they are used for all FCC-licensed transmitters.
Why do radio/television stations start with K and W?
Stations east of the Mississippi River were required to start their call names with 'W' stations west of the Mississippi River were required to start their call names with 'K'
Stations east of the Pacific River were required to start their call names with 'W' stations west of the Pacific River were required to start their call names with 'K'
Stations east of the Indian Ocean were required to start their call names with 'W' stations west of the Indian Ocean were required to start their call names with 'K'
