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The History of American Broadcasting

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Introduced in 1837, this allowed written code to be transmitted from one area to another

a)

telephone

b)

telegraph

c)

wireless radio

d)

techniscope

2.

Started in 1981 this cable network began playing music videos, forever changing the music industry

a)

VH1

b)

CMT

c)

MTV

d)

GAC

3.

This was the first way for consumers to watch movies in a digital format from home *

a)

DVD

b)

Bluray

c)

Laserdisc

d)

HD-DVD

4.

This as a committee that was established in 1951 to help transition to color television

a)

EPA

b)

FEMA

c)

NTSC

d)

FCC

5.

In this year U.S. television stations begin to broadcast a digital signal.

a)

1948

b)

1966

c)

1999

d)

1985

6.

In 1936 this major sporting event was televised

a)

The World Cup

b)

Super Bowl III

c)

The Berlin Olympics

d)

The World Series

7.

This was the location of the first Radio Station in 1920.

a)

New York

b)

Los Angeles

c)

Pittsburgh

d)

Philadelphia

8.

Zworykin developed this component that enabled the first practical tube camera in 1933.

a)

Image Dissector Tube

b)

Iconoscope

c)

UHF

d)

VHF

9.

First major Network to broadcast a color signal

a)

CBS

b)

ABC

c)

NBC

d)

PBS

10.

This digital format was introduced in The United States in 1997 and replaced VHS as the dominant home video format.

a)

LaserDisc

b)

BluRay

c)

DVD

d)

DivX

11.

This format had inferior quality to it's major competitor but could record up to 2 hours and became the

dominant home recording media format of the 1980's

a)

Betamax

b)

3/4" Umatic Tape

c)

VHS

d)

Mini-DV Tape

12.

Philo T. Farnsworth developed this component that made early TV possible.

a)

Iconoscope

b)

UHF

c)

Image Dissector Tube

d)

VHF

13.

The first all news network that started in 1980.

a)

Fox News

b)

CNN

c)

MSNBC

d)

BBC News Hour

14.

With this invention, the large T.V. stations that could afford it, were finally able to record programming

electronically on magnetic tape

a)

Betamax

b)

Ampex Video Recorder

c)

Image Dissector Tube

d)

Image Dissector Tube

15.

The oldest and longest continuously operating pay television service (basic or premium) in the United States, having been in operation since 1972.

a)

Cinemax

b)

STARZ

c)

TCM

d)

HBO