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WorksheetsHistory of Radio
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 20mins
What year did regular radio broadcasts begin?
1926
1920
1930
1942
What types of programming dominated early radio broadcasting? Check all that apply.
Live music
Phonograph records
Talk shows
Comedies and dramas
The early days of radio are similar to the early days of the internet.
True
False
Most people listened to the radio
in the car
in their home
at work
walking around
Everyone in the family had their own radio in their room.
True
False
The first U.S. president to use radio to speak directly to the American people was
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Washington
A famous newscaster of the 1930s was
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Walter Winchell
Edward R. Murrow
Orson Wells
Radio shows used what to make their programs sound more realistic?
Musical instruments
Live sound effects
Prerecorded sounds
None of the above
What type of radio became popular in the late 1940s?
What changes were made to radio programming in the 1950s?
Programming was taken over by local stations.
The national networks became more prominent.
More live performances were programmed.
Sports programming became very popular.
How did the transistor radio change the public's listening habits?
You could take the radio anywhere.
You could have more than one radio per household.
Everyone could listen to their own music.
All of the above.
What is "Top 40" radio?
Why did "Top 40" radio become popular?
What type of black music became popular in the late 1940s, early 1950s?
Jazz
Rhythm and Blues
Rap
Blues
