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TV Industry

Subject : industries
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1. Five Commissioners - nominated by the President - confirmed by Congress - No more than three may be of the same political party - 5 year term - President also designates the chair






2. Rooftop antenna or rabbit ears on top of the TV set.






3. Public Access - Educational Access - Government Access)






4. Limited # of channels - heavily regulated - one source of revenue - must be licensed - limited # of viewers






5. Broadcast stations that are distributed to cable systems nationally by satellite (called superstations like WGN-TV from Chicago or WTBS from Atlanta).






6. Only available if you're a cable subscriber (or if you subscribe to a satellite service like DirecTV). Some have a more broad-based type of programming like USA or A&E -while many are more focused on a particular type of content like ESPN (sports) -M






7. 1. american citizen 2.good character 3.technical experience 4. economic ability






8. (FREE) A signal is sent over the air and can be received by anyone with a TV equipped with a set top or rooftop antenna






9. Video on demand






10. Line-of-sight links that send a signal in a straight line and -to correct for the curvature of the earth -must be captured every 30 miles or so -amplified and sent on to the next link






11. High quality phone lines. These were the earliest method of linking stations together






12. American citizen - good character - economic means - technical know how - TeleCommunications Act of 1996 ...






13. Create technical standards for TV -allocate the portions of the spectrum for television service -determine where in the country TV channels would be assigned and determine to whom and how broadcast licenses would be awarded.






14. ( NOT FREE )Includes cable television -satellite television and other video delivery systems






15. Pay-per-view






16. Signal sent from an uplink earthdish and bounce the signal back to earth covering a wide area. Any downlink earthdish (also known as a TVRO - television receive only) within the signal's coverage area (a satellite's footprint)






17. Unlimited # of channels - fewer regulations - two source of income ( monthly fee -sales ads) - franchised - no limit of viewers






18. Stipulates your maximum power - your frequency - city of license - call letters - renewed every 8 years.






19. Fines are not the only option SEC has - For example - they may also issue warning letters -cease and desist orders -short-term license renewals -non renewals and in extreme cases -they have the power to actually revoke a broadcaster's license.






20. Basic cable - local over-the-air - Imported - non-local - over-the-air (OTA) - Cable Networks - Local Origination (LO) - Access Channels






21. Around 1949 as community antenna television (CATV) broadcast signals






22. 1)Warning 2)cease and explain 3) fines 4)short term renewal 5)non-renewal 6)revocation






23. Community programming lik Access -Government Access). These are channels which cablecast programming produced by the local communities being serviced by the cable company.






24. A broadcast station with a contract to receive network supplied programming






25. Divides the country up into population centers served by television stations. 210 DMAs






26. A station without a network contract






27. 39%






28. An affiliate actually owned by the network with which it is affiliated






29. Giving broadcast TV stations the option to either require a cable operator to carry their station or require the cable system to get permission (consent) to retransmit the broadcast channel.






30. Measuring the television audience






31. Local - syndicated and network.






32. Cable - not free - not licensed -it's franchised - channel - Scarcity Principal Not everyone can have it.






33. Designated market area






34. Renews every 8 yrs






35. Free - licensed by govt. - (station)






36. Makes sure that there's some money coming in.






37. Broadcast signals travel has a limited amount of space for radio and TV broadcast frequencies. Cable TV uses coaxial or fiber optic cable -not the electromagnetic spectrum -so it doesn't have the same limitations.






38. In most cases these are free of commercials and most content restrictions






39. Controls production -distribution and exhibition of programming






40. Means there is no difference in cost whether you are sending a signal to one receiver or a thousand receivers within the satellite's footprint






41. One time only






42. Makes sure to take care of the bills - the contracts - traffic - the payroll - etc






43. Owning two stations in the same market






44. A company that owns two or more television stations






45. A company that owns two or more cable systems






46. A company that owns two or more cable systems