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TV Industry

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






2. A station without a network contract






3. A company that owns two or more cable systems






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. 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)






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






13. Measuring the television audience






14. Local - syndicated and network.






15. Owning two stations in the same market






16. 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.






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






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






19. 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.






20. Designated market area






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






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






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






24. A company that owns two or more cable systems






25. Renews every 8 yrs






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






27. 39%






28. 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






29. Pay-per-view






30. 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






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






32. One time only






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






34. 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






35. (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






36. Video on demand






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. Controls production -distribution and exhibition of programming






42. 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.






43. Public Access - Educational Access - Government Access)






44. A company that owns two or more television stations






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






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