MC 2000 Lecture : Test 3 Lecture Notes
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Slide 1 radio and the invention of broadcasting. He patented it and made a lot of money. Reginald fessenden: christmas eve 1906: oh holy night. Slide 6 transmitting am radio: daytime ground waves and sky waves. Am stronger at night because of the ionosphere reflecting the waves. Slide 7 transmitting fm radio & televison: direct wave broadcasting. Hits mountains etc but good during the day. Slide 8 history: here comes the govt. 2 factors: titanic wreck: first time people found out how important radio and telegraph were, government support regulation, radio act of 1912 addresses the problem of amateur radio operators cramming the airways. Slide 9 history: radio becomes a mass medium. Commission meaning that companies do not own their channels but could license them as long as they operated in public interest. Slide 1 played andrew sisters war time boogey boy company b.
