...Assignment Analyze how regionalism and nationalism are related to different modes of listening to the radio in the United States from 1920 to 1980. For long it has been discussed how the radio changed the American people – but this analysis is far too diverse and particular to each individual, since the United States have a wide arrange of ethnicity, religions, races, generations and other remarkable differences between different people. This essay will therefore focus on how the different modes of listening to the radio brought together different nation feelings to society in different timings and places. A Cornell scholar, Benedict Anderson, while reflecting about the emerge of nationalism in one country said one day that it had to be imagined, since all the nation elements and individuals may never meet one another and “yet in the mind of each lives the image of their communion”. The first notable change in general knowledge and feeling about a nation was conceived on the newspaper, that would allow several people to read the same stories about the nation and its people at the same time. The newspaper was the first proof of a country to a regular citizen that through it, would get to know people from distant lands with whom he would share his first sense of non-local community. The importance of the radio wasn’t shadowed by the newspaper’s prior timing. Radio added one more sense to the world of mass communication. The air around the device would tremble with ...
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...Several explosions on the planet mars!!! In the radio drama “the war of the worlds” by Orson Welles shows us that it lead to panic and thousands believed it was true. Radio drama The War of the Worlds produced by Orson Welles. was live on the radio intentionally to give a scare on Halloween night in 1938. Radio listeners created chaos over the radio drama on Halloween eve, this would've never happened if they listened to all of it. The listeners believed the attack on earth from Mars was real because the actors were well trained, sound effects seamed realistic and how they made it seem like breaking news. Thousands of people believed the attack on earth from Mars was real. Many believed this was actually happening do with how the actors...
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...We live in a society where music and talk shows have become an important part in our everyday life. We listen to music/talk shows throughout different mediums, such as TV and radio. Radio has been around for a very long time. It was first invented by Guglielmo Marconi in 1895 as a wireless telegraph to send Morse code through the air, so people can send messages from a country to another (Stephens, 1995). However, in 1912 the first radio act was passed (Crawford, 2008). In addition, after the first world war, people started using radio for a different reason. They started broadcasting music or reading the news to anyone who is tuned in (Stephens, 1995). As time passed, we still use the radio for the same purpose, whereas it is mostly for music now. Nowadays, we can find various radio stations to tune to programs and one of them is XM Satellite Radio. This radio is one of the satellite radios and also an online radio service that is in USA and Canada. It is provided by pay-for-service radio and cable television....
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...The Communication Process Do you use TiVo or a digital video recorder (DVR) to record movies or television shows so you can watch them when you want without television commercials? Do you ever use the remote to skip the commercials or to look at different shows? Think about which television shows you choose to watch, which magazines you read, which radio stations you select. Think about what else you are doing when you watch television or when you are studying or when you are listening to the radio. It’s a hot day in July and you’re enjoying a day at the beach. Your friends brought a radio to the beach and the volume is turned up so you can hear all the music. If you’re listening to the music or talking to a friend at the beach while you’re listening to the radio, do you hear or pay attention to the commercials? Do you remember which products were advertised? The communication process illustrates how messages are sent and received, as shown in Figure 11.7 "The Communication Process". The source (or sender) encodes, or translates, a message so that it’s appropriate for the message channel—say, for a print advertisement, TV commercial, or store display—and shows the benefits and value of the offering. The receiver (customer or consumer) then decodes, or interprets, the message. For effective communication to occur, the receiver must interpret the message as the sender intended. You’re ready to go home on a Friday afternoon and you hear someone mention an upcoming event on Saturday...
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...problems the company is facing (not more than 2 pages). Radio used to be an information centre for listeners. As time passes by, the functions of radio has gradually changing. It is not serve only as an information centre but also as medium of entertainment and centre of learning. We can even say that the main role of radio for present time is mostly for entertainment. Nowadays, in the case of innovative many new technologies have been developed, one of the oldest forms of media in the whole wide world has been impacted and it is the radio. Not only radio per se, other kinds of ‘traditional’ media such as newspaper and magazine are also impacted by their ad revenues and it is predicted to be keep on declining. In context of Indonesia solely, there are already 1,178 in total number of radio stations. With so many established radio stations, the medium has become more disintegrated. There is a very high competition between radio stations in providing the best of them of them to the listeners. In Indonesia, a few radio stations are incorporated under one management group. One of them is Masima Group which encompassed of Delta FM, Prambors and Female Radio. Compared to other radio stations, one of problems encountered by Delta FM is because of its unstable personality. In 1994, the targeted listeners for Delta FM are aged between 40-50 years old, who were described as “elegant and intellectual”. Thus during that time, the radio focused on listeners’ favourite oldies songs. In fact...
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...of this emblematic radio station across the time. Thanks to Jean-Sébastien Petitdemange, host of the show “Itinéraire d’un auditeur gaté” and working for RTL for more than 15 years & journalist for “Midi en France” on France 3. And Claude Joly producer of the Petitdemange show. Table of contents I. The firm RTL 4 II. RTL’s factors of success 13 A. Radio Listeners 13 B. Hosts 17 C. Communication strategy and new technologies 20 III. Recommendations RTL could follow to improve its business 24 A. Recommendations regarding radio listeners 24 B. Recommandations regarding the hosts 26 C. Recommendations regarding communication strategy and new technologies 28 Everybody knows the radio station RTL. It is the eldest generalist radio station, which remains the most listened station in France, despite of the blips of the media landscape but also despite the swirls in their own history. The firm RTL • RTL story from the 1930s to rtl.fr Radio Tele Luxembourg, a radio network from Luxembourg, was created in 1931. At the beginning, the radio transmitter was located at the Grand-Duché of Luxembourg, in the city of Junglinster. It was the only private French speaking radio that people could hear in Northern Europe, and more particularly in Belgium and France. It is useful to remember that during this period, radio stations could not install their transmitters in France because of the TSF state monopoly. And quickly, Radio Luxembourg gained a...
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...ourselves we think of either the Radio or Television. When we think of the Radio we think of our favorite songs or those repetitive, irritating, boring yet interesting and amusing talk shows in between mixes. What we do not consider is; where did this entertainment come from? How it actually produces sound? How does it exist or even who brought it into existence? We utilize television for most of our entertainment as well and the same applies. We never question how Television came along, how the picture is projected? How we’re able to see the images in color and so forth. All we care for is celebrity reality shows, amazing food networks and live Sports. The history of these legacy media consists of time, trial and error. Legacy Media as a whole has made a larger impact on the world than actual world issues. Legacy Media today is the money, power and even the respect in all parts of the Earth. It first began in the late 1800s, when Heinrich Hertz detects and produces radio waves. Radio being the first device to allow mass communication: with hopes of being able to communicate wirelessly. Wireless telegraphy, electric telegraphy that does not have wires connecting the endpoints; systems which communicate with radio waves. In 1894, Nobel Prize-winning physicist and inventor Guglielmo Marconi builds his first radio equipment that would ring a bell 30 feet away. Breaking all barriers of Radio, Marconi discovered the much needed work necessary for future radio technology. With consistent...
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...different major developments in the 20th century. The internet was one of the major developments during the 20th century. The internet provided many ways to communicate with others from places all over the world. Another major development in the 20th century is the radio. The radio is for entertainment with music and it also gives you information. Also the television is a major development in the 20th century. The television provided people with entertainment with television shows and also gave people information like the news. The newspaper is another major development in the 20th century. The newspaper also gives people information like what is happening in the world. The reason they are major developments in the 20th century is because of technology is expanding. It is important to know the major developments in the 20th century and they are the television, radio, internet, and the newspaper. | How did each development influence American culture? | The development influenced American culture because helped American spread information with the internet, radio, television, phones, and the newspaper. It also helped Americans with many things like informing them and educating them with things like the internet, radio, and the television. With the technology people are able to do many things like communicating, being entertained, and being informed. It also helped Americans with communication with things like the internet and cell phones. With the technology people are able to communicate...
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...labor-hours. The predetermined overhead rate is $24 per direct labor-hour. Required: Compute the unit product cost that would appear on the job cost sheet for this job. Cost Summary 2. Stony Electronics Corporation manufactures a portable radio designed for mounting on the wall of the bathroom. The following list represents some of the different types of costs incurred in the manufacture of these radios: 1. The plant manager's salary. 2. The cost of heating the plant. 3. The cost of heating executive offices. 4. The cost of printed circuit boards used in the radios. 5. Salaries and commissions of company salespersons. 6. Depreciation on office equipment used in the executive offices. 7. Depreciation on production equipment used in the plant. 8. Wages of janitorial personnel who clean the plant. 9. The cost of insurance on the plant building. 10. The cost of electricity to light the plant. 11. The cost of electricity to power plant equipment. 12. The cost of maintaining and repairing equipment in the plant. 13. The cost of printing promotional materials for trade shows. 14. The cost of solder used in assembling the radios. 15. The cost of telephone service for the executive offices. Required: Classify each of the items above as product (inventoriable) cost or period (noninventoriable) cost for the purpose of preparing external financial statements...
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...different types of antennas used in ships as well as maintenance procedures and precaution measures when dealing with antennas. An Antenna is a component capable of radiating and capturing radio waves. Thus, antennas are useful elements of a ship and together with radio equipment are a means of communication between the vessel and the control tower. The first type of antenna used on ships is the quarter wave vertical antenna widely used at all frequencies from MF to VHF. The quarter wave vertical antenna is simple to construct and erect in locations with limited space like a ship. For VHF and UHF, it is important to elevate the antenna above close obstacles. One advantage is that, the single element vertical antennas have a multi-directional radiation design meaning they do not require re-alignment in a mobile application and are thus suitable for ships. A quarter wave aerial with a quarter-wave radials exhibits 50-ohms impedance thus uses a 50-ohm coaxial cable (Stutzman and Thiele). In summary, the quarter wave antenna is popular for its convenience and simplicity. The second type of antenna is the dipole antenna that is one of the commonly used RF antenna types. Primarily, it consists of two poles into which radio frequency current flows and together with a voltage causes radiation of a radio signal. There are several types of dipole antennas that include, half wave dipole, multi-half wave dipole, folded dipole, short dipole, and non-resonant dipole antennas. Dipole antennas...
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...Effects of Mass Media Tamarra Burnett HUM/176 2/3/2013 Erin DiCesare, Ph. D. Effects of Mass Media Introduction The 20th century has brought about major developments in the evolution of mass media. Developments such as the television, newspapers, radio, internet, and the cellular phone have all contributed to the evolution of mass media. This essay will discuss each development of mass media and how it has influenced American culture as we know it. Major Developments of Mass Media in the 20th Century The newspaper happens to be one of the pioneers of mass media. In its early stages the newspaper was handwritten during the 15th century. Newspapers has steadily increased since its earlier days, but a new form of mass media was on the horizon with the introduction of the radio. Radio was first introduced in the “early decades of the 20th century” (pg. 31). This allowed for millions of people to access anything from presidential elections to advertising. The next form of mass media to come was the television. Following the end of World War II the television revolutionized the way we communicated through mass media. With continual enhancements to the television like the VCR and cable television, this allowed individuals the freedom to record and view television whenever and however they wanted. It wasn’t until the creation of the personal computer sometime around...
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...to ratings and what will benefit both the audience and the television station. In today’s society and media today, supply and demand plays a big role on what the media shows and what stories television stations cover. Begin a television news direct you have to chose what would beneficial to the ratings of the station and the audience. The audience is what makes the ratings happen so pleasing them is an advantage to you in the long run. Some time the right is wrong, which is a perfect example in this case. Even though the story concerning the closing of local park due to the fact of the city saving money might be considered important to the city and the people in the city, the story about the celebrity death will grab the attention of people to watch our television station which is something that we want as the media. Covering this sort of story will be an advantage of both traditional and non-traditional media, this goes for radio, newspaper, Internet and television. Its mainly about what sells and sometimes it is about what is important but as a news director this is not the case due the fact of choosing what is important to the television station, as a director and media. As a news director you know what is right for the people and for the television station as a whole. When viewing television, radio station and media through the Internet, the stories...
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...Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: Questions | Answers | What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century? | There are many major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century. Some of them are able to turn on your TV at any time of the day and see music videos, watch the news, and even see movies. Another one would be turning on the radio and hear music at any time you wanted. You could see anything from documentaries, fashion, models, and much more. Celebrities are able to gain publicity by just advertising something on TV, and most of their fans would buy the product. It also helps in their ratings in the music videos. It has impacted all over the world in a sense that people cannot live without it any more. Every day, children, teens, and even adults turn on their TV to see what is going on. If not at their home, some buses, medical offices, all over Manhattan, and even trains have TV’s to inform, entertain, and even educate people. Radio stations have also become very popular and growing rapidly. There are so many different types of songs in the FM station. You also have the AM where inform people about the news and traffic around your area. The development of mass media has been developing rapidly and continues expanding because of new and more advanced technologies. It is amazing how the years pass and with it the different types of advancements. You would be able to...
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...TOPIC: The influence of radio and television in promoting national development in Nigeria. DEDICATION. I want to dedicate this to God, Thank you for all your blessing. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. I want to acknowledge God Almighty for impacting such wonderful knowledge and may he continue to guide me. PREFACE. This paper discusses the significant methods and ways that radio and television can improve and promote national development in Nigeria to increase its economic power and interaction ability among her people. This topic offers solution and background to the issues of language barrier among the people and communication barriers among the leaders and the people at the grassroots. It also discusses the functions of the media as whole and also defins radio and television. TABLE OF CONTENT Title page……………………………………………….. 2 Dedication……………………………………………….. 3 Acknowledgement………………………………………. 4 Preface……………………………………………………. 5 Table of content……………………………………………6 CHAPTER ONE 1. Introduction………………………..…………………8 Definition of terms 1.2 Radio.………… ….………………………………….10 1.3 Television………………………………………..……11 1.4 National development………………………..………..12 CHAPTER TWO 2.1 The origin of radio………………………….…………. 13 2.2 The origin of television…………………………………14 2.3 The birth of radio in Nigeria……………………………15 2.4 The birth of television in Nigeria …………………... .17 CHAPTER THREE 3.1 The function of media in promoting national...
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...RADIO and all its glory Michael A DePiro Walters Introduction to the Entertainment Industry - Online Professor Kip Roddenberry 11/27/2012 One of the most common forms of media, and one of the first ever-electronic mediums, radio has come a long ways over the years. First was a simple experiment to demonstrate transmission of frequency energy. Today a way of life for millions of people everyday, in 1892 the first ever radio was in the making, but it would not be till the early 1900’s that the first ever voice over would hit the airwaves. By 1904 radio was in full swing. By the 1930’s Radio sets were in homes across the world. “IT'S difficult to imagine a time before radio. From families gathered around huge radio sets in 1930s lounge rooms, to the blast from a car radio tuned into rock stations 40 years later, the ''wireless'' has had a profound effect on our lives.” (Thom, 2007) Radio is enjoyed by millions of people everyday, it’s hard to tell which demographic works best. The best way for me to refer to Radio is in my own professional role in the industry. I currently work as the Program Director for Forever Broadcasting, the largest radio station in Pennsylvania. From my research and constant contact with Abatron it appears that more women tend to listen to the radio than men. This demographic is shown in all of our stations, and Abatron reports that the demographic of women listeners is high in most states. The typical target customer is another hard one to pin...
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