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AM - Amplitude Modulation

a type of radio and sound transmission that stresses the volume or height of radio waves

Broadcasting

transmission of radio waves or TV signals to a broad public audience

FM - Frequency Modulation

a type of radio and sound transmission that offers static free reception and greater fidelity and clarity than AM radio by accentuating the pitch, or distance, between radio waves

Format Radio with examples

concept of radio stations developing and playing specific styles (formats) geared to listeners age, race, or gender, in format radio, management, rather than deejays, controls programming choices

ex: top 40 radio

Network

a linked group of broadcast stations that share programming produced at a central location

Oligopoly

a business situation in which a few firms control most of an industry’s production and distribution resources

Payola

the unethical practice of record promotors paying deejays or radio programmers to play particular records

pop music

popular music that appeals either to a wide cross section of the public or to sizable subcultures within a larger public

satellite radio

subscriptions based radio service that delivers various radio formats nationally via satellite

stereo

the recording of 2 separate channels, or tracks, of sound, which enables more natural sounds distribution