COM 240 Chapter 7 Radio

liquid barretter

first audio device permitting the reception of wireless voices; developed by Fessenden

trustee model

in broadcast regulation, the idea that broadcasters serve as the public’s trustees or fiduciaries

spectrum scarcity

broadcast spectrum space is limited, so not everyone who wants to broadcast can; those who are granted licenses must accept regulation

networks

centralized production, distribution, decision-making organizations that link affiliates for the purpose of delivering their audiences to advertisers

affiliate

a broadcasting station that aligns itself with a network

format

a radio station’s particular sound or programming content

secondary service

a radio station’s second, or nonprimary, format

playlist

predetermined sequence of selected records to be played by a disc jockey

billings

total sale of broadcast airtime

ratings

percentage of a market’s total population that is reached by a piece of broadcast programming

deregulation

relaxation of ownership and other rules for radio and television

syndication

sale of radio or television content to stations on a market-by-market basis

Web radio

the delivery of “radio” over the Internet directly to individual listeners

podcasting

streaming or downloading of audio files recorded and stored on distant servers

bitcasters

“radio stations” that can be accessed only over the World Wide Web

streaming

the simultaneous downloading and accessing (playing) of digital audio or video data

digital recording

recording based on conversion of sound into 1s and 0s logged in millisecond intervals in a computerized translation process

MP3

file compression software that permits streaming of digital audio and video data

P2P

peer-to-peer software that permits direct Internet-based communication or collaboration between two or more personal computers while bypassing centralized servers

copyright

identifying and granting ownership of a given piece of expression to protect the creators’ financial interest in it