... college student. Many develop their personalities, profiles, and various other tastes based on their listening choices. In general, many college students acquire the same spectrum of listening values. If a radio station, one that wishes to target the college student population can discover the musical preferences of the general population of students, they will be able to grow within the specific market ... students' interests in promotions, they were asked to see how far students would travel to participate in radio promotions. This information is mostly useful to persuade potential ad...

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... effects. Even though long term effects are still unknown. From previous days though there was much public concern about the connection between base station antennas and cancer. After recent research from scientists though it is evident that there is very little reason to concern about possible health risks ... or adjacent to them. Scientists found that there was a much higher concentration of RF radiation at a certain spot a distance from the base station, which sparked concern among parents. These concerns were dismissed since research was done to find that this higher level of radiati...

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... I really enjoy, KPRS 103.3. The music they play is quite specific. They are a hip-hop and R&B station that plays nearly every Rap and R&B group. Hip-hop is quite new to me having really only gotten into it in the early years of high school ... . It was for this reason and a few others that I decided to interview a personality from Hot 103 Jamz, as they are nicknamed. Hot 103.3 Jamz is the only station in Kansas City that plays only rap and R&B. Most other stations will only have songs that are mainstream. I chose to interview one of the daytime radio personalities named Tony G. ... for...

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... I really enjoy, KPRS 103.3. The music they play is quite specific. They are a hip-hop and R&B station that plays nearly every Rap and R&B group. Hip-hop is quite new to me having really only gotten into it in the early years of high school ... . It was for this reason and a few others that I decided to interview a personality from Hot 103 Jamz, as they are nicknamed. Hot 103.3 Jamz is the only station in Kansas City that plays only rap and R&B. Most other stations will only have songs that are mainstream. I chose to interview one of the daytime radio personalities named Tony G. ... for...

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... stations were regulated and licensed by the Department of Commerce. With the number of stations growing faster and faster, the department began to specify hours and wavelengths for which each station would be permitted to operate. However, in 1926, a federal court ruling stated that no one had a legal right to force restrictions. This resulted in the interference between signals from stations ... to the radio act of 1927. Found on FCC.com, The Act of 1927 stated that the newly founded "Federal Radio Commission" would regulate station frequencies and on-air hours. Within the Act was the ...

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... with its chipsets. Though there are similarities between the technological components and services offered by XM and Sirius, overall, each company has a different plan for its broadcasting system. XM's ground station transmits a signal to two geostationary satellites, dubbed "Rock" and "Roll," which bounce the signal to 1,700 radio repeaters nationwide. In contrast, Sirius uses three satellites in elliptical orbit. ... segmented, CD-quality radio channels. Unlike traditional radio, satellite can satisfy niche musical tastes because the listener base supporting the station is not confine...

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... but do not originate messages, such as telephone and microwave providers. This Act limits FCC regulation to interstate and international common carriers The third title Act deals with broadcast station requirements. The Federal Radio Commission (FRC) made many determinations regarding broadcasting regulations prior to 1934, and most provisions of the Radio Act of 1927 were included into Title ... over broadcast stations. Provisions in the U.S. code also link to the Communications Act; for example, one of them bars individuals from uttering obscene or vulgar language over a broadcast sta...

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... spectrum. Each frequency that is available under the radio/telephone/television spectrum is assigned to an individual entity that then communicates whatever messages or services it wants through that particular station. In my opinion, I believe that creating restrictions towards ownership of broadcast licenses is an excellent way to stimulate competition while eliminating bias reporting or programming. Despite ending possibilities for ... on the rule towards media cross-ownership. The media cross-ownership rule makes it where companies or business are limited to owning multiple media o...

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... "every fifteen minutes they played a record; the rest of the time it was commercials about a high-school correspondence course" (p. 161). Dean tells the car that they beam the station all over the West, and that everyone would write to the correspondence course. It gives people who pass the test the equivalent of a high school diploma. "All the young wranglers ... , you get Clint, Texas, Clint, Texas" (p. 162). You can get it anywhere, and it unites the country in a bizarre way. Nearly everyone has the ability to listen to this radio station, and many people take advantage of the course...

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... for a much different radio experience. Consolidating these radio stations is what led to great success by the bigger stations. In a big city, one person can own up to eight radio station, however no more than five can be of the same type of music. Smaller stations that were not bringing in a lot of money, or weren't very popular became combined with ... were paying the stations to advertise for them, and since the new regulations for ownership occurred, restrictions were becoming more relaxed on the amount of advertising time allowed on a specific station. These large stations then bega...

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... to the present day radio and mass communication. Radio stations, through programming, omit their beliefs and opinions to a passive audience, whom largely cannot interact (unless they call the radio station) with the station. The meaning is absorbed by audiences, which is then spread amongst society and eventually forms consensus. However, semiologists, such as Rayner, Wall and Kruger (2001), argue that media texts ... meaning. To put this back into the context of radio, this is why radio stations have call in programs where listeners can present their convictions to a topic determined b...

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... ; described the Martians as "weird creatures streaming from a huge silver cylinder and burning everything that lay in their path." The report stopped suddenly "for reasons beyond the station's control." Then news bulletins from across the country started streaming in, telling listeners that the National Guard had been called out, the U.S. military was rapidly mobilizing, and the White ... I am driving. For the most part, when I am driving, my phone would be connected via Bluetooth or through an auxiliary port. If I don't connect my phone, I would turn to a radio station that plays music....

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... soon-to-be phenomenon made her debut: Madonna. In 1981, MTV made their first appearance on the television screens of the world and changed the way we see music. The station promotes an idealized teen lifestyle, reflecting the images of these famous artists, that contrasts with the realities of the Generation X lifestyle. While some viewed the ... station as "illustrated radio" or an entertainment network for viewers' pleasure, others more accurately assessed it as an advertising enterprise that endorses products and promotes attitudes. MTV became one of the ... ...

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... very often created and based mostly on speculation based on rumors. The media feeds itself and bombards most people with news that is either speculative, or manipulated according to the station's or editor's views based on their political, religious, or general life style. He feels that anyone making a decision based on the media must be better educated in order to really ... impact at the time, until it was broadcasted on TV and all the world leaders were parading at the funeral. He first found out about 9/11 when he watching a European station and at first thought it was an accident. ...

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... he "smelled so bad." Brinkley switched back to Toggenbergs. As many as 40 goats a day were shipped to the clinic. With the profits Brinkley started the first radio station in Kansas. The station was so powerful that broadcasts could be heard on both coasts. Brinkley's broadcasts included music and educational lectures. Brinkley himself lectured on health and sold Brinkley's Pharmaceuticals, which were ... ...

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... father that sparked his interest for journalism as it only took the rising star 10 years to land his first radio show. Mr. Jennings first position was for a Canadian radio station in which he anchored a Saturday morning radio show entitled Peter's Program2. This was just the beginning in a long line of success to follow Jennings. Although the young Jennings was quite ... degrees from Trinity College, Carleton Univ and Rider College2. His big break came when he was able to report the breaking news of a train wreck while working for a small radio station in Brockton Ontario. This gained t...

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... the earth to other stations that do not allow a direct path from its original location to its destination. The signal is sent from a base station to a satilite, the signal is then boosted and sent to a base station on the other side of the planet. Radar has a variety of different uses and applications that are all used heavily today almost all industries. We ... ...

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... debate as to what Canadians would view on television was partial government ownership. With partial government ownership, Americanization of Canada's media could be controlled. There was to be a CBC owned station and production centre in each of the main regions and with private stations elsewhere. All of the private stations were to be CBC affiliates. With the new government policies and ... no matter what, Canadians would find a way to access American programming. Today, American influence on Canadians through radio and television has become even more apparent. Every television channe...

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... pay for my education. Through out the course of my day, there are many other ways government affects me. When I listen to the radio or watch television, the radio station or television station had to pay the government to get a license for broadcasting. Your local newspapers, television, and radio stations help bring news to people in the area where you live. The ... ...

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... inched forward. I also started to go but had to quickly hit my brakes as the cars in front of me stopped suddenly. The driver behind me was adjusting his radio station and continued to increase his speed until he struck the back of my van. Not even two weeks later, an almost identical situation happened to my husband. The only difference ... driver of a car she was in reached for his cell phone and crashed. It is time to get ready for work at home and leave a little earlier. Put your radio station on and leave it alone. Most importantly, let your cell-phone ring and take a message. Your...

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... telegraphy is considered valuable for military and naval purposes in many wars, especially in the first two world wars. The Royal Naval Air Station on Boaz Island, Bermuda was consider to be the most important classified wireless telegraphy transmission station for the Royal Navy. But wireless telegraphy was also use commercially in between places divided by the ocean. Installations where made between ... ...

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... , Schools, and other important subjects. The book begins with the introduction of Rush's life and how he became who he is today. H didn't just wake up and have the radio station he has today, or he wasn't just "Born," into the radio world, he worked and worked until he became the "king of radio." He states "My success does not come ... only concerned with performing for the people who listened to him not really being truthful with his fans just gave them what he thought they wanted to hear. KFBK radio station in Sacramento is where most of his younger years of radio were held. He went ab...

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... a nearly 30-year-old ban on newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership. The law, which was passed in 1975, prohibited a company that owned a newspaper in a local community from owning a radio or television station within the same market2. Although it seems like a very cut and dry topic, it has actually brought up a great deal of controversy between those with altering points of view on ... nearly impossible to consolidate all of the power. I feel that for this reason, it is unfair and unjust to disallow large media companies to own both a newspaper and radio/television station in any given mar...

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... an outside group step in and stop what is being shown. A couple of years ago a man pulled out a gun and shot himself in front of a new conference. All the news station had their own video of it and each had to decide when to stop showing the recording of the event. Do they show the man in front of the group ... his final curse and then stop? Do they show him pulling the trigger and killing himself and then stop? Do they show the entire event and the reactions afterward? Each station decided when to stop. According to some studies, the violence acts shown on TV, inspires children to do t...

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... operators were particularly hit hard by the restrictions. The importance of radio to the military was immediately noticeable. In August, 1914, the Belgians had to completely destroy a major international communications station located near Brussels, in order to keep it from falling into the hands of the advancing German army. Immediately following World War One, the Navy Department attempted to gain a complete ... over all radio communication. That effort failed, so the Navy began to develop ideas for promoting interest in radio, since amateurs were a ready reserve of operators. On Octo...

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