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| Telecommunications Act of 1996 |
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| amended the Telecommunications Act of 1934; instead of being limited to a small number of AM and FM stations, group owners could consolidate stations; a single radio group could own as many stations as it wants |
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| radio companies that control a large number of stations in several different markets |
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| Lease Management Agreement (LMA) or Local Market Agreement (LMA) |
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| arrangement whereby a company that owns one radio station can manage assets of another station without violating FCC ownership rules |
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| specific group a radio or TV program is trying to attract |
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| the type of music or talk that a radio station chooses to program; formats are usually targeted at a specific segment of the population |
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| Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) |
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| the metropolitan area (counties) encompassing the population served by a city's radio stations |
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| when songs are played again quickly on the radio |
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| stations that are liscensed to civic groups, nonprofit foundations, local school boards, or religious affiliations; Coverage of local issues, study at home classes in conjunction with local schools, religious services, niche music programming, local talk shows, and other home-based activities |
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| a broad category comprising about 800 stations licensed to universities and some secondary schools; The musical mix is eclectic and “progressive” featuring program blocks of new wave, new age, reggae, metal, jazz, and other alternatives to standard formats. |
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| also known as CPB qualified stations; These stations meet criteria established by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), enabling them to qualify for federal funding and to receive programs for National Public Radio (NPR) |
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| These news stations have power levels from 10-100 watts and serve small listening areas. |
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| the number of people who subscribe to a satellite or cable channel and fail to renew their subscriptions |
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| Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) |
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| replaced the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Board in 2006; the board sets royalty rates for streaming music on webcasts |
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| This person oversees all the different managers for the different stations and ensures that local policies are consistent with those of the corporate office. |
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| oversees the work of the program directors |
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| has overall responsibility for the sounds of the stations, including music, news, and public affairs |
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| the director of sales for public radio stations |
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| Promotion and Marketing Manager |
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| oversees the general image or branding for the different stations and will coordinate events, live remotes, contests, and other promotional activities with the different station program directors |
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| : charged with keeping the website current, reaching out to listeners, and placing banner ads into the station websites |
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| has two functions: to keep the station on the air with the best signal possible, and to implement information technology that serves the station’s needs, including its online and mobile operations |
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| keeps track of the station financial operations |
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| part of the business operation of a broadcast station, the term applies to programming sales spots and informational messaging into the program schedule |
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| local radio or TV station that has a contractual relationship with a network |
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| TV stations that operate with reduced coverage and have coverage area only 12-15 miles in diameter |
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| process of selling cable subscribers increasing levels of service |
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| number of homes that have the ability to receive cable TV; homes passed by the cable |
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| the number of homes subscribing to some level of cable service |
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| cable homes who subscribe to one or more pay services such as HBO or Showtime |
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| system in which cable subscribers pay a one-time fee for special programming such as movies and sporting events |
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| device that allows pay-per-view cable subscribers to receive their programs |
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| Multiple System Operators (MSOs) |
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| company that owns and operates more than one cable system |
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| selection of the sales department that ensures the daily schedules of broadcast stations have no dead air or interruptions between commercial messages |
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| additional commercial time given to a sponsor when a scheduled ad does not run correctly |
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| in cable operations, the person in charge of promotions |
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| Local Origination (LO) Producer |
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| program produced by a local TV station or cable system |
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