1 TRUE/FALSE:
The EAS equipment found in radio studios is now optional and no longer required by the
government/FCC.
(A) True
(B) False
2 What is the classification of stations which are protected from objectionable interference by
other radio stations within their primary service areas?
(A) Regional channel
(B) Clear channel
(C) Local channel
(D) Low-power channels
3 Satellite signals are sent from:
(A) Satellites orbiting 22,000 miles out in space
(B) The internet
(C) A network of Smart phones
(D) Car radios
4 What is the geographical reach of internet radio?
(A) You will only reach your immediate metropolitan area
(B) You will only reach the dorms on your campus
(C) You will reach anyone anywhere with Web access
(D) You will only reach anywhere that is in the range of the internet satellite system
5 What is the main advantage of Digital Audio Broadcasting over analog AM and FM?
(A) DAB works better in mobile settings such as a car radio
(B) DAB uses more power to broadcast, thus improving signal strength
(C) DAB broadcasts exclusively on the internet
(D) DAB provides greater frequency response and dynamic r
6 What is the most important requirement to become hired as a radio broadcasting engineer?
(A) A First Class Radiotelephone Operator´s Permit from the FCC
(B) Hands-on technical experience
(C) A college degree in electronics engineering
(D) On-air experience as a disc jockey or newscaster
7 What is one of the primary duties of the Chief Engineer?
(A) To develop computerized systems for billing purposes
(B) Install, maintain and adjust equipmen
(C) Maintain programming of music systems like Selector
(D) Program the station´s DAB syste
8 The system used for communicating with the public during an emergency is currently
known as:
(A) EBS (Emergency Broadcasting System)
(B) EAS (Emergency Alert System
(C) FAS (Federal Alert System)
(D) EAT (Emergency Action Test)
9 In the Mid-1960s, the FCC required that AM/FM stations in markets of greater than 100,000
must:
(A) Originate separate programming for certain AM and FM stations
(B) Simulcast AM and FM programming
(C) Only broadcast either AM or FM
(D) Simulcast TV programming
10 Essay – 10 points
Describe the difference between FM and AM.
Answer:
Feedback: Amplitude modulation or AM was the first type of modulation developed, early in the 20th
century. When the amplitude or height of the carrier is changed in time with the audio signal, the result is
AM. For FM, instead of modulating the amplitude of the carrier, one can use the audio signal to change the
frequency of the carrier, and that is frequency modulation. The frequency increases and decreases, but the
amplitude of the modulated signal stays constant. The same intelligence has been transmitted. In the
frequencies used in the AM broadcast band, signals can bounce off the ionosphere, especially at night, and
be reflected back to earth at considerable distances from the transmitter. Signals at the much higher
frequencies used for FM generally do not bounce off the ionosphere, and so FM reception is limited to more
or less a line-of-sight path.
11 Of AM and FM, which is the type of transmission that is limited to line-of-sight?
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12 What are the three classes of “Clear Channel” stations?
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13 What is the current state of satellite radio?
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14 What are the geographical limits of Internet radio?
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15 What are some of the advantages of DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting)?
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16 What is one of the most important requirements to become a radio broadcasting engineer?
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17 What does a Proof of Performance involve?
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18 What is the system used for communicating with the public during an emergency currently
known as?
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19 Because of “skywave Interference,” what must some AM stations do?
(A) Only broadcast at night
(B) Sign off at sunset
(C) Nothing- not subject to constraints
(D) Switch to another frequency on FM
20 Of AM and FM, which is the type of transmission that is limited to line-of-sight?
(A) AM
(B) FM
(C) FM on cable radio systems
(D) AM radio on satellites
21 What is one of the main advantages of FM signals?
(A) Signal travels further using ground waves
(B) Transmission occurs at much lower frequencies
(C) Broadcasts on a smaller channel
(D) The signal is static-free.
22 TRUE/FALSE:
FM stations are assigned frequencies between 88.1 and 107.9 mHz
(A) True
(B) False
23 Both AM and FM stations are licensed for eight years.
(A) True
(B) False
24 TRUE/FALSE:
FM radio signals are most impacted by skywave interference
(A) True
(B) False
25 Today, almost all radio stations use hard drive based automation systems.
(A) True
(B) False
26 TRUE/FALSE:
The practice of voice-tracking is increasing the number of announcing jobs.
(A) True
(B) False
27 Which of the following stations are NOT typically regulated by the FCC?
(A) AM Radio
(B) FM Radio
(C) HD Radio
(D) Internet radio
28 AM stations are assigned frequencies between 535 and ____kHz
(A) 17,505
(B) 775
(C) 1705
(D) 175,000
29 A Station’s Proof of _________involves checking the station’s technical performance:
frequency response, harmonic distortion levels, FM noise level, AM noise level, stereo
separation, crosstalk, and subcarrier suppression.
(A) Planning
(B) Projection
(C) Performance
(D) Trajectory
30 Which is NOT an example of an off-air promotion?
(A) TV Spot
(B) Billboard
(C) Co-op ad
(D) Bus card
31 The four classifications of FM stations are class C, B, A, and class D.
Of those four, the most powerful is:
(A) Class C
(B) Class D
(C) Class C
(D) Class A
32 The forerunner to the Emergency Alert System, announced by the FCC in 1994 was the___,
originally created in 1963.
(A) EBS
(B) EDS
(C) ECS
(D) ERS
33 Educational opportunities for prospective broadcast engineers are typically offered by
colleges, universities and by the SBE which stands for the:
(A) School of Broadcasting Electronics
(B) Society of Broadcast Engineers
(C) Society of Broadcast Electricians
(D) Standard of Broadcast Excellence
34 The very heart or main component/centerpiece of any radio broadcast studio is the:
(A) audio console or control board
(B) patch bay
(C) PC Work station
(D) Microphone mixer
35 A classification of an AM station assigned to serve a wide geographical area is known as a
______-________ station.
(A) clear channel
(B) Class D
(C) Class W
(D) clear spectrum
36 LPFM radio stations are limited by the FCC to a maximum power level of ____watts ERP.
(A) 50
(B) 100
(C) 10000
(D) 10
37 In 2002, the FCC approved a technology known as IBOC(In-Band, on-channel) for
___________AM and FM broadcasting.
(A) digital
(B) stereo
(C) internet
(D) terrestrial
38 The government of _________recently announced the decision to eliminate analog FM radio
in the next two years, making it the first country in the world to do so.
(A) Netherlands
(B) Sweden
(C) New Zealand
(D) Norway
39 In the mid-1960s, the FCC required that AM/FM operations in markets of greater than
100,000 must do what?
Answer: