Audio Production Chapter 8

Front 1

Running a tight board means that there is hardly any space between the various sound sources use during an on-air performance

Back 1

True

Front 2

An example of a "make good" would be

Back 2

rescheduling a commercial that did not run correctly when it was scheduled in the log

Front 3

Generally, when an announcer runs the audio board instead of using an engineer to operate the equipment, we call that operation

Back 3

running combo

Front 4

Which is not one of the duties of the on-air producer talked about in your book

Back 4

taking meter readings

Front 5

Each radio station must successfully log and receive three EAS alerts each month (T/F)

Back 5

True

Front 6

Even though the Emergency Broadcast System linked radio stations for federal emergencies, the new EAS system allows local officials to determine to use the system for weather and other local emergencies (T/F)

Back 6

True

Front 7

Broadcast stations will become part of the larger Integrated Public Alert and Warning Systems (IPAWS) in 2012 (T/F)

Back 7

True

Front 8

Which of the following contribute to the stations "sound" or identity

Back 8

All of the above

Front 9

According to your authors, radio personalities should

Back 9

convey the impression of one-to-one conversation

Front 10

In radio today, speech closely resembles conversational speech. Announcers are expected to convey the impression of one-to-one communication with the audience T/F

Back 10

True

Front 11

Your authors suggest that one way to avoid talking over a song with a false ending is to

Back 11

label sound files to cue announcers about false endings

Front 12

Which of the following was not suggested by the authors for live, on-air production

Back 12

closing keys and zeroing faders except on cart machines

Front 13

Satellites which transmit radio programs are located over the equator in a

Back 13

geostationary

Front 14

Which of the following is not typical of satellite programming that can be used by radio stations to augment local programming

Back 14

weather and boating forecasts

Front 15

A ------is used to transmit a signal to a satellite while the -----is used to receive the signal from a satellite

Back 15

uplink/ downlink

Front 16

Generally satellite services will provide local affiliates with the exact times allocated for local access using a hot-clock to show the local programming and commercials can be dropped in the format (T/F)

Back 16

True