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passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Intended to better the life of Americans economically and socially, the act unexpectedly did just the opposite. Cable and broadcast television as well as radio were the two media outlets most affected by this new bill. This is an example of what can happen when the public is not informed about policy decisions and when big corporations spend their money on political contributions while making promises they cannot keep. Technology was rapidly improving…

INTRODUCTION Millimeter wave therapy is the exposure to a frequency that ranges from 30-300 GHz. This frequency is located in the radio frequency region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Due to the extremely small wavelength the frequency will only penetrate up to 2 mm of skin. In therapy the frequency is irradiated on certain parts of the tissue, depending on the specific treatment and energy it is deposited in the skin causing a variety of beneficial reactions. In the Former Soviet Union (FSU)…

Prior to the invention of Television, studios depended on big stars, studio owned theaters and an contracted assembly line of movie production. Dark rooms with big screens drew crowds in the millions at the height of Hollywood. With Television’s inception, millions of viewers began tuning into these 12x12 inch boxes for an average five hours daily. Box office sales were hit hard by less movie attendees. Within a decade of the introduction of Television, box office sales are fractionalized.…

an authoritative tone as he writes: “Shouldn't the weight of thousands of such studies be sufficient to persuade broadcasters, required by law since the 1930s to serve the public interest, to change the content of television programming?” While writing in this manner, he conveys his frustration over the workings of the public that he deems redundant, all the while steering the readers into believing his argument, implying the alternative as foolishness. Moreover, the writer frequently uses…

1. The media I use the most is television, while print is my least used form of media. This is what I had expected, since I rarely feel the desire to sit down and just read during the school year, I’d rather watch several television episodes. Relaxing on my bed or couch watching TV or Netflix sounds like a more enjoyable evening, instead of sitting at my desk reading boring textbooks for physics. Plus, I traveled home this weekend and all of my recorded shows were ready to be watched, since…

Once early radio legislation, such as the Radio Act of 1912, determined that radio would be a commercial system, the primary question facing the industry was: how will radio be funded? This was resolved by the introduction of advertising to the airwaves, which set a number of precedents upon which modern media, principally, television and the internet, receive funding create their programming. As expressed by Michele Hilmes in her work Only Connect: A Cultural History of Broadcasting in the…

Most of the people in the United States are inform by too many sources. One can get inform by the television, listening to the radio, and by reading the news press. The United States public needs to be more responsive of the news because too much enlightening news can cover up other important news. Therefore, websites, popular entertainment, and the media play a role in our society. First of all, kidnapping in the United States remains one of the most common crimes in the country. About 2,300…

Rogers Description Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) is a diversified public Canadian telecommunication and media company (#1). The company operates in three principal segments: Rogers Wireless, Rogers Cable and Rogers Media (#2). The Wireless segment remains as Canada’s largest voice and data telecommunications services provider and only national carrier operating on combined world stand GSM/HSPA+/LTE technology platforms (1). Its network provides customers with advanced high-speed wireless…

How Cool Were Your Grandparents? Back in the 50’s was quiet different to now a days, here are some facts just to kick start the brain.  The average house in 1950 sold for $14,000  The average annual income in the ‘50s was just under $3,000  Kitchen debuts – Tupperware at home party sales, electric frying pans, nonstick cookware  In 1950 fewer than 1 in 10 American homes owned a TV set. By the end of the decade, 9 out of 10 American homes were tuned in  Gunsmoke first aired on television in…

When people envision what television is today it is quite simple: a large screen with HD quality and hundreds of channels which are easy to access. Unbelievably there was a time where television was not like that, where quality was not all that mattered, where viewers only had a certain amount of channels to access. Welcome to Maria Paulercio’s television era, the 1950s. Television has transformed dramatically since the 1950’s from the look to what was produced and put on the air. It had an…