“On military radios, there’s a frequency way near the top of the band that’s left unassigned at all times. It was regularly used, however, as an open conference line among enlisted men, and anybody with a spare radio and a little time to kill…” (Bradley and Werner 65). Many of us can say music is one of the greatest ways to way to block everything out. In the sixties and seventies many people in the states were going to these amazing historical rock and roll concerts, meanwhile troops were out…
anyone globally. Due to many cell phone users globally, it is important to understand, investigate and know any potential health impact it may cause to the public (World Health Organization, 2014). Cell Phones allow communication by transmitting radio…
ROLE OF LOCAL RADIO? HOW DOES A LOCAL RADIO SEGMENT THEIR AUDIENCE? INTRODUCTION Until the 1970s the BBC had a legal monopoly on radio broadcasting and Independent Local Radio in the United Kingdom did not exist in any form apart from pirate radio stations. However, that changed with the election of Edward Heath’s government followed by the introduction of commercial radio (Reynolds, 2007). I had the opportunity to work in the local commercial radio station for Cumbria: Lakeland Radio and in…
dispersion. In contrast, earthbound communication using the S-band frequency have electromagnetic interference and atmospheric interference coming from rain fading to effects of the ionosphere on the signal due to the many propagation mediums and affected parameters. The X-band signal travels well into outer space, but it is a very popular frequency used by the shipping industries and many others. This overcrowding of this frequency causes additional interference, and it is a factor to be…
Is the radio still one of the major devices? And what did the invention of the radio make possible for us? Radio made the communication over distance faster, it brought entertainment to the people’s houses, cars and it made live sessions possible. We have to ask ourselves what the radio waves might do to our body. Radio waves are made of two type’s, electrical and magnetic energy. (Steve Parker, “How Radio Works”) Nobody knew how it will affect the human body. They are largely unaffected by day…
In 1970, the FCC adopted its prohibition of cross-media ownership between FM radio stations and television stations within the same market. The FCC under the Nixon Administration prohibited newspaper cross ownership of radio or television stations (Yanich, 2014). When the Commission adopted the rule, it grandfathered newspaper/broadcast combinations in many markets, forcing dispossession only in highly…
Invention of the Telegraph The telegraph is one of the inventions that started long distance communication. To begin with, Samuel Morse came up with the marvelous idea of this invention. However, he did have a competitor by the name of Charles Wheatstone. The original telegraph was developed in the 1830s. It was tested and updated through a number of years from when it was invented. It’s actually quite impressive how this whole system was developed. According to ‘Morse Code and the Telegraph’…
Corporation. These 3 conglomerates held control of many, if not all, of the most prominent media outlets in 2002. Media diversity has long been a problem especially via the radio. Media diversity is the misrepresentation of minorities and the constant same media being given to the public. For example, listening to multiple radio stations and they are playing the same music over and over. This is a lack of media diversity. Media ownership has reduced…
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Once you you get into a habit of doing something every day it is really had to pull yourself away. Technology has become a major part in our lives and we can not help it because it is everywhere and everyone uses it. It is how we communicate and work and to go without it for a while could end up hurting us. As I sat up in my bed I saw the glaring sun while it started to peek through the curtains. I jumped out of bed and ran down stairs to go watch TV then that's when I realized I was going…