Broadcasting 1

Lecture Quiz 9

TIME STAMP ALL ANSWERS

Part 1

1. Why did we learn about Ed Parsons? Time stamp and list the major elements
to his story.
Time: 0:20
Ed Parson built the first cable television system in US

2. Why is 1975 a key date in cable? Why is it significant?

Time: 3:45
HBO is the first pay cable. People pay extra fee to watch shows on this network. It
contains variety programs that would not allow to air on broadcast TV or basic
cable.

3. What does the movie industry change in the late 1960s?

Time:6:00
Motion Picture Association America created a new rating System- G,PG, PG-13, R,
NC-17

4. What is going on with FM stations? What were they doing and what do they
start doing?
Time: 7:27
FM become popular. Most radio devices connect to FM. Many FM stations repeated
the AM.
They created more college stations and play album of songs from top 40.

5. Explain the story of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. List and time
stamp all relevant elements, including member stations, dues.
Time: 10:15
In late 1960s, there were too many poor and low quality TV programs. There had to
be a high quality TV that Government should behind it. They created Corporation for
Public Broadcasting.
PBS and NPR- fund by Government
Member Stations pay dues. They have access to all contents.

Part 2

6. What is An American Family? Why is it significant?

Time: 0:45
An American Family is the first Reality TV show. It showed a life of a family upside
down. Parent divorce, business crisis, homosexual son. Many struggles happen in
the family.

7. Explain the elements of the classic network system, and make sure to list all
elements
Time: 2:25
Flagship – O&O stations (owned and operated by network)
Affiliates – stations affiliated with a network
Independent stations – stations unaffiliated with a network. Owe=ned by individual
or group.
Public television- affiliated with PBS network.

8. Explain and time stamp all major elements of Fin/Syn and PTAR. Explain
what rose because of PTAR.
Time: 5:00
It limits the number of station and the hour of program you could own
Network lost syndication.
Network had to give up the first hour of prime time.
It gave the rise of local news.

9. What is deruralification? Why did it happen?

Time: 9:45
It removed the show that related to rural and focus on shows about city, urban,
modern..

10. What is Julia and why is it significant?

Time: 11:30
It is the show about Julia who was a nurse. Julia was the first African American lead
character.

Part 2 and 3

11. What are two groundbreaking shows? Explain their success and their
difference.
Time: 13:55
Smother Brothers
Laugh-In
They both made by young writers. However, they immediately become the top hits.
They get the high rate from young people
Smother Brothers last only one years because it poked fun at President and Vietnam
War policies.

Part 3
 12. What is Blue Boy? Why does it appeal to older and younger people?
Time: 2:20
Blue Boy is a show about Friday and Gannon. They find a boy acting erratically with
his face blue. Then they determine the boy is under the influence of unknown drug.
The show impresses both young and old people.

13. Explain advertisers’ role in changing TV.

Time: 4:10
Advertisers are pushing the agenda. Their main target is young people who well
educated and have their own decisions.

14. What is the Fairness Doctrine? Explain how it was not used regarding WLBT
and Medgar Evers.
Time: 8:30
Fairness Doctrine required broadcasters to devote some of their airtime to discussing
controversial matters of public interest, and to air contrasting views regarding those
matters
WLBT refuse any show involve tin civil right and colored people
Medge evers try to get air time on WLBT, but WLBT never accepted. FFC refused to
help.
15. Watch the first five minutes of Julia and the Julia 2 clip and discuss your
thoughts on Julia and its significance.
This show is cute and many situations come to light and are dealt with in a fun and
dignified manner. I enjoy the old style of acting they had back then. Two kids act
very good.

16. Watch the three clips on the Smothers Brothers and cite the three facts you
found most interesting. Times stamp them.
Video 2 0:45 Belafonte sang a collection of songs against the backdrop of the
Democratic convention
Video 2 1:50 Pat Paulsen said about Reagan that he was “a known heterosexual.”
Video 3 3:43 The Smothers Brothers was fired regardless the First Amendment.

17. Watch the two Laugh-in clips and cite the two facts you found most
interesting.
Video1: His face is very funny and look dumb when saying that.
Time: 1:28 It took him six times to say “sock it to me”
18. Watch the first five minutes of Blue Boy and give a brief reaction, citing
something specific from it.
This is much better than 1950s version, better plot and acting. There are many
funny scenes and words
Time: 2:10 The boy with his head buried in the ground
Time: 2:27 Reality, man, reality! I can see the center of the earth

19. Watch the WLBT clip and cite three facts you found most interesting and
time stamp them.
Time 2:46 He do whatever he could possibly do to turn this state and help nation
accepts us as citizens with full rights.
Time 2:29 Medgar Evers made his speech on WLBT. It was the first time
Mississippians had seen an African-American perspective on civil right.
Time 4:06 many white viewers who flood at the station switchboard were outraged.