Introduction to Mass Communication, Media Literacy and Culture by Stanley J. Baran

Chapter 8

Scanning
   Mechanical
   Electronic
Nipkow disc
Iconoscope tube
Kinescope
Pixels
Television Freeze
Sixth Report and Order
Broadcast spectrum
License allocation
UHF
VHF
Quiz show scandal
Spot commercial sales
Golden Age of television
McCarthyism
   Red Scare
   Army-McCarthy hearings
Nielsen ratings
   Overnights
   Pocketpieces
   Multi-network area (MNA) reports
   Peoplemeter
   Audimeter
   Sweeps periods
   Rating
   Share
All-channel legislation
Public Broadcasting Service
Vast wasteland
Networks
   Affiliates
   Clear time
   Compensation
Short ordering
Syndication
   Off-network
   First-run syndication
Cable television
   Distant importation of signals
   Pass-by rate
Fiber optic cable
Independent stations
Financial Interest and Syndication Rules (Fin-Syn)
Stripped program
Time-shifting
Zipping
Zapping
Grazing
Channel surfing (or cruising)
DVD Direct broadcast satellite (DBS)
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Broadcast spectrum
High definition television (HDTV)
WEB-TV
V-chip
Telenovelas
News-staging

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