KSCO, the Glossary
Table of Contents
43 relations: Adult standards, AM broadcasting, Art Deco, Broadcast automation, Broadcast relay station, Broadcasting & Cable, Central California, City of license, Clear-channel station, Coast to Coast AM, Commercial broadcasting, Dallas, Directional antenna, Drive time, Federal Communications Commission, FM broadcasting, George Noory, Hartford, Connecticut, Hertz, KOMY, KRLD (AM), KSQL, Monterey, California, New-age music, Omnidirectional antenna, Premiere Networks, Radio broadcasting, Radio format, Recording studio, Salem Radio Network, Salinas, California, Santa Cruz, California, Sign-on and sign-off, Simulcast, Talk radio, Townhall, Watsonville, California, Watt, Westwood One, WTIC (AM), 1080 AM, 1947 in radio, 1986 in radio.
Adult standards
Adult standards (also sometimes known as the nostalgia or Big Band format) is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation (AM) transmissions.
Art Deco
Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s.
Broadcast automation
Broadcast automation incorporates the use of broadcast programming technology to automate broadcasting operations.
See KSCO and Broadcast automation
Broadcast relay station
A broadcast relay station, also known as a satellite station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator (U.S.), re-broadcaster (Canada), repeater (two-way radio) or complementary station (Mexico), is a broadcast transmitter which repeats (or transponds) the signal of a radio or television station to an area not covered by the originating station.
See KSCO and Broadcast relay station
Broadcasting & Cable
Broadcasting & Cable (B&C, or Broadcasting+Cable) is a monthly telecommunications industry trade magazine published by Future US.
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Central California
Central California is generally thought of as the middle third of the U.S. state of California, north of Southern California (which includes Los Angeles and San Diego) and south of Northern California (which includes San Francisco and San Jose).
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City of license
In U.S., Canadian, and Mexican broadcasting, a city of license or community of license is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.
Clear-channel station
A clear-channel station is a North American AM radio station that has the highest level of protection from interference from other stations, particularly from nighttime skywave signals.
See KSCO and Clear-channel station
Coast to Coast AM
Coast to Coast AM is an American late-night radio talk show that deals with a variety of topics.
See KSCO and Coast to Coast AM
Commercial broadcasting
Commercial broadcasting (also called private broadcasting) is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship, for example.
See KSCO and Commercial broadcasting
Dallas
Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people.
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Directional antenna
A directional antenna or beam antenna is an antenna which radiates or receives greater radio wave power in specific directions.
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Drive time
Drive time is the daypart in which radio broadcasters can reach the most people who listen to car radios while driving, usually to and from work, or on public transportation.
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States.
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FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting that uses frequency modulation (FM) of the radio broadcast carrier wave.
George Noory
George Ralph Noory (born June 4, 1950) is a conservative American radio talk show host.
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut.
See KSCO and Hartford, Connecticut
Hertz
The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second.
See KSCO and Hertz
KOMY
KOMY (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. KSCO and KOMY are radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area.
See KSCO and KOMY
KRLD (AM)
KRLD (NewsRadio 1080 KRLD) is a commercial AM radio station in Dallas, Texas.
KSQL
KSQL (99.1 MHz, "Qué Buena 98.9 y 99.1") is a Spanish language radio station in Santa Cruz, California. KSCO and KSQL are radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area.
See KSCO and KSQL
Monterey, California
Monterey (Monterrey) is a city in Monterey County on the southern edge of Monterey Bay on the U.S. state of California's Central Coast.
See KSCO and Monterey, California
New-age music
New-age is a genre of music intended to create artistic inspiration, relaxation, and optimism.
Omnidirectional antenna
In radio communication, an omnidirectional antenna is a class of antenna which radiates equal radio power in all directions perpendicular to an axis (azimuthal directions), with power varying with angle to the axis (elevation angle), declining to zero on the axis.
See KSCO and Omnidirectional antenna
Premiere Networks
Premiere Networks, Inc. (formerly Premiere Radio Networks, shortened as PRN) is an American media company, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia, for which it currently serves as its main original radio content distribution and production arm.
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Radio broadcasting
Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience.
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Radio format
A radio format or programming format (not to be confused with broadcast programming) describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station.
Recording studio
A recording studio is a specialized facility for recording and mixing of instrumental or vocal musical performances, spoken words, and other sounds.
Salem Radio Network
Salem Radio Network is a United States-based radio network that specializes in syndicated Christian political talk, music, and conservative secular news/talk programming.
See KSCO and Salem Radio Network
Salinas, California
Salinas (Spanish for "Salt Flats") is a city in the U.S. state of California and the seat of government of Monterey County.
See KSCO and Salinas, California
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz (Spanish for "Holy Cross") is the largest city and the county seat of Santa Cruz County, in Northern California.
See KSCO and Santa Cruz, California
Sign-on and sign-off
A sign-on (or start-up in Commonwealth countries except Canada) is the beginning of operations for a radio or television station, generally at the start of each day.
See KSCO and Sign-on and sign-off
Simulcast
Simulcast (a portmanteau of simultaneous broadcast) is the broadcasting of programs or events across more than one resolution, bitrate or medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at exactly the same time (that is, simultaneously).
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music.
Townhall
Townhall is an American conservative website, print magazine and radio news service.
Watsonville, California
Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, in the Monterey Bay Area of the Central Coast of California.
See KSCO and Watsonville, California
Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.
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Westwood One
Westwood One, Inc. is an American radio network owned by Cumulus Media.
WTIC (AM)
WTIC (1080 kHz; "WTIC NewsTalk 1080") is a commercial AM radio station in Hartford, Connecticut. KSCO and WTIC (AM) are news and talk radio stations in the United States.
1080 AM
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 1080 kHz: 1080 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency.
See KSCO and 1080 AM
1947 in radio
The year 1947 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.
1986 in radio
The year 1986 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSCO
Also known as K239CN, K281CA, K300DD.