An analysis of the prime time television offerings of the three commercial network-affiliated television stations in Rochester, New York, revealed that nonentertainment programing was minimal (5 percent) and that entertainment shows of all types predominated during prime time. (GT)

Concludes that the amount of time children and adults spend viewing television has little to do with their perceptions of violence. (FL)

A content analysis of the 23 prime time and Saturday morning television programs most popular with children suggested that in prime time programs, assertive and helping behavior were more frequent than aggression in efforts to solve problems, but that the rate of aggression was higher in Saturday programs. (GT)

Results demonstrated that color affects females more than males but increases positive judgement of aesthetic value and overall quality of commericlas for both sexes.

Neither of two types of television ownership--television station multiple ownership or crossownership with a local daily newspaper--was found to have an adverse effect on the quality of local television news (defined as the level of expenditures for such programing). Increased local cable television use was associated with a slight decline in news…

Investigates the effect of television viewing on perceptions of sex-role stereotypes. Finds partial support for both the high impact image (the "Drench") and the frequent viewing ("Drip, Drip") theories. (RS)

Concludes that television viewing produces brainwave patterns much like those of other waking-state activities and that it is neither predominately an alpha nor a right-brain activity. (FL)

Concludes that next-day weather forecasts given by television stations are usually accurate and that stations seldom change their forecasts between the early evening and late evening newscasts. (FL)

Concludes that researchers cannot predict subjects' reactions to television programs from a knowledge of their viewing orientations. (FL)

Reports results of a survey in which 200 teenaged girls indicated which television woman was like them, which one they would like to be like, which would be the best friend and the best mother, which women exhibited the most control over their situations, and which female television star most resembled the "typical American female." (GT)

A study of the status of cable television in the major broadcast markets suggests that the cable industry has made very little progress in penetrating the top-100 markets, that the rate of development of new cable systems in the top-100 markets has slowed in recent years, and that the primary function of cable television is to retransmit…

Regression analysis shows that ratings for television movies can be explained both in terms of variables that accounted for the films' success in the theatrical marketplace and in terms of the pattern of scheduling by the networks. (GT)

Indicates that while television programing from the United States is still popular in Australia, Australian television is beginning to show signs of developing its own media identity. (FL)

Examines the rise and fall of the autonomous public broadcasting corporation in Turkey and discusses the relevance of the Turkish experience for other countries. (FL)