The term 'analog media' was originally derived from:

The term analog media was originally derived from audio recordings, where a continuous signal is stored as a physical analogue of sound.

Folk performances are a live oral tradition, not the source of the term analog media.

Satellite communication is a later transmission technology, not the origin of the word analog.

The internet is a digital network and stands opposite to analog media.

In analog recording the groove or magnetic pattern mirrors the original sound wave.

This continuous, proportional signal is what analog literally means.