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Broadcasting Magazine The most respected business magazine in the industry. 1931-2001 |
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R &
R Radio and Records Music and radio industry news (Listed in both business and Music sections) |
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Television
Magazine Business publication covering TV. 1944-1968 |
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Television Radio Age Television and radio industry business journal |
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Radio
Daily
A daily newsletter from 1938 to the early 60's Became "Television Radio Daily" |
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U.
S.
Radio
Magazine 1957-1961 Radio news journal. |
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| Broadcasting Business "Alphabetical Order" | ||||||||
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The Giants of Broadcasting 2003-2014 commemorative editions for annual awards by the Museum of American Broadcasting |
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Religious Broadcasting NRB Magazine for religion-based stations and service providers. |
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Broadcast
Programming
& Production from the 70's |
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Broadcast Advertising Earliest radio business magazine Merged with Broadcasting in 1932 |
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Communicator Journal of the Radio Television News Directors' Association. |
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Channels
of Communication Insightful magazine about television content and society during the 1980's |
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Canadian
Broadcaster Radio and TV Industry news magazine from 1942 onwards. |
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Heinel Radio Business Letter 1928-1950 Twice a week about radio and related industries |
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Electronic Media 1982 to 2003 TV and media professional's magazine. Became Television Week until 2008 |
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Journal of Broadcasting From the Association for Professional Broadcast Education |
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Low
Power
TV Publications from the 80's and early 90's about Low Power TV |
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Media Decisions Media buying magazine, successor to Sponsor beginning in 1965 |
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Mediaweek Electronic and print media weekly focused on the buying function. 1991-2011 |
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M
Street
Journal Weekly publication documenting the latest FCC applications, format changes. |
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Panorama
TV 1981-1982. A consumer focused in depth magazine about the TV industry |
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Programmer's
Digest Radio program ideas newsletter from Todd Wallace |
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Radio Business Report Radio business and finance journal. |
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Radio World Operations and management magazine starting in 1994 |
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Radio Journal Modern Era monthly from the publisher of Inside Radio |
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Radio Only Jerry del Colliano's monthly radio management magazine |
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RIM Monthly West Coast ad buyer's magazine starting in 1938. |
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Radio INK Radio business, sales and programming beginning in 1985 |
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Radio Month UK Radio Industry magazine. |
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Religious Broadcasting Magazine of the National Religious Broadcasters from 1967 |
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Showmanship 1940's magazine for radio advertisers provided by local radio stations. |
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Small Market Radio Newsletter Published in the 1980's and 1990s for smaller radio stations |
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Sponsor 1946-1964 Radio-TV advertising publication aimed at advertising buyers. |
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Scan Lines Journal of the Broadcast Designers Association Issues from 1979 to 1987 |
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Television Chronicles Retrospectives on famous older TV shows and artists. |
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Television Index Ross Reports Weekly newsletter about TV programming and talent |
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Television
Quarterly National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. |
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Television Week 2003-2009 weekly TV industry management magazine..Successor to Electronic Media. |
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Television Digest Weekly TV industry newsletter beginning in 1945 |
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Televiser
Magazine. Early Television Industry trade magazine Started in 1944. |
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Television
International 1956 and on. Foreign TV programming |
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Tuned In Radio management magazine starting in 1994. |
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TBI Television Business International Global TV magazine |
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UHF Television The history and development of American UHF TV |
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Broadcasting: & Advertising |
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The Advertiser Advertising Industry publication begun in 1930 |
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Advertising & Selling Ad agency magazine from 1909 to 1958 |
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| United States - Music Industry "The Big Three" | ||||||||
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Billboard Magazine Music Industry and radio trade journal beginning in 1894 |
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Cash
Box
Magazine 1942 to 1996 Second only to Billboard as the leading music magazine in its era. . |
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Record
World
/ Music Vendor Music industry news and charts from 1946 to 1982 |
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| United States - Music Industry "All The Rest" | ||||||||
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Billboard Airplay Monitor 1993-2004 publication featuring weekly airplay monitors for Rock-Country-R&B-Top 40 |
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Billboard Country Airplay Monitor Tracking the news and BDS plays of Americas major country stations. |
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Billboard's Radio Monitor Consolidation of the Airplay Monitors 2004-2006 |
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Sound Format Mid-60's music trade magazine |
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Music Reporter 50's and 60's Music trade magazine based in Nashville. |
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Music Business 60's Music trade magazine and successor to Music Reporter. |
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RCA's In The Groove and Record Review Consumer music magazines 1946-1949 |
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Music and Record Business Miscellaneous collection.
Booklets, catalogs and short-run magazines. |
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Record Whirl Music Magazine from 1955 to 1956 |
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Edison Phonograph Monthly 1903-1916 monthly publication for music resellers |
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RCA Picture Late 40's and early 50's magazine featuring RCA record artists. |
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Down Beat U.S. Jazz publication. |
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Band Leaders Late 40's magazine about big bands and their artists. |
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Music Technology US Edition Beginning in 1986 |
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BMI Music World Music author and composer magazine from the performance rights organization |
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CMA Close Up Member Magazine of the Country Music Association. |
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Tempo 1933-1940 Musician's and Music Professional's magazine |
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ASCAP "Playback", "Today" and "In Action" Magazines from the American Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers |
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Musician News about American popular music. 1976-1999 |
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Music Connection Monthly music-trade magazine, beginning in 1977 |
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International Musician & Recording World 1975 to 1991 Music Industry magazine (Not AFM Union publication) |
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International Musician Magazine of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) (Note confusing title above) |
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SAG / AFTRA American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (Later SAG-AFTRA) Member magazine |
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The Street Musi fanzine begun in 1989 |
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Goldmine Music Music Colletor's magazine beginning in 1974 |
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Discoveries Music Collector's magazine 1988 to 2006. |
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Country Music Life 60's and 70's fan magazine. |
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Electronic Musician Music industry magazine beginning in 1985. It continues to be published. |
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Rockpool 1980 into the 90's rock and alternative "tip sheet" mostly for college radio. |
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Rockpile Music publication begun in 1995 and ending in 2006 |
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CODA Magazine Canadian jazz journal from 1958 to 2009 |
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Variety Annual Anniversary Issues covering film, radio, TV, music and entertainment |
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R &
R Radio and Records Music and radio industry news |
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The Gavin Report A music tip sheet / magazine for radio programmers. |
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BRE Black Music Exclusive Radio and Music trade magazine beginning in 1976 |
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FMQB Radio Kal Rudman's music airplay report. From the early 70's onwards. |
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FMQB Album Report Bill Hard edited this album rock report for Kal Rudman in the early 80's |
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CMJ "New Music Report" 1993 to 2009 Alternative and college radio music magazine |
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Hits Magazine Music and radio tip-sheet started in 1986 |
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Hitmakers LA based tip sheet and programmers news magazine from late 70's into the 90's |
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Tip
Sheets: Fred Hamilton Others Airplay reports, industry news. |
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Album Network Album Rock radio music tip sheet beginning in 1978 |
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Network 40 1990's Radio and Music trade magazine |
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The Hard Report Album rock airplay and music report from the 1990's |
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Special
Editions from magazines in this section. Anniversary and themed issues. |
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Claude
Hall's Radio Report 1978-1980 music tip sheet and industry newsletter. |
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Mediabase's
Monday Morning Replay 1988 to the mid 90's |
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Walrus! Mid to late 80's rock radio "tip sheet" publication. |
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Country Radio Seminar Convention guidebooks for this annual gathering begun in 1970 |
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Bob Hamilton Radio Report Music and radio weekly programming "tip sheet". starting in 1970 |
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R&R Hotfax 2003-2009 Country edition of this "fast delivery" music report and format news. |
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R&B Report Urban music release and airplay report published fortnightly beginning 1987 |
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Charts "Top 40" Charts from US and World radio stations. (Link to Independent site) |
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Music Row Nashville country music magazine from 1981 to present time |
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Sound Choice 19 total issues 1986 to 1991 |
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Music Views Capitol Records promotional magazine from 1942 through the 1950's |
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Pollstar Live music and venue weekly from 1981 to present. |
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RCA Victor Album Club Mailer to member which included artist articles and new release details. |
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Music Industry Collection One-time and single copy publications about music. |
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International Musician Magazine of the American Federation of Musicians |
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The Talking Machine World 1905-1928 Trade journal of the gramophone industry |
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Airheads Radio Survey Archive. Thousands of Top 40 record charts plus air checks and more. |
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James Caesar Petrillo A collection of articles, books and links about the controversial head of the American Federation of Musicians |
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Talking Machine & Radio Weekly 1928-1933 |
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RCA Picture 1949 to earlier 50's. Promotional monthly for RCA records and record players |
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RCA Record Review and "In the Groove" Promotional magazines from later 40's and 50's from RCA |
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Phonoscope "Sight and Sound" from 1896 to 1899 |
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RPM Canadian Tipsheet 1964 to 2000. |
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Music
&
Media Pan-European magazine for radio, music and entertainment. |
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Music Technology Music Industry magazine beginning in 1986 from the UK (Successor to Electronics and Music Maker) |
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CM Canadian Musician Artists and music industry publication beginning in 1979 |
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Australian Musician 1985 to today Musicans and Music magazine |
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Duncan's
American
Radio. Arbitron ratings by market 1975-2004 |
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Duncan's American Radio Trilogy: Ratings trends by market 1975-2004 |
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R&R
&
Other Ratings Directories Ratings summaries and supplier directory |
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Ratings
Books Actual Ratings reports: Arbitron, ARB, Birch, Hooper Crossley, Pulse 1935 to 1990's |
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Puerto
Rico
Ratings Reports from Puerto Rico by Asesores, C&M, Pulse, Birch, etc. |
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Arbitron/Nielsen Market Maps and Blue & Red Books Methodology description (DoM) |
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Arbitron BTR "Beyond the Ratings" Radio industry magazine from the ratings company |
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Ratings Publications Radio audience measurement. Many Arbitron, Nielsen and other papers and documents. |
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Research Collection Reports, publications and booklets about research and ratings. |
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Station
Research How radio stations get custom strategic research. Callout, AMT's and perceptuals, as done in the early 2000's |
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The Radio Diary How the diary radio research method works. Includes pictures of the "old" Arbitron facility in MD |
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Nebraska Broadcasters Association
archive. A wealth of informatioin about radio in that state. |
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CONELRAD - EBS -EAS American Emergency Broadcasting systems. |
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FCC & Regulation Rules, documents and explanations of broadcast regulation. |
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National
Association
of
Broadcasters Publications by the NAB |
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NAB Report and NAB Broadcasters News Member newsletters from 1931 to 1947 |
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LIBRARY: REGULATION FCC and other legal aspects of broadcasting |
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FCC Ground Conductivity Maps Sectionalized larger color maps. |
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Federal Radio Commission (FRC) Annual Reports 1927-1933 and monthly updates. |
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The File Cabinet FCC technical and licensing filings including complete license renewal applications. . |
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Clear Channel Broadcasting Service Group of the former 1-A clear channel radio stations. |
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Radio Service Bulletin Monthly journal of the US Department of Commerce, the FRC's and FCC's predecessor from 1919 until 1933 |
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Broadcasting Yearbook The industry's favorite directory for decades. Every issue since 1935. |
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Telecasting
Yearbook from Broadcasting Magazine 1953-1958 All issues. (Scroll to 1950's) |
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TV Factbook Television station directory. 8 issues 50's to 70's |
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Radio
Annual
from "Radio Daily" 1938-1964 27 Editions |
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Variety
Annual directory of radio stations and related fields: 1937 to 1940 |
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M
Street
Directory
Radio stations in North America. Complete set of issues. Courtesy of Inside Radio |
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Directory Collection Directories from the 1930's to today RBR, Inside Radio, Kagan, Keyes, Data World |
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SRDS
Spot
Radio
Rates & Data. Media buyers' source for ad rates and station information. |
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M
Street
Journal FCC applications, format changes. |
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International
Television
Almanac TV directory and "Who's Who" in TV. 1956-2014 |
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Annual of Advertising Art Art Directors Club Graphic examples of the state of advertising from the 20's to the 70's. |
Mediatrix 1986-1987 Profiles of major markets with station formats and histories from Rollye Bornstein |
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Medios Publictarios Mexicanos Mexican media buying guide. |
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R&R
Program
Supplier
Guide
and
Marketing Guide 80's and 80's |
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N.W. Ayer Newspaper Annual Newspaper directory with some of the best population data for US. |
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Investing in Radio A collection of directories and reports of interest to investors and owners. |
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Radio Station Lists & Logbooks Publications featuring listings of radio and TV stations. 1920's to today. |
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FMedia Monthly newsletter on FM licencing from 1987 to 2010 |
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Broadcasting: Encyclopedias |
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Encyclopedia of Radio From Museum of Broadcast Communications (Out of Print) |
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Encyclopedia of Television From Museum of Broadcast Communications (Out of Print) |
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries Broadcast-related book done in topical encyclopedia style |
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Listening-In Western New York radio "fan" magazine beginning in May 1923 |
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Radio Programming Syndication company publications Drake-Chenault, Jones, Bonneville, etc. |
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Radio Station Albums
Promotional
booklets,
albums
and brochures for individual stations. |
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Radio
At
War Station booklets with war information and station profiles from W.W. II |
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Station
Books
Full history of some major stations like WOR, WNEW and WLW and others. |
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Station Promotional & Sales Materials Sales and promotional brochures and program schedules for radio and TV stations |
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Modern Era
Broadcast
Industry
Related
Publications Music industry, talent directories, fan directories and anything else that fits! (Post WW II) |
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City
Radio
Magazines Local Program Guides Local magazines Chicago, LA, DC, New York, Nashville, Luxembourg, Berlin |
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Station
Magazines. Magazines from radio stations including WNYC, KMA, WOW, WIBA, WHB, KTWV and many others. |
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POST
CARDS #2 A variety of cards from radio stations with hi-resolution view option. 2 sets available |
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POST
CARDS #1 A variety of cards from radio stations with hi-resolution view option. 2 sets available |
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NBC's 1975 All News Format Full presentation |
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Clear Channel Broadcasting Service
& WSM Documents about superpower AM |
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KOWH Omaha
Often called the first Top 40 station. Here is the story. |
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Coast FM & Fine Arts. FM schedules and entertainment from Los Angeles |
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CBS Radio Network Program Schedules 1937- 1946 |
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Grand Ole Opry Booklets and souvenirs from the WSM Nashville radio program |
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Networks Publications about radio and TV networks |
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Don McNeil's Breakfast Club. Morning entertainment show. |
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Coverage
Maps Engineering and promotional coverage maps by state. |
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The NBC Transmitter 1835-1945 staff magazine for NBC radio and the new TV section. |
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Tele-Views Two magazines, one title. Program, star and station guides |
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Radio Programming Profile Advertiser's sourcebook for station information |
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WGN Chicago A whole page with booklets, photos, articles and documents about this station. |
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Who's Who in Radio & TV / Radio Album and other Fan Magazines 40's and 50's picture magazines about broadcast stars |
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Communicator from Tichenor / Heftel / Hispanic Broadcasting 1980's to 2002 |
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Cincinnati Radio Dial 1930's weekly program guide with complete schedules and articles about shows and stars. |
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Forecast
FM Washington DC radio program guide and entertainment magazine. 60's - 70's |
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Los Angeles Radio Guide 1994-1999 |
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Three Chicago Radio Guides Radio Chicago Chicago Airwaves Chicago Radio Guide |
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LA Radio Guide Los Angeles, CA radio listener magazine from the 80's |
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New York City FM GUIDE |
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Other City Radio and Television Guides Single issues or small sets. |
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ABC Radio and TV Network publications |
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Saint Louis Radio and Entertianment 1930's radio program and entertainment guide. |
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CATV Magazine Cable business magazine "The Authoritative News Weekly of Cable Television" |
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CATJ Magazine "The official journal of the Community Antenna Television Association" starting 1973 |
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Cable Collection Single issues, brochures and other cable publications |
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| MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS: Catalogs Pamphlets Brochures and Single Magazines | ||||||||
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Radio & TV Stations Booklets and brochures from radio and TV stations and group owners |
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Early Radio Programming Collection Fan magazines, program and listener publications. |
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Early Radio Miscellanea All the rest of the miscellanea collection from "the early years" (Up to WW II) |
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Music Industry Collection One-time and single copy publications about music. |
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Modern Era Broadcasting Sales, programming, technology, regulation and management 1940's to present |
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Directory Collection (Broadcast Industry) Miscellaneous directories from the 1930's to recent times. |
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Network booklets Promotional literature for radio and TV networks |
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Electronic Supplier & Broadcast Equipment Catalogs American and European parts and component catalogs and guidebooks |
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Fan Magazines 40's, 50's and 60's picture magazines about broadcast stars |
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| Encyclopedias | ||||||||
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Encyclopedia of Radio |
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Encyclopedia of Television |
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries Broadcast-related book done in topical encyclopedia style |
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