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Broadcasting
Magazine
The most respected business magazine in the industry.
1931-2001 |
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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 |
 |
Radio
Daily
A
daily newsletter from
1938 to the
early
60's
Became "Television
Radio Daily" |
 |
U.
S.
Radio
Magazine
1957-1961
Radio
news
journal. |
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R &
R
Radio
and
Records
Music
and
radio
industry
news
(Listed in both business
and Music sections) |
 |
Channels
of
Communication
Insightful
magazine
about
television
content
and
society during the 1980's |
 |
Radio Business Report
Radio business and
finance journal.
|
 |
Broadcast
Programming
&
Production
from the 70's
|
 |
Canadian
Broadcaster
Radio
and
TV
Industry
news
magazine
from
1942
onwards. |
 |
Programmer's
Digest
Radio
program
ideas
newsletter
from
Todd
Wallace |
 |
Televiser
Magazine.
Early
Television
Industry
trade
magazine
Started in 1944. |
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Sponsor
1946-1964
Radio-TV advertising publication aimed at advertising buyers. |
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Electronic Media
1982 to 2003 TV and media professional's magazine. Became
Television Week |
 |
Low
Power
TV Publications
from
the
80's
and
early
90's
about Low Power TV |
 |
Broadcast Advertising
Earliest radio business magazine
Merged with Broadcasting in 1932 |
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Television
International
1956
and
on.
Foreign
TV
programming |
 |
Showmanship
1940's magazine for radio advertisers provided by local radio stations. |
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Media Decisions
Media buying magazine, successor to
Sponsor beginning in 1965 |
 |
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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RIM Monthly
West Coast ad buyer's magazine starting in 1938. |
 |
Television Week
2003-2009 weekly TV industry management magazine..Successor to Electronic Media. |
 |
Journal of Broadcasting
From the Association for Professional Broadcast Education |
 |
Small Market Radio Newsletter
Published in the 1980's and 1990s for smaller radio stations. |
 |
Television
Quarterly
National
Academy
of
Television
Arts
and
Sciences. |
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Radio Month
UK Radio Industry magazine. |
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Television Digest
Weekly TV industry newsletter beginning in 1945 |
 |
Television Index
Ross Reports
Weekly newsletter about TV programming and talent |
 |
Panorama
TV
1981-1982. A consumer
focused
in
depth
magazine
about
the
TV
industry |
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TBI
Television Business International
Global TV magazine |
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Mediaweek
Electronic and print media weekly focused on the
buying function.
1991-2011 |
 |
Heinel Radio Business Letter
1928-1950
Twice a week about
radio and related industries |
 |
M
Street
Journal
Weekly publication documenting the
latest
FCC
applications,
format
changes.
|
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Radio World
Operations and management magazine starting in 1994 |
 |
Tuned In
Radio management magazine starting in 1994. |
 |
Heinl Radio Business Letter
Early radio newsletter from 1926 to 1950 |
|
UHF Television
The history and development of
American UHF TV |
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Religious Broadcasting
Magazine of the National Religious Broadcasters from 1967 |
 |
Television Chronicles
Retrospectives on famous older TV shows and artists. |
 |
Scan Lines
Journal of the Broadcast Designers Association
Issues from 1979 to 1987 |
 |
Radio Only
Jerry del Colliano's monthly radio management magazine |
 |
Radio Journal
Modern Era monthly from the publisher of Inside Radio |
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Communicator
Journal of the Radio Television News Directors' Association. |
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Broadcasting: & Advertising |
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The Advertiser
Advertising Industry publication begun in 1930 |
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Broadcasting:
Music Related |
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Music Magazzines |
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United States - Music Industry |
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Billboard Magazine
Music Industry and radio trade journal
|
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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. |
 |
Cash
Box
Magazine
1942 to 1996
Second only to Billboard as the leading music magazine in its era. . |
 |
Record
World
/
Music
Vendor
Music
industry
news
and
charts
from
1946
to
1982 |
 |
Billboard's
Radio Monitor
Consolidation of the Airplay Monitors
2004-2006 |
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Sound Format
Mid-60's music trade
magazine |
 |
Music Reporter
50's and 60's Music trade magazine based in Nashville. |
 |
Music Business
60's Music trade magazine and successor to Music Reporter. |
 |
RCA's In The Groove
and Record Review
Consumer music magazines
1946-1949 |
 |
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. |
 |
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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United
States - Radio and Music |
To view United
Kingdom Music
Click the Union Jack |
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R &
R
Radio
and
Records
Music
and
radio
industry
news |
 |
The Gavin Report
A
music
tip
sheet
/
magazine for radio programmers. |
 |
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. |
 |
FMQB Album Report
Bill Hard edited this album rock report for Kal Rudman in the early 80's |
 |
CMJ "New Music Report"
1993 to 2009
Alternative and college radio music magazine |
 |
Hits Magazine
Music and radio
tip-sheet started
in 1986 |
 |
Hitmakers
LA based tip sheet and programmers news magazine from late 70's into the 90's |
 |
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. |
 |
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 |
 |
Walrus!
Mid to late 80's rock radio "tip sheet" publication. |
 |
Country Radio Seminar
Convention guidebooks for this annual gathering
begun in 1970 |
 |
Bob Hamilton Radio Report
Music and radio weekly programming "tip
sheet". starting in 1970 |
 |
R&R Hotfax
2003-2009
Country edition of this "fast delivery" music report and format news. |
 |
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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United States - Other Music Related
Publications |
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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. |
 |
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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UK Europe and Canada (Click
on Flag for complete UK Music Section On Another Page) |
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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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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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Regulation and Associations |
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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. . |
 |
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 |
| Broadcasting: Directories
Annuals and Yearbooks |
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and Directories |
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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. |
|
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. |
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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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you
have
issues
and
publications
that
we
are
missing?
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| Broadcasting: Station and Network
Albums and Brochures |
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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 |
 |
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 and Programmers
Publications
about
radio
and
TV
networks and syndicators |
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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 TV and Radio and other Fan Magazines
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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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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Broadcast &
Music Industries |
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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
and promotional literature |
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Electronic Supplier & Broadcast Equipment Catalogs
American and European parts and component catalogs
and guidebooks |
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Electronics
(Consumer and Professional) |
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Service & Sales Collection
Publications, brochures, catalogs and the like that
are not part of a collection. |
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Electronics Collection
Single publications and one-time editions related to electronics. |
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Early Radio Catalog Collection. Manufacturer and vendor
catalogs & manuals |
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Consumer Electronics Catalogs
A variety of these from B-A to Heathkit to Allied.
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Modern Era Technical
Booklets, brochures and publications from post-WW II period |
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Hobbyist |
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Early Hobbyist Collection.
Booklets and single publications for builders and experimenters |
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Hobbyist
Special
Editions.
One-time
or
annual
publications
for
electronics
hobbyists. |
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DX Bookshelf
Amateur / Ham Radio, DXing and Short Wave
Books and miscellaneous |
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Short Wave Collection
Books specifically about Short Wave radio |
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Australia Miscellaneous
Publications and booklets from Australia.
All eras. |
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Canada Miscellaneous
Publications, brochures, catalogs and the like that are not part of a
collection.
All eras. |
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UK Miscellaneous Publications and
other Items that "don't fit" on any
other page of the site.
All eras |
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International Miscellaneous Collection
Publications from nations that don't have a specific collection yet. |
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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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Popular
Electronics
Electronics
magazine
starting
in
1954
|
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Electronics
World
From
1959.
Successor
to
Radio
News.
|
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Radio
Electronics
&
Electronics
Now
From
1948
Successor
to
Radio
Craft.
|
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Modern
Electronics
Electronics magazine 1986 to 1991. |
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Electronics
Catalogs
from
Allied,
Olsen,
Heathkit
and
others |
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Lafayette Catalogs
Over 75 editions from the 30's until 1979 |
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Electronics
Now
1992
to
1999
as
successor
to
Radio
Electronics |
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Electronics
Illustrated
1958 to 1972 consumer electronics magazine |
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Citizens Band Radio
CB
Radio
magazines and publications . |
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RCA Electronic Age
1957-1971
Technology
quarterly
from
RCA
|
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RCA Radio
Age
1941-1957
Technology
quarterly
from
RCA |
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Byte
Early
personal
computer
and
microcomputer
magazine.
|
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Radio
News
Radio
- TV
News
Hobbyist
&
electronics
magazine
Many Special Editions
1919
to
1959 |
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TECHNICAL: Hobbyist Publications |
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Radio TV
Experimenter
50's
and
60's
hobbyist
magazine with projects and experiments. |
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Elementary
Electronics.
60's
to
early
80's
hobbyist
magazine |
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Electronics Digest US
US title produced by Radio Shack starting in 1967 |
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Radio Shack
Engineer's Mini Notebook Series
1980's |
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Hands-On
Electronics
Hobbyist
publication
from
1984
to
1989 |
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Hobbyist
Special
Editions.
One-time
or
annual
publications
for
electronics
hobbyists. |
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Don Lancaster
Publications by a leading writer for the hobby & experimenter community |
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Vacuum Tube Valley
90's and 00's magazine about tube technology. |
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Elektor Electronics USA
The American version of this international hobbyist magazine
1990-1992 |
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Audio
Engineering
/
Audio
Magazine.
1947
-
1964
Pro journal which became a leading consumer magazine.
|
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db
magazine.
The Sound
Engineering
journal.1967
to
1994.
Professional audio.
|
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High
Fidelity
Milton
Sleeper's
consumer
audio
magazine |
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Tape
Recording Consumer magazine
from
the
50's
and
the
60's
|
 |
Studio
Sound &
The Tape Recorder
Sound
and
professional audio journal from the UK
1969 to 2001 |
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Modern
Recording
Studio production
and
audio
magazine |
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Audio
Record.
Publication
of
Audio
Devices
from
1944
to
the
late
50's |
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One to One
Mastering,
pressing
and
duplication
1980's |
 |
Amateur
Tape
Recorder
(United Kingdom)
1959
to 1967 |
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Recording
Engineer
/
Producer.
"REP"
70's-90's |
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Tape
Recording
UK
Edition
British
magazine
1957
to
1971 |
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Audiocraft
Do-it-Yourself
Hi-Fi
1955
to
1958
from
publisher
of
High
Fidelity. |
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HiFi & Music Review
HiFi Review
HiFi & Stereo Review
Audiophile and music magazine from 1958 to 1999 |
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Hi-Fi Stereo Buyers' Guide
Consumer Audio product guide and reviews from 1966 |
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Audio Collection
Miscellaneous Magazines, booklets, books and pamphlets about
audio and hi-fi. |
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AudioFan
A 1966 audio and HiFi enthusiast magazine. |
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Stereophile
Starting in 1962, this high end audio magazine is still published |
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Hi Fi Music at Home
Milton Sleeper's 1950's
home audio publication |
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Mix Magazine
Recording studio and audio magazine beginning in 1976 |
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High Fidelity Trade News
Home Audio dealer magazine starting in 1957 |
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Hi-Fi News
UK stereo and hi-fi magazine begun in 1956 and still in publication |
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Pro Audio Review
Professional Audio Magazine starting in 1995 |
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Music at Home
Early audio magazine from Milton Sleeper
Beginning in 1954 |
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Sound & Communications
Professional audio for venues and events |
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TECHNICAL: Broadcast, Cable &
Engineering Publications |
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ATE
Journal
1935-1941 magazine
for the Association of Technical Employees (NABET) of NBC |
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Broadcast
Engineering
Technical magazine for station engineers from 1959
to
2013 |
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BM/E
Broadcast Management / Engineering
Technical Magazine 1960's to 1900's |
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BE Radio
Radio only spin-off of Broadcast Engineering starting 1994 |
 |
Broadcast
Engineer's
Journal
(ATE Journal)
1941 to the 50's from NABET.
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Broadcast Sound UK
Engineering publication starting in
|
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Broadcast
Equipment
Exchange
1977-1980
Predecessor
to
Radio
World.
|
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Broadcast
Communications.
Radio and TV station engineering publication.
Started
in
1978.
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Communications
& Broadcast Engineering
1934-1937 |
 |
Communications Technology
Cable TV engineering.
Society of Cable Television Engineers |
 |
C-ED
Magazine of Cable TV technology
Began in 1975 |
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CATV Magazine
Cable Television magazine beginning in 1967
|
 |
Common Point
Monthly newsletter for broadcast engineers from an equipment dealer. |
 |
Commercial
Radio
/ CQ
1931-1936 journal for radio operators.
(Not related to the Ham Radio Magazine)
|
 |
FM &
Television
Magazine
from
Milton
Sleeper:
40's
and
50's
Covers
FM,
communications
and
TV |
 |
Journal of the Society of Broadcast Engineers.
Begun in 1964 |
 |
National Association of Broadcasters
Proceedings of the
Engineering Conferences |
 |
NAB
Engineering
Handbooks
Older volumes
Vol.
4, 5
6 and 7
|
 |
Proceedings of the Radio Club of America
Oldest radio association!
|
 |
RCA Television
Book series
New technology
publications from
RCA
(30's
to
50's) |
 |
RCA
Broadcast
News
From 1931 to 1985.
RCA's broadcast equipment magazine.
All issues are here.
|
 |
Radio
Engineering
1929-1938
|
 |
Radio Guide
Radio Engineer's magazine from 1993 to 2010 |
 |
Radio
Engineer's
Digest
1944-1957
compendium
of
articles
from
leading
publications |
 |
Television
Engineering
Early
1950's
Television
and
related
technologies |
 |
TV
Technical
Review
International
TV
engineering
journal
|
 |
TV Technology
Television and video technical and equipment magazine from 1982 |
 |
TV &
Communications
Cable
and
TV
distribution
journal
from
the
60's |
 |
Western
Electric
Oscillator
Promotional magazine fore WE's broadcast equipment division.
1944-1948 |
 |
Western
Electric
Pick-Ups
Predecessor title to the "Oscillator"
1936-1942 |
|
|
 |
Tele-Tech
magazine,
Radio,
TV,
electronics.
|
 |
Electronics
Industries
40's to 60's
Electronics
technology
magazine
Overlapped with Tele-Tech |
 |
Communications
Magazine
30's
to 50's |
|
|
Broadcast
Engineer's
Journal
1934
to
the
50's
from
NABET |
 |
Electronics
Beginning
1928.
Electronics
technology
magazine. |
 |
Radio-Electronic
Engineering
Supplement
to
Radio
News
in
the
1950's |
 |
IBEW
Technician
Engineer
Union
member
journal
about
technology
and
labor
relations |
 |
Radio Digest
(Second Era)
Radio, TV and Communications journal from 1937 |
 |
National
Radio
News
The
bulletin
of home study
school
NRI
from
1928 to 1980 |
 |
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
1920's issues. |
 |
Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers
1920's |
 |
IRE
Transactions
Professional
Group
on
Broadcasting
Member
papers
on
broadcast
engineering. |
 |
Gernsback Publications
A collection of Hugo Gernsback's publications and including the Gernsback Library
editions |
 |
Gernsback's Amazing Stories magazine.
(Not about radio but pure Gernsback) |
 |
Technical Collection
Single magazine issues, catalogs. brochures & directories
from the 40's to today |
 |
Electronic Design
Industry publication beginning in 1964 |
 |
AGL Above Ground Level
2006 to today
Cellular and communications antenna sites. |
|
|
|
|
 |
The Jack Sellmeyer Collection
Books, manuals and catalogs from the collection of
broadcast engineer Jack Sellmeyer |
|
|
|
|
 |
Broadcasting
Equipment
Catalogs
&
Manuals
from
many
manufacturers. |
 |
Gates
and
Harris
transmitter
and
audio
equipment
catalogs,
brochures
and
manuals |
 |
RCA
transmitters,
studio
and
TV
equipment
manuals,
sales
brochures
and
manuals |
 |
Western
Electric
Equipment
Catalogs
&
Manuals |
 |
General Electric
Catalogs and manuals for electronics and broadcast equipment |
 |
Collins
transmitters
and
studio
equipment
catalogs
and
manuals |
 |
Broadcast Equipment Dealer Catalogs
Multi-line distributors of equipment, parts and supplies. |
 |
Radio's Master
Catalog of industry-wide components, parts and assemblies. |
 |
Graybar Catalogs
For many years part of Western Union and then
Western Electric, one of the oldest electronics suppliers in the world. |
|
|
| See also "Early
Radio Company Magazines" |
|
 |
RCA
Review
Radio
and
Electronics
research
and
engineering.
Began
in
1937. |
 |
RCA
Engineer
Publication
for
RCA
engineers
1954
to
1980's
|
|
RCA
Broadcast
News
From 1931 to 1985.
RCA's broadcast equipment magazine.
All issues are here. |
 |
ITT
Electrical
Communication
1922
to
1966 |
 |
Aerovox Research Worker
A magazine
from the Aerovox Corporation, maker of capacitors for users and hobbyists..
|
 |
RCA
"Who
it
is,
What
it
does"
Annual
series
from
the
40's
and
50's |
 |
Machlett Cathode
Press
Magazine from manufacturer of
vacuum tubes.
|
 |
General
Radio
Experimenter
1926
to
1970 |
 |
Cornell-Dublier Capacitor
1937-1960
Monthly magazine for customers. |
 |
Bell
Laboratories
Record
Technical
advances
by
the
AT&T
system |
 |
Bell System Technical Journal
Scientific aspects of electrical communication.
From 1922 |
 |
Good News about RCA Radiotrons
Tube dealer magazine from RCA starting in 1930 |
 |
Sylvania News
1935 to 1950's technical bulletins from Sylvania |
 |
Boonton Radio "Notebook"
1954-1965 |
 |
Gates Studio Review
Magazine for radio engineers and
management starting in 1935 |
 |
The Westinghouse Engineer.
Technical Journal beginning in 1940 |
 |
The IRC Servicer
Customer publication of the International Resistance Co. in the 1930's |
 |
Grundig Technische Informationen
Tech information and product line descriptions. |
 |
Philips Technical Revue
1936-1988 journal of technical
advances and issues from the Netherlands. |
 |
Scott News
Magazine of the early luxury radio manufacturer. |
 |
Radiotronics
Amalgamated Wireless (AU)
Technical notes
1937-1969 |
 |
GE Techni-Talk,
Service Parts & Portafax
General Electric newsletter publication for service shops and technicians from
1948 |
 |
HP / Hewlett Packard
Journal
Technical publication
of Hewlett Packard
1949 to 1998 |
 |
Marconi Service News
Starting in 1916, was employee magazine of the Marconi Telegraph Company |
 |
DuMont Oscillographer
Technical and customer magazine beginning in 1937. |
 |
World Wide Wireless
RCA's employee magazine starting in 1922 |
 |
Hazeltine Service Corp. Reports
Technology reports from the developer of
NTSC Television. |
 |
Philco Serviceman
1930 to late 50's
Philco News
1920's and 30's |
 |
Philco TechRep Bulletin
1950's |
 |
Sencore News
Test instrument company's newsletter and
catalogs |
 |
Western Union Technical Review
From 1947 to 1969 |
 |
Majestic Radios
Voice of the Air
Voice of Majestic
Early 30s |
 |
Philco Accessory Merchandiser
Dealer newsletter starting in 1948 |
 |
Tektroinics Service Scope
1960's magazine for users of Tektronics test equipment |
 |
Harris Broadcast Communiqué
1990's promotional magazine |
 |
Tube Topics from ECONCO,
the Vacuum Tube rebuilding service |
| TECHNICAL
- Home Study / Servicing Training |
|
 |
Home Study Courses
A selection of complete home study courses from the 20's to the 70's |
 |
Correspondence Schools
A varied selection of complete home study courses from the 20's to the 70's |
 |
Servicing Training and Education books. |
 |
Coyne Electrical School
Home study courses, books, training materials and brochures
from leading career
school |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
National
Radio
News
The
bulletin
of home study
school
NRI
from
1928 to 1980 |
 |
PF
Reporter
/
PF
Index
/
Electronics
Servicing
Home
electronics
service
magazine. |
 |
Radio
Retailing
/
Technician
/
Electronic
Technician /
ETD
A
magazine
for
radio
sales
and
service
stores |
 |
The
Radio
Dealer
1922
-
1928
Radio
set
sales
trade
publication. |
 |
Radio
Industries.
Radio set manufacturing industry trade
monthly
from
1926
into
the
30's. |
 |
Radio
Service
Dealer
from
1940
for
servicing
dealers. |
 |
Radio
Maintenance
For
the
service
professional
from
1945 |
 |
Radio
Merchant
Retail
radio
and
electrical
device
retailer
magazine |
 |
Radio
Journal
Radio & TV Journal
1922 Hobbyist
Magazine becoming
a dealer journal
in the 30's |
 |
RCA
Victor
Service
Notes
/
Service
Data
/
Service
News.
Service
guides
&
News
from
20's
to
50s. |
 |
Talking Machine & Radio Weekly
1928 to 1933 radio and phonograph and music retailer magazine. |
 |
Beitman - Supreme
Radio and TV diagrams.
Page also includes books by Beitman |
 |
Radio
Weekly
Dealer
journal
from
1932
to
1939 |
 |
Technician
/
Electronic
Technician
Electronics
service
journal.
The
continuation
of
Radio
Retailing |
 |
Service
Radio
Service
journal
from
1931
into
the
50s |
 |
Rider's
Perpetual
Troubleshooter's
Manual
1931-1954 |
 |
Radio
Sales
and
Service
1930's
dealer
and
servicer
magazine |
 |
Radio Television & Appliance Sales
Canadian appliance dealer magazine from 1946 to the 50's |
 |
Western Music & Radio Trades Journal
Western states radio and phonograph retailer magazine.
From 1927 |
 |
Rider's Successful Servicing
Tips, techniques and theory for radio service pros. 1934-1941 |
 |
What's
New
in
Television
1949
to
the
50's
television
service
and
retail |
 |
RCA Service News
RCA Radio / TV Tips
Newsletters for service professionals and radio dealers from the 30's into the
70's |
 |
RCA Plain Talk & Technical Tips
Service industry newsletter
beginning 1958 |
 |
Talking Machine
World
1907 to 1928 Phonograph and music retailer magazine. |
 |
Official Radio Service Manual (Gernsback)
Diagrams and service notes. |
 |
Radio Retailer
& Jobber
Trade journal
beginning in 1922 |
 |
Electronic Technician
and
Technician
Later incarnations of Radio Retailing. |
 |
Radio Masters
1940 Radio serviceman's' magazine for New York
City area based on WBNX radio show.. |
 |
Electronic Service Dealer
Magazine of the California State
Electronics Assoc.
|
|
Servicing Training
and Education books. |
|
|
Service & Sales Collection
Publications, brochures, catalogs, schematics that
are not part of a collection. |
 |
Service Management
The business magazine of the radio electronics service industry starting in 1951 |
 |
The Technician
Los Angeles area publication for radio repair shops |
World Radio
History's Early Radio Section
1900 through WW
II Era |
|
|
|
|
Early Radio Catalog Collection. Manufacturer and vendor
catalogs for both consumers and the trade. |
|
Early Hobbyist Collection.
Booklets and single publications for builders and experimenters |
|
Early Radio Programming Collection
Fan magazines, program, station listings and fan publications. |
 |
Early Radio Miscellanea
Single or small publication batches not found on programming, technical or
hobbyist pages |
|
Gernsback's Amazing Stories magazine.
(Not about radio but pure Gernsback) |
|
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you
have
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and
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EARLY RADIO
- Company Magazines |
 |
Crosley Broadcaster
Crosley Radio Weekly
1920's and 30's
magazine from the radio manufacturer and
broadcaster |
 |
Stewart Warner Announcer
Magazine from popular radio manufacturer |
See Also the
Company Magazine Section |
|
|
EARLY RADIO
- Consumer Electronics & Construction |
|
|
Radio
News
Radio
- TV
News
Hobbyist
&
electronics
magazine
Many Special Editions
1919
to
1959 |
 |
Radio
&
Television
News
Electronics
Magazine
formerly
"Radio
News" |
 |
Radio
Craft
Electronics
&
circuits.1929
to1948.
|
 |
Radio
Age
1922-1927
Construction,
stations
and
station
lists |
 |
Television
News
Gernsback's
early
magazine
about
TV
in
its
infancy.
|
 |
Radio
Broadcast.
Stations,
circuits
&
programming.
1922-1930 |
 |
Radio
In
The
Home.
Mid-20s
radio
and
receiver
publication.
|
 |
Pacific
Radio
News
1919
to
1921
when
it
became
Radio
World |
 |
Antique Radio Classified
A modern era publication about
vintage radios. |
|
Early
Radio - Science & Construction |
 |
Science
&
Invention
From fantastic to futuristic.
By Gernsback, of course.
1920-1931 |
 |
Electrical
Experimenter
1913-1920
Hugo Gernsback's science, technology and futuristic publication. |
 |
Modern
Electrics
Early
hobbyist
and
experimenter
magazine from Hugo Gernsback. |
 |
Popular
Radio
Construction,
amateurs,
radio
broadcast.
1922
to
1928 |
 |
Wireless
Age.
Early
journal
of
radio
and
technology.
1913-1925 |
 |
Radio
World
Technical
and
construction
journal
from1922
to
1928
|
 |
Radio
Magazine
Construction
and
technology
magazine
from
1922
to
1947 |
 |
Radio
Mechanics
from
Milton
Sleeper
1927
- ? |
 |
Radio
Design
Technical
and
electronics
magazine
from
1927
to
1931 |
 |
Radio
Today
Radio
set makers, featured radio stations,
and radio programming articles.
|
 |
Radio
Topics
1921-1924
Construction
and
technical
magazine |
 |
Radio
Progress
1924
to
mid
20's
Construction
and
technology |
 |
Radio Journal
1922 into the 1950's
Early
hobbyist
magazine, later a
retail
electrical
dealer
magazine |
 |
Radio
Instructor
1922
construction
and
technology
magazine. |
 |
Popular Electricity
1908 to 1914 magazine written in non-technical language explaining new
technology. |
 |
Audel's Electric Library
12 Volume encyclopedia of electricity and electronics.
1920's to the 40's |
 |
The Experimenter
Hugo Gernsback publication beginning 1920
(Later called Amazing Stories) |
 |
E-Z Radio
A beginners' magazine beginning in 1922 |
 |
The Horn Speaker
Modern era magazine about early radio published from the 1970's to the 90's |
 |
Everyday Engineering / Everyday Mechanics
1915 to 1920 magazine about technology |
 |
Modern Mechanics / Worlds' Advance.
Technology features from 1915-1916
(Former Popular Electricity) |
 |
Electrician & Mechanic
Electricity and technology magazine dating back to the 1890's |
 |
Radio Home
"A Home Magazine for the Radio Family" from the 1920's |
|
|
|
EARLY
RADIO - Programs & Stars / National |
|
|
Early Radio Programming
Single or small collections of fan and listener magazines
and publications. |
 |
Radio
Mirror.
Radio
fan
magazine
full
of
broadcast
history.
1933-1977
|
 |
Radio
Guide
Programs
and
Personalities
from
the
'31
to
'43. |
 |
Radio
Varieties
Programming
related
articles.
1937
to
1941 |
 |
Radio
Digest
Radio
news
&
programming
weekly
1922-32
|
 |
Radio
Revue
Fan
Magazine
1929-1930 |
 |
Radio
Album
The
stars,
singers
and
bands
of
radio
from
1942 |
 |
Rural
Radio
Promoting
America's
clear
channel
radio
outlets |
 |
Radio
Best
1947
to
1950
Fan
and
radio
insider
magazine
|
 |
Radio
Register
Late
20's
Log
and
station
information
monthly
magazine
|
 |
Radioland
Fan
magazine
from
the
20's
which
returned
in
the
late
40's |
 |
Radio
Parade
Early
40's
Fan
Magazine |
 |
Tower
Radio
1934-1935
radio
programs
and
stars
fan
magazine |
 |
What's
On
The
Air.
Radio
program
guide
from
1929
to
1931 |
 |
Radio
Log
and
Lore
1930-1934
Radio
program
and
station
guide
with
articles
and
features.
|
 |
Radio
Stars
1932
to
1938
fan
magazine
from
Dell
|
|
Radio
In
the
Home
Receivers,
reception
and
stations..
1922-1926 |
 |
Modern Television & Radio.
Fan magazine
beginning in 1948 |
 |
On
the
Air
1925-1926
Programs
and
Stations |
 |
Tune
In
Radio
fan
magazine
with
schedules
1943
to
1946
|
 |
Telecast
1949 - 1950 Fanzine for the emerging TV
industry and its stars. |
 |
The
Microphone.
Mid-30s'
program
and
station
guide
|
 |
GOld Time Radio
Jim Ramsberg's
History of American radio 1932-1953 |
 |
Electrician & Mechanic
Science and technology
magazine beginning from 1890 to 1914 |
|
EARLY
RADIO - Programs & Stars / Local and Regional |
 |
Radio
Broadcasting
News.
Issues
from
1922
and
1923 |
 |
Radio
Life
Los
Angeles
program
directory
from
the
30's
and
40's |
 |
Radio
Dial
Cincinnati
radio
program
listings
1931-1932 |
 |
Radio
Doings
Pacific
Coast
Program
Guide
from
1923
to
1935 |
 |
Radio
Log
Boston
program
guide
1931
to
1933 |
 |
Radio
FanFare
1936
to
mid
40's
Program
schedules
and
articles
for
Northern
California |
 |
Broadcast
Weekly
Pacific
Coast
program
guide
1922-1935
|
 |
Chicago Radio Weekly.
Early 30's Chicago area radio listings and station guide. |
 |
1940
NARBA
Radio
Spots
when US
stations
changed
frequency.
MP3 |
 |
Radiocast Weekly
Pacific Coast Schedules and station listings from the 1920's |
|
|
|
|
|
EARLY
RADIO - Clubs, Collectors & Associations |
 |
Call Letter
Journal of the Northwest Vintage Radio Society
|
 |
The Radio Collector
1990's publication for collectors and rebuilders of early radio sets |
 |
Radio Age
Mid-Atlantic Antique Radio Club |
 |
Nostalgia Digest
1983 to present
Earlier year issues |
|
|
|
|
| Amateur / DXing /
Shortwave |
|
|
|
|
DX & Radio Listings -
Station Lists & Logs |
 |
Radex
Radio Index
Listings of
all
stations
1925-1942 |
|
Radio
logs
&
Station
lists
1920-2010
White's,
Stevenson's
Burgess
&
more |
 |
FM Atlas
All
North
American
FM
Stations
1970 2010 |
 |
FBIS
Radio
Stations
of
the
World
Station lists
from
our
friends
at
the
CIA
|
 |
Guide
to
Broadcasting
Station listing and logbook from
Wireless
World magazine (UK)
|
 |
Radio
Service
Bulletins:
regulatory
actions
1915
to
1932 |
 |
Citizen's
Radio
Callbook
Magazine
Technical
and
station
lists
1921-1931 |
 |
Radio
Review
/
Radio
Listeners'
Callbook
1925-1928 |
|
Radio
Register
Late
20's
Log
and
station
information
monthly
magazine |
 |
Jones North
American
Radio and TV
guide
Late
50's
to
1984 |
|
|
|
|
| Ham
and DX - Shortwave & Amateur & DX Listening
(see also UK section) |
 |
The Modulator
ARRL magazine from the early 20's |
 |
XTAL for the Radio Amateur
Canadian ham radio magazine beginning in 1938 |
 |
Short Wave and Ham Gear and Miscellanea
Catalogs, Manuals and limited run publications |
 |
The DX Collection
Shortwave, DXing and Amateur Radio
A large batch of DX, Ham, Medium Wave and Short-Wave
publications |
|
DX
Bookshelf
Amateur / Ham Radio, DXing and Short Wave
Books and miscellaneous |
 |
Short
Wave
Radio
Short
Wave
magazine
begun
in
1934 |
 |
Monitoring
Times
DX,
Short
Wave
and
Utilities
magazine
from
the
80's
and
90's |
 |
73 Magazine
Amateur "Ham" radio monthly from 1960 to 2003 |
 |
Popular
Communications
DX,
short
waves
and
utilities.
Issues
from
the
80's
and
90's |
 |
Short
Wave
&
Television
Also known as
Short Wave Craft
(which
became)
Radio
&
Television 1930-1941 |
 |
All
Wave
Radio
30's
Short
Wave
and
international
broadcasting
publication |
 |
Radio
Station
Verifications
of
reception.
QSL's
and
"Veries"
from
real
radio
stations. |
 |
The
Short
Wave
Magazine
UK
Short
Wave
and
amateur
journal |
 |
Short Wave Listener
Hugo Gernsback's
mid-1930s short wave
magazine. |
 |
RCA Ham Tips
Publication for radio amateurs beginning in 1938 |
 |
GE Ham News
Publication by General Electric for radio amateurs beginning in 1938 |
 |
D.I.Y. Radio
Magazine for beginning amateurs from the UK. |
|
1940
NARBA
Radio
Spots
when US
stations
changed
frequency.
(Audio MP3) |
 |
Ham Radio Horizons
1977-1979
Sister publication to "Ham Radio" |
 |
Communications
World.
1970's
and
80's
Shortwave,
scanner
and
DX
magazine
White's
Radio
Log |
 |
Amateur Radio Defense
Early 1940's patriotic magazine for
amateurs |
 |
Ham Radio
1968 to 1990 amateur radio magazine.
Searchable! |
 |
Amateur Television Quarterly
Journal for TV "hams"
1988
to present. |
 |
Jerry
Berg's
On
the
Shortwaves
website
with
facts
and
history. |
 |
Hambrew
Amateur Radio construction
magazine
1993-97 |
 |
VHF Communications
Amateur UHF, VHF and Microwaves. |
 |
Satellite Times
1994-1999
Reception oin satellite frequencies. |
| DX
CLUBS - Shortwave & DXing & Amateur Club Journals |
 |
FRENDX from NASWA
The publication of the North American Short Wave Association |
 |
National Radio Club
DX News
AM DX publication starting
in 1933 |
 |
Speedex
Magazine for Active DXers from the 70's
to the 90's |
 |
International
Short
Wave
Club
Monthly
member
magazine
1929
to
late
30's |
 |
Globe Circler
1930's DX club
magazine. |
 |
QST
"Calling all Stations"
Journal of the ARRL
Earliest years only. |
 |
DX Horizons
Early 60's Long
Range TV and FM DX publication |
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David
Gleason
on
the web.
My
biography
and
"ego
wall"
pages |
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David Gleason
(for readers of Spanish)
Chapter from "En la Misma Sintonía" about your webmaster's radio
stations in Ecuador |
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Associated
Site:
DFW
Radio
Archives.
Fascinating profile of a major market. |
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En Frecuencia
Mexican Media News updated instantly! |
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Durenberger.com
A granular dive into radio and radio stations from Mark Durenberger |
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Fybush.com
Radio news and
"world famous" station pictures. |
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Musicradio 77
WABC history, surveys, airchecks, jingles. |
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New York City
Broadcasting History
A message board covering New York City radio in the past. . |
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The Old CATV Equipment Museum
Early cable TV |
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Newspaper
Radio
Logs
New
York,
LA
Chicago
and
Washington
radio
logs
1930-1960 |
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John Schneider's
Radio Historian
A collection of articles and photos about early radio in the USA |
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Television
cameras
were
the
Eyes
Of A
Generation;
this
is
Television
history
the
way
they
saw
it. |
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The Radio Historian
A collection of articles and photos about early radio in the USA |
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"A History of American Broadcasting"
by Jeff
Miller.
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Old
Time
Radio
Researchers
Group
Thousands
of
OTR
shows
in
MP3
and
downloadable. |
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REC Radio Networks
Station lookup, maps, applications and CPs |
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FCC Audio Division
Station Lookup, rules, tables and documents about radio stations in the
US |
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Airheads Radio Survey Archive. (ARSA)
Thousands of Top 40 record charts plus air checks and more. |
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Marlin Taylor's website
The author of FM radio's early success and renowned programmer.
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Barry Mishkind's
Broadcaster's Desktop Resource |
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History of the Car Radio
A brief timeline of the ubiquitous mobile appliance! |
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