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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 |
 |
Broadcast Advertising
Earliest radio business magazine
Merged with Broadcasting in 1932 |
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Communicator
Journal of the Radio Television News Directors' Association. |
 |
Channels
of
Communication
Insightful
magazine
about
television
content
and
society during the 1980's |
 |
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 |
 |
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 |
 |
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 |
 |
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 |
 |
Radio Business Report
Radio business and
finance journal.
|
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Radio World
Operations and management magazine starting in 1994 |
 |
Radio Journal
Modern Era monthly from the publisher of Inside Radio |
 |
Radio Only
Jerry del Colliano's monthly radio management magazine |
 |
RIM Monthly
West Coast ad buyer's magazine starting in 1938. |
 |
Radio INK
Radio business, sales and programming beginning in 1985 |
 |
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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Market Radio Newsletter
Published in the 1980's and 1990s for 9pter radio stations |
 |
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 |
 |
Television Quarterly
National
Academy
of
Television
Arts
and
Sciences. |
 |
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 |
 |
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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Broadcasting:
Music Related |
Search only
Music Magazzines |
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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 |
|
United States - Music Industry
"All The Rest" |
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Billboard Airplay Monitor
1993-2004 Weekly airplay monitors for Rock-Country-R&B-Top
40 |
 |
Billboard
Country Airplay Monitor
Tracking the news and BDS plays of Americas major country stations.
|
 |
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. |
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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. |
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Band Leaders
Late 40's magazine about big bands and their artists. |
 |
Music Technology
US Edition
Beginning in 1986 |
 |
BMI Music World
Music author and composer magazine from the performance rights organization |
 |
CMA Close Up
Member Magazine of the Country Music Association. |
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Tempo
1933-1940
Musician's and Music Professional's magazine |
 |
ASCAP "Playback", "Today" and "In Action"
Magazines from the American Society of Authors,
Composers and Publishers |
 |
Musician
News about American popular music.
1976-1999 |
 |
Music Connection Monthly music-trade magazine, beginning in 1977 |
 |
International Musician & Recording World
1975 to 1991 Music Industry magazine
(Not AFM Union publication) |
 |
International Musician
Magazine of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM)
(Note confusing title above) |
 |
SAG / AFTRA
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (Later SAG-AFTRA)
Member magazine |
 |
The Street
Music fanzine begun in 1989 |
 |
Goldmine
Music Music Collector's magazine beginning in 1974 |
 |
Discoveries
Music Collector's magazine 1988 to 2006. |
 |
Country Music Life
60's and 70's fan magazine. |
 |
Electronic Musician
Music industry magazine beginning in 1985. It continues to be published. |
 |
Rockpool
1980 into the 90's rock and alternative "tip sheet" mostly for college
radio. |
 |
Rockpile
Music publication
begun in 1995 and ending in 2006 |
 |
CODA Magazine
Canadian jazz journal from 1958 to 2009 |
 |
Variety
Annual Anniversary Issues covering film, radio, TV, music and entertainment |
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Record
Canadian music trade magazine 1981-1999 |
 |
Network
Canadian Music Magazine 1981-1999 |
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Songwriter
1975 to 1982. |
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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. |
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BRE
Black
Music
Exclusive
Radio
and
Music
trade
magazine
beginning
in
1976 |
 |
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 |
 |
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 |
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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. |
 |
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. |
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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 |
 |
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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KRLA Beat
1964-1968 localized radio station fanzine. |
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United States - Other Music Related
Publications |
Search in Full Red Section |
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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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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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CM Canadian Musician
Artists and music industry publication beginning in 1979 |
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Australian Musician
1985 to today
Musicians 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. |
| Broadcasting:
Regulation and Associations |
Search in Full Red Section |
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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 |
| Broadcasting: Directories, Annuals
and Newsletters |
Search Annuals
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 |
 |
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 |
 |
N.W. Ayer Newspaper Annual
Newspaper directory with some of the best population data for US. |
 |
Investing in Radio
A collection of directories and reports
of interest to investors and owners. |
 |
Radio Station Lists & Logbooks
Publications featuring listings of radio and TV stations.
1920's to today. |
 |
FMedia
Monthly newsletter on FM licensing from 1987 to 2010 |
| 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) |
 |
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
Broadcast-related book done in topical
encyclopedia style |
| Broadcasting: Station and Network
Albums and Brochures |
Search in Full Red Section |
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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. |
 |
Radio
At
War
Station
booklets
with
war
information
and
station
profiles
from
W.W.
II |
 |
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 |
|
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 9pt sets. |
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ABC
Radio and TV Network
publications |
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Saint Louis Radio and Entertainment
1930's radio program and entertainment guide. |
| Broadcasting: Cable Television Magazines |
Search in Full Red Section |
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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 |
 |
Cable Collection
Single issues, brochures and other cable publications |
|
MISCELLANEOUS
COLLECTIONS:
Catalogs Pamphlets Brochures and Single Magazines |
 |
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 |
|
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 |
|
Encyclopedia of Television
|
|
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
Broadcast-related book done in topical
encyclopedia style |
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