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Nov 20 FCC and Regulation   Added The Story of FCC v Pacifica Foundation Samaha 2010
  UK Collecion   Added the December11 1929 issue of The Listener In, the successor to Popular Radio
  International Musician & Recording World   Added 11 issues from 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989. 1991
Nov 13 UK Collection   Added Sound Sensation Scotland Radio Scotland booklet from this later 1960's "pirate"
Added the later 40's World Radio and Television Annual Jubilee Issue-1946
  RCA Collection   Added the RCA Planning Guide for AM FM Radio Stations Part 2 Transmitting Plant
Added an issue of RCA Dots and Dashes Amateur Radio Section No 2 1934
Nov 12 Bookshelf: Radio Related Technical   Added: AM Antenna Systems Alexander Crawford
Added: Collins Fundamentals of Single Side Band 1959
Added: Directional Antennas Made Simple Layton 1996

Added: Fields and Waves in Modern Radio Ramo Whinnery 2nd 1962
Added: Handbook of Radio Frequency Interference Volume 2 1962
Added: Television Works Like This 4th Bendick 1959
Added: The Cats Whisker 50 Years Of Wireless Design Hill 1978
  Bookshelf: SAMS Books   Added: SAMS RF Circuit Design Bowick 1982
  Bookshelf: ARRL Books   Added: ARRL Antenna Book Hall 1974 
Added: ARRL Antenna Handbook 1949 
Added: ARRL Beginner's Guide to Amateur Radio 1982 
Added: ARRL Electronics Data Book DeMew 1976 
Added: ARRL Fifty Years of the ARRL 1965
Added: ARRL Hints & Kinks 9 Volumes 
Added: ARRL How to Become a Radio Amateur 1930 
Added: ARRL Mobile Manual 1955
Added: ARRL W1FB's Antenna Notebook 1987
Added: ARRL Weekend Projects Vol. 1 1979 
  Bookshelf; Early Radio Technology   Added: Radio Theory and Operating Loomis 3rd 1927
Added: Radio A Practical Manual Irwin 1923
Added: Modern Radio Handbook 11
Added: Fundamentals of Radio Jordan Nelson Et Al 1942
Added: Crystal Set Projects Xtal Set Society 1997
Added: QTC I Have a Message for You Sparks
Added: Wireless World Foundations of Wireless Sowerby
Added: The Radio Handbook Jones 1936 Pacific Radio
Added: Radio Theory-Simplified-2nd-Editon-Duston-1924
Added: A History of Engineering & Science in the Bell System 1984
Added: Navy Electronics Installation and Maintenance 1965
Added: Refresher Course in Mathematics Camm 1946
Added: Victory Amalgamated Engineering Reference Tables UK
Added: A Pictorial Album of Wireless and Radio Greenwood 1961
Bookshelf: Servicing and Construction Added: Cisin's TV and Radio Tube Substitution Guide 1955, Cisin
Added: Cisin's TV Radio Tube Substitution V.12 Cisin
Added: Do It Yourself TV Repair for Basic Trouble Detection
Added: Electronics Repair Manual Weka 1993
Added: Ericsson Test and Troubleshooting Handbook
Added: Simple Television Repairs Popular Mechanics
Added: Sylvania Servicing  TV Receivers V 2
Added: Thordarson TV Replacement Parts Guide TVPG 10 1977
Added: Thordarson TV Replacement Parts Guide TVPG 15 1983
Added: Transistor Radio Circuitry Mullard 1962
Added: Tube Tester Handy Guide UTestM
Added: TV Field Service Manual with Tube Locations V.3 Alsburg
Added: TV Service Tips TV Sick
Added: TV Servicing With Picture Tube Patterns 1955
Added: Valves and Electron Tubes Mullard AU
  Bookshelf: Radio Shack and Allied Books   Added: Archer Engineer's Handbook Integrated Circuit Applications 1980
Added: Archer Engineer's Handbook Integrated Circuit Applications 1982
Added: Radio Shack TRS 80 Micro Computer Reference Handbook 1978
Added: Radio Shack Basic-Digital Electronics. Evans 1996
  Bookshelf: General Technology   Added: Foundations of Wireless Scroggle 4th
Added: Foundations of Wireless Scroggie 3rd 1942
Added: Foundations of Wireless Scroggie 5th 1951
Added: Foundations of Wireless Scroggie 6th 1958
Added: Foundations of Wireless Scroggie 9th 1975
Added: Basic Mathematics for Electronics Cooke Adams 3rd 1970 
Added: Fundamentals of Radio Gorder 1945 
Added: Navy Electronics Installation and Maintenance 1965 
Added: Radio Engineering Sandeman 1948 
Added: Radio for Amateurs Verron 1922 
Added: Radio Tech Modifications 5B 1990 
Added:  Radio Tech Modifications Number 5A 1992 
Added: Refresher Course in Mathematics Camm 1946  
Added: Sylvania 28 Uses for Junction Transistors 
Added: Television Engineering Amos Birkinshaw Vol. 1 1953  
Added: Television Engineering Amos Vol. 4 1958 
Added: Television Engineering Vol. 2 Amos 1956 
Added: Television Engineering Vol. 3 Amos 
Added: Victory Amalgamated Engineering Reference Tables UK 
  Bookshelf: TAB Books   Added: Secrets of Ham DXing 1981
Nov 11 International Musician & Recording World   Added one issue from 1978, and two each from 1979 and 1980
  Bookshelf: Encyclopedias & Directories   Added: Los Angeles Radio People Volume 2 1997
Added: Encyclopedia of American Television Lackman 2003
  Bookshelf: The Enjoyment of Radio   Added: Jukebox Art  by Pearce 1992  Beautiful photos of interesting jukeboxes.
  Bookshelf: History   Added: On the Air The Story of Radio Floherty 1937
Added: A History of Broadcasting Gustafson Lecture Notes
Added: History of International Broadcasting Wood 1992 UK
  Bookshelf: Biographies and Profiles   Added: On the Radio With Harden and Weaver Meyer 1983
  Bookshelf: Business of Broadcasting   Added: Successful Radio and Television Advertising Seehafer 1951
Added: Tandy's Money Machine Farman 1992
  Bookshelf: Radio Programming   Added: Radio Soundtracks 2nd Edition Pits 1986
  Bookshelf: Education   Added a young person's book "Television Works Like This" by Benedick. 1st Edition 1949
  Bookshelf: Commentary and Opinion   Added Cuban American Radio Wars Frederick 1976
  Audiophile   Added 11 issues from Volume 10, 14 and 15.
  Early Radio Collection   Added the technical manual for the 1946 WLW Cincinnati, Ohio, 500,000 watt RCA transmitter. We have also included this in the "Manuals" section but this is of such broad significance it is being put in the general "Early Radio" category as well.
  Microwave Journal   Added a new section for Microwave Journal with most issues from 1980 to 1981.
Nov 10 Broadcasting & Cable   Added all but one of the large-format NAPTE issues from 1992 to 1999
Added several missing issues from 2000 onwards.
  Broadcast Engineering Collection   Added a new page to this site for magazines and publications that don't warrant (yet) a separate page. This includes magazines where we have only a few issues... but hope to find more.
Includes three issues of "Tower Times".
  FCC Applications
"The File Cabinet"
  Added these to our collection of interesting or unusual FCC applications:
KWKH-Shreveport-1977-License-and-Tech-Exhibits
WFAA-570-Transmitter-Move
WHOT Application-1978-5kw-n-500-w-n
  Early Radio Collection   Added "Cincinnati's Powel Crosley Jr" which is a short profile of the industrialist and radio pioneer.
Added A Pictorial Album of Wireless and Radio 1905 to 1928.
Added the March 2007 issue of the Ohio Historical Society's "Timeline" featuring an article about Powel Crosley Jr,
Added Thirty-Year Review of the General Electric Company 1892-1922
Added sheet music for "Mr Radio Man" from 1923
Added The Eminent Years of Powel Crosley Jr 1921-1940 From the AWA Review 2003
  Audio Collection   Added a single Spring 1986 issue of Sound Choice magazine.
Added two issues of Keyboard magazine, April 1991 and August 1993.
  Radio Broadcast   Added Radio Broadcast Magazine's "190 Radio Data Sheets" from 1928. Information on components and basic circuits.
Nov 9 Electronic Musician   Added 11 more issues. They are underlined.
  Music Business   Added the May 22 1965 issue.
  IRE Audio Proceedings   Added the July 1952 issue.
  Radio Logbooks and Station Lists   Added the 1939 Cunningham Radio Travel Log, including international short wave.
Added the 1936 Crosley All Wave Radio Log with maps.
  International Musician & Recording World   Added three issues, one each from 1978, 1979 and 1983
  Hits   Added 55 issues from 1991 to 2003
  Early Radio Magazines   Added the Radio Number" issue of Life Magazine from September 1927 and November of 1926
  Canadian Musician   Added December 1983
  Station Albums and Booklets   Added the 1938 WTIC, Hartford, CT. "Personalities Signing On" booklet
Added the 1951 WLBR Lebanon, PA 5th anniversary booklet from 1951
Added the 1940 WWVA Wheeling WV 2nd Annual Good Will Tour booklet
  Short Wave & Television
(Gernsback)
  Added a Short Wave and Television booklet, ""Short Wave Guide" about receivers antennas and component parts of SW radios.
Nov 5 Electronic Musician   Added 39 issues between 1990 and 2003 in this new section of WorldRadioHistory
  Early Radio Collection   Added an earlier 1940's booklet from Crosley entitled "Radio and How It Works" explaining to the consumer the "mysteries" of radio.
Added RCA's 1922 booklet "Radio Enters the Home" with an explanation of radio and how to user RCA products.
Nov 4 CMJ New Music Report   Added several dozen issues of the monthly New Music Report from 1997 to 2009. They are underlined to facilitate location of the new additions.
  United Kingdom Miscellaneous Publications   Added a single issue of Radio Service magazine from November 1951 complete with several 1951 service manuals and diagrams.
Nov 2 Philco Serviceman   Added a set of |1951-52 Home Radio Service Sheets
Added 6 Philco Service Supervisor issues from 1952-53
Added one lesson from Philco Radio Service Fundamentals
Added 11 issues of Philco Serviceman and Philco Serviceman New Products
  Music Business / Music Reporter   Added 15 issues from 1958, 1959 and 1963
  Equipment Catalogs   Added the 1946 Federal Telephone and Radio Corporation tube catalog.
  Electronic Design   Added 10 issues from 1996
Nov 1 Fabulous Added two issues from 1964 
  Hits
(Music Magazine)
  Added August 22 1994, September 9 1996 and August 24, 2001
  Music Connection   Added August 2, 1984 issue
  Early Radio Collection   Added a reprint of the 1940's booklet "Radio Alphabet" which is has definitions of radio terminology.
  Station Albums and Booklets   Added the 30th Anniversary booklet from KGNC and associated stations in Amarillo, including a history of other stations in the market.
  Bookshelf: Biographies   Added the two volume 1910 "Edison: His Life and Inventions" by Dyer and Martin.
  Bookshelf: Radio Engineering   Added volumes 2, 3 and 4 of the Handbook of Radio Frequency Interference by Frederick from 1962
  Radio Program Syndicators   Added a new page from radio program syndicators that were not traditional wired networks.
Added four publications from the Jones Satellite Networks: Country Formats, Network Formats, Network Listen Lines and Promotion Catalog
Added three publications from Drake-Chennault: 1987 Lite Hits Operations Manual, 1987 Great American Country Operations Manual and 1983 Promotions Catalog.
  Canadian Musician Added one issue from 1979 and 7 issues from the 1980's. They are underlined.
Oct 29 SAMS Books   Completed the 6 edition collection of Dial Cord Stringing Guides
  CB Action Added 47 issues of CB Action, the Australian Citizens' Band magazine from the 1980's and 1990's.
Oct 28 International Musician & Recording World   Added one issue from 1980 and four from 1979
  Bookshelf: Radio Station Books and Stories   Added "Joe's Journals" about WDRK in Greenville, Ohio. This station eventually lost its license and the author, Joe Fahnestock, tells an anecdote filled story of working with WDRK which operated from 1962 to 1989
  Early Radio Catalog Collection   Added the Radiolek 1942 catalog entitled "Radio Profit Guide".
Added Radio Bargain News A catalog of radio parts presented as a magazine by Federated Purchaser in October 1932
Oct 23 Network Books and Brochures   Added four CBS publications from the later 1940's.
CBS Television News Reporting Osborne 1954
CBS The Second Most Important Thing In Radio 1948
CBS We Don't Know Why They Listen 1949
The Columbia Program Book Directory of shows for second quarter of 1943
Added two NBC Booklets or Brochures
NBC Measuring Radio's Sales Power 1948
NBC Radio City Tours visitor brochure including experimental pre-WWII TV studios.
  Radio Logbooks and Station Lists   Added the Spiegel Air Castle log book and radio set manual from 1939
  IRE Proceedings
Professional Audio
  Added nearly all issues from September-October 1952 to November-December 1959, a total of 41 issues
Added all but one issues from January-February 1960 to November-December 1964.
  Hits   Added September 6 1996
  Fabulous Added September 12 and February 29 1964
  Music Reporter   Added the November 11 1957 issue of Music Reporter. This magazine changed to Music Business in 1964. This is the oldest issue of the title that we have found.
  Station Albums and Brochures   Added the WPAY, Portsmouth, Ohio 1985 50th anniversary booklet. This is a scan of a photocopy, so not "best quality".
Added an undated "Behind the Mike with KMA" with profiles and pictures of all the KMA, Shenandoah, Iowa entertainers and singers. Even a picture of Earl May himself!
Added an early brochure for KGBZ in York, Nebraska.
  International Musician & Recording World   Added three issues from 1978,1979 and 1983
  Early Radio Catalog Collection   Added the 1927 "World's Greatest Radio" brochure from Platt Music.
  Bookshelf: Station Books   Added Early Cincinnati Radio 1910-1970 by Rice from 1973
Added "The History of Radio In Mississippi" by McRaney from 1979. This is a  partial copy. We are looking for a full edition.
Oct 20 Radio Logbooks and Station Lists Added the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) 1932 listing of all stations in the US: "Radio Broadcast Stations of the United States from 1932 (just prior to becoming the FCC)
Added the 1930's Sears, Roebuck Broadcasting Stations log with radio set ads.
Added the 1920's Celeron "Listen In" booklet for buyers of Celeron radios.
Added the All-American-Official-Radio-Log-1929-With-Network-Show Schedules.
Added the 1940 "Short Wave Station List"
Added post-NARBA 1941 Los Angeles area station log & list
Added the "Eastern Columbia Cab" promotional Los Angeles station list.
  National Association of Broadcasters Publications   Added the 1976 Cartridge Tape Recordings and Reproductions booklet
Added the undated "Maintenance Log Requirements" booklet (If you know the date, please let us know)
Added the 1964 Standard Cartridge Tape Recording" booklet
Oct 19 Early Radio Collection   Added the 1925 booklet "The Merchandising of Radio" which was a research study by Curtis Publishing of the status of both broadcasting and radio set manufacturing. This is a true "State of the Industries" research project.
  Practical Electronics Added the 2nd Edition of the special edition book "Sound Design"
  Early Radio Catalogs   Added the Atwater Kent "Radio Instruction Book" editions 1 and 4 from 1924 and 1927. These are instruction on how to install, set up an antenna, employ batteries and how to enjoy a new Atwater Kent radio of any model.
Oct 18 Hits   Added August 24 2001 and September 16 1996
  ARRL Radio Amateur's Handbook   Added the 7th edition from 1930. With this addition, we are only in need of 3 editions from 1926 to 1984. Help us find 1929, 1928 and 1938 to fill in the missing ones.
  Music Row   Added April 8 1981 issue
  Electronic Design   Added the December 6 1965 issue
  Canadian Musician Added 5 issues from the '80's and one from 2012.
  U.K. Collection Added the first edition from 1934 of Modern Radio Engineer.  This is a wonderfully illustrated technical and hobbyist construction magazine.
  Radio Magazine   Added the 1948 Antenna Manual. We also have the 1936 edition.
  Popular Wireless Added July 5 1924 and April 18 1925
Tempo Added the October 1937 issue of this "Music Professional" magazine.
  Music Views   Added the October 1956 issue of this Capitol Records music buyer guide.
  Lafayette Catalogs   Added Lafayetter 1955 Catalog 12-5, the Christmas gift guide issue including new "transistor radio kits".
  Radio Fan-Fare   Added the July-August 1933 issue. Note that several magazines used this title in the 30's and 40's and we list the all on one page.
  Radio Doings   Added April 8, 1923 of this California and West Coast weekly radio program guide, filled with technical hints and articles and program notes. The April 8 edition details the White Radio Bill, which was the first step in creating the FRC! Also added: September 4 1927 (194 pages!) and March 16, 1924.
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  Duncan's American Radio
FM Technical Facilities
  Added Volume One with coverage maps of FMs in markets 1-100 from 1989-1990. Click the link in the left-hand college.
Oct 15 Modern Electrics   Added the August 1908 issue courtesy of the California Historical Radio Society
  Hobbies   Added November 19, 1958
  Ham Radio Today Added the March 1999 issue and the July "Special Edition" from 1997
Oct 13 Ham Radio Today Added March 1998, March 1997
  Rockpool   Added a new section for this rock and alternative "tip sheet" from the 80's into the 90's. It was primarily focused on college radio and club DJs.
  Early Radio Collection   Added the brief patent application from 1925 for the Franklin antenna.
  Western Electric Catalogs and Manuals   Added the Test Results for the 1923 WWJ transmitter
Added Diagrams and pictures of the 1925 104B Transmitter
Added the 1923 Western Electric Equipment catalog
Added the Instruction bulletin for the 450 and 451 radio transmitting equipment. .
  Electronic Media   Added November 28 1988
Oct 9 Radio Historian Calendar   You can now see images of the pages and order the 2025 Radio Historian's Calendar. Click the title for a link.
  Hi Fi Stereo Review   Added the 1972 Stereo Review Tape Guide.
Added the Stereo Review Tape Recording Guide 1978.
  Modern Era Collection   Added the 2001 "CBS Tour" with presentation for journalists of award winning CBS shows and artists.
  Claude Hall's Radio Report   Added three issues from April of 1979
  Radio Logs and Station Lists   Added the 1936 (uncertain of date) Crosley All Wave Log with maps and featuring a Crosley radio.
Added The American Announcer and Radio Log (see below)
  Early Radio Programming   Added the 1926 "The American Announcer and Radio Log" which has station lists and over 100 pictures and short biographic notes about radio announcers from local stations across the USA.
  RPM Canada Added September 2, 1978 issue of this Canadian music and radio magazine.
  Early Radio Collection   Added "Phono-Graphics", a 1992 "art book" with pictures of early radios.
  Home Study Courses   Added the 1955 DeVry Technical Institute "FCC License Course" with all lessons. This was a home study course aimed at obtaining an FCC 1st Class Radiotelephone License.
Musician Magazine Added the Musician Magazine's 1994 book "The Rock Musician: 15 Years of Interviews"
  Music Technology Added the August 1989 issue of the UK version of this magazine
  Early Radio Catalogs   Added the Radiolek catalogs for 1935 and 1936
Added RCA Radio Parts Catalog 1935
Added Hamilton Carr Wholesale Radio 1928
  Radio's Master Catalog   Added the 1955 second edition of the 19th edition.
  RCA Relay   Added April 1959 issue of this RCA employee magazine
  Early Radio Hobbyist Collection   Added the first issue of Radio Amateur News from April of 1937.
  Popular Wireless Added a combined file with all January 1929 issues
  Wireless World Added complete issue with covers and advertisements for September 1965
  Broadcast Communications   Added two issues from October 1978 and May 1979
Oct 8 Proceedings of the IRE   Added the "Proceedings"" from July to November of 1961. These are from the Semi-Annual book editions, and don't have ads or covers.
  FCC Documents   Added the "Code of Federal Regulations 47 Telecommunications" from October 31 1983.
Oct 7 Hits   Added February 21 2003
  Gavin Report   Added July 5 1985 and July 19 1985
  Fred   Added 12 issues of "Fred", a "tip sheet" produced by Buzz Bennett and C. C. Courtney in the 1978-1980  period.
  RMR   Added five issues of the Cuck Dunaway and Ron Brandon tip sheet from the later 1970's
  Music Technology
U.S. Edition
  Added 11 issues.
Oct 4 Country Music Life   Added 33 issues between 1965 and 1971.
Oct 1 Indiana Historical
Radio Society
  Added the three first issues from 2023
  Electronic Musician   Added a new page with the 1985 through today magazine Electronic Musician. There are now 3 issues, but over 50 are on their way.
  NASWA
North American Shortwave Association
  Added over 20 issues from 1999 to 2013. This publication is not just a short wave DXer's journal, but a history of international broadcasting going back, in our collectioin, to the 1970's.
Sep 30 RCA Manuals
& Catalogs
  Added the RCA Traveling Wave Antenna Manual
  Heathkit
Catalogs
  Added the assembly and operations manual for the 1973 "Most Accurate Clock"
  Babani Books Added: Babani-BP109-The-Art-of-Programming-1K-ZX81
Added: Babani-BP152-Z-80-Machine-Code
Added  Babani-BP550-Advanced-Guide-to-Windows-XP
  Bookshelf:
SAMS Books
  Added: SAMS Amateur Radio Construction Projects Caringella 1963
Added: SAMS Amateur Tests and Measurements Dezettel 1976
Added: SAMS Radio Transmitter Principles and Projects Noll 1971
Added: SAMS So You Want to be a Ham Hertzberg 1971
Added: SAMS TV Service Pricing Manual
Added: SAMS .Television Tube Location Guide TGL 9
  Bookshelf: General Technical Subjects   Added: A History of Engineering & Science in the Bell System 1984
Added: Navy Electronics Installation and Maintenance 1965
Added: Refresher Course in Mathematics Camm 1946
Added: Victory Amalgamated Engineering Reference Tables UK
  Equipment Catalogs
and Manuals
  Added Nautel-Amfet-AM-Transmitters-1982
Added the later 1960's Spotmaster 5 M audio console brochure.
Added the QEI 606 FM Exciter manual from 1994
Added Mosley-MRC-1600-Remote-Control-System-Manual-1984
Added Mosley-PCL-505-STL-1978-Manual
Added Dynamax-ESD10-Eraaser-Splice-Detector
Added Dynamax-DCR1000-Cart-Machine-1993
Added Dynamax-CTR-Series-Recorders
Added Sparta-ASC-305B-Stereo-Studio-Control
Added Mc-Martin-Briochures-and-Prices-1976
Added McMartin-Presentation-Leonard-Hedlund-FM-Clinic
  Collins Catalogs & Manuals   Added Collins-21-E-M-Broadcast-Transmitter-AM-1964
Added Collins-828E-1-5kw-AM-Transmitter-1976
Added Collins-Automatic-Tape-Control-Cart-Machine-A-190
Added Collins-IC-6A-IC-10A-Consoles-Manual
Added Collins-the-Rock-1kw-AM-1975
  Gates & Harris Manuals and Catalogs   Added 1961 Spot Tape manual
Added 1965 Modulation Monitor manual for AM
Added 1971 UHF and VHF transmitter and accessory catalog
Added 1982 AM-FM-TV Catalog
Added 1997 CD Link STL manual
Added 2004 DAX-5 AM transmitter manual
Added 2005 Dexstar IBOC Exciter manual
Added Jack Selmeyer's DX 50 Test Procedure
Added FM 1H FM transmitter manual from 1977
Added 1977 catalog of TV transmitters and associated gear.
Sep 29 IRE Proceedings   Added the 1956 Convention Record Part 7: Audio and Broadcast from the Institute of Radio Engineers.
  Heathkit
Catalogs
  Added 58 catalogs from the very first in 1946 to "the end" in 1993. All the new ones can be identified by hyphens ( - ) between the words of the description. We have separated the Heathkit catalogs into their own section now that there are so many of them!
  Australian Musician Added a new page with 5 issues of this magazine.
  Catalogs   Added two 1967 Sencore Catalogs. <
Added the 1986 Fordham Electronic Catalog
  Eico Catalogs   Added 1967, 1974, 1981, 1985 and a 1974 "Condensed" catalog.
  Elementary Electronics   Added the 1978 special edition "Budget Electronics".
  Country Music Life   Added a new page for this 60's and 70's country music fan magazine and included 12 editions.
  SBE Signal   Added the June 2007 edition of the magazine of the Society of Broadcast Engineers.
Speaker Builder Added 26 issues from 1995 to 2000
  Billboard   Added the 1988 Buyer's Guide
  Music Connection   Added an issue from 2012 and one from 1984
  City Radio Magazines Knoxville   Added 7 editions of "Knoxville on the Air" from 198 with complete listings of the radio programs from the local stations. Many ads for stations, too.
  Canadian Musician   Added 5 issues from 199 to 2008 and one from 1982
Sep 27 Early Radio Collection   Added the Tung-Sol WW II era booklet "Your Radio In Wartime".
  Wireless World Replaced April 1964 with better and complete scan.
  Hits   Added December 6 1993 and March 10 2000 and Aug 11 and Aug 25 of 2000
  Popular Wireless Added January 5 1929
  Modern Era Collection   Added the Press Club of San Francisco's 1970 "50 years of Broadcasting" special edition.
Sep 26 Radio's Master   Added the 1959, 1941 and 1960 editions of this directory and catalog of all electronic industry products, from components to test gear and antennas. We now have 267 of these editions, from 1935 to 1970. And we have one more one the way! Only 7 needed.
  Radio Logs and Station Lists   Added the 1934 Stewart Warner "World of Radio Entertainment" log and radio program guide.
Added the 1934 "Radio Stations of the United States" booklet which has a color map of the NBC Red and Blue radio network connection system from 1927.
  Cornell Dublier Capacitor   Added 47 issues from the years 1940 to 1948. They are underlined.
  Home Study Courses   Added the full 99 lesson ASI(Advanced Schools, Inc) Radio & Television Service and Repair course from 1974
  Cisin's Shop Books   Added a new section in the Technical Bookshelf department for our first batch of 9 Cisin's service and maintenance guides.
  Popular Electronics
Special Editions
  Added the 1969 Popular Electronics Communications Handbook.
  Music Connection   Added November 24 1983
Sep 25 International Added the RTE Annual Report from Ireland for 2018 to 2022
  International Musician & Recording World   Added 8 issues from 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981
  Broadcaster & Wireless Retailer Added the 1934 Broadcaster Trade Annual directory
Sep 21 EQ Magazine   Added 10issues from 2008, 2009 and 2010. They are underlined for easy location.
  World Radio   Added nearly 100 issues of World Radio, an amateur "ham" radio publication which ran from 1971 to 2009
  International Musician & Recording World   Added 8 issues frin 1977 and 1978
  Broadcast Equipment Catalogs & Manuals   Added the 1946 manual for the Westinghouse 50-HG 1 AM transmitter.
  Early Radio Collection   Added a collection of postcards printed in 1992 showing beautiful and unusual early radio sets.
Added the manual for the 1920's Federal Radio Junior radio telephone.
Added the National Radio Institute 1921 Radio Quiz Book for the Federal Government Radio Operator License Exam.
  Early Radio Catalogs   Added the 1940 Mallory catalog
Added the 1931-32 S.S. Kresge Radio & Television Catalog and Service Men's Guide.
  Bookshelf: General Technology   Added: A History of Engineering & Science in the Bell System 1984
Added :Navy Electronics Installation and Maintenance 1965
Added Refresher Course in Mathematics Camm 1946
Added: Victory Amalgamated Engineering Reference Tables UK
  Bookshelf: Technology Handbooks   Added: Radio Communication Handbook RSGB 4th 1968
Added: Radio Communication Handbook RSGB 5th 1977Added:
Added: Radio Magazine Radio Handbook Missing Undated Ver 2
Added: The Radio Amateur's Handbook Collins 5th 1927
  Bookshelf; Radio Technology   Added: AM Broadcast Station Antenna Systems Griffith 1998
Added: Fundamentals of Modern Television TTI
Added: Handbook Radio Frequency Interference Volume I 1962
Added: Introduction to Electricity & Radio Turney 3rd 1948
Added: Introduction to Electricity & Radio Turney-1948
Added: Ionospheric Radio Propagation Davies 1966
Added: Practical Transmitters for Novices Case 1996
Added: Principles and Practices of Telecasting Ennes 1st 1953
Added: Principles of Electricity Telephone & Telegraph AT&T 1961
Added: Principles of Television Engineering Fink 1st 1940
Added: Radio Vol 1 Tucker 1952
Added: Radio Vol II Tucker 1954
Added: Telecasting and Color Tyler 1946
Added: Television Engineering Part 1 Fundamentals Roberts 1985
Added: Television Engineering Part 2 Applications Roberts 1985 II
Added: Video Handbook Scheraga Roche 1951 Edition
Added: Steringa Idzerda de pionier van de radio omroep Boer 1969
  Bookshelf; Radio Shack   Added Radio Shack Electronics Data Book 1972
  Bookshelf: Audels   Added: Audels-Television-Service-Manual-1953
  Bookshelf: Servicing & Construction   Added: Transistor Radio Circuitry Mullard 1962
  Bookshelf: TAB Books   Added: TAB 99 Ways to Use Your Oscilloscope Saunders
Added: TAB Commercial FCC License study Guide Swearer
Added: TAB How to Test Almost Everything Horn 3rd 1993
  Bookshelf: SAMS Books   Added: 101 Ways to Use Your Oscilloscope Middleton 1959
Sep 20 Fabulous Added over 25 issues between 1965 and 1969
  International Added  2015 to 2017 annual reports of RTE from Ireland.
  Bookshelf: Radio and TV Programming    Added: Boxtree Encyclopedia of TV Detectives Tibbals 1992
Added: Total Television Programming 1948 1996 McNeil
  Bookshelf: History    Added: Achievement in Radio National Bureau of Standards 1986
Added: Active Radio Pacifica's Brash Experiment Land 1999
Added: La Radio Antes de la TV Aguilar 1991 Puerto Rico (in Spanish)
Added: Listening In Douglas 1999
Added: Machine Age to Jet Age Tabletop Radios Stein 1994
Added: Stay Tuned Sterling Kittross 1978
Added: The Best Seat in the House Weaver 1994
Added: The Talking Machine Compendium 1877  1929 Fabrizio
  Bookshelf: News    Added: A Broadcast News Manual of Style MacDonald 2nd 1994
  Bookshelf: Commentary    Added: Freedom and Responsibility in Broadcasting Coons 1961
  Bookshelf: Business of Broadcasting    Added: Broadcast and Cable Selling Warner 1986
  Bookshelf: Regulatory    Added: Commissioners of the FCC 1927 1994 Flannnery 1995
  Bookshelf: Education    Added:  International Handbook of Broadcasting Systems Rosen 1988
  Bookshelf: Biography    Added: Connie Chung Broadcast Journalist Malone 1992
Added: From Roman Priest to Radio Evangelist Aldama 1946
Added: Maverick Inventor Goldmark 1937
  Bookshelf: Enjoyment of Radio And Television    Added;  Por Onda Corta Tatum 1942
Added;  Radio Soundtracks 2nd Edition Pits 1986
Added;  Television Works Like This Bendick 1st Edition 1949
Sep 17 Station Albums Added the 1961 WNAX Yankton SD "Your Neighbor Lady" booklet from 1961. Recipes, and lots of pictures of the station's activities over ist five state coverage area.
Added a brochure from around 1941 for WBEN, Buffalo, NY,  with interesting studio and transmitter pictures.
Sep 16 "File Cabinet"
Interesting FCC Filings
  Added the 1940 Proof of  Performance for WEAF in New York City. Includes coverage map projections, field readings and directional vs Non Directional coverage.
  IRCA Mexican Log   Added the 1924-1925 International Radio Club of America's 1924-25 Mexican AM station logbook with slogans, formats and further information on all AM stations in Mexico.
You can find it  at the very bottom of the page under "2024".
  Network Booklets and Albums   Added the 1947 NBC booklet "NBC's Air Castles" about the design, construction and use of its broadcast studios. Lots of pictures of what was advanced technology back then.
  Hits   Added December 22, 2002 and Oct 23 2003
  Westinghouse Engineer   Added the 1941-1950 cumulative index of past issues.
  Station Albums   Added an illustrated presentation to the FCC by WHO in Des Moines, Iowa from 1946. This is not a promotional booklet like many we have, but a detailed description of how WHO serves its very wide audience in the Midwest.
Sep 15 Discoveries   Added almost 3 full years of issues of this music collector magazine published 1988 to 2006
  FMedia   Added nearly all issues from 1989 to 2006 of Bruce Elving's FMedia, a monthly newsletter about FCC actions on the FM band. This was the sister publication to the FM Atlas book.
Sep 14 Hits   Added July 5, July 12, August 30 1993 and January 31, September 26 and May 23 1994 and July 23, April 16 1999 and October 13 2000.
  Practical Mechanics Replaced February through June 1955 issues with better scans with all ads and covers
  General Radio   Added two catalogs, Apparatus and Parts May 1931 and Parts #923 1925
  RCA Relay   Added the October 1957 issue of this employee magazine for RCA staff.
  Etude   Added 9 issues from the 1930's of this music magazine
  Sylvania News   Added Spring 1974 edition.
  Maplin Project Books Added Maplin Projects Book 18 from 1986
  Radio Doings   Added October 24, 1926 and September 16, 1935 issues
  EQ Magazine   Added July 1995 and February 1996
Sep 13 Listening In   Added our first 4 issues of this "illustrated radio magazine" which began in mid-1923. This was a localized radio publication for "radio fans in Western New York".
  Music Connection   Added July 7 1986, April 2014, September 2 1985, March 31 and April 14 and May 12 1997, March 18 and September 2 1996
  Music Row   Added May 2004 edition
  Early Radio Collection   Added the Life Magazine "Radio Number" from March, 1926. Much of the issue is devoted to radio and its followers.
  Indiana Historical Radio Society   Added issues from 1973, 2003 and 2004
  Ham Radio Today Added January and May 1997
  Polyphony   Added 45 issues from 1975 to 1985 of this journal which later became "Electronic Music".
  Canadian Musician Added 20 issues from 1999 to 2022
Sep 12 Post Office Electrical Engineers Added several dozen issues between 1912 and 1978 of this UK technical journal.
  International Musician & Recording World   Added 11 more issues from 1976 and 1977
Sep 11 International Musician & Recording World Added 14 issues between 1975 and 1977. These are joint UK and US editions.
Sep 10 UK Miscellaneous Added "The 270 Set", a booklet about the first pirate focused on the North adn Midlands area of England
  International   Added the RTF Annual Reports from the Irish state broadcaster from 2010 to 2014
  Music Technology   Added December 1986
  Practical Electrics   Added four issues from 1924 of this Gernsback magazines, first named Amazin Facts and then The Experimenter
  Canadian Musician Added 6 issues. They are underlined.
  Network Publications: ABC   Added issue #2 of the ABC network "ABC Dialer's Diary" from 1949.
  Network Publications: NBC   Added the 1944 Blue Network Fun Book
  BBC Books   Added an undated post-WW II booklet called Calling All Nations with an historical perspective to the BBC news and information services.
Aug 26 M-Street Journal   Added issues from July 1988 to November 1990 and 2001 to Sprin 2002
Aug 25 NAB Publications   Added: Radio Broadcasting: A Profession a speech by the NAB President 1948
Added: Program for the NAB program clinic seminar 1949
Added: Sales Potential of FM with data on existing FM stations in 1950
  Billboard Airplay Monitor   Added the "Radio Powerbook" for 2002. This is a radio and music industry directory.
  Rave Added November 1966
  Fabulous Added July 30 1966. While this is a fan magazine, both Rave (above) and Fabulous give excellent pictorial histories of the pop explosion beginning in the early 60's in the UK.
  International   Added an undated brochure with rate card for Radio Nordsee International operating on MW, SW and FM from the coast off of the Netherlands in the earlier 1970's (1970-1974).
Added these booklets from Austria:
40 Jahre Rundfunk 1964
40 Jahre Rundfunk in Osterreich 1964
Bilamz Eines Jahrzents Osterreichisecher Rundfunk 1957
Radio Osterreich 30 Jahre_84
ORF Zentrum Wien
Radio Wien 25 Jahre Osterreichhischer Rundfunk 1949_80
Added the RTF Annual Reports from the Irish state broadcaster from 2001 to 2009
FCC Publications & Filings Added a collection of filings with the FCC in 1949 on the subject of editorializing by broadcast licensees.
Added the 2007 filing by KFI Los Angeles for a tower replacement after an aircraft accident felled the existing tower.
Added the 1940 filing of KGNC in Amarillo, TX, to move to 860 from 1440. Eventually, it moved to 710.
Aug 24 Westinghouse Engineer   Added 1972 index of that year's articles.
  Electronic Media   Added 43 issues from 1987 and 1988. I am looking for the full set of this publication. Many university libraries have them in closed collections. Any site user of WorldRadioHistory who can find these at a local public or university library and obtain a release of them will be rewarded with $200 for the effort.
  FCC Publications & Filings   Added the 1946 WHAM, Rochester New York Clear channel hearing presentation.
  Station Booklets and Albums   Added the 1948 WINN Louisville, KY, "Going Forward With Radio" booklet with pictures of station and staff members as well as the city of Louisville.
Added an undated WCCO Minneapolis program and talent brochure.
  Home Study Courses   Added the Motorola Training Institute two-way radio course from 1960
  National Radio Club
(AM DXing)
  Added the Antenna Reference Manuals Vol 1 and Vol 2 from 1985 and 1989. These are detailed descriptions of Medium Wave (530-1700kHz) DX antennas.
Aug 23 Station "Odds and Ends"   Added the 1955 WHOL Allentown PA Community Club Awards booklet. This is in out section for miscellaneous station promotion materials.
Added a batch of representative issues of "GO" which was a pop weekly issued in a number of cities under the heading of a local Top 40 radio station.
  Radio Pictorial Added Three issues from 1937
  Lenkurt Demodulator   Added 60 issues ranging from 1956 to 1982. They are all underlined.
  BBC London Calling Added the March 2 1941
  Home Study Courses   Added the Cleveland Institute of Electronics basic electronics course set from 1962-1963. This is the same course that your WorldRadioHistory webmaster took during his early years in broadcasting.
  Indiana Historical Radio Society   Added 14 issue of the club bulleting ranging from 1973 to 2006. All are underlined.
  Federal Communications Commission (USA)   Added Commissioners of the FCC 1927-1994 by Flannery from 1994
Added the Code of Federal Regulations 47 Parts 70 to 79 from 1987
  Ham Radio Today Added all issues from 1996
Aug 19 Broadcasting & Cable   Added many issues from 2002 to 2006 starting when "Broadcasting" became "Broadcasting & Cable". We are looking for additional issues; any help you can provide will be welcome.
Aug 18 BMI   Added the "Pop Hits 1940-1974" history of BMI's biggest songs.
  Radio Life   Added 5 issues from 1957 and three from 1949. While this was a radio and television guide for Los Angeles, it had an extensive  coverage of artists and network programs as well as local station news.
  Electronics   Added three special editions; Circuits for Electronic Engineers from 1977, Design Techniques for Electronic Engineers from 1977 and Designer's Casebook Number 3 from 1979
  Radio Craft   Added the 1944 edition of the Radio Electronics Reference Annual. These are listed on the Gernsback publication and book page
  Radio Pictorial Added August 9 1935, August 13 1937 and a complete edition for December 2 1938
Musician Added September 1997 and November 1979,  April 1981
  Music Row   Added December 23 2009 and October 2003
  Music Connection   Added August 18 1986
  EQ   Added May and June of 1995
  International Musician and Recording World   Added April, October  and November 1979,
  AudioXpress   Added all 12 issues from 2004
Aug 10 AudioXpress   Added the first three years of publication of AudioXpress, and audiophile magazine consolidating Audio Electronics, Glass Audio and Speaker Builder. Note that this continues to be published and we include a link to their excellent website.
  Valve   Added 55 issues from 1994 to 1999 of this "Vintage audio listeners and valve enthusiasts" newsletter.
  All Music Searches   Updated and rebuilt the searches on all U.S. Music titles. These are the individual searches for each title and are only updated a few times a year. If any  don't work right, let us know as there was about 20 hours of work and there have to be some errors!
  All Audio Searches   We are adding individual title searches to all the audio magazines from North America. This is still being done at 1 AM PST but let us know if there are errors.
Aug 9 Band Leaders   Added March 1946 issue of this magazine featuring the Big Bands, the crooners and the music industry at the time.
  Radio Logbooks & Station Lists   Added an RCA Travel Log promoting RCA Radiotron Tubes. Lists of Shortwave and Police radio stations.
  International Musician and Recording World   Added January and June of 1979
  Musician   Added three issues: Jan 1998, August 1997, April 1996
  Radio Guide   Added March 4 2010
Aug 8 Radio World   Added 37 issues from 2001 to 2021
Aug 6 Early Radio Catalogs   Added the M&H Wholesale 1930 and 1933 catalogs
Added the Radiolek 1937 Catalog
  Bookshelf: Regulation and Legislation   Added: The Politics of Broadcast Regulation Krasnow 1973 1st Edition. We now have editions 1, 2 and 3 available for comparison.
  Bookshelf: SAMS   Added the 1959 edition of 101 Ways to Use Your Oscilloscope. We now have the 1974 edition and this one to compare tube technology with solid state.
Bookshelf: Radio & TV Engineering (Post 1940) Added: Video Handbook Scheraga Roche 1951 Edition
Added: AM Broadcast Station Antenna Systems Griffith 1998
Added: Fundamentals of Modern Television Television Training Institute
Added: Handbook Radio Frequency Interference Volume I 1962
Added: Introduction to Electricity & Radio Turney 3rd 1948
Added: Ionospheric Radio Propagation Davies 1966
Added: Practical Transmitters for Novices Case 1996
Added: Principles and Practices of Telecasting Ennes 1st 1953
Added: Principles of Electricity Telephone & Telegraph AT&T 1961
Added: Principles of Television Engineering Fink 1st 1940
Added: Radio Vol 1  Tucker 1952
Added: Radio Vol II Tucker 1954
Added: Steringa Idzerda de pionier van de radio omroep Boer 1969
Added: Telecasting and Color Tyler 1946
Added: Television Engineering Part 1 Fundamentals Roberts 1985
Added: Television Engineering Part 2 Applications Roberts 1985 II
  Bookshelf: TAB Books   Added: How to Test Almost Everything Horn 3rd 1993
Added: 99 Ways to Use Your Oscilloscope Saunders
Added: Commercial FCC License Study Guide Swearer
  Bookshelf: The Business of Broadcasting   Added: TAB Books' "TAB How To Sell Radio Advertising"
  Bookshelf: History   Added: The Third Floor Front Greene
Added: Zenith radio The Early Years 1919 1935 Cones 1997
Added: Media at War Radio´s Challenge to the Newspapers Jackaway 19
Added: Pioneer Mikes Kramer 2009
Added: The Complete Talking Machine 2nd Reiss 1996
Added: The Portable Radio In American Life Schiffer 1991
Added: The Talking Machine Fabrizo Fixed
Added: Broadcasting in the Arab World Boyd 1982
Bookshelf: Radio Programming Added the Spanish language "En La Misma Sintonía" which has biographical sketches of many contemporary U. S. and Mexican Spanish language radio station stars, programmers and leaders. It includes a profile of your WorldRadioHistory webmaster on page 118.
Bookshelf: Biography Added: Radio Boy Paul Gambaccini 1986
Added: Radio Wizard Edward Samuel Rogers Anthony 2000
Added: What Am I Doing Here Rollye James
Added: Everybody Called Him Cedric Hardman 1970
Added: Laughter in the Air Took UK 1981
  Bookshelf: Education   Added: Television and Radio Announcing Hyde 1998 India Edition
Added: The Technique of Radio Writing Weaver 1948
Added: Broadcaster's Guide 4 Volumes Wilson 1975
Added: Latin American Television Sinclair 1999
Added: Profitable Scriptwriting for TV & Radio Pedrick 1961
Added: Radio and TV News Editing & Writing 4th Wimer 1966
Added: Television and Radio Announcing Hyde 3rd 1979
Added: AP Broadcast News Handbook 1982
Added: AP Broadcast News Handbook 1998
  Wireless World Replaced January 1965 with complete issue with covers and ads.
  Audio Engineering   Added front and back covers from the June 1947 issue which was missing those pages.
Aug 5 Audio Added missing 20 pages from the December 1957 issue.
  Musician   Added June 1997
  Mix   Added the Mix Masetering Engineer's Handbook from 2000.
  Melody Maker Added three from 1965, one from 1966 and two from 1981
  International Musician   Added the July 1973 issue of this journal of the American Federation of Musicians
  Hi Fi Choice Added 6 issues of the  Best Buy Guide
Added 6 edition of "The Collection"
Added 6 special editions covering "Jimmy's Tweaks", "Compact Disk and Midi Systems", "The Essential Hi Fi Guide" and "The Essential Music Guide"
  CMJ New Music Monthly   Added September, October 1995, February 1996
  BBC Annual Report & Yearbooks Added the 2022-23 and 2023-24 Annual Report editions  We still need the 1998 and 1999 issues to complete this collection
  Babani Books Added Web Site Construction Simplified from 1999
July 28 Nebraska Broadcasters Association   Added a link to the excellent and extensive collection of documents and photos covering the history of radio in Nebraska.
  Billboard   Added the Buyer's Guide for 1989.
  Radio World   Added the 1989 "Annual" edition from December 31 of that year.
  Westinghouse Engineer   Added January 1972
  Music Row   Added September 7 1998
  Radio Television Appliance Sales Added January 1947
Jul 26 World Radio (US)   Added 10 more issues from 1997 and 1998
  Radio Contact Added a third issue from 1935
Jul 25 London Calling
from the BBC
Separated the "London Calling" issues into a separate page and added the 4 issues which are underlined.
FCC Documents Added the revised 2008 edition of the FCC's "The Public and Broadcasting" which is a guide for consumers and users of radio and TV.
  World Radio (US)   Added June 1998 of this amateur (ham) radio magazine.
Mix Added May 2012 and July 2012
  CMJ New Music   Added issues from August 1996 and June and November of 1997
  Maplin Project Books Added Book 20-A
  Billboard   Added August 27 1932, April 24 1926, August 6, 1932
Added May 31 1930, April 30 1932
  Radio Times
from the BBC
Added the 50th Anniversary edition of Radio Times
Added "The Art of Radio Times" illustrated book from 1981
(Both at bottom of page)
  Wireless World Added a revised (improved) scan of  the April 1961 50th Anniversary issue
  Lenkurt Demodulator   Added 7 issues from 1980 to 1982. They are underlined for easy location.
  Goldmine   Added a new page for this music collector magazine with many artist and record articles. 73 editions from 1998 to 2002 were added.
  The Street   New page with 7 issues of this fan magazine which began in 1988 and was published by the Record World retail chain from the Northeastern US.
  Radio Review Added November 9 1935 edition.
  Radio Television Appliance Sales Added October 1946 issue of this Canadian appliance and radio / TV dealer magazine.
  Musician   Added two issues from 1977 and 1978
  International Musician   Added 4 issues from the 1970's. They are underlined. This is the magazine of the Musician's Union.
  Radio Contact Added two issues from 1935 of this magazine "for the enthusiast and constructor". The issues are the first and second editions.
  Radio Lists and Logbooks   Added the 1927 booklet from the Mona Motor Oil Company, the original owner of KOIL in Omaha. Pictures, as well as a station logbook.
Added the Philco "Radio Personalities and Radio Log" from 1940. Featrues pictures of Philco radios
  Music Connection   Added two issues from the 1980's and four from the 2010's
  AFTRA
(SAG AFTRA)
  Added the January-February 1979 "Stand By" magazine from AFTRA.
  EQ Magazine   Added 5 issues. They are underlined.
  International Music & Recording World   Added September 1978 issue.
  Westinghouse Engineer   Added over 70 issues from 1959 into the early 70s. This nearly doubles the collection size. Jobs of this size are bound to have errors so if you find one, please let us know so it can be fixed.
  Early Radio Magazines   Added "Radio Programs" first (and perhaps only) issue from October 13 1929
  Billboard   Added the fold-out "Hot 100" Chart to the April 4  1964 edition.
  Canadian Musician   Added January-February 2008 issue
Added March 2010 and September and November of 2007
Jul 19 Record World   Added either new or complete issues. They are highlighted in RED
  AFTRA   Added the Winter 1979 edition of the AFTRA magazine. This is out oldest issue of the Radio and TV Artist union.
  Modern Era Collection   Added "What Every Young Announcer Should Know" a manual from Armed Forces Radio Services 1951
  Canadian Musician Added the January-February 2017 edition.
Station Booklets and Albums Added a later 1920's "Souvenir and Picture Book" from KFNF in Shenandoah, Iowa. Along with KMA, these were important agricultural information stations for several decades.

Added a post-WW II era booklet from WHO Des Moines, Iowa covering foreign farm information.
  Lafayette Catalogs   Added our first 1954 catalog, the 41st anniversary catalog from 1961 and the summer 1961 catalog
Jul 11 Early Radio Catalogs   Added a later 1920's catalog from Graymore Radio Corp. in New York City.
  Early Radio Miscellaneous   Added 1925 ARRL (American Radio Relay League) convention program. Lots of interesting ads, too!
Jul 9 EQ   Added January, February, March of 1995
  Modern Era Catalogs   Added the 1949 Canadian Electrical Supply Radio Buying Guide
  Canadian Musician Added March/April 2009
  Radio Row   Added a new page for Radio Row, a 1945 to 1947 pictorial fan magazine filled mostly with pictures of radio stars.
  Musician   Added December 1978
  Westinghouse Engineer   Added August 1943
  db Magazine   Added October 1980
  Hi Fi Music at Home   Added October 1958 and September 1958 of this Milton Sleeper audio magazine
  Hobbies Added 5 more issues from 1965 and one from 1954. The are underlined.
Jul 3 EQ Added 13 issues, all from 2000 to 2002. They are underlined-
  Early Radio Catalogs   Added the 1929 Rasco Radio Parts catalog from Radio Specialty Company (RASCO). 114 page extensive catalog of radio parts and supplies.
  International Television Almanac   Added the 1973 edition. We divide these into the extensive "Who's Who" biographical sketches and the remainder of the stations, service, agency and program sections. We now have 57 of the 59 editions published between 1956 and 2014
  Music Connection   Added four issues from 1987 and 1989
  Institute of Radio Engineers Publications   Added the 1962 IRE Directory. This is a huge 1700 page book with members, listings of manufacturers and products and even the IRE bylaws and organization. Look for the link in the left hand column at the bottom.
  Hits   Added Edition 3 of Hits' magazine's RainMakers books. This one features articles about MICHELE ANTHONY IRVING AZOFF MARTY BANDIER JOHN BRANCA TROY CARTER JODY GERSON SIR LUCIAN GRAINGE ALLEN GRUBMAN JIMMY IOVINE JOEL KATZ ROB LIGHT MAX LOUSADA MIKE McVAY BOB PITTMAN JON PLATT MICHAEL RAPINO SARA NEWKIRK SIMON ROB STRINGER
Canadian Musician Added April 1983 October 1995, May-June 2003, July-August 2002, May-June 2004, July-August and November-December 2001, September-October and May 1998, November-December 2003, February and October 1997,
  Hobbies Added 33 issues from 1964 and 4 issues from 1965.
  Hi Fi + Added a new section with issues 1 from April 1999 to September 2008 of this premium audio magazine from the UK. Hi Fi + is still published and we have included links to their active and interesting website.
Jun 30

Allied and Radio Shack Catalogs

  A reminder that there is a magnificent set of websites featuring Allied and Radio Shack catalogs: We recommend a visit (and the reason why we don't cover those two is that these sites are so well done we don't want to "compete")
Radio Shack Catalogs are here and the Allied Catalogs are here.
Jun 29 Melody Maker Added December 17, 1966, March 6 1965
  Hobbies Added 31 issues from 1965
Added 13 issues from 1963
Added multiple issues from 1931 and 1932. They are underlined.
  Audio Book & Brochure Collection   Added: Complete Guide to Digital Audio Middleton 2004
Added: Electronics Illustrated Hi Fi Handbook 424 1959
Added: Focal The Stereo Sound Book Purves 1960
Added: How to Plan and Install Hi Fi Systems No 1
Added: Loudspeakers The Why & How of Good Reproduction Briggs 1948
Added: Music Technology Basics & Beyond US Edition 2011
Added: Sound Design Attwood 2002
Added: World Hi Fi Guide Kettle 1981
Added: The Hi Fi Handbook Pioneer
  BMI Music World   Added Spring 2003, Winter 2010
  Bookshelf: Allied Radio Shack   Added: Allied All About High Fidelity & Stereo 1968
Added: Allied Best Ways to Use Your VTVM 1968
Added: Allied Electronics Data Handbook 1966
Added: Allied Encyclopedia of Electronics Components 1968
Added: Allied How to Build Electronic Kits 1968
Added: Allied Integrated Circuits Fundamentals 1968
Added: Allied Radio Data Handbook 1945
Added: Allied Understanding and Using Citizens Band Radio 1968
Added: Allied Understanding Schematic Diagrams 1968
Added: Allied Understanding Transistors
Added: Allied Radio Formula and data Book 1942
Added: Tandy Practical Transistor Novelty Projects
Added: Tandy Handbook of Practical Electronic Musical Novelties
  TAB Books   Added: TAB Shortwave Radio Listening for Beginners McCormick 1993
Added: TAB TV Troubleshooter's Handbook 3rd Edition 1975
Added: TAB 254 Electronic Engineering Nomograms 1968
  Rider Books   Added: Rider Basic Electronics Vol-6
Added: Rider A Modern Transistor Workbook 1965
  Bookshelf: Early Radio Technical Subjects   Added: 70 Years of Radio Tubes and Valves Stokes 1982
Added: Cathode Modulation Jones 1939
Added: Electronics in the West First 50 Years Morgan 1967
Added: Fundamentals of Radio Caldwell 1942 Laboratory Manual
Added: Fundamentals of Radio Jordan Nelson Et Al 1942
Added: Modern Radio Handbook 11
Added: Radio A Practical Manual Irwin 1923
Added: Radio Hints Sylvania Three Volumes 1943
Added: Radio Service Trade Kinks Simon 1939
Added: Radio Theory and Operating Loomis 3rd 1927
Added: Radio Theory Simplified 2nd Edition Duston 1924
Added: The Radio Handbook Jones 1936 Pacific Radio
Added: Wireless World Foundations of Wireless Sowerby 2
  Bookshelf: Servicing & Construction   Added: Be Your Own TV Repairman Guth 1965
Added: CBS Electron Tubes Technician's Handbook 2md 1958
Added: Color Television Principles and Servicing Bierman 1973
Added: Radio Servicing Made Easy Sylvania Lane 1961
Added:  Radio Servicing  Vol 3 Final Radio Theory Fozard 1958
Added: RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC 20 1960
Jun 27 Radio Shack   Added a link to a recommended outside site which has all the Radio Shack catalogs and publications.
Jun 26 Amateur and Short-Wave Bookshelf Added Communications Receivers: 1932-1981 4th Edition 1997
Added the National Radio Club 50th Anniversary 1933-1983 commemorative book about Broadcast Band DXing.
  Bookshelf: Enjoyment
 of Radio
  Added: Collecting Old Radios and Crystal Sets Alth 1977
  Bookshelf: Education and Training   Added: The Technique of Radio Writing Weaver 1948
Added: Television Broadcasting Lohr Sarnoff 1940
Added: Radio & Television Roberts 1965
  Bookshelf: History   Added: The Paper Life & Death of N Y Herald Tribune Kluger 1986 II
Added: Television How Things Developed Roberts II
Added: A Family Affair the R L Drake story Loughmiller 2001
Added: 50 Years of the New York State Broadcasters Assoc 2005
Bookshelf: Regulation
and Legal
Added: International Radio Regulations 1947 Volume II
  Bookshelf: Biography   Added: Father Coughlin and the New Deal Tull 1965
Added: Canada Broadcasting and Me Clark II
Added: A Reporter's Life Walter Cronkite 1996
  Catalogs   Added the 1998 General Catalog of Hewlett Packard
  Bookshelf: Business of Broadcasting   Added The Universal Eye Green 1972, Television in the 70's.
  Bookshelf: Technology   Added the Tung-Sol Electron Tubes Technical Data from 1951. This is over 1,300 pages of data.
  SAMS Photofact   Added 31 volumes of Auto Radio, Hi Fi Component and Videocassette Recorder service guides. This is over 4,000 pages of data!
Wireless World Replaced March 1961 with complete issue with ads and cover.
  RCA Picture   Added the RCA Victor Picture edition from April 1953. This was a record review magazine for consumers.
  Television Added the March 1930 issue of this very early TV  magazine.
AFTRA Added the SAG AFTRA magazine from Spring 2018
  Studio Sound   Added October 1979. ¨Previously we had mistakenly listed the "Autumn Special" instead of the October issue.
  Stereo Hi Fi Review   Added the 1981 and the 1980 editions of the Tape Recording & Buying Guide special editions.
  RTNDA Communicator   Added January 1998,  February 1995
  RCA Record Review / Record News   Added issues from 1940, 1944 and 1945
  RCA Catalogs and Sales Brochures   Added the 1938 Air Cooled Transmitting Tubes catalog
Added the 1935 Cathode Ray Tubes catalog
  Radio Life
Radio TV Life
  Added December 5 and October 3rd, 1948, August 7 1949  issues of this West Coast magazine with articles about shows, talent and program schedules
  Radio Varieties   Added the May 1940 WSM Nashville edition of this magazine.
  Radio Log Magazine   Added the June 21 1931 issue of this program schedule and feature article magazine about New England radio
  Home Study Courses   Added the National Radio Institute Servicing Course from 1956
  Radio Station Lists and Logbooks   Added the 1934 World of Radio Entertainment including "foreign" stations and police calls.
  Modern Era Catalogs and Brochures   Added the G. W. Smith 5th Catalog from 1970
Added Henry's Radio Ltd 10th Catalog.
Both are also on the UK Miscellaneous page.
Jun 25 Billboard Added the September 29 1979 International Buyer's Guide
Added the September 30 1978 International Buyer's Guide
Added the August 19, 1967 International Buyer's Guide
Added the 1977 Country Music Source Book
Added the 1978 International Talent Directory
Added improved copy of the 1979 Disco Sourcebook
  Network Publications   Added the 2001 CBS Press Tour booklet
  Broadcast Equipment Catalogs   Added the EMT Courier Turntable brochure from 1980. This was a multi-thousand-dollar electronic professional turntable.
  Modern Era Collection   Added a single issue of "Commercials"  which was a magazine serving the commercial broadcast production industry. The issue is dated October 1980
  Early Radio Catalogs   Added the 1946 Federal Power Tubs catalog and brochure.
  United Kingdom Collection Added About Radio Caroline. a Booklet about the famous UK pirate radio ship.
  Music Miscellaneous Collection   Added "Grammy Awards by Year" 1958 to 1997
Added "The Grammy Winners Book" from 1988
Added "The Grammy Winners Book" from 1989
Added "The Grammy Winners Book" from 1985
Added the Grammy Nominations list from 1989 year
Radio Station Albums and Booklets Added the 1952 KGNC Amarillo Texas 30th anniversary booklet
Added a 1940's mailer / brochure from WHO, Des Moines, Iowa.
Added the 1946 WMC Memphis, TN, booklet "Going Forward With Radio".
Added the WMBG, Richmond, Virginia Story of the Stars profile of their on-air talent
Added the WLS Chicago, Illinois Family Album From 1955
Added the 1946 WAPI Birmingham, Alabama Hayloft Jamboree program brochure.
Added the WMC Memphis, Tennessee 1941 brochure for The Commercial Appeal Station.
Added the WTRY, Troy, New York WW II period booklet
  Music Connection   Added January 2017
  Radio Station Lists and Logbooks   Added the "Official Radio Log" for the 1928-29 "Season"
  Hard Report   Replaced the incomplete August 25 1995 issue with a full copy.
  Lafayette Catalogs   Replaced the 1949 catalog #949 with better scan.
We only cover Lafayette and Heathkit on this site. There is a very nice Radio Shack catalog site at https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com
  Hits   Added 5 issues from 2003
  Capitol Music Views   Added December 1952 of this little consumer magazine promoting Capitol Records releases.
  International Musician and Recording World   Added four issues from the later 1970's.  They are underlined.
  RPM Directories   Added the May 8 1976 Directory Supplement.
  Electronics Monthly Fixed links for the 1988 issues.
  ASCAP Playback   Added Spring and Summer of 2012
  Mix   Added 14 issues from 2012, 2013 and 2014
Early Radio Catalogs Added the Better Radio Catalog #207 for the 1924-1925 Season
Added "Radio" 1929 Edition from the Barawik Company in Chicago
Added the Radio Bargain News October-November 1932 Catalog #15
Added the DeForest  Ponofilm Catalog from 1939
  Early Radio Hobbyist   Added The ABC of Radio Battery Life, a brochure from Eveready from 1937
Added a more contemporary reprint of the 1934 Short Wave Radio-Manual
  General Electric   Added issues of Monogram, Leading Edge and Mach 3 as well as a special edition about the people of General Electric. All are underlined and cover the 1970's to the 1990's
  Circus   Added The 20th Anniversary Year in Review for 1989, The Year in Review for 1962, June 1993 issue, and The Year in Rock for 1983
  Billboard   Replaced April 18 1964 with better copy
  Wireless World Replaced June to December 1961 with full issues with covers and advertisements. Some of the issues we have come from the annual compilations which only contained the editorial content and we are trying to find the full issues when possible.
  International Musician   Added these issues of the American Federation of Musicians Union magazine; May 1963, September 1973, August 1972, December 1972,  September 1972,  February, April, June 1970, November 1973, June 1971, November, December 1969,
  Modern Era Collection   Added the Henry's Radio Transonics 1975 Catalog
Jun 24 DX Collection   Added The Tuning's Proceedings 1994-1995 Antennas, Communications receivers and DXing
  SAG-AFTRA   Added Fall-Winter 2021 issue featuring "Being the Ricardos"
May 10 G.E. Monogram   Added November-December 1950 of this General Electric dealer hand-out promoting its electrical and electronic product lines.
Music: Miscellaneous Added Circus "The Year in Rock & Roll" for 1989
Added Circus June 30 1993 issue
Added Circus "The Year in Rock" for 1993
  Music Row   Added October-November 2012 and April-May 2014
  The Music Scene
BMI Canada
Added a new section for the publication of the Canadian office of BMI with 63 issues of the magazine from 1967 to 1989. BMI is a performing rights organization representing authors, composers and publishers in the music industry.
  Network Publications   Added the 1942 Columbia Broadcasting System annual report for shareholder.
  Wireless World Added a new scan of the 50th anniversary issue from April 1961
  Record World   Added July 31 1976 and a better scan of June 12 1976
  Early Radio Programming   Added a Tender Leaf Tea picture album / booklet for it's sponsored serial drama, "One Man's Family"
  City Radio Guides   Added the February 1923 issue of Radio Waves from Portland, Oregon. Radio schedules and articles about radio sets and radio technology.
  Hi-Fi Stereo Review   Added the 1963 Stereo Hoi Fi Directory issue.
  Radio Pictorial Added November 18 1938
May 9 Q.R.P. Collection nearing completion with the assistance of Peter Merriman. Just two issues now needed.
  Broadcasting Magazine
Digital TV
  Added all 1998 issues of Broadcasting & Cable magazine's "Digital Television" publication.
They are listed under the same year as the Broadcasting / Broadcasting & Cable issues are listed.
  Brill's Content   Added August 2000 edition
  Mix   Added  August, June 2011; February, April, June October 2012
Months with a gray "x" indicate issues purchased but not yet received / scanned.
  Canadian Musician Added March/April and May/June 2001
  Musician   Added January 1996
  Wireless World Replaced 1961 January and February with complete editions with covers and ads.
  Television   Added September and December 1962 completing that year.
Added September, October, November 1963 completing that year.
This collection is now complete from 1949 to 1968 but we need many issues from 1944 to 1948. Please help us find them.
  U.K. Collection   Added a 1925 issue of Wireless - The One Word Weekly".
May 6 United Kingdom
Searches
  We spent the last three days rebuilding the scope, accuracy and inclusion of the searches for all U.K publications.
The global ones for Early Technology (through WW II), Modern Era Technology, Music, Books, and "BBC-Short Wave-Private Radio and TV are located on the UK page (in the section headings) and on both the vertical side menu and the top drop-down menu on the home page.
If you encounter problems, let me know (not that search results depend considerably on the quality of the original documents so some will generate oddly spelled words and the like.
May 3 Mix   Added July 2011
  Q.R.P. Added issues 46 to 56. July/August 1953 to June 1954
  RPM Canada Added 61 more issues, going back as far as 1965. Also added many of the special editions like Juno Awards, record company anniversaries and music industry directories.
We now have 1775 issues and specials of this magazine.
The RPM search has been updated to today's changes.
  Music Collection   Added the 1982 and 1992 Circus Magazine annual review of rock music. They are under their respective decades in the Music Collection page.
  Canadian Musician Added October 1979 and February 1986
Apr 30 FCC Publications   Added the 1955 FCC Study Guide and Reference for Commercial Operator Exams.
  Metronome   Added November 1944
  Capitol Music Views   Added February 1953
  Station Booklets and Pictorial Albums   Added an undated "Good Morning" Programs of KWTO, Springfield, MO.
Appears to be very late 1920's.
Added CFAM Altona, Manitoba 50th anniversary publication. }
Added the CKWX, Vancouver, Canada station and city album
Add the 1923 WRC The Voice of the Capital Washington DC booklet.
Added a 1960s promotional brochure for WHLO in Akron, Ohio.
  Early Radio Programming   Added a 1930's brochure about "The Chesterfield Radio Program" showing how the show is produced and broadcast.
  Maplin Electronics Added Issue #20 of the Maplin Projects Book.
  Canadian Musician Added August 1983 and August 1989
  GE Monogram   Added July 1930
  Circus   Added Circus Summer Rockers June 1988
Added Circus Year in Metal December 1990
Added Circus The Year in Rock and Roll 1987
Apr 28 G.E. Monogram   Added the June-July 1968 issue of the General Electric Monogram
  Musician   Added July 1994, Completing that year's issues in our collection.
  RPM (Canada)   Added over 100 issues with more to come. Look for dates that are underlined. We have more purchases on their way from Canada to further our wish to complete this collection.
Apr 26 Radio News   Added the 1928 edition of "1001 Questions and Answers"  We now have 4 different editions of this annual publications, with the first from 1926 and the "newest" from 1930
  DXing and Short Wave Collection   Added Fine Tuning Proceedings 1994-94 Receivers and lots more DX topics..
Apr 25 Billboard   Added the 1978 "Disco Supplement"
  International Musician   Added thee July 1978 edition from the American Federation of Musicians
  City Radio & TV Schedule Magazines   Added a 1950 issue of Radio Record, a listing of Seattle and Vancouver (BC) radio and TV shows and related articles.
Mastic's
"Voice of the Air"
Added Volume 2 Number 1 of  radio manufacturer "Majestic" publication "Voice of the Air".
Note / Warning: This issue features "Amos & Andy" which was a popular radio show where two non-African Americans imitated and parodied Black people. It was very popular, but does not pass the "test of time" in this editor's opinion.
  BMI Many Worlds of Music   Added 111 issues from the 1970's. All are underlined.
  ASCAP Magazines   Added Fall 1980 "ASCAP in Action" and July August 1998 "Playback"
  Canadian Musician Added 13 more issues. Each is underlined in the listing.
  Early Radio Collection   Added The A.B.C. of Radio by Kaempfert. A 1922 early and basic explanation of how radio works and how to use it at home!
  Music Miscellaneous   Added the book "Grammy Awards by Year" covering 1958 to 1998 with annual listings
Added the Circus Magazine's "Year In Rock" for 1987.
Apr 23 RCA Catalogs   Added an undated WP 33-B Regulated Power Supply brochure
Added the 1970 Radio TV equipment price list
Added the 1960 Broadcast Transmitting Equipment for TV catalog.
Home Study Courses Added the United Electronics Laboratories home study electronics course from 1956.
  Record World   Added1975 issues for November 1, 8, 15,22,  29, December 6, 13, 20, 27 July 5, 12, 26, August  2, 9, 16, 23, 30,
  RPM Canada Added the December 31 1974 directory issue.
Added October 2 1976 Directory issue.
Added May 26 1973 Directory issue
Added 13 Single Editions from 1978 to 1981. They are underlined.
  Music Miscellaneous   Added "Solid Gold" a special edition from rock magazine "Circus". We'll add more from this magazine if there is any interest.
  Citizens Band Radio Publications   Added October 1961 "CB Horizons"
  The Mix Added July 1996 of the UK edition of this title.
  Tower Radio   Added May and July of 1937. We now have all but one of this publication's print run!
  Radio Logbooks and Station Lists   Added the RCA Radio Travel Log dated March 1940
  CMJ New Music   Added 7 issues from 1995 of this airplay and music magazine principally focused on campus radio stations.
  Early Radio Collection   Added the 1926 Retailing Radio Trade Directory from 1926
Added booklet "The Zenith Story" with the history of Zenith Radio Corporation abeginning in 1919. Many illustrations.
  Radio Life   Added June 22, 1941, October 23 1949, May 22 1949, February 22 1948,
  Electronics Digest   Added 5 issues from 1972. This was a Radio Shack publication "for home and school".
  Radio Pictorial Added May 3 1935 and April 30 1937 issues
  Radio News
Special Editions
  Added edition #6 of the Radio News Amateur's Handbook from 1939
  NAB Publications   Added Broadcasting & The Lottery Laws, 5th edition, from 1974
Added the Political Broadcast Catechism 7th Edition from 1972
Added "Why do Radio Research" from 1980
Apr 22 Note:   We finished well enough to use our new main site processing computer, using a Ryzen Threadrippper 7960 24 core processor with new generation memory and high speed SSD-based RAID arrays for work areas and backup. Pictures t

In the meantime, we have several week's worth of files backed up and will begin putting them on the site tonight! Click HERE to see new gear!
  Television Age   Added September 19, 1960 issue
Music Business Added January 30 1965
  RCA Victor Radio News   Added the March 1940 issue of this predecessor to the "RCA In The Groove" magazine for record buyers.
  RCA Listen   Added undated issue of this 1937-1939 supplement to major magazines promoting RCA home electrical and electronic devices.
  Practical Wireless Replaced with better copies: July 1938 and October 8 1938
  Wireless World Replaced December 1938 with better copy
  Television Factbook   Added the "Stations" volume of the Television Factbook for 1981-82.
  Music Miscellaneous   Added the 1981 Twelfth Annual Country Radio Seminar program.
  Indiana Historical Radio Society   Added 5 more issues of this "old radio" preservation group.
  Lafayette Catalogs   Added a much improved scan of the 1940 "Gift Catalog" #79
Country Music Added four issues from the 1970's, and three from the 2000's. They are underlined.
We are now missing less than 15 issues to complete this magazine. Let me know if you'd like to see other  country music "fanzines" on this site... and which ones! david@worldradiohistory.com
  Brill's Content   Added March 1999, November/December 2000, June 1983, July 1984
  Billboard   Added the August 6 1966 "1966-1967 International Buyer's Guide"
Added the August 7 1965 "1965-1966 International Buyer's Guide
  Canadian Musician Added July 1984, June 1983, November 2000, December 1996. More have been purchased and are on their way.
  Q.R.P. Added issues #16-18 and #32-34 and #42-44 as well as #71
  Early Radio Hobbyist   Added  the American Radio Relay League 1925 Convention in Chicago Program.
Early Radio Catalogs Added the Coast to Coast Radio Corp 1933 Semi-Annual Supplement
Apr 11 General Electric
Monogram
  Added March 1968 edition.
  Music: Miscellaneous Collection   Added the Grammy Winners 25th Anniversary Edition
  Early Radio: Catalogs   Added a 1920's catalog from Young & McCombs in Rock Island, IL from the 1920's. If any site visitor can pinpoint the year of issue, please let us know.
  Music Business   Replaced March 27 1965 issue with a better scan.
  Mix Magazine   Added November and December 2009, January, February,  March, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2010, January, February, March, April, May 2011
  Q.R.P. Added issues 19 to 31,  April 1951 to April 1952
  Popular Wireless Added 6 issues from 1933- They are underlined.
Apr 10 Etude   Added August 1940
RPM Added November 13, 2000. This was the "farewell" last issue of the publication.
And some good RPM news: we have found about 30 of the missing issues and have bought them. You will want to look for them soon, eh?,
We have moved RPM to the North American / U.S.A. music section and made the issues searchable.
Apr 8 Country Music   Added 11 issues. They are all underlined.
  Billboard   Added the 1993 International Recording Equipment & Studio Directory
Added the 1989 International Manufacturing and Packaging Directory
Added 1994 International Recording Equipment & Studio Directory
  Arbitron Ratings Booklets and Pamphlets   Added the Undated Understanding Arbitron Ratings (likely from 1980's)
Added the 1989 Arbitron Radio Programmer's Guide
Added the 1977 Research Guidelines for Programming
Added the 1989 Turning the Numbers into Sales
Added the 1976 Understanding and Using Radio Audience Estimates
Added the 1989 Why the Diary
Added the 1990 article "Day in the Life of an Arbitron Diary.
  Radio Station Lists & Logbooks   Added the 1961 Wireless World Guide to Broadcasting Stations.
  Musician   Added the 1981-1982 edition of The Year In Rock
  Wireless World Guide to Broadcasting Stations Added Edition 13 from 1961
Radio Ratings Books Added Miami Pulse October November 1973
Added Richmond Hooper from October 1973 and October 1974
Added Miami Hooper November-December 1973
Added Miami Arbitron 1973 October-November
Note: this is a unique opportunity to see Hooper, Pulse and Arbitron side by side in one market
Added Rochester Arbitron from Winter 1987
Added a station's notes from a 1974 diary review of Richmond, VA, Arbitron diaries
Added the Custom Survey Area report for Spring 1989 for Nags Head NC
  CM Canadian Musician Added four more issues, including one from the first year of publication, 1979
Apr 1 Radio World
(Modern Era)
Added 24 issues from 1996
Added 19 issues from 1997
Added 6 issues from 1998
Added 9 issues from 2006, including 4 issues of the Engineering Extra
Added 6 issues of Engineering Extra from 2007
Added 8 issues from 2008 including 6 issues of Engineering Extra
Added 10 issues from 2009 including 5 issues of Engineering Extra
Added 4 issues of Engineering Extra from 2010
Added 6 issues of Engineering Extra from 2011 and the Nov 16 regular issue
Added 6 issues including 5 Engineering Extra
Added 2 issues from 2013
Added one issue from 2014
Added one issue from 2015
Added two issues from 2016
Added 27 issues from 1921 including the 2021 Source Book
Made all issues SEARCHABLE and the search can be done by decade, too!
  CM Canadian Musician Added 39 issues from 1986 to 1993
Mar 31 Practical Wireless Added 5 issues from 1938. As usual, New(er) additions are underlined
  Brill's Content   Added May 2001
  Musician   Added 4 issues, and they are underlined.
  Electronics   Just a reminder that the original article containing Moore's Law was in the April 19th 1965 issue of Electronics magazine.

The later issues of Electronics are very hard to find, and I'm using the "bait" of the issue mentioned above to request the contribution of any of the missing issues. particularly from the 1980's.
Mar 24 CM Canadian Musician Added our first issue of this Canadian music and musicians' magazine that ran from 1979 to 2023. Many more issues on the way.
  Listener In Australia Added the 1936 11th edition of the Modern Radio Handbook.
  Bookshelf: Servicing & Construction   Added a new section for books and booklets about home servicing of radios and TV sets, simple construction projects and similar subjects that are not part of a regular magazine series.
Added 8 books to start the page.
Mar 23 Popular Wireless Added 6 issues from 1931. They are all underlined.
  Q.R.P. Added five more issues, completing the 1950 editions.
Mar 22 United Kingdom Collection Added The Concise Household Encyclopedia "A Practical Guide to all Home Crafts" from 1920
  Music Row   Added 9 more issues. They are underlined.
  Wireless World Publications   Added Radio Engineering for Sound Broadcasting 1955, "by members of the BBC Engineering Division". Find it in the left-hand column under "Books from Wireless World".
Mar 21 RCA Collection Added the June 13 1953 issue of Time Magazine with David Sarnoff on the cover and a feature article about the head of RCA.
United Kingdom Collection Added "Radio Caroline and its Stars", a pictorial view of the UK pirate radio station.
Added issues #1 and #2 of "Beatwave" a magazine about pirate radio in the UK:
  Radio-Electronics   Revised page for this magazine to included all the special editions. They are listed at the bottom of the page.
  City Radio Guides   Added our first issue of "Best Bets", a Spokane, WA, radio program guide from August 1935
Added the September 17 issue of Saint Louis' Radio and Entertainment Guide magazine.
  Early Radio Catalogs   Added the 1924 catalog from American Radio Manufacturing Company
  BBC Radio Times Added "The Art of Radio Times" featuring the best art and illustration from the BBC publication.
  Musician   Added 14 issues from 1989 to 1999. They are underlined.
Added 1995 special edition "Understanding MIDI"
  Record World   Added three new issues from 1975: May 3 and May 24 and September 27 and replaced all the May and June issues with better scans
  Brill's Content   Added November 2000
  Radio Life   Added the October 12 1947 issue from this Los Angeles area radio and TV program listing with many feature articles about stations, shows and personalities.
  Radio Logbooks and Station Lists   Added the Burgess Index of Radio Broadcasting Stations from March 1927
Mar 17 Who's Who
in Television
Added issues from 1960, 1962, 1965 and 1966. This is a "fanzine" but contains information on radio and TV shows and stars from each year.
  Q.R.P. Added 9 issues between 1949 and 1950 of this low power radio amateur publication.
  CMJ "New Music"   Added the Monthly CMJ "New Music" edition for all of 1999 and 6 issues from 2000. This was a music magazine focused on college radio stations with significant rock programming. If you like Limp Bizkit you will like this magazine.
  Speaker Builder   Added 97 issues between 1980 and 1998.
Indiana Historical Radio Society Added three issues. They are underlined.
Hi Fi Yearbook Added all but one of the Hi Fi Yearbooks from the UK between 1956 and 1981
BMI Magazine Added Issue 3 from 1979
RCA Collection Added the 1972 RCA Product Technical Manual
St. Louis Radio and Entertainment Added a new page with four 1931 issues of this Saint Louis, Missouri radio program and entertainment guide.
  Channels of Communication   Added the 1986 Field Guide issue
Radio Doings Added October 11 1925 and November 29 1925
Music Row Added 8 issues from the 90's, including the March 8 1999 issue with an extensive interview with Rusty Walker, the amazing Country Music consultant. All new additions are underlined.
EQ Added 16 issues. They are all underlined
Hi-Fi Music at Home
(Sleeper)
Added December 1958
Mar 16 Popular Wireless Added the complete set of August 1931 issues in one file.
Added 5 single 1930 issues.
Added the complete set of issues for October 1930 in a single file.
Early Radio Collection Added The Microphone Radio & Television Worker's Union May 1935
SAG-AFTRA Added 6 issues from 2022
Early Radio Programming Added "Ladies Be Seated", a souvenir program from the Aunt Jemima show on ABC.
Hi-Fi Choice Added issue 1 to 36 from 1975 to 1984. These were topic based editions with a single focus.
Added issues 37 to 53 to 1987. These were also single topic issues.
Brill's Content Added August 1998, the premier issue.
Musician Added December 1998 and several issues from 1989, completing that year.
Added February 1992
Mar 15 NOTICE: Search
All Music Magazines
  We have rebuilt the searches for all music related magazines. They now include every publication on the site as of today.
Mar 13 Short Wave Magazine Added January 2001 issue.
Musician Added 112 more issues of this West Coast USA music industry magazine.
An updated search utility has been created.
Mar 12 Billboard Replaced January 25 and February 1 1964 with better and more complete scans.
SBE Signal Added December 2023 issue
The Etude Added 13 issues from the 1940's. s
SAG-AFTRA Added the Spring 2023 issue of the SAG-AFTRA member magazine.
ASCAP Added six special editions. They are shown at the left-hand column.
BMI Added 5 special editions. They are listed at the bottom of the page.
Mar 10 Music Connection Added over 150 issues from 1987 to 1999. This magazine promoted itself as The West Coast's Music Magazine.
Musician Added July 1998 and April 1999
Added December 1990, March 1990, June-July 1980, April 1987
Added April 1999, November 1998, October 1998,
International Musician Added the February 1974 issue of the magazine of the American Federation of Musicians
Hits Added March 11 1990 and October 29 1999
Brill's Content Added a new section for this "Media Watchdog" publication which began in 1998. Wee have 7 issues now and will add more as they become available
Crosley Broadcaster Added the November 1 1926 issue.
Radio Station Lists and Logs Added a new scan of the Boston-Transcript's-Radio-Handbook-from February 1924. This edition includes several pages of updates.
Added the Almanac Wireless Log Book from 1926
Added new scan of the Air Line Radio Map & Log from 1926
Mar 9 Popular Wireless Added 1 issue from 1933 and 10 from 1935
Mar 4 Bookshelf: History of Radio    Added: Hollywood and Broadcasting Hilmes 1990
Added: La Radiodifisusion Nationale Annuaire 1934 
Added: Radio's First Two Decades 1987

Added: Television An International History Smith 1995 
Added: The Story of Modern Science Williams 1923 
Added: Towers on the Prairie Mann Vol 2 1945-1979 
  Bookshelf: Radio Programming   Added: Christina Hits Radio Hot Hits Brothers 1999
Added: Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs.1947 1976 Terrace
Added: TV Movie Almanac Ratings 1958-59
  Bookshelf: Regulation & FCC   Added: Say it Safely Ashley 1959
Added: TAB BM E Interpreting FCC Broadcast Rules Vol 2 1968
  Bookshelf: Education   Added. Announcing Broadcast Communicating Today O'Donnel 1987
Added Announcing O'Donnell 2nd 1991

Added Kids Discover Television 1992 03
Added Radio Production Worktext Gross Reese 2nd Edition
  Bookshelf: Biography   Added: CBS's Don Hollenbeck Gdhiglione 2008
Added: Nothing Could Be Finer Than A Crisis That Is Minor Osgood 19
Added: People of the Century Time CBS News 1999

Added: The Alexander Popov Inventor of Radio Radovsky 1957 
Added: David Sarnoff A Biography Lyons 1966 
Mar 3 Beat Instrumental Added 11 issues from 1980. We are now just 2 issues short of a complete set of this publication.
RCA "In the Groove" Added July and November 1948 issues of this promotional monthly magazine for RCA records and record artists.
Musician Added June 1990
  Journal of the British Institution of Radio Engineers Added the October to December 1945 issues
Added the November 1943 to January 1944 editions.
The Etude Began a new page for The Etude, a music magazine published from 1883 to 1957. Our first issue is from 1949 and we will be adding more as they become available.
Home Study Courses Added National Radio Institute booklet on professional charges for radio TV service
Hobbies Added 40 issues from 1952
Radio Dial Added our first issue of the Columbus Ohio "Radio Dial" weekly program guide. This was the third issue for that city. We have over 100 issues for the Cincinnati Ohio edition.
  Early Radio Programming   Added the September 1923 issue of Radio Record, its 4th issue. This is a magazine that details the progress of radio in both consumer technology and programming.
Added our second issue of On the Air from February 1926
  Early Radio Hobbyist Publications   Added a single issue of One issue of  "The Broadcast Receiver" from 1924
  Early Radio Catalogs   Added the Radio Television Supply Co Catalog, undated.
Added the 1919 Sears "Apparatus" catalog
Added the Radio Equipment & Supplies 1925 catalog from Hub Cycle and Auto Supply in Boston
  Service Manuals   Added Westinghouse Canada Manuals 1936-1937
Added Radio College of Canada Individual Circuit Service Canadian Receivers 1927-1930
(Find these down the page under "Retail and Servicing"
  Practical Wireless Added the 1941 8th edition of Camm's Practical Wireless Encyclopaedia. We now have 4 different editions that show the progress of electronics from 1928 to 1954
Feb 28 Early Radio Programming   Added Radio Forecast magazine with weekly radio program listings and articles from April 17, 1932.
Musician Added 18 issues. All are underlined.
Feb 27 Hi-Fi Choice Added 203 issues of Hi-Fi Choice, the high fidelity and stereo publication from the UK.
All issues are now searchable!
  Audio Book Collection   Added: Hi Fi in the Home Crabbe 3rd 1972 
Added: Hi Fi Stereo Handbook Boyce 1961 
Added: Hi Fi Stereo Installation Simplified Cameron 1978 
Added: Reproduction of Sound Villchur 1962 
Added: Set Up Your Own Hi Fi by Warring 1974 
Added: Sound Design Attwood Beazley 2002 
Added: Sound Recording & Hi Fi Brown 1976 
Added: Sound Reproduction Briggs 2nd 1950 
Added: Stereo for Beginners Webb  
Added: The Hi Fi Handbook from Pioneer 
Reorganized the Audio Book and Publication page. Items are not listed alphabetically, with sections for single-publisher series or collections.
Feb 26 ASCAP Publications   Added the 1002 Annual Report
Added Spring 2008 issue of Playback
  Television Added the February 1930 issue of this early Television magazine from the UK.
  Music: Miscellaneous   Added our first issue of The Etude, a music magazine begun in 1882. This issue is Vol LVIII No 8
  Who's Who in Television and Radio   Added issues from 1955, 1956 and 1957
  Record World   Added August 23 1969 (complete), June 20 1964, June 27 1964.
  Music Connection   Added the December 1, 1977 issue (First issue published)
  Music Technology   Added the September 1987 issue
  UK Miscellaneous Added the August 1949 issue of The New Beat, "A Modern Music Magazine" featuring Big Bands, Crooners and pop jazz.
  Audio Miscellaneous Collection   Added our first issue of Sight & Sound Marketing, and it is from September of 1967
Added 11 books on audio subjects, including Tape Recording, Tape Recording & Hi Fi (ARCO), Tape recording & Hi Fi, Collins Nutsheel Book 32, Reproduction of Sound, Set Up Your Own Hi Fi, Stereo Handbook GA Briggs, Loudspeakers The Why & How of Good Reproduction, Magnetic Recording, Practical Hi Fi Sound, Introducing Hi Fi Turner 1976 and Introduction to Hi Fi Brown 1966
  Early Radio Programming   Added a brochure and schedule for two Chesterfield network shows on CBS and NBC.
Added Radio Stars Album 1932 publication from Dell with brief biographies of many radio stars.
Added On the Air, an early radio program magazine. This issue is from January of 1926
  Hits   Added three issues from 2013 and one from 2002
  RCA The Wireless Age   Added the April 1930 issue of this employee magazine from RCA.
  National Radio Institute
Home Study
  Added a set of "Extra Money Jobs", a  four to 6 page "newsletter" for  NRI graduates with hints and techniques for being a successful radio and TV serviceman.
  Radio News   Added the special edition "Hi Fi Annual" from 1959. Look for many special editions at the bottom of the Radio News page.
  Radio Log & Lore   Added June 1933 issue
  Radio Life   Added the June 6 1948 issue
  Radio Journal   Added 11 of the 12 issues from 1931. This was a radio and appliance dealer magazine.
  Capitol Records
"Music Views" and Record Club
  Added 10 Record Club mailers and 28 issues of the monthly Music Views magazine which promoted new Capitol releases and was given away at record stores and mailed to record buyers.
  Early Radio Collection   Added the 1928 Atwater Kent "Company Story" about this major early manufacturer of radio sets.
  Radio Logbooks, Station Lists.   Added the Motorola United State FM Station List  from the 1950's
Added Radio Broadcasting Stations 1923 from the Boston Transcript
Added Radio Foto Log for 1940 National Union Tubes
Added the Radio Travel Log fro RCA Victor
Added Western Union Radio Log 1925 October issue
Added the WTAQ Gillette Rubber Co Radio Log Book
  Beat Instrumental Added 12 issues from January to December of 1979
  Practical Wireless Added the Practical Wireless Encyclopedia by Camm 7th Edition 1939 and 11th Edition 1946.
Feb 24 Melody Maker Added 76 issues from 1945, 1946 and 1947
  Radio & Television Weekly   Added 31 total issues Radio & Television Weekly from 1947. This was a retailer's publication for the home entertainment market. and, under several names,  dated back 32 years to 1916 when it began as a gramophone dealer publication.
  Electronics & Music Maker /
Music Technology
Added August 1989 issue
  Hobbies Added four issues from 1930
Added five issues from 1931
Added
  The Mix Added the January 1999 issue. This is not the same title as the US magazine called "Mix" without the "The" ahead of it.
  Popular Wireless Added 6 issues from 1928, including  the missing June issue allowing us to combine all in a single June collection file.
Added set of April 1931 issues
Added July 23 132
Added sets of complete September and October 1935 issues
Feb 20 Popular Wireless Made 10 additions from 1931 to 1933. Some are individual weekly issues, others are "complete sets" of all the issues from a single month (we combine issues when we have a whole month's worth) and one replaces an issue with missing pages.
  Practical Wireless Added just the blueprint from the February 11 1933 issue
Added the 13th Edition of the Practical Wireless Encyclopaedia from 1954
Added the Aerial Data Pocket Guide from 1965
  Modern Era Collection   Added the 1969 Los Angeles Times special supplement on "Radio's 50th Year".
FCC Documents Added 1979 filing by CKLW Winds Ontario, renowned engineer showing absence of adjacent channel interference by  Stereo. Tests performed by E.R. Buterbaugh.
  Citizen's Band Collection   Added the 1976 "Official CB Dictionary".
  UK Miscellaneous Collection Added the 1962 and 1974 International Audio Festival & Fair convention handbooks. Full of intereresting ads for audio gear.
Added the 1960 London Audio Fair exhibition and convention program
  Electronics World   Added the 1960 Electronics World magazine Hi Fi Annual and Audio Handbook.
  Bookshelf: Technical Handbooks   Added the 1937 Jones Radio Handbook and the 1937 Jones Radio Handbook Supplement
  Electronics Illustrated   Added 1959 Hi Fi Handbook special edition.
  Early Radio Programming   Added the 1939 "Biggest Show on Earth" weekly radio programming booklet for the Los Angeles, CA, area.
Feb 11 Melody Maker Added 59 issues from 1943 and 1944
Feb 8 Popular Wireless Added February 25 1933  and replaced February 11 and February 4 issues with ones including the blueprint or slider.
Feb 6 Radio World   Added the March 19, 1932 issue. With this issue we believe we have completed the entire Radio World collection. It has taken over 15 years to find them all and this may be the only full collection available to the public in existence.
  Popular Wireless Added a revised scan of the June 1932 issue with many missing pages added.
  Radio Pictorial Added 13 issues from 1938
  Wireless World Added the Wireless World book "Foundations of Wireless" by Sowerby, 2nd Edition from 1940
  Electronics & Music Maker /
Music Technology
Added the December 1984 issue of Electronics & Music Maker and the March 1988 issue of Music Technology, the changed name of E&MM
  Fabulous Added 1964 Beatles Lyrics special pamphlet / booklet
  Record Mirror Added the April 21 1990 issue
  Wireless World Added the 1950 and the 1960 Index issues detailing the contents for each of those years.
  Radio Pictorial Added issue from September 21 1934
  Short Wave Magazine Added about 20 missing pages from the March 1980 magazine, making it complete.
Feb 5 Bernards  & Babani Books Added Babani BP 435 Programming in C++
  Maplin Publications Added Best of Maplin Projects #3 and #4. Look for them in tn the left hand sidebar
  Modern Era Collection
(Post WW II)
  Added a collection of Fair Radio surplus catalogs from the 1980's
Feb 4 Billboard   Added the 1977 Disco Source Book
Added the 1979 International Buyer's Guide 1979-1980
  Music Connection   Added August 19 1991 and April 27 1992
  Record World   Added November 11 1969
Electronics and Radio Sales Catalogs Added Concord Radio Victory Clearance 1945
Added Walter Ashe Catalog 1934 Spring
Added Sears Roebuck Radio Equipment 1941
Added H&B Radio Catalogue Number 85
  Radio Instructor   Added our first issue of this magazine from June 1922. This was originally called Radio Digest, but changed its name because of another "new" journal with the same name.
  Amateur Radio Added May 1989 and March 1983. This appears to complete the entire publication history of this magazine.
  Short Wave Magazine Added April and August 2000, January and February of 2005 and December 1999
Thanks to many recent contributions by Peter Merriman, this collection is complete from 1937 to 2005
  Radio Logbooks and Station Lists   Added the 1932 Radio Pictorial and Log Book from Spring
Feb 3 Popular Wireless   Added all weekly editions for September and October of 1931. As is our custom, when  we get all issues for a month of smaller weeklies we combine them into a monthly volume. We had just 3 weeks of each of these months and now we have them all!
Jan 26 Audio Collection   Added 48 books, booklets and magazines, mostly from the UK, about Hi-Fi. Stereo, Tape Recording, Digital Audio and Gramophones. Most are from the 50's. 60's and 70's period of home stereo growth.
Jan 24 Beat Instrumental Added 39 issues from 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981. This set of issues includes the final issue in June 1981.
  Radio Pictorial Added 10 issues from 1934 and 1936. They are underlined.
  Melody Maker Added one issue from 1941 and replaced 3 that were "fuzzy" scans. They are underlined.
  The Tape Recorder
Studio Sound
Added October 1979, August 59, February 1961 and September 1963. And with these additions, we have completed the collection of The Tape Recorder and Studio Sound.
  Radio Review Supplement to Tropical Times Added three issues from 1933.and 1934 These are supplements to Tropical Times magazine.
Jan 20 Popular Electronics   Added the Popular Electronics Electronic Hobbyist Handbooks from 1989 to  1995. They are at the bottom of the page along with the Electronic Experimenters Handbook issues
Jan 17 The Tape Recorder Added August 1963
  Lenkurt Demodulator   Added the January-Feb 1980 issue
Added 7 issues from 1962 and 1963. They are underlined
  Early Radio Catalogs   Added the 1919 Sears, Roebuck & Co "Radio Apparatus" catalog
Jan 4 Bookshelf: Biography and Career Stories   Added: The Life of a Man Brinkley Wood 1937
Added: For The Love of Mike (WHA) Hazard
Added: Paul Harvey's Rest of the Story  Aurandt 1978
Added: Story of Henry Field Frances Field 1994
  Bookshelf: Babani
Technical Books
Added: BP90 Audio Projects
Added: BP105 Aerial Projects
Added: BP24 52 Projects Using IC741
Added: BP36 50 Circuits Using Germanium Silicon & Zener Diodes
Added: BP535 PC Interfacing Using USB
Added: BP523 Easy PC Interfacing
Added: BP267 How To Use Oscilloscopes
Added: BP309 Preamplifiers and Filter Circuits
Added: BP122 Audio Amplifier Construction
Added: BP88 How to Use Op Amps
Added: BP53 Practical Electronics Calculations
Added: BP182n MIDI Projects
Added: BP160 Coil Design and Construction Manual
Added: BP124 Easy Add on Projects
Added: BP18 Beginners book of Practical Radio and Electronics
Added: BP358 Projects for the Electric Guitar
Added: BP334 Major Electronic Projects
Added: BP297 Loudspeakers for Musicians
Added: BP315 An Introduction to the Electronic Wave
Added: BP3 Handbook of Tested Transistor Circuits
Added: BP329 Electronic Music Learning Projects
Added: Bernards 214 Audio Enthusiasts Handbook
  Bookshelf: Radio Technical   Added: Television for Radio Men Vol 1 1963
Added: Television for Radio Men Vol 2 1963
Added: Broadcast Engineering & Maintenance Handbook Finnegan 1976
Bookshelf: Business of Broadcasting Added: Successful Religious Broadcasting by Lowe
Added  Television Station Management Roe 1964
  Wireless World Added the 1942 3rd Edition of the Wireless World book, Foundations of Wireless by Sowerby.
  Bookshelf: Regulation and Law   Added: AM Stereo and the FCC Braun 1994
  Bookshelf: History of Radio   Added: A Cultural History of Broadcasting in the U. S. Hilmes 2002
  Bookshelf: News   Added: Broadcast Newswriting RTNDA Block 1994
Added: Sound Reporting 1992 Rosenbaum Dinges
Added: Television Network News Issues Adams Schriebman 1978
Added: Broadcast News Process 5th Shook 1996
  Bookshelf: Education   Added: A Golden Age Wickham 1996 (Children's book for African Ameican kids)
Added: Professional Radio Writing Crews 1946
  Bookshelf: Programming   Added: Decline and Fall of Public Service Broadcasting Tracey 1998
  Bookshelf: Commentary & Opinion   Added: Radio On Listener's Diary Vowell 1996
Jan 3 Radio Life   Added March 6 1953
Music Connection Added February 23 1987
  AFTRA   Added Spring 1995
  Practical Electrics
(Gernsback)
  Added April 1922 "Electrical Progress in Plain English"
  Lenkurt Demodulator   Added the 1966 edition of "Selected Articles"
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