Early Radio Programming & Management

An assortment of publications and booklets from radio's earlier years: 1900 to 1945

Short run journals, one-of-a-kind local program schedules and single issues of magazines can be found on this page. All are from the early days of radio from the 20's to the end of the Golden Age.

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	General Electric "How to Plan an FM station" 1941 booklet
	Broadcasting Magazine for the Home September 1927 issue.	General Electric Booklet "How W47A Did It" (An FM success story from 1941.	General Electric booklet "50,000 watts of FM" about high power FM installed near Schenectady, NY in 1941
	Radio Programs First (and perhaps only) issue from October 13 1929	The American Announcer and Radio Log. 1926 book with station listings and well over 100 photos and bios of local radio announcers.,	Bachelor's Children Booklet by Bess Flynn for sponsor Old Dutch Cleanser 1939
	Ladies Be Seated Souvenir Program from the Aunt Jemima Show on ABC Radio	The Chesterfield Radio Program Pamphlet promoting the network radio show out of WABC in New York.	One Man's Family "Jack Barbour" scrapbook Pictures of radio program "cast" and ad for Tender Leaf Tea.
	September 1923 issue of Radio Record	On the Air February 1926	How to Get the Most out of Your Victrola 1922 guide from RCA on the enjoyment of early recording players.
	Radio Stars Album 1932 publication from Dell with brief biographies of many radio stars.	On The Air Listener magazine begun in 1924 This is Volume 2 #5	Radio Forecast April 1932 program guide.
	Bachelor's Children Program Synopsis Flynn 1939	The Biggest Show On Earth. 1939 Fall-Winter Weekly Radio Show listings for Los Angeles area radio.	Chesterfield Cigarettes: brochure for two radio shows; CBS and NBC
	Radio Announcers DeWitt Publishing Announcer profiles and pictures 1934	Radio Television News Issue from February 1946	Radio Personalities by Rockwell from 1935. 274 pages of radio artist pictures and information.
	New York Herald Radio Section 1924-1926 Several issues	Pittsburgh Post Radio Broadcasting News 1924 several issues	Blue Book of Radio Entertainers 1935 General Electric
	Radio Stars Album 1932 issue with pictures and short bios of radio stars.	Great Radio Personalities A collection of photos and stories by Slide	Music Makers December 1940 issue of this music fan magazine which began in October 1940
	Program of Westinghouse Radiophone Station for Week of June 26 1922 for KYW Chicago	America's Band Leaders 1942 Edition Profiles of all the famous band leaders.	Radio Round-Ups Artist profiles from 1932
	W53PH Philadelphia 45. on your FM Dial 1942 program guide "Philadelphia's First FM"	New World of Radio Entertainment 1934 fan and listener magazine with world wide radio log.	One Man's Family Small brochure about this 1932-1959 long running radio show.
Illustrated Log Books (Station Lists with Feature Articles)
	General Electric 1936 "Listener's Guide to World Radio Tours" Station lists and featured GE sets.	Philco Radio Personalities and Radio Log 1940	Philco Radio Atlas Shortwave directory from 1935
	Radio Photo Log National Union Radio Promotional booklet from radio parts manufacturer	Voice of the Air from Majestic. Station guide from 1930 with many radio entertainer pictures. Vol 2 No 15
Better Listening through Technology
	The Radio Key Book A guide to hear "farther and better" from 1925	Ray-O-Vac Radio Trouble Finder and Station Directory 1923	Ray-O-Vac "How to Use Radio Manual" and station list from 1925
Business & Regulation of Broadcasting
	A Thirty Year History of Programs National Networks 1926-1956
	Broadcast Reporter Broadcast Management magazine from July 1932	Continental Broadcasting Plan to do national synchronized radio network on one frequency. 1929	How Far Should Government Control Radio? 1946 publication
Magazines (Single Issues of Magazines) Listed Here Until We Get More Issues
	Northwest Radio Weekly Issue from April 1931	Radio World October, 1944 (Not the "old" 1922 to 1939 magazine with same name)	Radio Digest May 1922 (At the time there were two magazines with the same title. This one did not last.)
	Popular Science June, 1946 Cover story about advances in television	Radiocast Weekly Pacific Coast program and station guide. February, 1926	Radio Program Weekly A Hugo Gernsback magazine from 1927
	Radio Weekly Canadian listener magazine form 1935	Radio News of Canada. A single 1927 issue	Broadcast World Labor's perspective on radio. 1940 issue.
	Life Radio Issue November 1926	German Radio Illustrated A 1934 issue of this monthly program guide.	NBC Digest 1947 Vol. 1 #4 Listener current affairs magazine
	Majestic "Voice of the Air" Several undated issues from the early 30's	Experimental Electricity Course Gernsback 1916
Programming & General Radio Topics
	Radio Pictorial First Edition from 1931	Broadcast Listener Radio program magazine from September of 1926
	RCA's 1937 America's First Television Tour	Stars of the Radio from Broadcast Weekly. 1932 Artist pictures.& bios.	The Story of Radio From the publisher of RaDex,
	Radio Foto Log from National Union Radio Corp Radio Personalities and station log Fall 1939	Chicago Tribune Radio Book 1926/1927 edition.	Chicago Tribune Picture Book of Radio 1928 edition
	People's Television Survey 1946 An analysis of TV use and technology	Alice in Philcoland Coloring Book for March of Dimes	Professor Quiz Radio Game Inspired by his Radio Show.
	Philco Political Radio Atlas 1936	Broadcasting for the Home 1927-1928	WCFL Chicago The Voice of Farmer-Labor Spring 1929 magazine
	Chase & Sanborn Radio News Publication of the popular NBC Red Network	Chicago Radio Program 1927 Chicago radio schedules and information	Radio in Red Communists in broadcasting 1947
	Best Broadcasts of 1939-40 Details on best radio shows	Best Broadcasts of 1938-39 Details on best radio shows	Westinghouse "Radio Salutes Cotton" Brochure
	AFRA Antics 1940. Chicago chapter of American Federation of Radio Announcers.	AFRA Antics 1941 Chicago chapter of American Federation of Radio Announcers.	AFRA Antics 1950 Chicago chapter of American Federation of Radio Announcers.
	CBS: Close Up 1949 The story of how a TV show is created.	KNX Los Angeles 1944 Program log from the studio.	Chicago Evening Post Radio Magazine November 1923 to February 1924
	Alemite On the Air CBS Radio Network Show.	Who's Who on the Air A directory of talent by furniture and radio store Ludwig-Baldwin in NYC	The New World of Radio Entertainment. 1934 shortwave promotion from a set maker.
	RCA Shortwave Journey of Discovery 1937	Annie Laurie's Philco Story for March of Dimes	Local Station Policies at station WMBD in Peoria and from the Federal Radio Education Committee.
Radio Stars and the Fans
	A Day With Charlie McCarthy A story about Edgar Bergen and his ventriloquist dummy from 1938	The Story of Charlie McCartney "Big Little Book" 1938	Lum & Abner's 1936 Family Almanac and Helpful Hints. NBC Blue network show.
	Stars of Radio Artist and Program Late 1937 to early 1938	Radio-Stars-of-Today-and-Radio-Log Station list and star album 1932	Radio Stars and Stations Stations and artists of radio in 1933
	Who's Who in Radio July 1935 edition of this radio talent album.	Everyday Book of Radio Stars Photo Album of network radio artists. Early 1933	Radio Album Portraits and Stories of the Stars 1932
	Radio Stars of Today or Behind the Scenes in Broadcasting 1937	Radio Announcers 1934 Edition Featuring the talent on NBC Networks	Radio Announcers 1933 Annual Profiles of network radio talent
	Eveready Book of Radio Stars Pictures and bios of radio stars.	Colgate's Radio Stars Stories about the talents and programs sponsored by Colgate of Canada.	Stars of Radio Undated booklet from Golden Age of Radio.
	Blue Book of Radio Entertainers from General Electric - 1935	Radio Stars of Today or Behind the Scenes in Broadcasting 1937	Personalities in Radioland Canada 1931
	1932 edition of Who's Who on the radio from retailer Ludwig Baumann	Radio Stars of Today or Behind the Scenes in Broadcasting 1937	Radio Stars of Today with radio log from National Union Tubes
Radio Row Fan Magazine
	Radio Row Fall 1945 issue of this "fanzine" with pictures of the stars.	Radio Row October,1947, issue of this fan and listener magazine