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 Modern Era Broadcasting Collection

 See also the Modern
 Era Technical Collection 
  All kinds of broadcasting catalogs, brochures, one-time publications and single issues from the Post-WW II era
Short run journals, one-of-a-kind catalogs, local program schedules and single issues of magazines about broadcasting and broadcast related subjects such as legislation, technology and labor.. All are from Post-WW II to the beginning of the new Millennium (1945-2010)
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New Additions
Press Club of San Francisco
50 Years of Broadcasting
1970
CBS Press Tour
2001
Presentation for press of award-winning shows and artists
   
G. W. Smith
Catalog

5th Edition
1970 from the UK
Henry's Radio
10th Edition
Late 1960's
What Every Young Announcer Should Know
Manual from Armed Forces Radio Services 1951
Los Angeles Times
Radio's 50th Year
1969 Supplement
Henry's Radio Transonics
1975 Catalog
Commercials
A magazine of the commercial production industry.
October 1980 issue
General Electric
FM Stereo Listener's Guide from 1063
Popular Science TV and Radio Manual from 1951 Fair Radio Sales
Catalog Collection
1980s
Radio Historian
Fall 1975 from the first year of this radio history magazine
General Electric
How Electronic Tubes Work

1944
A consumer-focused explanation
Burgess Engineering Manual 1961
Battery Data for the Design Engineer
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
75th Anniversary
1998 Winter
Satellite Radio Guide
June 1994 from Universal Electronics
Electronic Media
January 1990 "Review of the 1980's" issue.
Radio Stars and Television
March 1949
Radio Television Topics
May 1949 Issue
Journal of College Radio
March 1976
Annual Directory issue
ABC TV Network Map from AT&T
1970
CBS TV Network Map from AT&T
1970
NBC TV
Network Map
from AT&T
1970
Occasional  TV Network Map from AT&T
1970
Radio & TV Baseball Handbook
Turkin 1953
RCA 1951 Profile of its Cincinnati vacuum tube plant
ON Radio
The United Stations magazine
June 1987 issue
Philco Annual Report 1959 Philco Annual Report 1960
Fred Waring Presents
Later 1940's booklet about the renowned bandleader
Radio Who's Who
Andrews
1947
Associated  Artists
Movies for TV
1957 (Syndicated features)
How to Break Into Broadcasting
A booklet by Hawthorne from 1963
Radio Japan News
Several Issues from the 1970's
Cardinalgram from a producer of syndicated non-network radio shows in the late 40's 
FCC Miscellaneous Papers and Documents
FCC Interference Handbook
1990 Edition
FCC How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference 1977    
AM Station Pattern Maps
Standard Broadcast 1951 Allocations Maps
A map for each frequency with day and night patter for US and NARBA countries
Dataworld
AM Maps

AM day and night maps from 1996 showing one map per frequency
   
Station Sales Brochures & Program Guides
WABC New York
Blair Radio Market report for sales presentations
KPOL Los Angeles
Blair Radio Market report for sales presentations
WGAR Cleveland
Blair Radio Market report for sales presentation
s
  WFMT Classical Radio Guide
Chicago 1985
 
       
Music Licencing ASCAP BMI SESAC
ASCAP
40 ears of Hit Tunes
1955
ASCAP
50th Anniversary Hit Tunes
1966
BMI 1940 to 1960. Music licensing organization formed by broadcast interests.
Industry Associations and Groups other than NAB
RAB 1972 Radio Workshop "Highlights" RAB 1973 Radio Workshop "Highlights" Radio Broadcasting - A Profession
Address to NAB by Justin Miller
National Association of FM Broadcasters
1968 Convention
AFRA (American Federation of Radio Artists) Antics
4th Annual Chicago Awards 1941
AFRA (American Federation of Radio Artists) Antics
3th Annual Chicago Awards 1940
AFRA (American Federation of Radio Artists) Antics
12th Annual Chicago Awards 1950
Educational Broadcasting
Issue from November 1971
Radio Television Directors Guild
1950 yearbook
Magazines - Single or Few Issues
The Electronics Collector
January 2001 edition of this vintage electronics collector's magazine
       
Telecast Magazine
November, 1949
Early TV industry magazine.
Radio Shopper
Single issue from April 2001 of this broadcast equipment magazine 
Radio Manager
Single issue from January 1991
Industry Data
Pocket Directory of Television Stations
1967
Frequency Spectrum
Chart of the spectrum
from Electronic Industries magazine
   
Programming & News
Guide to Talk Radio Programming
Issue 2 Winter 1996
Ohio Agricultural  Business Network
Promotional Brochure 1983
   
Associated Press News Style Book
1972
How Far Should Government Control Radio
American Historical Society 1945
What You Should Know about FM Stereo Multiplex
Country Radio Seminar
15th Annual event program from 1984
Wonderful World of FM Radio
St. Louis Post Dispatch section 1969
Empire State Broadcasting
A presentation of the building owner from 2014
Blair Radio Market Detail
1983
Buffalo, Philly, P'burgh, Seattle.
K-Love
2014 book from EMF about this format and Air1
Air1
2014 book from EMF about this format and K-Love
Country Radio Seminar
1985 convention program book
Music Connection
"LA Radio Wars" issue
1993
Example of a collection of memos from a noted program consultant
Generation II music scheduling from Radio Ware
1988
Autoselect Computer music scheduling by Jefferson Pilot
1982
Twenty Years of Television
Chicago Tribune special supplement.
Other Industry Topics
Television Talks
From Broadcast Music, Inc. TV clinics in 1957
Twenty-Two Television Talks
From Broadcast Music, Inc. TV clinics in 1955
What is the Future of Television?
Armed Forces 1945 publication.
National Cable Television Association
1971 Convention transcript
Music in the Air
RCA publication from 1930 about educational use of radio
Radio War Guide 1942 publication with protocols for radio's war coverage. 
  Via RCA
1947 booklet about RCA international telegraph, photo and phone services
 
RCA Journey of Discovery. Listening to exotic radio stations Daytime Broadcasters Discussion of fulltime operation with 9 kHz spacing 
Programming & Syndication
RKO's Breakthrough Course of Radio
Sales training from 1974 
Rick Sklar and ABC's Superradio satellite Top 40 format operations manual  NBC's 1975  syndicated all news format. Full presentation. 
Selector Ver. 12 Manual
1999
Radio computer music scheduling
Drake-Chenault
1978 promotional brochure for syndication service.
CBN Christian Broadcast Network
NAB convention bulletin from 1990
 
Century 21 Syndicated radio formats 1980 Generation II music scheduling from Radio Ware
1988
Autoselect
Music scheduling software
manual from Jefferson Pilot
1982
Sales
Selling Smarter
Irwin Pollack's
Sales training publication. Several issues.
Technology: Brochures and Pamphlets
RCA TV Tape Systems
An explanation of video tape for non technical TV staff.
Radio Shack TRS-80
1978 catalog, data and price listing.
   
RCA's "new" Perma-Chrome TV picture tubes from 15" to 25"
1966.
RCA Radio News
A complimentary service dealer magazine. One issue from 1948
General Electric
The Story of the Turbine
 
Facsimile
A collection of documents and product data about facsimile from the 1940's
AM Stereo
A collection of articles and documents
Zenith
Fold Out radio catalog
1946
General Electric Traffic Builder
Dealer magazine from 1956
Gould Battery News
Single issue from February 1953
 
Zenith a Simple Explanation of FM
1946
Motorola AM Stereo
"The Answer to the Marketplace Decision"
FM Stereo Multiplex
NRI School bulletin about new FM stereo
Something New to Listen To
New tech in Car radios from Delco
Post-War Early Commercial Television
TeleVision Guide
Example of an early program listing; NY June 1948 
People's Television Survey
1946 An analysis of TV use and technology
   
Engineering that Enhanced Programming
FM: A Simple Explanation
A late 50's to early 60's booklet from Zenith from 1953
CBC Engineering Practices. Standards for recording 1962    
General Electric's 1941
"50.000 Watts of FM" 
General Electric's 1941
"How to Plan an FM Station" 
General Electric's 1941
"How W47A Did It" 
Regulation and Safety  & CONELRAD
Conelrad Kit Schematic
Later 1950's
Conelrad logo.svg Wikipedia article explaining CONELRAD
(You will leave this site)
Multi-Elmac
CONELRAD monitor receiver manual 1957
Conelrad Pamphlet
Instructions for the public in the event of enemy attack. 1957
CONELRAD
Instructions to citizens on what to do in event of enemy attack. 1960
CONELRAD
Brochure from 1960
Conalert
CONELRAD alert receiver from the Cold War era: 1955 
Conalert II CONELRAD monitor from the height of the cold war. Full Manual from 1956 FEMA Broadcast Station Protection Program  1984
CONELRAD
Alerting Manual for all classes of radio stations except AM, FM & TV. 1957
CONELRAD
Emergency procedures booklet
1957
FCC Broadcast Services Background
1977 "explanation of broadcasting"
 
CONELRAD
test broadcast recording from the 1950s
MP3 player required
CONELRAD
test broadcast recorded off the air in 1961 national test.
MP3 player required
National Bureau of Standards
WWV Annual report for various years 1970-2002
Management - Legislation - Labor - Sales
The Brain
Small Market newsletter and sales aid publication from the late 60's. Many Issues in one file.
WINB Red Lion PA
Articles about investigation and intent to revoke license.
   
National Radio Institute
Sample lesson of a typical home study school.
Video Communications Guide
A 1963 issue
Radio Service of the U.S. Information Agency (1970)
A group operator's 1998 market employee guide. RKO Radio
Course of Radio

Training for radio sales and management.
AM Stereo proceedings from late 70's into the 80's.
Kahn et. al.
Daytime Broadcasters Association.
Newsletter, correspondence
The Pulse of Broadcasting
Management magazine
Two issues from 1988
AM/FM and Chancellor
1999 "interactive" internet strategy
Syndication
Rick Sklar and ABC's Superradio satellite Top 40 format operations manual   NBC's 1975  syndicated all news format. Full sales presentation.   Century 21 Syndicated radio formats 1980
International
Anuario Cinematográfico y Tele Radial Cubano
1960 Cuban Radio, TV, Film Guide
Radio Free Europe
Portugal transmission project 1952