Modern Era Collection

  All kinds of 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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Other Collections of Miscellanea
Early Radio Collection
Miscellanea from the UK
Australian Miscellanea
Canadian Miscellanea
New Additions
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.
Industry Associations other than NAB
National Association of FM Broadcasters
1968 Convention		        
Industry Data
Pocket Directory of Television Stations
1967		        
Programming & News
Associated Press News Style Book
1972		 How Far Should Government Control Radio
American Historical Society 1945		    
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
BMI 1940 to 1960. Music licensing organization formed by broadcast interests. Music in the Air
RCA publication from the 1930's about educational use of radio 		Radio War Guide 1942 publication with protocols for radio's war coverage. 
Telecast Magazine
November, 1949
Early TV industry magazine.		 RCA Journey of Discovery. Listening to exotic radio stations Daytime Broadcasters Discussion of fulltime operation with 9 kHz spacing 
AM Stereo
A collection of articles and documents		 National Cable Television Association
1971 Convention transcript		    
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
1970's promotional brochure for syndication service.		    
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: Circuits, devices and construction
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		 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
Conalert
CONELRAD alert receiver from the Cold War era: 1955 		 Conalert II CONELRAD monitor from the height of the cold war. Full Manual FEMA Broadcast Station Protection Program  1984
CONELRAD
Alerting Manual for all classes of radio stations except AM, FM & TV		 CONELRAD
Emergency procedures booklet		 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.		        
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