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 can be found on this page. All are from the post-Golden Age period to the beginning of the new Millennium (1950-2010)

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Programming
	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.
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
Technology: Circuits, devices and construction
	Popular Science Radio TV Annual 1950	100 Ways to Beat your Wife at Hi.Fi From Altec	Conalert II CONELRAD monitor from the height of the cold war. Full Manual
	Hi-Fi 1957 buyer's guide and technology tutorial	Seleccion de Circuitos (Argentina) 1954 Vodovosoff	RCA Picto-O-Guide TV Trouble Shooting Volume III - 1952
Catalogs, Manufacturers & Newsletters
	Thordarson TV Replacement Parts Guide	Cannon Plugs 1955 Catalog Many obsolete plug types	Northwest Electronic World Single issue from 1950
	Collins Signal 1953 spring issue	Hammarlund Communications Receivers. 1950's (est)
	Sams Radio Red Book 1948	Motorola TV 1952 Brochure	Motorola TV Reference Catalog 1952
Regulation and Safety
	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