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Radio Historian
Fall 1975 from the first year of this radio history magazine
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General Electric
How Electronic Tubes Work
1944
A consumer-focused explanation |
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Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
75th Anniversary
1998 Winter |
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Satellite Radio Guide
June 1994 from Universal Electronics |
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Electronic Media
January 1990 "Review of the 1980's" issue. |
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Radio Stars and Television
March 1949 |
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Radio Television Topics
May 1949 Issue |
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Journal of College Radio
March 1976
Annual Directory issue |
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ABC TV Network Map from AT&T
1970 |
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CBS TV Network Map from AT&T
1970 |
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NBC TV
Network Map
from AT&T
1970 |
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Occasional TV Network Map from AT&T
1970 |
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Radio & TV Baseball Handbook
Turkin 1953 |
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RCA 1951 Profile of its Cincinnati vacuum tube plant |
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ON Radio
The United Stations magazine
June 1987 issue |
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Philco Annual Report 1959 |
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Philco Annual Report 1960 |
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Fred Waring Presents
Later 1940's booklet about the renowned bandleader |
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Radio Who's Who
Andrews
1947 |
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Associated Artists
Movies for TV
1957 (Syndicated features) |
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How to Break Into Broadcasting
A booklet by Hawthorne from 1963 |
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Radio Japan News
Several Issues from the 1970's |
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Cardinalgram from a producer of syndicated non-network radio shows in the late 40's |
| FCC Miscellaneous Papers and Documents |
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FCC Interference Handbook
1990 Edition |
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FCC How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference 1977 |
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| AM Station Pattern Maps |
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Standard Broadcast 1951 Allocations Maps
A map for each frequency with day and night patter for US and NARBA countries
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Dataworld
AM Maps
AM day and night maps from 1996 showing one map per frequency |
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| Station Sales Brochures & Program Guides |
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WABC New York
Blair Radio Market report for sales presentations |
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KPOL Los Angeles
Blair Radio Market report for sales presentations |
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WGAR Cleveland
Blair Radio Market report for sales presentations |
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WFMT Classical Radio Guide
Chicago 1985 |
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| Music Licencing ASCAP BMI SESAC |
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ASCAP
40 ears of Hit Tunes
1955
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ASCAP
50th Anniversary Hit Tunes
1966 |
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BMI 1940 to 1960. Music licensing organization formed by broadcast interests. |
| Industry Associations and Groups other than NAB |
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RAB 1972 Radio Workshop "Highlights" |
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RAB 1973 Radio Workshop "Highlights" |
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Radio Broadcasting - A Profession
Address to NAB by Justin Miller |
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National Association of FM Broadcasters
1968 Convention |
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AFRA (American Federation of Radio Artists) Antics
4th Annual Chicago Awards 1941 |
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AFRA (American Federation of Radio Artists) Antics
3th Annual Chicago Awards 1940 |
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AFRA (American Federation of Radio Artists) Antics
12th Annual Chicago Awards 1950 |
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Educational Broadcasting
Issue from November 1971 |
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Radio Television Directors Guild
1950 yearbook |
| Magazines - Single or Few Issues |
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The Electronics Collector
January 2001 edition of this vintage electronics collector's magazine |
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Telecast Magazine
November, 1949
Early TV industry magazine. |
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Radio Shopper
Single issue from April 2001 of this broadcast equipment magazine |
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Radio Manager
Single issue from January 1991 |
| Industry Data |
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Pocket Directory of Television Stations
1967 |
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Frequency Spectrum
Chart of the spectrum
from Electronic Industries magazine |
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| Programming & News |
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Guide to Talk Radio Programming
Issue 2 Winter 1996 |
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Ohio Agricultural Business Network
Promotional Brochure 1983 |
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Associated Press News Style Book
1972 |
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How Far Should Government Control Radio
American Historical Society 1945 |
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What You Should Know about FM Stereo Multiplex |
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Country Radio Seminar
15th Annual event program from 1984 |
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Wonderful World of FM Radio
St. Louis Post Dispatch section 1969 |
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Empire State Broadcasting
A presentation of the building owner from 2014 |
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Blair Radio Market Detail
1983
Buffalo, Philly, P'burgh, Seattle. |
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K-Love
2014 book from EMF about this format and Air1 |
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Air1
2014 book from EMF about this format and K-Love |
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Country Radio Seminar
1985 convention program book |
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Music Connection
"LA Radio Wars" issue
1993 |
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Example of a collection of memos from a noted program consultant |
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Generation II music
scheduling from Radio Ware
1988 |
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Autoselect Computer music scheduling
by Jefferson Pilot
1982 |
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Twenty Years of Television
Chicago Tribune special supplement. |
| Other Industry Topics |
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Television Talks
From Broadcast Music, Inc. TV clinics in 1957 |
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Twenty-Two Television Talks
From Broadcast Music, Inc. TV clinics in 1955 |
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What is the Future of Television?
Armed Forces 1945 publication. |
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National Cable Television Association
1971 Convention transcript |
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Music in the Air
RCA publication from 1930 about educational use of radio
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Radio War Guide
1942 publication with protocols for radio's war coverage. |
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Via RCA
1947 booklet about RCA international telegraph, photo and phone services |
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RCA Journey of Discovery. Listening to exotic radio stations |
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Daytime Broadcasters Discussion of fulltime
operation with 9 kHz spacing |
| Programming & Syndication |
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RKO's Breakthrough Course of Radio
Sales training from 1974 |
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Rick Sklar and ABC's Superradio
satellite Top 40 format operations manual |
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NBC's
1975
syndicated
all
news
format.
Full
presentation. |
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Selector Ver. 12 Manual
1999
Radio computer music scheduling |
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Drake-Chenault
1978 promotional brochure for syndication service. |
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CBN Christian Broadcast Network
NAB convention bulletin from 1990 |
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Century 21 Syndicated radio formats 1980 |
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Generation II music
scheduling from Radio Ware
1988 |
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Autoselect
Music scheduling
software
manual from Jefferson Pilot
1982 |
| Sales |
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Selling Smarter
Irwin Pollack's
Sales training publication. Several issues. |
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| Technology: Brochures and Pamphlets |
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RCA TV Tape Systems
An explanation of video tape for non technical TV staff. |
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Radio Shack TRS-80
1978 catalog, data and price listing.
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RCA's "new" Perma-Chrome TV picture tubes from 15" to 25"
1966. |
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RCA Radio News
A complimentary service dealer magazine. One issue from 1948 |
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General Electric
The Story of the Turbine |
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Facsimile
A collection of documents and product data about facsimile from the 1940's |
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AM Stereo
A collection of articles and documents |
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Zenith
Fold Out radio catalog
1946 |
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General Electric Traffic Builder
Dealer magazine from 1956 |
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Gould Battery News
Single issue from February 1953 |
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Zenith a Simple Explanation of FM
1946 |
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Motorola AM Stereo
"The Answer to the Marketplace Decision" |
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FM Stereo Multiplex
NRI School bulletin about new FM stereo |
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Something New to Listen To
New tech in Car radios from Delco |
| Post-War Early Commercial Television |
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TeleVision Guide
Example of an early program listing; NY June 1948 |
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People's Television Survey
1946 An analysis of TV use and technology
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| Engineering that Enhanced Programming |
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FM: A Simple Explanation
A late 50's to early 60's booklet from Zenith from 1953 |
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CBC Engineering Practices. Standards for recording 1962 |
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General Electric's 1941
"50.000 Watts of FM" |
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General Electric's 1941
"How to Plan an FM Station" |
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General Electric's 1941
"How W47A Did It" |
| Regulation and Safety & CONELRAD |
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Conelrad Kit Schematic
Later 1950's |
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Wikipedia article explaining CONELRAD
(You will leave this site) |
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Multi-Elmac
CONELRAD monitor receiver manual 1957 |
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Conelrad Pamphlet
Instructions for the public in the event of enemy attack. 1957 |
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CONELRAD
Instructions to citizens on what to do in event of enemy attack. 1960 |
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CONELRAD
Brochure from 1960 |
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Conalert
CONELRAD alert receiver from the Cold War era: 1955 |
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Conalert II
CONELRAD monitor from the height of the cold war. Full Manual from 1956 |
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FEMA Broadcast Station Protection Program 1984 |
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CONELRAD
Alerting Manual for all classes of radio stations except AM, FM & TV. 1957 |
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CONELRAD
Emergency procedures booklet
1957 |
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FCC Broadcast Services Background
1977 "explanation of broadcasting" |
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CONELRAD
test broadcast recording from the 1950s
MP3 player required |
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CONELRAD
test broadcast recorded off the air in 1961 national test.
MP3 player required |
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National Bureau of Standards
WWV Annual report for various years 1970-2002 |
| Management - Legislation - Labor - Sales |
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The Brain
Small Market newsletter and sales aid publication from the late 60's. Many Issues in one file. |
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WINB Red Lion PA
Articles about investigation and intent to revoke license. |
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National Radio Institute
Sample lesson of a typical home study school. |
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Video Communications Guide
A 1963 issue |
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Radio Service of the U.S. Information Agency (1970) |
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A group operator's 1998 market employee guide. |
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RKO Radio
Course of Radio
Training for radio sales and management. |
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AM Stereo proceedings from late 70's into the 80's.
Kahn et. al. |
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Daytime Broadcasters Association.
Newsletter, correspondence |
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The Pulse of Broadcasting
Management magazine
Two issues from 1988 |
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AM/FM and Chancellor
1999 "interactive" internet strategy |
| Syndication |
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Rick Sklar and ABC's Superradio
satellite Top 40 format operations manual |
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NBC's
1975
syndicated
all
news
format.
Full sales
presentation. |
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Century 21 Syndicated radio formats 1980 |
| International |
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Anuario Cinematográfico y Tele Radial Cubano
1960 Cuban Radio, TV, Film Guide |
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Radio Free Europe
Portugal transmission project 1952 |
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