  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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Early Radio Collection
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Australian Miscellanea
Canadian Miscellanea
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
   
 
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