Broadcasting
Oct 1931-Dec 1932
- Title:
- Broadcasting
- Date:
- Oct 1931-Dec 1932
- Publisher:
- Broadcasting Publications, Inc.
- Volume:
- Broadcasting (Oct 1931-Dec 1932)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects:
- Radio Periodicals
- Collection:
- Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
- Format:
- Periodicals
- Contributor:
- Library of Congress, MBRS, Recorded Sound Section
- Coordinator:
- Media History Digital Library
- Date Added:
- 2021-05-14T18:05:28.268Z
- Description:
- This trade paper began in 1931 with a focus on radio, but as the TV industry expanded in the post-World War II era, the paper increasingly became devoted to television (even the title changed to BROADCASTING TELECASTING). Developments in technology, policy, advertising, and programming were covered. The paper's advertisements and articles reveal the intricate relationship among sponsors, stations, program suppliers, and station representatives -- the industry's term for middle-men who represented numerous local stations in negotiations with national sponsors. The success of particular stations or programming choices are frequently trumpeted in BROADCASTING'S advertisements -- always with the goal of selling more of something, such as a film program or a station's spot advertising time. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014