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Radio and Television Arts Research Guide

Encyclopedias

Encyclopaedias provide background information and overviews in which key issues, names, dates, and explanations relevant to the subject area or topic are explored ranging from a single paragraph to in-depth, substantive treatment.

Blacks in American Film and Television: An Encyclopedia

The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, 1946-Present

Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs, 1947-1979

Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960

The Encyclopedia of American Radio: An A-Z Guide to Radio from Jack Benny to Howard Stern

Encyclopedia of Communication and Information

The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television

Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications

Encyclopedia of Motion Picture Sound

Encyclopedia of New Media

Encyclopedia of Television

Encyclopedia of Television News

Encyclopedia of Television: Series, Pilots and Specials

The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows

The Encyclopedia of Women in Radio, 1920-1960

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics, Media, and Communications

Facets Video Encyclopedia

Focal Encyclopedia of Film and Television Techniques

The Froehlich/Kent Encyclopedia of Telecommunications

From Talking Drums to the Internet: An Encyclopedia of Communications Technology

Halliwell ’s Film & Video Guide

International Encyclopedia of Communications

Les Brown ’s Encyclopedia of Television

Mass Media: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Television, Radio, Motion Pictures, Magazines, Newspapers

Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio

On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio

Prime Time Religion: An Encyclopedia of Religious Broadcasting

Radio's Golden Years: The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs, 1930- 1960

Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987

Television Specials: 3,201 Entertainment Spectaculars, 1939-1993

Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 To the Present

Tune in Yesterday: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio, 1925-1976

Video Encyclopedia