[QuadList] RCA BROADCAST NEWS issues for free online viewing

C. Park Seward park at videopark.com
Mon Jul 11 21:31:03 CDT 2011


Thanks, Bob. Great stuff.

I noticed in one issue RCA blowing their own horn, something they liked to do.

Writing about the Iconoscope: "and its development made possible the first all electronic television system-developed by RCA."

Of course no mention of Farnsworth, who really did develop the first all electronic TV system.

Best,
Park

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On Jul 11, 2011, at 5:04 PM, Bob GMAIL Bell wrote:

> I've noticed interest in old issues of RCA Broadcast News on the Quadvideotapegroup list. David Gleason's broadcasting history site (which is already home to most of the "Broadcasting Yearbooks") has now added Fred Morton's collection of RCA Broadcast News for free viewing. So far, there are 38 of them scanned in high resolution with articles about station construction, towers, antennae, studios and individual stations. The pictures are astounding and the technical information about the development of TV, FM stereo and solid state is fascinating to read, 30, 40 and 50 years later. Check them out at http://www.americanradiohistory.com/RCA-Broadcast-News-Page-Range-Guide.htm
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> David owns sophisticated (and expensive) hardware dedicated to the scanning of old broadcasting publications without harming the original documents. He might be encouraged to expand his collection of RCA Broadcast News issues if he was loaned additional copies.
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