The History of Radio Broadcasting Films, 2 DVD Set

Classic Radio and Broadcasting History Films on 2 DVDs!

An original production published by The Classic Archives!

This classic collection is on 2 DVD's.  Each DVD contains a fully interactive menu and contains the following films:

DVD 1

Insider's view of the 1930s radio studio showing the production of dramatic sound effects.

Sound, B&W, 9:15

Behind the scenes tour of NBC's radio and television broadcasting facilities at Rockefeller Center, New York City.

Sound, B&W, 24:04

Venerable educational film showing technologies of communication, circa 1920s.

Silent, B&W, 13:04

The story of the Echo communications satellite project, and how scientists learned to bounce a radio signal off a big balloon. Written by Robert Engel and Leo S. Rosencrans. Narrator: Larry Thor. Producer and Photographer: Jerry Fairbanks. Editor: Richard Fritch, ASC. Production Manager: John McKennon. Assistant Director: Robert Scrivner. Musical Direction: Edward Paul. Original Score: Gene Kauer. Sound: Lawrence Aicholtz. Lighting: Grant Spicer.

Sound, Color, 14:23

How radio brings news and information to Americans. With footage of many news events covered by radio and images everyday life in the late 1950s. Explains how radio serves in the Cold War and during natural disasters.

Sound, B&W, 18:04

Military training film on a New York radio station, WMCA, owned by the Nathan Straus family, showing its ownership, management and activities. Good view of radio in the era when most stations were locally owned and operated.

Sound, B&W, 18:02

How radio broadcasting works.

Sound, B&W, 9:55

DVD 2

Shows the varied forms of communications used by commercial air carriers in confirming reservations, preparing aircraft for flight, monitoring aircraft in flight and maintaining air-to-ground contact. With good imagery of passenger airline operations at the moment when air travel was just becoming a mass phenomenon.

Sound, Color, 21:58

View of the radio industry as it existed in 1940, showing potential occupations at every level. Introduces the new industry of television, emphasizing its need for specially skilled workers. Useful imagery of the electronic media in the pre-World War II era.

Sound, B&W, 10:30

Communications and communicators facilitate World War II.

Sound, B&W, 21:57

How radio equipment helped to win World War II.

Sound, 2 Parts, B&W, 26:13

DVD Menu Sampler: