World Radio TV Handbook
Encyclopedia
The World Radio TV Handbook, known also with the acronym WRTH, is a directory
of virtually every radio
and TV station on Earth
, published yearly. It began publication in 1947 as the World Radio Handbook (WRH). The word "TV" was added to the title in 1965, when it began including data for television broadcasting.
The first edition that bears an edition number is the 4th edition, published in 1949. The three previous editions appear to have been:
Summer Supplements appear to have been issued from 1959 through 1971. From 1959 through 1966 they were called the Summer Supplement. From 1967 through 1971 they were called the Summer Edition.
Through the 1969 edition, the WRH indicated the date on which the manuscript was completed.
Issues with covers in Danish
are known to have been available for the years 1948 May-November (2d ed.), 1950-51 (5th ed.; cover and 1st page in Danish, rest in English
, most ads in Danish), 1952 (6th ed.; cover and 1st page in Danish, rest in English, most ads in Danish), and probably others. The 1952 English ed., which is completely in English, has an extra page with world times and agents, and ads in English which are sometimes different from the ads in the Danish edition. Also, the 1953 ed. mentions the availability of a German
edition.
O. Lund-Johansen published, in conjunction with Libreria Hispanoamericana of Barcelona
, Spain
, a softbound Spanish-language
version of the 1960 WRTH. The book was printed in Spain and called Guia Mundial de Radio y Television, and carried the WRTH logo at the time as well as all the editorial references contained in the English-language version.
Hardbound editions are known to have been available for the years 1963 through 1966, 1968, 1969, and 1975-1978, and probably others.
Directory (databases)
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of virtually every radio
Radio station
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and TV station on Earth
Earth
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, published yearly. It began publication in 1947 as the World Radio Handbook (WRH). The word "TV" was added to the title in 1965, when it began including data for television broadcasting.
The first edition that bears an edition number is the 4th edition, published in 1949. The three previous editions appear to have been:
- the 1st edition, marked "Winter Ed. 1947" on the cover and completed in November 1947
- the 2nd edition, marked "1948 (May-November)" on the cover and completed in May 1948
- the 3rd edition, marked "1948-49" on the cover and completed in November 1948.
Summer Supplements appear to have been issued from 1959 through 1971. From 1959 through 1966 they were called the Summer Supplement. From 1967 through 1971 they were called the Summer Edition.
Through the 1969 edition, the WRH indicated the date on which the manuscript was completed.
Issues with covers in Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
are known to have been available for the years 1948 May-November (2d ed.), 1950-51 (5th ed.; cover and 1st page in Danish, rest in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, most ads in Danish), 1952 (6th ed.; cover and 1st page in Danish, rest in English, most ads in Danish), and probably others. The 1952 English ed., which is completely in English, has an extra page with world times and agents, and ads in English which are sometimes different from the ads in the Danish edition. Also, the 1953 ed. mentions the availability of a German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
edition.
O. Lund-Johansen published, in conjunction with Libreria Hispanoamericana of Barcelona
Barcelona
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, Spain
Spain
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, a softbound Spanish-language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
version of the 1960 WRTH. The book was printed in Spain and called Guia Mundial de Radio y Television, and carried the WRTH logo at the time as well as all the editorial references contained in the English-language version.
Hardbound editions are known to have been available for the years 1963 through 1966, 1968, 1969, and 1975-1978, and probably others.
Publications
- Gilbert, Sean; Nelson, John; Jacobs, George, World Radio TV Handbook 2007, Watson-Guptill, 2006. ISBN 0953586499.