For years, World Radio History (WorldRadioHistory.com) (formerly American Radio History) has been an invaluable, free freasure trove for researchers, historians, and fans of broadcast media. Its massive archives of legendary music and radio publications like Billboard, Broadcasting & Cable, and Radio & Records have preserved vital cultural history.

However, the history of entertainment is deeply interconnected. Radio, music, television and film have always shared the same DNA. Currently, finding complete, high-quality, and free digital back issues of major entertainment industry trades is incredibly difficult for the public. Vital pieces of media history are locked away behind expensive academic paywalls or rotting in physical storage, inaccessible to independent researchers and fans.

Why This History Matters Across Eras:

The story of media cannot be fully told without its visual half. We need free, public access to the chronicled history of entertainment across all major eras:

• The Golden Age of Hollywood (1920s-1950s): Documenting the birth of the studio system, the transition from silent films to talkies, and the early overlaps between radio stars and silver screen icons.
• The Silver Screen & Broadcast Boom (1960s-1980s): Tracking how television transformed global culture, the evolution of  box office reporting, and the rise of blockbuster cinema.
• The Modern Media Explosion (1990s-Present): Preserving the definitive coverage of late-20th-century pop culture, the  dawn of digital effects, and the golden age of physical media.

The Solution:

We are officially urging World Radio History to expand its scope and actively acquire, scan, and host historial archives of major film and television magazines. Specifically, we request the addition of back issues from essential publications and the complete of all major entertainment publications such as:

• The Hollywood Reporter
• Variety + Daily Variety
• Boxoffice Magazine
• Film Journal International
• Entertainment Weekly
• ...and other historic movie and TV trade publications

By expanding your library to include the broader moving image and entertainment industries, World Radio History will become the ultimate, definitive archive for media and entertainment history! Please help us bridge the gap between audio and visual entertainment history by adding these vital archives back into circulation!