Directory of History Resources

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From its origins in experiments with mechanical rotating discs to its modern takeover of the world, television has been considered to be many things, but never uninteresting. Sites listed in this category are dedicated to the history of television, presentation, programmes and the technical achievements of the medium.

Subcategories

• Cable and Satellite
• Continuity
• Museums
• Programs
• Stations
• Testcards

Resources in This Category

• Alexandra Palace Television Society

  http://www.apts.org.uk/
  Preserving the history of television's pioneers.

• Early Television Foundation

  http://www.earlytelevision.org/
  Early television hardware, restoration tips, database of prewar sets and historical TV information.

• Electromusications

  http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc
  Media news, articles, idents and broadcasting history.

• History of American Broadcasting

  http://jeff560.tripod.com/broadcasting.html
  Broadcasting history, technical information and station listings.

• Independent TeleWeb

  http://www.itw.org.uk/
  Explains the development and history of commercial (independent) broadcasting in the United Kingdom.

• MHP

  http://www.meldrum.co.uk/mhp
  Television nostalgia, the history of teletext, test cards and idents.

• MZTV Museum of Television

  http://www.mztv.com/
  Online collection showing the development of television.

• Photomusications

  http://www.transdiffusion.org/pmc
  Printed broadcasting history - schedules, newspaper cuttings and yearbooks.

• Television History - The First 75 Years

  http://tvhistory.tv/
  Features technical information, program guides, timelines, hardware, TV facts and examples of early televisions.

• ULB History of Television

  http://histv2.free.fr/indexen.htm
  An online anthology of early texts about television.

• Whirligig

  http://www.turnipnet.com/whirligig/
  Focuses on the "golden age" of British TV. Includes milestones, viewer memories, sound and video clips.

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