Directories/Locators

The following list is a selection of print and electronic media directories and locators that you might want to use. All print sources are shelved in the Reference Area unless otherwise noted:

AV Market Place (Print Source)
Publisher: Bowker
Call Number: Ref. LB 1043.A817 

"... Business directory of products and services for the audio/video industry including audio, audio visual, computer systems, film, video, programming" (Source: Title page). Also includes industry yellow pages. 

Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-present (Print Source)
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Call Number: Ref. PN 1992.18 B68 1999

Provides an A to Z detailed listing of "... every regular series carried on the commercial broadcast networks between 6:00 p.m. and roughly 3:00 a.m. eastern time". The directory also includes top syndicated programs as well as many original series "... running on the major cable networks" (Source: Introduction, p. ix).

Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (Print Source)
Call Number: Reference Z6951.A97

"An annual guide to publication and broadcasting stations including newspapers, magazines, journals, radio stations, television stations, and cable systems."

Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
http://www.imdb.com
Large database of movies and television shows.

Radio-Locator
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/home
Search engine dedicated exclusively to radio station Web pages and audio streams from the United States and around the world.

Working Press of the Nation (Print Source)
Call Number: Reference Z6951.W6 ...

A three volume set of media directories. Volume 1 covers newspapers; volume 2, magazines and internal trade publications; and volume 3, TV and radio.

World Wide Web Virtual Library: Broadcasters