Communication Arts: TV, Radio & Sound

ARW produces documentaries, series projects and investigative reports for public radio across the U.S.

"The BBC is the largest broadcasting organisation in the world. Its mission is to enrich people's lives with programmes that inform, educate and entertain.

It is a public service broadcaster, established by a Royal Charter and funded by the licence fee that is paid by UK households."

"The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a private, non-profit corporation that was created by Congress in 1967.

The Corporation is not a government agency. It promotes public telecommunications services (television, radio, and online) for the American people. CPB invests in more than 1,000 local radio and television stations . . . their services, their programs, and their ideas. These CPB-funded stations reach virtually every household in the country."

"The Library of American Broadcasting holds a wide-ranging collection of photographs illustrating all aspects of radio and television broadcasting. They lift the curtain and give a behind-the-scenes look at radio and television production from the early 1920's to the present. They show the announcers, musicians, comedians, actors,newscasters, sportscasters, and disc jockey's, the on-air talent and local stations and national networks who entertained and informed millions."

"The Independent Television Service (ITVS) brings independently-produced, high-quality public broadcast and new media programs to local, national and international audiences. The independent producers who create ITVS programs take creative risks, tackle complex issues and express points of view seldom explored in the mass media. ITVS programs enrich the cultural landscape with the voices and visions of underrepresented communities, and reflect the interests and concerns of a diverse society."

"The mission of the Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is to collect, preserve, and present historic and contemporary radio and television content as well as educate, inform, and entertain the public through its archives, public programs, screenings, exhibits, publications and online access to its resources."

"A thriving media organization at the forefront of digital innovation, NPR creates and distributes award-winning news, information, and music programming to a network of 900 independent stations. Through them, NPR programming reaches 27.2 million listeners every week."

"RFE/RL journalists report the news in 21 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. We provide what many people cannot get locally: uncensored news, responsible discussion, and open debate."

"This website is a search engine for finding radio stations in the United States and all around the world. Radio-Locator uses a unique search engine to find all the radio stations that can be heard at a specific geographic location in the United States."

"The Recorded Sound Reference Center provides access to the commercial and archival audio holdings of the Library of Congress. The collection dates from 1926 when Victor Records donated over 400 discs to the Library's Music Division to supplement its print and manuscript holdings. In the custody of the Motion Picture Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division since 1978, the collection has grown to include over 2 million items encompassing audio formats from cylinders to CDs. The holdings complement the field recordings of the American Folklife Center and the moving image collections served in the Motion Picture and Television Reading Room."