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| Discipline | Television Broadcasting |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | International Television Almanac |
| History | 1956-2014 |
| Publisher | Quigley Publishing Company (United States) |
| Frequency | Annual |
| ISO 4 | Find out here |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0539-0761 |
| LCCN | 87644123 |
| OCLC no. | 15175861 |
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