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 Old-time radio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Old-Time Radio (OTR) and the Golden Age of Radio are phrases used to refer to American radio programs mainly broadcast during the 1920s through the late 1950s when music radio started to supplant it.
Radio comedy ran the gamut from the country humor of Lum and Abner and Minnie Pearl to the dialect characterizations of Mel Blanc and the caustic sarcasm of Henry Morgan.
Radio City West was located at Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street in Los Angeles until it was replaced by a bank in the mid-1960s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Old-time_radio   (1174 words)

  
 Old Time Radio at The Monster Club
Although the first radio stations began broadcasting in 1920, it wasn't till the golden age of radio that horror shows were broadcast.
Radio was a wonderful arena for horror due to the endless possibilities for sound effects.
An old man insists that a button that rings a bell be placed in his hands when he is placed in the crypt upon his death.
www.themonsterclub.com /radiolibrary.htm   (1507 words)

  
 RNW: Old-Time Radio
From the home page you have the options of looking at pages about old time radio conventions, greetings from stars of yesterday, a page that rotates old time radio shows available in RealAudio and MPEG III format, and radio/television show logs encompassing collections not found elsewhere on the Internet.
Radio Golden Years sells a collection of public domain radio broadcasts from the golden age of radio (the 1920's to 1950's).
Many sound clips and explanations from the days of old: timelines, news, comedy, drama and more categorized to allow the user to move to the area of choice and explore history with a "soundbite".
www.radionetherlands.nl /features/media/links/antique_oldtime.html   (575 words)

  
 FAQ: Old Time Radio (OTR)
OTR is an acronym for "Old Time Radio", a term loosely applied to radio programs broadcast from the dawn of broadcasting to the very early 1960s.
OTR network shows were usually heard at\ the same local time, no matter what the time zone.
Under the old copyright law, a copyright was good for 28 years from the date of first publication, renewable for another 28 years, for a total of 56.
www.faqs.org /faqs/radio/old-time-faq   (7600 words)

  
 Old Time Radio
"Old Time Radio" (OTR) or the "Golden Age" of radio generally refers to the radio programs of the 30's, 40's, and 50's.
For those of us who are old enough to remember some or all of the decades, there is a certain nostalgia when the word "radio" is mentioned.
I heard an old interview done with Jim Jordan in which he stated many people did not realize that Marion was playing the part.
www.homegail.com /oldtimeradio.html   (546 words)

  
 Old Time Radio for downloading or listening online
Travel back in time to a wonderful land where classic old time radio shows live-on to be enjoyed once more by young and old alike.
Classic old time radio shows of the past live again at RUSC.COM.
Each old radio show on RUSC is in a standard MP3 format so that they can be downloaded to your PC and enjoyed again and again.
www.rusc.com   (1347 words)

  
 Old Time Radio
For teenagers wondering what was it about the radio that attracted the old folks or for seasoned citizens recalling their youth, the hobby of collecting, preserving, and enjoying old time radio shows is a winner.
Past Times is a Nostalgia Entertainment Newsletter, which celebrates vintage entertainment of the 20's – early 50's with a great section on Old Time Radio.
Past Time provides you with a program log for "When Radio Was" which is a nationally syndicated show devoted to the great old programs.
www.compukiss.com /populartopics/gameshobbieshtm/article578.htm   (1125 words)

  
 Otrhobbyist.com Old Time Radio Shows
OTR is really radio drama and it still exists.
He was one of the most popular entertainers on radio between 1932 and 1955.
On Radio the BBC has revived radio drama with its launch of Radio 7.
www.otrhobbyist.com   (411 words)

  
 Wisconsin Public Radio - Old Time Radio Drama
He also hosts Old Time Radio Drama on Sunday evenings, and is the creator of GraceNotes, nationally broadcast vignettes drawn from the lives of classical music composers and performers.
Old Time Radio brings the best of 1930s, 40s, and 50s entertainment to Wisconsin each Sunday night from 8pm to 11pm (CST).
The Great Gildersleeve - a comedy about an old curmudgeon and his suburban adventures.
www.wpr.org /otr   (367 words)

  
 "Radio Days - Edward R. Murrow"
Radio was his first love and he continued broadcasting in that medium.
But he began to see the power of television, as he saw with radio, and set new standards for what the broadcast news media could accomplish.
Eventually, he was hired by CBS and at age 27 sent overseas as CBS' "Director of talks" to provide speakers and acts for the newly burgeoning radio medium.
www.otr.com /murrow.html   (713 words)

  
 Old Time Radio
My first audio cassette of an Old Time Radio show was bought at a drug store that had two episodes of The Shadow (Death Prowls at Night and House of Horror).
Those are the shows that introduced me to Old Time Radio.
Radio has been around for a long time and although there are more commercial radio stations on the air than ever before, there isn't really much worth listening to unless you like lots of commercials and little creativity.
www.signalalpha.com /html/old_time_radio.html   (523 words)

  
 Wayback Old Time Radio
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Welcome to Wayback.net, a site for those who remember and those who are just discovering the great shows from radio's golden age.
From time to time these improved recordings will be made available to the sharing community through traditional clubs, online sharing groups and other means and methods that may develop.
www.wayback.net   (172 words)

  
 Beginners Guide To OTR (Old Time Radio)
You might be interested in rebuilding/reconditioning old radios, touching up some grunged cabinet work on an old receiver, reading up on the history of a favorite old radio program, or you may just enjoy listening to recordings of the old programs.
Before television, before the movies could talk, there was radio.
The invitation still stands but it's to return to a time when you saw with your mind and not your eyes.
old-time-radio.com   (304 words)

  
 Old-Time Radio Commercials
As mentioned in our Old-Time Radio: The Golden Years page, the first radio broadcasts of the human voice were made in the early 1900s.
Radio broadcasting at that time was still an experimental/private undertaking, and remained so until 1920 when the first commercial stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts were heard.
Multi Sponsors Signal Beginning of End of Radio's Golden Age
www.oldtime.us /commercials   (651 words)

  
 The Vintage Radio Place, Old Time Radio Programs
The Old-Time Radio Bulletin Board This is a wonderful area dreamed up by Lou Genco in which visitors submit any kind of OTR question for the world to see.
I had rigged up a table radio with an old telephone receiver and had put masking tape around all of the openings in the radio, so that the light emanating from the tubes could not be seen by my parents.
I became re-interested in old radio programs in the late 1960's after listening to a "Inner Sanctum Mysteries" program included as part of a new program talking about sound effects during the golden days of radio.
www.otrsite.com   (2711 words)

  
 The Nostalgia Pages; Old-Time Radio (OTR), Old TV, and More!
On Saturday evening during the 1997 Friends of Old-Time Radio Convention after the awards were distributed, Jay Hickerson made a somewhat strange request and asked Sybil Trent, Miriam Wolfe, and Vivian Block to come to the stage (Miss Block was not available, having already left the Convention).
Information concerning the upcoming Friends of Old-Time Radio Convention; includes tentitive guest list and schedule!
The Net community was lucky to spend some time with Harry Bartell, one of the preeminent actors in radio and television, on Thursday, October 15th, 1998.
www.lofcom.com /nostalgia   (896 words)

  
 botar
we deliver the best of old time radio shows to your door fresh daily.
www.botar.us   (42 words)

  
 Old Time Radio Gang
The Old Time Radio Gang will continue to travel and record as long as you, our good friends, continue to support this old-time music.
Among them are Old Country Radio Songs (which was chosen by CD Review as one of the top four country CDs since the magazine began in 1984), When the Roses Bloom Again, and New River Train (submitted by Folkways Records for a 1993 Grammy Award).
Country music had its start, in many cases, as live broadcasts over the radio or was performed in grange halls and churches.
www.radiogang.com /Old_Time_Radio_Gang.htm   (494 words)

  
 XM Radio - Radio Classics
Experience the audio magic of legendary old time radio dramas, mysteries, comedies and variety programs.
The Jack Benny Program - King of "Golden Age" of radio.
Everything from classic murder mysteries, radio noir, and historical dramas to comedies, thrillers and science fiction.
www.xmradio.com /programming/channel_page.jsp?ch=164   (330 words)

  
 Old Time Radio - Free Radio Show Downloads (MP3, Real Audio)
Almost all of the canonical stories were made into old time radio shows that you can get.
Who knows maybe in the future more of his old time radio stuff will be available.
There are lots of western old time radio shows available for free download.
www.related-pages.com /oldtimeradio   (317 words)

  
 RadioClassics
RadioClassics was created to distribute old-time radio content across multiple distribution platforms including traditional radio, cable television, satellite television (DBS), satellite radio and the Internet.
Download and burn to CD or stream all of your favorite Old-Time Radio Shows.
RadioClassics currently distributes three national "classic" radio programs collectively heard on more than 250 radio stations by over 3 million listeners weekly and can also be heard on the Sirius Satellite Radio service and XM Satellite Radio.
www.radioclassics.com   (76 words)

  
 Amazon.com: On the Air : The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio : Books: John Dunning
I Love A Mystery: Old Time Radio Shows (Collector's) by Various
The show was a victim of it's times in television and those same thin-skinnned pious protesters who practice reverse racism destroyed the show for the TV generation.
In the job I do to earn my living, I spend a lot of time of time outside, working alone; so when the iPod was first introduced a few years ago, I saw it as a boon to those who do similar work--a way to keep entertained while engaged in tedious labor.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0195076788?v=glance   (2586 words)

  
 Old (Otr) radio shows from the 30s, 40s and 1950s for sale with free shipping
My hobby is collecting Old Time Radio Programs (OTR) and Serials (popular during the 1940s) on CD in the mp3 format.
For those of you new to Old Time Radio and just getting started in acquiring and building a collection, look at my list of available shows.
Old (Otr) radio shows from the 30s, 40s and 1950s for sale with free shipping
www.40sradio.us   (505 words)

  
 The Finest Collection of Old Time Radio From Lux Radio Theatre & More: Drama, Comedy & Others.
Radio drama was the prevalent entertainment form for most Americans for over twenty years.
That it was among radio's finest dramatic series there can be no doubt, as Lux's staff had the efficiency to turn out a polished program every week, and the creativity to make many of these shows brilliantly effective.
There is today, an entire generation of people who have grown up without ever hearing a radio drama of any sort, and consequently, they are not familiar with the concept of telling a story in dramatic terms without the aid of a visual element.
www.fairpickings.com   (401 words)

  
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Old Time Potpourri is another one of the great Yesterday USA Old Time Radio Show Programs.After being broadcast on YUSA, this famous program is now available thanks to a special arrangement between Radio Memories Network and Yesterday USA.
Thanks For The Momories is another one of the great Yesterday USA Old Time Radio Show Programs.After being broadcast on YUSA, this famous program is now available thanks to a special arrangement between Radio Memories Network and Yesterday USA.
The Dennis Daily Show is another one of the great Yesterday USA Old Time Radio Show Programs.After being broadcast on YUSA, this famous program is now available thanks to a special arrangement between Radio Memories Network and Yesterday USA.
radiomemories.libsyn.com   (640 words)

  
 Old time radio shows for downloading
When Radio Life wrote "These stories all possess many times the reality that most radio writing conveys" it hit the nail on the head.
This 15 minute daily situation comedy was probably the most popular radio show of all time.
The listening audience was estimated at 40 million, almost one-third of Americans living at that time.
www.rusc.com /old-time-radio-downloads.html   (895 words)

  
 Old-Time Radio 'Program Guide'
In addition to the original Old-Time Radio Bulletin Board for general OTR discussions, there are several other old-time radio message boards for your enjoyment, including forums for old-time radio detectives, science fiction shows, kids' shows, soaps, and big band music.
OTR Logs: Dick Judge adds a new log of The Haunting Hour, and updates his log of Bold Venture
OTR Logs: Dick Judge updates his Whitehall 12,12 log, and adds a new Chet Chetter's Tales from the Morgue log.
www.old-time.com /toc.html   (745 words)

  
 Old Time Radio Programs
It has been created not just for your listening pleasure but to help spark your interest in the history of broadcasting and the enjoyable hobbies of collecting old time radio programs, collectable radios and related memorabilia.
To listen to the old time radio programs presented on this web site, you will need an MP3 player.
We are pleased to offer copies of WORDS AT WAR (Scarecrow Press 2002), a book which tells the dramatic story of how American radio helped the World War II effort.
www.oldtimeradioprograms.com   (162 words)

  
 old time radio shows in mp3 and real audio - EY's Audio Links
Old Time Radio Club of Chattanooga (new listing 03/2006)
Golden Age of Radio from Beaver Falls, PA.
Please use an OTR subject line in your e-mail to let me know that your message is not spam.
users2.ev1.net /~ey/audio.html   (120 words)

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