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Old time radio (OTR) is not dead. In fact, it’s alive and well on the Internet. The Internet has actually helped to revive old time radio. After the days of OTR were ended, the only way to get any of these shows was to find them on old reel to reel tape and listen to them in this format. Some kind folks converted these shows to phonograph records and later to cassette tapes.
There were small group of OTR fans that used to do this and trade the shows among themselves. Very few people that would have enjoyed these shows knew about these small clubs and therefore couldn’t get the shows.
When computers became available to more and more people, smart PC users learned how to convert these old shows to digital format. 70 minutes of shows could be put on one CD. With the appearance of the mp3 compressed audio format, distribution was now possible via the Internet.
So many people can now enjoy the fun and adventure of OTR due to the efforts of everyone who converted the shows and posted them on the Internet. With the high speed Internet connections we enjoy today, we can download as many shows as we want in a very short amount of time.
OK, so now that we know that these great old radio shows are available again, how do we go about locating them? There are several ways to acquire these shows.
The most expensive way is to buy the shows at a book store in audio format. Sure, these audio CD’s will play in any CD player, including the one in your car, but you can only fit 70 minutes of shows on each CD. Plus, these are rather expensive.
You can search the Internet and buy old time radio disk sets in mp3 format. These are compressed and many hours of shows can fit on one CD or DVD. They don’t play in most standard CD players, but you can listen to them on your mp3 player or on your computer.
Or, you could join an OTR download club and pay a monthly fee to be able to download any of the shows they have on their website. This is much cheaper and a good option for those with a home computer.
The very best way to get old time radio shows on mp3 is to find a website that offers them for free. These sites are few and far between, due to the fact that there are expenses involved in starting and maintaining a website. There is the cost of registering the domain name, paying a monthly fee for web hosting and paying for the old time radio disk sets. Because of this, many of these sites can only offer a few hundred shows in limited genres.
The best old time radio websites are those that are run as a hobby club. This is where the visitors donate ten or twenty dollars one time, to help pay for the website and to buy more shows.
From then on, everyone who made a donation gets full access to all the old radio shows on the website, plus all the new shows as they are added. A good club will also have an OTR discussion forum so the webmaster and the club members can talk about old time radio, ask and answer questions from other club members and request and share shows with each other. Also, a good news blog is helpful. The person who runs the club can post news to the site to let the members know when new shows are added.
Why is a hobby club better than a download site? Some people, not all, who ask for a monthly fee are more of a business than an old time radio lover. A hobby club is usually run by someone who loves old time radio and just wants to share it with as many people as possible. This is the reason for the small donation fee instead of asking ten or more dollars per month as some sites charge. By combining their resources, all of the club members can listen to many more shows then they could afford on their own.
An old time radio club can be lot’s of fun. It’s a way to enjoy and share this wonderful hobby with others and it also helps to keep old time radio alive for future generations to enjoy.
If you’d like to listen to over 3,000 totally free old time radio shows, please visit our website, Old Time Radio Mystery Theater at http://www.mysteryshows.com. Besides the free shows offered to all visitors, we have an old time radio club containing over 40,000 shows of all types and genres. The club is open to everyone who makes a small, one-time donation to help us run the club and buy more shows. We offer free memberships to the blind. We also have an active and friendly old time radio discussion forum and news blog. Please visit our website today and start enjoying old time radio with us. I hope to see you soon.
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After the invention the of iPods and MP3 players, regular old radio seemed to be lost totally in the sands of times. Recently, though, there have been a few major changes in the radio, which may bring radios into fashion again. In fact, the major upgrades which have been included in the latest model of the C. Crane radio is innovative and way beyond comparison. These radios are really very handy if you do not have a mounting desk for MP3 players in your car. They look like a normal radio with one tiny receptor and one small LCD with a woofer at its side.
And yet their internal mechanics have improved over time as of yet they are offering us much more than the mere Fm frequencies. With their radio kit specially the newer model launched, you will get FM, AM, Internet radio, weather forecast and also TV audio.
These radios have various other controllers which really help in improvising the signal. For The volume there is the sound knob, plus an additional bass and treble knob, And then you have the tuning knob of course. There are other buttons too to select the desired radio function.
These radios come with a 6 watt woofer so the volume wont be a problem even when you are driving or out in the woods for a picnic. The design is nothing to be proud of. It is a simplistic and normal design. These radios are available in black color only.
The inner mechanics include a twin coil ferrite antenna which as claimed by the company really helps in getting better signal reception. These have a great battery life too.
The company claims that this radio has a battery life of over 30 hours on AA batteries and 175 hours over D batteries. They come to us with one year warranty, which is a small time compared to today’s standards. But if you want yourself a portable music station and wan to keep in touch with the current music trends this device is just for you. Reception is pretty good in house and also while on the road.
The Battery life and added speakers give us an extra advantage plus if you want to listen through headphones there is a stereo 3. 5mm jack included at the side of it. Additional features included in newer models are the radio alarm clock which will be helpful only if you doze off to sleep while on long trips. So buy it if you like to pamper yourself with a lot of quality music, and listen to The US TOP charts while driving on a long journey.
Denny lives life to the full and has been writing about his knowledge and experience. Feel free to see some of his material at Clay Pigeon Thrower and Clay Pigeon Basics.
PACT vintage Hitchcock bring the public back to the Golden Age of Radio GOOD AFTERNOON.
