Old-Time Radio Online

I remember old time radio dramas.  I loved them.  They fed the imagination.  The creepy tales that would give one such a fright.  The comedies that left you in stitches.  The mysteries that tested your wits.  Best of all, they are just as good today as they were back then when we huddled around the old console radio.

To me, William Conrad will always be Marshall Dillon.  James Arness might look more the part, but William Conrad had the voice that made you believe.  Your mind’s eye would picture the Marshall being like one of Ray’s chickens.  You know, “big as a house, smart as the dickens.” 😉

For several years, I have been a [free] subscriber to Live 365.  There you’ll find all kinds of Internet radio stations.  I search for “otr” (old-time radio).  Some of the listings require a paid subscription, but they do come commercial free.  These are live audio streams, so it’s like tuning in a real radio station.  You may join in the middle of a program, and you’ll hear what has been programmed.

I wanted to find Mr Keen episodes online.  Finally I did find them at archive.org.  In fact they have a tremendous archive of radio programs and other items too.  It’s better than TV–at least in my opinion it is way better.  You can click on the link to listen online or download and save the files.  I prefer to listen online.  Check it out and enjoy!

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About Chuck

I am retired after a career in electronics and in publishing. Today, my wife of 50+ years, Sylvia, and I live in a house on a hill beside a dirt road in rural west Michigan. We enjoy living in this country environment where livestock and wild life out number the human population.

6 thoughts on “Old-Time Radio Online

  1. I liked “The Great Gildersleeve” and could picture the characters in my head. Their voices very much influenced how I pictured them.

    • Gildersleeve was an interesting character and he did interesting things with his voice. I also liked Our Miss Brooks, especially how Eve Arden used her voice. 😮

  2. With radio it was like HD color TV in stereo, sometimes almost 3d. TV leaves little to the imagination and doesn’t require much brain activity. The TV content is so bad that even with cable it is hard to find something that is decent to watch. Internet has a lot of junk but a lot of good things also. Have a good Michigan Fall, Chuck.

    • Hi Bob, Good to hear from you my friend. You are 100% correct on that comparison between radio & TV.

      I’m looking forward to this fall in Michigan. It is always such a special time of year. Winter . . . I guess that’s probably why you live where you do. 😉

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