Don't touch that dial!

[Wild Root]

Now some of the High dollar sets that I mentioned.

The first two I think are very nice examples of early and mid 30’s Scott receivers. The last one is a great example of what many people of status would request to have made. A custom wood cabinet that was designed to show off the chrome platted 18 tube chassis. Scott also made a set that had 48 tubes which is pictured at the bottom. You could buy a Scott, or a new car for near the same price! Big money then, and even bigger money today!

E.H. Scott.

[wackyvorlon]

As an aside, for anyone interested in 40/50s radio, there's a radio station out of Windsor, Ontario, Canada that still plays mostly music from that period - even has radio shows on after 10PM. The station is 580 CKWW, and their website is http://www.580ckww.com

I do beleive that they have a stream of the station on their website.

[Chad Sanborn]

One of my all time favorite TV shows, started on the radio.
The Lone Ranger!
Another famous radio show that was made into a move in the 1990's was The Shadow! The Shadow, was written by a man named Walter B. Gibson. Gibson got his start in the radio business as a magician. Another magician to shake up radio was Orson Welles. His broadcast of War of the Worlds has to be one of the all time greatest publicity stunts.
Last but not least, Joseph Dunninger, was a mentalist who performed many times on the radio. Reading the minds of listeners who would call in to the station.
Unfortunately, TV took the audience away from the radio. People could now see what until then they had to imagine. In much the same way, motion pictures took the life out of vaudeville.

Chad

[Wild Root]

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.....? The Shadow Knows!

Ah yes, the Shadow! That was a great show too. I saw the movie and well, it was fun but in many ways could have been done a little better I think.

The Loan Ranger, man that was a very popular show back then. Also Sgt Preston of the Yukon was fun listening.

Ah yes, The War of the Worlds! What a ruckus that caused! Originally aired on October 31st 1939 Halloween night! I’m sure that’s just what every one wanted to hear that night. It caused nation wide panic and there were mad letters pouring into radio stations all over the US.

Any one here ever hear of a show that lasted only 5 or so years? It’s called X Minus One. It was a truly intriguing science fiction program told stories of the future. It only lasted from 1950 to 1955 or so. That show had some good writers!

As radio shows transitioned over to TV, the last true radio drama was I believe in 1962 or 63. After that, the radio would never bee the same again.

Well, I would love to listen in on that Canadian station! But, I'm just a little out of range I'm afraid.

Rob.

[Kent Allard]

Any one here ever hear of a show that lasted only 5 or so years? It’s called X Minus One. It was a truly intriguing science fiction program told stories of the future. It only lasted from 1950 to 1955 or so. That show had some good writers!

You just named one of my two favorite radio shows ever. I have a complete collection of the series on MP3 and play them while I'm working around the house. They adapt Heinlein, Bester, Bradbury and a bunch of other classic stories as well as some originals.

[Wild Root]

Sweet! I knew there was another X-1 fan! Good to hear.

Ever hear "Honeymoon in Hell"?

Root.

[The Wolf]

I'm a huge fan of old radio shows, actually I'm only 5'11".
For comedies: Jack Benny, George and Gracie, Fibber McGee and so much more.
Suspense, The Green Hornet, Lux Radio Theatre, The Whistler, The Casebook of Gregory Hood, all great stuff.
I use to get old-time-radio on KNX and KABL but the reception was poor.
I've been buying the cassettes of radio shows for years.
Now here's the irony, despite my dislike for the 1950s, I prefer the television show of "The Lone Ranger" to the radio show. It might just be that Jay Silverheels had more to say on TV. Tonto of the radio pretty much just said "Ugh". Even The Lone Ranger's grand-nephew's sidekick's dialogue was better on the radio (Kato that is).

As always, your devoted servant,
The Wolf

[gandydancer]

Back in the 70's Pepsi Cola was sponsoring some replays of old radio shows. I was tinkering with an old Zenith TransOceanic radio I had aquired and listening to one of them. A friend came by and commented that he had not heard the Shadow since 1952.

I replied, "This radio was made in 1952".

Not often you get a straight line like that.

[Wild Root]

From what my Grandmother told me what their first radio looked like I think this is close to what they might have had. She told me that you could lift a lid and see all the tubes in side. Also she said that the shape looked some what like a mantle clock. Well, that speaker is close to that shape and the cabinet has a lid on it. It's a late 20's Radiola by RCA.

Maybe it's the one she told me about. Sure would like to find out so I could find one like it.

Root.

[Johnnysan]

Unfortunately, the Canadian station listed earlier doesn't have streaming audio (or I couldn't find a link to it.) Here is an alternative from St. Louis:

http://www.1041themall.com/features/streaming.aspx