happyfilmluvguy
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How Many Radio Programs are in your collection?
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How Many?
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CharlieH.
One Too Many
- Messages
- 1,169
- Location
- It used to be Detroit....
Not many. I must have about 10 GI Jives, 3 of Ripley's Believe It Or Not, two by Jack Benny, the 1943 Academy Awards, 6 or 7 Benny Goodman broadcasts, one GI Journal (with Bob Hope and Glenn Miller), a Pearl Harbor newscast, The Mercury Theatre from October 30 of '38 and one Mail Call with Groucho Marx and Judy Garland.
I managed to acquire over 1700 episodes for free while I was a starving college student. That was... nearly two years ago.
I did manage to count all the files I know have a couple months ago, but I promptly forgot the number. :eusa_doh: I'm pretty sure it was over 3000. Possibly quite a bit more. That does count all episodes of a serial as a separate show. The majority fall into the detective/adventure genre, although I've got some of everything.
I did manage to count all the files I know have a couple months ago, but I promptly forgot the number. :eusa_doh: I'm pretty sure it was over 3000. Possibly quite a bit more. That does count all episodes of a serial as a separate show. The majority fall into the detective/adventure genre, although I've got some of everything.
LizzieMaine
Bartender
- Messages
- 33,119
- Location
- Where The Tourists Meet The Sea
I have over 10,000 at best guess, all on cassette or reel to reel tape, along with stacks of assorted transcription discs in my office closet. I'm pretty finicky about what I collect -- a substantial proportion is pre-1940 material, with an emphasis on music, variety, comedy serials, and news/actuality programs.
I've been plugging away for years on a FileMaker database of the collection, but have made very little progress...
I've been plugging away for years on a FileMaker database of the collection, but have made very little progress...
Amy Jeanne
Call Me a Cab
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- 2,852
- Location
- Colorado
Zero 
I never took the time to seek out old radio programs yet everyone tells me I'd love them!
I never took the time to seek out old radio programs yet everyone tells me I'd love them!
Shimmy Sally
Registered User
- Messages
- 447
- Location
- Ahwatukee, Arizona, USA
The Reno Kid
A-List Customer
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- 362
- Location
- Over there...
A bunch. Several thousand at least.
ScionPI2005
Call Me a Cab
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- 2,335
- Location
- Seattle, Washington
Well...
My mp3 player just told me I have 1182...but I could have sworn I had closer to 1500. I started collecting almost 6 years ago, and that's where I am today.
And those are only the digital mp3 copies, I have a Radio Spirits audio cassette case of mysteries.
My mp3 player just told me I have 1182...but I could have sworn I had closer to 1500. I started collecting almost 6 years ago, and that's where I am today.
And those are only the digital mp3 copies, I have a Radio Spirits audio cassette case of mysteries.
The Wolf
Call Me a Cab
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- 2,153
- Location
- Santa Rosa, Calif
I've been collecting them for years. Most of my collection are on cassettes. A lot of them are from companies that doen't even exist anymore. I have some CDs and a lot of MP3s now.
Sincerely,
the Wolf
Sincerely,
the Wolf
HadleyH
I'll Lock Up
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- 4,811
- Location
- Top of the Hill
Amy Jeanne said:Zero
Same here.
Dutch McCoy
One of the Regulars
- Messages
- 134
- Location
- Bloomington, Indiana
I only have a few You Bet Your Life episodes and a few The Phantom episodes. I love Groucho.
