Radio and the Past



Old Radio Shows and The Nostalgic Past

The Golden Age of entertainment is alive and well and here for all to enjoy. From it's outset at the birth of the 20th century, Old Time Radio steadily progressed as the planet's foremost mass medium.

The original old "wireless" became known by a then futuristic term; "radio". And radio evolved to be the standard method of spreading information instantly from the few to the many. The Wireless, and then Radio greatly altered the landscape of our nation and the entire planet in the 20th Century.

The endless enjoyment derived from listening to old radio shows for nostalgia lovers is amazing. It is really like time traveling into the past. Unlike television or the movies, with radio shows the sounds are provided, yet the images are created by your own mind. Making Old Time Radio a source of thousands of amazing journey of the imagination, fun, mystery comedy and adventure.

But let’s not forget the historic value! Old Time Radio which is known by collectors as OTR allows one to actually listen to history as it happened! Amazingly hearing the actual live speeches of well known leaders from throughout the 20th Century. From Winston Churchill to Ronald Reagan to Adolph Hitler to Mahatma Gandhi and more. These voices have been forever preserved for history.

Interest in hundred of thousands of Old Radio Shows is not only for folks who grew up during radio's heyday, but also for all who came later. It is truly for anyone who loves entertainment and imagination.

The Nostalgic feelings for this classic era of the birth of broadcasting is ever expanding, as each new generation becomes introduced to freedom of expression that typified the Old Time Radio and Wireless Movement.

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  • 8/15/2007 10:46 AM k bishop wrote:
    Finally a website that I can really relate to. As an oldtimer in my 70s this has most of what I was raised on & a 1000% better than we are being forced to accept from TV. I have come to the point where I watch less 2hrs a day & most of that is news...But this I can listen too all day long & I have a great variety to choose from both shows & music.. So THANK YOU so much for a wonderful blast from the past..
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  • 4/8/2008 3:28 PM Patricia Nordman wrote:
    What a blessing! I too am in my 70s, and you cannot imagine how refreshing it is to go back to the good old days when language was decent and the writing well done. God bless you!
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