{
  "id": "dumb-otr",
  "name": "Dumb.com Old Time Radio",
  "shortName": "Dumb.com OTR",
  "url": "https://www.dumb.com/oldtimeradio",
  "category": "Commercial Subscription",
  "operator": "Dumb.com Media",
  "foundedYear": 2004,
  "auditedAt": "2026-11-01",
  "pricing": {
    "model": "subscription",
    "monthlyUsd": 4.95,
    "annualUsd": 29.95,
    "displayPrice": "$4.95/mo ($29.95/yr)",
    "billingNote": "Paywall required after a tiny free preview limit.",
    "freeTierNote": "Allows streaming a few sample clips before blocking playback with a membership wall."
  },
  "catalog": {
    "broadcastCount": 26000,
    "seriesCount": 410,
    "distinctRecordings": 24000,
    "dateSpan": "1933–1960",
    "onlineStreamablePct": 100
  },
  "metrics": {
    "playableBroadcasts": 26000,
    "catalogBroadcasts": 26000,
    "seriesCount": 410,
    "vttSubtitleCount": 0,
    "specCount": 0,
    "totalSpecs": 14,
    "medianBitrateKbps": 32,
    "maxBitrateKbps": 64,
    "ttfaMs": 1050,
    "highCutoffHz": 4200
  },
  "audio": {
    "formats": [
      "MP3 (24–64 kbps)"
    ],
    "primaryContainer": "MP3",
    "streamingAvailable": true,
    "batchDownloadAvailable": false,
    "rssFeedsAvailable": false
  },
  "provenance": {
    "primaryMasterSource": "Repackaged public-domain collector MP3 sets",
    "airdateMethodology": "Unverified legacy collector dates",
    "castAttributionMethod": "None (Generic series description only)",
    "captionEngine": "None"
  },
  "specs": {
    "free_no_paywall": false,
    "no_login_required": false,
    "ad_free": false,
    "uuid_index": false,
    "sha256_dedup": false,
    "schema_jsonld": false,
    "podcast_rss": false,
    "open_json_api": false,
    "vtt_subtitles": false,
    "newspaper_scans": false,
    "studio_scripts": false,
    "character_roles": false,
    "lossless_et": false,
    "serial_arcs": false
  },
  "specNotes": {
    "free_no_paywall": "Charges $4.95/mo or $29.95/yr for unimproved 24–64 kbps public-domain trader MP3s."
  },
  "capabilities": {
    "primary_source_verification": {
      "level": "none",
      "score": 10,
      "summary": "Copies raw collector dates with zero newspaper or archival verification.",
      "evidenceQuote": "\"Displays unverified legacy trader dates with no source attribution.\""
    },
    "cast_credit_accuracy": {
      "level": "none",
      "score": 8,
      "summary": "No episode-level cast or character credits.",
      "evidenceQuote": "\"Zero per-episode cast, writer, or character role metadata.\""
    },
    "vtt_transcripts": {
      "level": "none",
      "score": 0,
      "summary": "No transcripts or captions.",
      "evidenceQuote": "\"No text transcripts or closed captions.\""
    },
    "master_provenance": {
      "level": "none",
      "score": 15,
      "summary": "Low-bitrate 24–64 kbps MP3s scraped from public collector archives.",
      "evidenceQuote": "\"Re-hosts low-bitrate collector MP3s with no restoration or lineage documentation.\""
    },
    "serial_continuity": {
      "level": "none",
      "score": 30,
      "summary": "Basic table listing with frequent gaps in serial arcs.",
      "evidenceQuote": "\"Flat episode list with no serial arc tracking.\""
    },
    "open_api_export": {
      "level": "none",
      "score": 0,
      "summary": "Paywalled HTML player with zero API or RSS support.",
      "evidenceQuote": "\"Authenticated session gate blocks direct access, RSS feeds, and APIs.\""
    },
    "ad_free_playback": {
      "level": "none",
      "score": 20,
      "summary": "Blocks free listening with a commercial paywall over public-domain recordings.",
      "evidenceQuote": "\"Requires paid subscription after initial sample streams.\""
    },
    "dedup_integrity": {
      "level": "none",
      "score": 15,
      "summary": "Retains duplicate and mislabeled files from early-2000s trader discs.",
      "evidenceQuote": "\"Un-deduplicated legacy MP3 directory import.\""
    }
  },
  "gotchas": [
    {
      "severity": "critical",
      "title": "Rent-Seeking Paywall on Unimproved Public Domain Files",
      "detail": "Charges users to stream low-bitrate MP3s that were digitized by unpaid community volunteers and are freely available elsewhere."
    },
    {
      "severity": "critical",
      "title": "Zero Archival Value-Add",
      "detail": "Adds no newspaper date verification, no audio remastering, no cast credits, and no `.vtt` transcripts."
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "markdownCard": "https://www.radiologs.org/data/providers/dumb-otr.md",
    "jsonCard": "https://www.radiologs.org/data/providers/dumb-otr.json",
    "comparisonHome": "https://www.radiologs.org/"
  }
}