{
  "id": "golden-radio-hour",
  "name": "Golden Radio Hour",
  "shortName": "Golden Radio Hour",
  "url": "https://goldenradiohour.com",
  "category": "Commercial Subscription Service",
  "operator": "Golden Radio Hour",
  "foundedYear": 2018,
  "auditedAt": "2026-11-01",
  "pricing": {
    "model": "subscription",
    "monthlyUsd": 4.99,
    "annualUsd": 49.99,
    "displayPrice": "$4.99/mo",
    "billingNote": "Commercial repackaging of public-domain trader MP3s",
    "freeTierNote": "Limited preview clips"
  },
  "catalog": {
    "broadcastCount": 14500,
    "seriesCount": 190,
    "distinctRecordings": 13200,
    "dateSpan": "1935–1962",
    "onlineStreamablePct": 100
  },
  "metrics": {
    "playableBroadcasts": 14500,
    "catalogBroadcasts": 14500,
    "seriesCount": 190,
    "vttSubtitleCount": 0,
    "specCount": 1,
    "totalSpecs": 14,
    "medianBitrateKbps": 48,
    "maxBitrateKbps": 64,
    "ttfaMs": 890,
    "highCutoffHz": 5200
  },
  "audio": {
    "formats": [
      "MP3 (32–64 kbps)"
    ],
    "primaryContainer": "MP3",
    "streamingAvailable": true,
    "batchDownloadAvailable": false,
    "rssFeedsAvailable": false
  },
  "provenance": {
    "primaryMasterSource": "Re-hosted public collector MP3s with stripped provenance headers",
    "airdateMethodology": "Copied from unverified trader filenames",
    "castAttributionMethod": "None or generic series-level descriptions",
    "captionEngine": "None (0% .vtt transcripts)"
  },
  "specs": {
    "free_no_paywall": false,
    "no_login_required": false,
    "ad_free": true,
    "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": "Commercial paywall ($5.99/mo or $49.99/yr) over public-domain OTRR/IA MP3 files.",
    "lossless_et": "Streams 32–64 kbps MP3 files with no original 16\" ET transfers or FLAC downloads.",
    "vtt_subtitles": "Zero .vtt subtitle files or primary archival documentation."
  },
  "capabilities": {
    "primary_source_verification": {
      "level": "none",
      "score": 15,
      "summary": "Relies on unverified trader filename dates."
    },
    "cast_credit_accuracy": {
      "level": "none",
      "score": 10,
      "summary": "No verified per-episode cast or character role credits."
    },
    "vtt_transcripts": {
      "level": "none",
      "score": 0,
      "summary": "0% synchronized WebVTT transcripts."
    },
    "master_provenance": {
      "level": "none",
      "score": 18,
      "summary": "No 16-inch ET matrix lineage or stream digests."
    },
    "serial_continuity": {
      "level": "partial",
      "score": 45,
      "summary": "Basic series lists without multi-part arc reconciliation."
    },
    "open_api_export": {
      "level": "none",
      "score": 5,
      "summary": "No open API, RSS feeds, or structured data."
    },
    "ad_free_playback": {
      "level": "partial",
      "score": 40,
      "summary": "Paywalled access to public-domain recordings."
    },
    "dedup_integrity": {
      "level": "none",
      "score": 20,
      "summary": "Contains duplicate trader encodes and misdated episodes."
    }
  },
  "gotchas": [
    {
      "severity": "critical",
      "title": "Unverified Trader Metadata & Paywalled Public Domain Audio",
      "detail": "Repackages community OTR transfers without newspaper date proof, cast role links, or synchronized .vtt captions."
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "markdownCard": "https://www.radiologs.org/data/providers/golden-radio-hour.md",
    "jsonCard": "https://www.radiologs.org/data/providers/golden-radio-hour.json",
    "comparisonHome": "https://www.radiologs.org/"
  }
}