# Golden Radio Hour

Official URL: https://goldenradiohour.com  
Category: Commercial Subscription Service · Operator: Golden Radio Hour · Founded: 2018  
Benchmark Card: https://www.radiologs.org/data/providers/golden-radio-hour.md · JSON: https://www.radiologs.org/data/providers/golden-radio-hour.json

## Summary

Commercial OTR portal serving re-hosted collector MP3s without primary newspaper air-date verification, cast character credits, or synchronized .vtt transcripts.

## Pricing & Access Regime

- **Model:** subscription ($4.99/mo)
- **Monthly / Annual USD:** $4.99/mo · $49.99/yr
- **Billing Note:** Commercial repackaging of public-domain trader MP3s
- **Free Tier / Access Note:** Limited preview clips

## Catalog & Technical Metrics (Audited 2026-11-01)

- **Playable Broadcasts:** 14,500
- **Catalog Broadcast Records:** 14,500
- **Distinct Series:** 190
- **Full-Length WebVTT (.vtt) Subtitles:** 0
- **Date Span:** 1935–1962
- **Online Streamable Share:** 100%
- **Median / Max Bitrate:** 48 kbps / 64 kbps
- **Audio Formats:** MP3 (32–64 kbps)
- **1 Item / Episode (IA + Stremio SDK UUID):** No

## Features (14 Audited Capabilities)

**Yes (1/14):** Zero Mid-Roll or Display Ads

**No (13/14):** 100% Free Catalog ($0/mo), Instant Play (No Account Login), Public Recording UUID / RID Index, SHA-256 Audio Stream Deduplication, Schema.org RadioEpisode JSON-LD, Per-Series Podcast RSS Feeds, Public JSON API & /llms.txt, 100% Full-Length .vtt Subtitles, Primary Newspaper & Trade Log Scans, Original Studio Broadcast Scripts, Per-Episode Actor ↔ Character Graph, 16" ET Disc / Lossless FLAC Streams, Sequential Multi-Part Serial Arcs

## Verified Specification Evidence

- **100% Free Catalog ($0/mo):** Commercial paywall ($5.99/mo or $49.99/yr) over public-domain OTRR/IA MP3 files.
- **16" ET Disc / Lossless FLAC Streams:** Streams 32–64 kbps MP3 files with no original 16" ET transfers or FLAC downloads.
- **100% Full-Length .vtt Subtitles:** Zero .vtt subtitle files or primary archival documentation.
## Provenance & Archival Methodology

- **Primary Master Source:** Re-hosted public collector MP3s with stripped provenance headers
- **Air Date Methodology:** Copied from unverified trader filenames
- **Cast Attribution Method:** None or generic series-level descriptions
- **Caption / Subtitle Engine:** None (0% .vtt transcripts)

## Capability Scores & Quoted Evidence

- **primary_source_verification** (none, score 15/100): Relies on unverified trader filename dates.
  - Evidence: undefined
- **cast_credit_accuracy** (none, score 10/100): No verified per-episode cast or character role credits.
  - Evidence: undefined
- **vtt_transcripts** (none, score 0/100): 0% synchronized WebVTT transcripts.
  - Evidence: undefined
- **master_provenance** (none, score 18/100): No 16-inch ET matrix lineage or stream digests.
  - Evidence: undefined
- **serial_continuity** (partial, score 45/100): Basic series lists without multi-part arc reconciliation.
  - Evidence: undefined
- **open_api_export** (none, score 5/100): No open API, RSS feeds, or structured data.
  - Evidence: undefined
- **ad_free_playback** (partial, score 40/100): Paywalled access to public-domain recordings.
  - Evidence: undefined
- **dedup_integrity** (none, score 20/100): Contains duplicate trader encodes and misdated episodes.
  - Evidence: undefined

## Limitations, Trade-Offs & Gotchas

- **[CRITICAL] Unverified Trader Metadata & Paywalled Public Domain Audio:** Repackages community OTR transfers without newspaper date proof, cast role links, or synchronized .vtt captions.

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*Audited by [radio logs](https://www.radiologs.org/) — Built by [The Archive of American Radio (radioindex.org)](https://www.radioindex.org/). Held to the same primary-evidence audit rules across all 22 platforms.*