# Old Time Radio Downloads

Official URL: https://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com  
Category: Curated Hobbyist Portal · Operator: OldTimeRadioDownloads · Founded: 2012  
Benchmark Card: https://www.radiologs.org/data/providers/oldtimeradiodownloads.md · JSON: https://www.radiologs.org/data/providers/oldtimeradiodownloads.json

## Summary

Large ad-supported MP3 download portal with clean genre/show URL paths, but zero Schema.org structured data, zero synchronized .vtt captions, and generic show-level cast tags pasted onto individual episodes.

## Pricing & Access Regime

- **Model:** ad-supported (Free (Ad-Supported))
- **Monthly / Annual USD:** $0/mo · $0/yr
- **Billing Note:** Heavy display advertising across series and episode pages
- **Free Tier / Access Note:** Direct MP3 downloads and browser playback

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

- **Playable Broadcasts:** 36,000
- **Catalog Broadcast Records:** 36,000
- **Distinct Series:** 410
- **Full-Length WebVTT (.vtt) Subtitles:** 0
- **Date Span:** 1930–1962
- **Online Streamable Share:** 100%
- **Median / Max Bitrate:** 48 kbps / 96 kbps
- **Audio Formats:** MP3 (32–64 kbps)
- **1 Item / Episode (IA + Stremio SDK UUID):** No

## Features (14 Audited Capabilities)

**Yes (2/14):** 100% Free Catalog ($0/mo), Instant Play (No Account Login)

**No (12/14):** Zero Mid-Roll or Display Ads, 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

- **Zero Mid-Roll or Display Ads:** Pages embed heavy programmatic display banner ad networks.
- **Per-Episode Actor ↔ Character Graph:** Pastes generic series-level actor bios onto every episode page regardless of whether the actor appeared.
- **100% Full-Length .vtt Subtitles:** Zero synchronized .vtt subtitles.
## Provenance & Archival Methodology

- **Primary Master Source:** Standard OTRR/trader MP3 sets
- **Air Date Methodology:** Filename dates; no primary newspaper log citations
- **Cast Attribution Method:** Generic show-level cast lists repeated across episodes
- **Caption / Subtitle Engine:** None (0% .vtt transcripts)

## Capability Scores & Quoted Evidence

- **primary_source_verification** (partial, score 42/100): Uses trader filename dates without newspaper corroboration.
  - Evidence: undefined
- **cast_credit_accuracy** (none, score 15/100): Repeats series-level lead actors on episode pages regardless of actual appearance.
  - Evidence: undefined
- **vtt_transcripts** (none, score 0/100): 0% WebVTT captions or full-length transcripts.
  - Evidence: undefined
- **master_provenance** (none, score 25/100): Low-bitrate MP3s without transfer lineage.
  - Evidence: undefined
- **serial_continuity** (partial, score 55/100): Chronological lists by filename date.
  - Evidence: undefined
- **open_api_export** (none, score 15/100): No JSON API or /llms.txt.
  - Evidence: undefined
- **ad_free_playback** (none, score 30/100): Cluttered with programmatic display banner ads.
  - Evidence: undefined
- **dedup_integrity** (none, score 30/100): Duplicates East/West feeds and syndicated re-titles.
  - Evidence: undefined

## Limitations, Trade-Offs & Gotchas

- **[WARNING] Series-Level Cast Pasted onto Individual Episodes:** Credits series lead actors to episodes in which they never appeared, and lacks any synchronized .vtt transcripts.

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