Golden Age Broadcasting
Old Time Radio Networks
Follow the networks that carried programs in the Golden Radio Hour archive. Start with the major national networks, then explore regional and transitional broadcasters that helped shape American radio.
National Networks
Start with the major broadcasters
CBS Radio Network
Comedy, drama, news, variety, mystery, and some of radio’s longest-running series.
49 programs in GRH →NBC Radio Network
The pioneering national network launched in 1926, with comedy, drama, music, news, and major stars.
62 programs in GRH →Mutual Broadcasting System
The cooperative fourth national network, with detective shows, adventure, news, and regional roots.
36 programs in GRH →More National Paths
ABC and the Blue Network
ABC Radio Network23 programs · The network that grew out of Blue and carried radio into the postwar era. Blue Network12 programs · NBC’s former second network and the road to ABC.Regional Networks
Go deeper into the map
CBS Pacific Network5 programs · CBS broadcasting and production on the West Coast. Don Lee Network7 programs · A major West Coast regional radio network. Michigan Radio Network1 program · An early Michigan regional chain centered on WXYZ.These pages use broadcasts preserved in Golden Radio Hour. A person or program appears under a network when surviving recording data supports that connection. It does not imply every person listed was directly employed by the network.