Decades ago, WRVO Public Media began broadcasting old time radio with a small collection comprising 20 reel to real tapes. Today the collection includes nearly 5,000 reels and over 16,000 broadcasts. "Tuned to Yesterday" is public radio's premier old time radio show, hosted by Mark Lavonier. The hig…

Crime: True Detective Mysteries “The Black Legion: Secrets Never Told Before” 4/1/47 Syndicated, Candy Matson “The Donna Dunham Case” 4/4/49 NBC.

Western: Gunsmoke “Buffalo Hunter” 6/30/57 CBS, Wild Bill Hickok “The Mysterious Fist” 10/21/51 MBS.

Western: Fort Laramie “Woman at Horse Creek” 2/12/56 CBS, Frontier Gentleman “Gentle Virtue” 3/30/58 CBS.

Comedy: Joe Penner Show 10/5/39 NBC Blue, Judy Canova Show 8/24/43 CBS.

Horror: Hermit's Cave “Search for Life” 1944 Syndicated, Escape “The Power of Hammer” 10/15/50 CBS.

Science Fiction: Mysterious Traveler “Murder in 2952” 4/29/52 MBS, Exploring Tomorrow “Vincent Deem, 1997” 6/11/58 MBS.

Crime: Line-Up 6/21/51 CBS, The Saint “Gangster District Attorney” 10/15/47 CBS.

Adventure: Deadline for Danger 1950's Syndicated. John Steele, Adventurer “High Test” 12/21/54 AFRS.

Drama: Cresta Blanca Hollywood Players “Golden Boy” 10/8/46 CBS, Grand Central Station “If the Shoe Doesn't Fit” 8/15/51 CBS.

Sitcom: Father Knows Best 2/26/53 NBC, Mel Blanc Show 9/10/46 CBS.

Mystery: Fat Man “A Window for Murder” 10/3/47 ABC, Sherlock Holmes “Adventure of Silver Blaze” 3/27/55 NBC.

Broadway: Campbell Playhouse “Show Boat” 3/31/39 CBS.

Horror: Sealed Book “The Accusing Corpse” 4/29/45 MBS, Escape “Three Skeleton Key” 3/17/50 CBS.

Science Fiction: X Minus One “Jaywalker” 4/17/56 NBC, Suspense “Formula for Death” 6/10/62 CBS.

True History: New World A' Coming “The Mammy Legend” 6/18/44 WMCA, You Are There “The Fall of Troy” 10/24/48 CBS.

Sitcom: Phil Harris / Alice Faye Show 5/22/49 NBC, My Friend Irma 2/24/53 CBS.

Western: Six Shooter 4/1/54 NBC, Gunsmoke “Old Pal” 9/2/46 CBS.

Comedy: Lux Radio Theater “The Physician in Spite of Himself” 7/13/53 CBS.

Horror: Witch's Tale “Tourists Accommodated” 3/3/38 MBS, Escape “Wild Oranges” 12/17/47 CBS.

Science Fiction: Suspense “A Strange Day in May” 9/9/62 CBS, Dimension X “Nightfall” 9/29/51 NBC.

Crime: The Whisperer 8/19/51 NBC, The Whistler “Dark Pattern” 6/13/54 CBS.

Adventure: Top Secret “Midnight for Danger” 7/23/50 NBC, Clyde Beatty Show “In Search of a Myth” 1940's Syndicated.

Drama: Studio One “An Enemy of the People” 5/13/47 CBS.

Sitcom: Great Gildersleeve 2/5/47 NBC, Blondie 6/19/44 CBS.

Mystery: Adventures of Sam Spade “S.Q.P. Caper” 11/7/48 AFRS. Suspense “America's Boyfriend” 7/21/57 CBS.

Broadway: Best Plays “There's Always Juliet” 8/2/53 NBC.

Horror: Mysterious Traveler “The Who Sleep” 1/5/45 MBS, Dark Fantasy “The Man With the Scarlet Satchel” 3/6/42 NBC.

Mystery: Mystery Theater “The Case of the Tell-Tale Lie” 10/8/52 ABC, ABC Mystery Time “My Adventure in Norfolk” 1957 ABC.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century “The Mechanical Mole” 3 Episodes from May, 1940.

True History: It's Maritime 8/14/45 CBS, American Adventure “The Demagogue” 1/26/56 NBC.

Adventure: Hollywood Star Playhouse “Of Night and the River” 10/9/50 CBS, John Steele, Adventurer “The Honorable Ones” 1950 MBS.

Western: Screen Directors' Playhouse “Broken Arrow” 9/7/51 NBC.

Drama: An American Family Saga “Introduction to the Mills” 8/13/44 Audition, Helen Hayes Theater “Let the Hurricane Roar” October 1941 CBS.

Comedy: Lux Radio Theater “Talk of the Town” 5/17/43 CBS.

Horror: Mysterious Traveler “Death Has a Cold Breath” 3/29/49 MBS, Inner Sanctum “Song of the Slasher” 4/24/45 CBS.

Drama: Encore Theater “Green Light” 6/25/46 CBS, Hallmark Playhouse “Afterward” 8/5/48 CBS.

Mystery: Night Beat 7/17/52 NBC, Adventures of Sam Spade “The Death Bed Caper” 6/20/48 CBS.

Comedy: Steve Allen Show “Guest: Eve Arden” 6/21/52 CBS / AFRS, Jimmy Durante Show 4/21/50 NBC.

Science Fiction: Theater of Romance “It Happened Tomorrow” 1/2/45 CBS, Dimension X “Untitled Story” 8/23/51 NBC

Western: Gunsmoke “How to Die For Nothing” 10/10/53 CBS, Tales of the Texas Rangers “Wheelchair Killing” 10/7/51 NBC.

Broadway: Theater Guild “Little Women” 12/23/45 ABC.

Crime: Suspense “Summer Storm” 10/18/45 CBS, Mystery in the Air “Beyond Good and Evil” 8/27/47 NBC.

Adventure: The Chase “King Danno”4/17/53 NBC, Escape “The Adversary” 5/6/54 CBS.

Sitcom: Magnificent Montague 11/10/50 NBC, My Favorite Husband 9/23/49 CBS / AFRS.

Crime: Suspense “Statement of Mary Blake” 5/4/50 CBS, Peril “Desperate Tuesday” 1953 Syndicated.

Mystery: Adventures of Sam Spade “The Vaphio Murder Cup Caper” 8/22/48 CBS, New Adventures of Michael Shayne “The Case of the Generous Killer” 1948 Syndicated.

Horror: Sealed Book “Time on My Hands” 8/26/45 MBS, Haunting Hour “The Hands of Mr. Smith” 1943 NBC Syndication.

Sitcom: Blondie 4/12/43 NBC, Great Gildersleeve 4/28/48 NBC.

Horror: Quiet, Please “Three-Thousand Words” 8/23/48 MBS, Suspense “Return Trip” 6/27/46 CBS.

Drama: Prudential Family Hour “The Deeper Shadow” 11/7/48 CBS, This is My Best “Anything Can Happen” 4/24/45 CBS.

Mystery: Broadway is My Beat 11/8/52 CBS, Official Detective 2/23/56 MBS.