Capturing Flow: The Growth of the Old-Time-Radio Collecting Culture in the United States during the 1970s

This article traces the growth of the old-time-radio fan community in the 1970s, outlining the specific historical, cultural, and technological contingencies in which collectors redistributed classic radio recordings through informal media economies, as well as some of the central characteristics of old-time-radio collection culture. This work amends the historical understanding of how audiences have engaged with radio and how they developed the technical skills and community networking to capture this broadcasting flow, collect it, and perpetuate its presence as an active component of our current media environment.