The Archive ofAmerican Radio
Preserving endangered American radio recordings and making them accessible to the public.
About
The Archive of American Radio is a California nonprofit that preserves, catalogs, and provides access to historical American radio recordings.
Our holdings span drama, mystery, comedy, and variety programming from U.S. networks, 1920 through 1982. We maintain structured metadata and digital infrastructure so these endangered collections are not lost.
233,264 recordings across 3,054 series.
Access
Radio Index is our public streaming platform and catalog. Browse and listen at www.radioindex.org. API documentation is at /developers.
Support
The Archive of American Radio is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Donations are tax-deductible.
Organization
Legal NameThe Archive of American Radio, Inc.
Type501(c)(3) public charity