Installation instructions: Unzip this archive to whatever folder you like, add all files to a playlist, and hit Shuffle. Serving suggestion: www.homesteaderradio.com Global standards: Filename format: ShowTitle_EpisodeNumber_EpisodeTitle-ExtraInfoIfNeeded - Note: Shows without reliable sources for episode numbers may instead use the broadcast date in YYMMDD format, if known - Note: The Track / # ID3 field indicates the episode number, if known Audio format: mp3, mono, 22050Hz, 32kbps ==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---==---====---== Changes 7/31/22 - Added: [73x] episodes of The Shadow [-4.16GB] --- 4,806 files (43 shows), 28.2GB total archive size Changes 7/26/22 - Added: [21x] long episodes of Suspense // NOTE: these episodes have "-(L)" at the end of the filename --- 4,733 files (43 shows), 27.7GB total archive size Changes 7/19/22 - Added: [261x] episodes of Suspense [-11.86GB] - Suspense: - Hundreds of sponsor spots/plays for Roma Wine, Auto-Lite and others removed throughout the series, eliminating more than 40 hours of repeated commercials --- 4,712 files (43 shows), 27.4GB total archive size Changes 7/4/22 - Added: [288x] episodes of Suspense --- 4,451 files (43 shows), 25.8GB total archive size Changes 7/3/22 - Added: [57x] episodes of Suspense, [96x] episodes of The Shadow --- 4,162 files (43 shows), 24.3GB total archive size Changes 7/1/22 - Added: The Whistler [-6.67GB], --- 4,058 files (43 shows), 23.7GB total archive size Changes 5/27/22 - Added: [164x] episodes of Suspense, The Shadow --- 3,523 files (42 shows), 20.3GB total archive size Changes 2/26/22 - Added: [100x] episodes of Suspense --- 3,318 files (41 shows), 19.0GB total archive size Changes 2/22/22 - Added: Chandu the Magician [-1.15GB] - 481217 "The Story Teller" removed due to uncorrectable audio issues --- 3,218 files (40 shows), 18.4GB total archive size Changes 2/15/22 - Added: Grand Ole Opry [-6.46GB] --- 3,053 files (39 shows), 17.8GB total archive size Changes 2/11/22 - Added: [1x] episode of Quiet, Please, [3x] episodes of 2000 Plus, The Jean Shepherd Show [-998MB] --- 2,732 files (38 shows), 15.7GB total archive size Changes 2/6/22 - Added: Boston Blackie [-2.01GB] --- 2,523 files (37 shows), 13.6GB total archive size Changes 1/28/22 - Added: Adventures In Research [-38MB], CBS Radio Workshop [-763MB] --- 2,325 files (36 shows), 12.4GB total archive size Changes 1/26/22 - Added: Escape [-2.2GB] - Distilled several episodes with duplicates (multiple recordings of same) into single entries; 22 lower-quality duplicates removed - 104 "Green Splotches" removed due to uncorrectable audio issues - 153 "The Price of the Head" removed due to uncorrectable audio issues --- 2,169 files (34 shows), 11.7GB total archive size Changes 1/23/22 - Added: Command Performance [-3.30GB], Damon Runyon Theater [-930MB], Molle Mystery Theatre [-808MB] - Command Performance: - A couple episodes just sorta cut off; left as is/are - 125 (Jack Benny, Bing Crosby) removed due to uncorrectable audio issues - 295 (Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healey) removed due to uncorrectable audio issues --- 1,954 files (33 shows), 10.3GB total archive size Changes 1/16/22 - Added: Camel Rock 'N' Roll Dance Party [-473MB], Inner Sanctum [-1.596GB], Mother's Best Flour Radio Show [-681MB] - Inner Sanctum: - Duplicate (rebroadcast) of "Death Pays the Freight" removed - 135 - "The Horla" removed due to uncorrectable audio issues - 422 - "The Unburied Dead" removed due to uncorrectable audio issues - 435 - "Dead Heat" removed due to uncorrectable audio issues --- 1,610 files (30 shows), 8.03GB total archive size Changes 1/11/22 - Added: X Minus One [-761MB] --- 1,384 files (27 shows), 6.85GB total archive size Changes 1/9/22 - Added: Curtain Time [-393MB], Downbeat [-229MB], High Adventure [-817MB] - Downbeat: - 38 (Louis Armstrong) - source material cuts off mid-song; left as-is - High Adventure: - Duplicate of "The Cruel Sky" removed - Duplicate of "Tea Kettle 4630" removed --- 1,262 files (26 shows), 6.17GB total archive size Changes 1/4/22 - Added: Jubilee - Duplicate of episode 249 (Ernie Gill) removed - Duplicate of episode 262 (Benny Carter) removed - Duplicate of episode 267 (Harry James) removed - Episode 43 (Erskine Hawkins) removed due to uncorrectable audio issues --- 1063 files (23 shows), 5.02GB total archive size Changes 1/2/22 - AYO - lemme know if HauntingHour_18_OccupationMurder's ID3 title fecks with the player - Added: Five Minute Mysteries, Hall of Fantasy, Haunting Hour, Incredible But True - Five Minute Mysteries: - "The Chloroform Murder" removed. Source is corrupt and cuts off at 2m44s - Haunting Hour: - "Keeping His Promise" removed, as it was an episode from BBC's "Haunted: Tales of the Supernatural" - Duplicate of "Nocturn" removed - Duplicate of "Mystery of the Southern Star" removed - Duplicate of "Breakdown" removed --- 941 files (22 shows), 4.20GB total archive size Changes 12/25/21 - Oh snap. This finally requires one of these. Also: Oh snap. Merry Christmas. - Project purpose: send all Homesteader Radio show episodes through the same process of cleaning/research/scrutiny as the music to correct audio and ID3 issues, and improve consistency of the audio quality while tidying up the files - Added: 2000 Plus, Behind the Mike, Box 13, Can You Imagine That, Country Hoedown, Dark Fantasy, Devil & Mr. O, Dimension X, Hermit's Cave, Jerry of the Circus, Murder at Midnight, Mysterious Traveler, Obsession, Quiet Please, Ripley's Believe It Or Not, Sealed Book, Strange Dr. Weird, Weird Circle - DimensionX_10_TheGreenHillsOfEarth removed - found to be an edited version of DimensionX_32_TheGreenHillsOfEarth - All: - HSR's show banners are now bundled into the .mp3s as the cover art - All filenames have been changed in accordance with KJNT's naming system (detailed at the top of this document) - Removed hum - Normalized volumes - Removed loads of dead air, pops/clicks, and "squawks" - Added ID3 metadata (episode names/numbers, original broadcast dates, etc) - Improved clarity on many episodes - Average file size reduction: 'bout 68% --- 710 files (18 shows), 3.66GB total archive size