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There are a number of explanations. It is likely that the station might have bought a Brush SoundMirror which came on the market in 47. Or an Eicor. These portables weren't "studio" machines but were good enough. This could also be a dub of a disc (??). Or a dub of a wire. Is it a pre-record or a program? If a program, it could be an air-check by a listener. Mike Magistrelli would probably be able to answer when WLW got tape equipment. (I think you would know him.) Mike Biel [log in to unmask] -------- Original Message -------- From: David Lewis <[log in to unmask]> Here is a mystery: I have heard a radio interview with actor Buddy Rogers that was aired on WLW Cincinnati that obviously -- from the sound of it -- came from tape; it was a continuous 17 minute interview with the telltale echo of print thru. But when I dated the recording from events discussed in the interview, I discovered that it couldn't have been conducted after February 18, 1948, the date from which the film under discussion opened. How would it be possible for WLW to have access to tape so early? Powel Crosley was a multimillionaire, manufactured radio sets and recording equipment already. Perhaps tape technology was offered to him early, but he declined to exploit it? I have no idea. Uncle Dave Lewis Lebanon, OH