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Last Summary Update: 06-14-2025

Hung Up, Ham Radio
Airdate: Thursday - March 7, 1963

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

I don't know what it does - I think it dialtes you pupils. (Theme missing - may not be true 1st line)

Show Description

So far there is no Description for this show

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans

Time	Image	Description
•		42 year old lush

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 12:26	Speaking of dictatorial, this is WOR AM & FM in New York

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 12:38	No Commercials or Commercials Cut	Cut

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 04:19 ++	Pagliacci
• 36:37	Gesang Der Junglinge

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 12:36	Ed Scaterday

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Rating

None Yet

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 24:18 ]	General Topics		Ham Radio / Amateur Radio

Record: 3440 / ID: 19630307W3440

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

	Date	Title
	March 7, 1963 Recno: 3440	Hung Up, Ham Radio	Original Airing

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Show	Replay Date
YesterdayUSA	February 04, 2017

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19630307W3440	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	07-25-2009	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	06-14-2025	Station ID up to date:	Yes
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	Yes
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	Yes
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

None Known

Notes

Dating Notes

No Notes Found

General Notes

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Technical Notes

Notes

Source: Jim Clavin
The recordee cut the opening theme and perhaps some dialog. This was one of the ebay shows bought by Gary Hines.
Comments: 0

Research Notes

No Notes Found

Max / Schmidco

Max's super secret page of shows never played and not on internet - maybe. . .

Max / Schmidco Notes
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Replays

Mass Backwards

NONE

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

NONE

Yesterday USA

Show #
0457	February 04, 2017

Dustbin of History!

NONE

Max / Schmidco Notes
No Notes Found

Other

References:

Jean Shepherd Show_-_Volume 04_75_08-18-10\1963-03-07_Hung_Up-Ham_Radio.mp3

Synd#:
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Schmidco Sets - 0 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
None Found

Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)

4 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)

	Recordee			¹ Shortened Theme: 55 seconds ² Audibly Dated: By recordee or other ³ Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines ⁴ Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
	This copy used for summary time references		Inventory File Name coding explained

Source Name

Information

Gary Hines

Running Time: 38:41

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1963 03 07_W3440_097_mod Hung Up-Ham Radio.mp3
Source filename: 1963 03 07_mod Hung Up-Ham Radio.mp3
Source description: 3-7-63 gh Hung Up, Ham Radio
Station: WOR

Images

Max - Everything Sets

Running Time: 38:41

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1963 03 07_W3440_601 Hung Up-Ham Radio.mp3
Source filename: 1963-03-07_Hung_Up-Ham_Radio.mp3
Source set: Everything Set 04

YesterdayUSA

Running Time: 52:50

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1963 03 07_W3440_551_Y457-2017-02-04_Ham_Radio.mp3

Comments: Yesterday USA recording

Gary Hines

Running Time: 36:44

Inventory Name: 1963 03 07_W3440_097_orig Hung Up-Ham Radio.mp3
Source filename: 63-03-07_orig Hung Up-Ham Radio.mp3
Station: WOR

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975