11-22-1963 - Kennedy Assasination - Complete broadcast day

November 22, 1963. The Kennedy Assasination is a day that changed the political and social direction of the United States. These files are the complete audio broadcast day of WLW Cincinatti, 700Khz AM starting at about 5:45AM and running to about 1AM the next day. There is also a portion of the next day (11-23-63) starting at 5:45AM and running to 1PM. 11-23-63 Part 4, Appx. 10 minutes into this file is where the coverage begins. Recorded with a Soundscribe S124 Logger-Recorder. This is the ENTIRE day of coverage, beginning with the normal broadcast (farm reports/music) at the beginning of the day and continuing with as much as (normal) possible throughout the day. Remember the time before you comment on the wierd musical choices. The Soundscribe was designed to record voice as a QOS system, so the musical selections may sound a little wierd.

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griffie (2008-01-12)

11-22-1963. Wow, is it ever late.

griffie (2008-01-12)

The files are moderate rate MP3 with some voice and noise filtering. The overall effect is that the music sounds rather tinny, but for the most part, the voice is very clear and has little artifacting. There are some places where the tape has some had some problem, either mis-track during recording or other problems, like head wear or tape wear, but the overall program is intact and listenable.

catchow58 (2008-01-27)

Wow, I can't wait! I've been slowly downloading this for roughly a week and a half, and suddenly the speed has picked up, and I'm at 89.98 per cent. This sounds like the perfect time capsule and historical record. Don't know where you got this, but thanks!

catchow58 (2008-01-28)

Amazing! Sadly, the music selections that have a quaver that makes them hard to listen to, but the spoken parts sound fine. This is raw history, as it happens.
The best part may be the news reports before the shooting, replete with ironic details, like the subject of JFK's final speech, and a funny news story about George McGovern. Early on, during a Farm report , we learn about a special dispensation given to Catholics so that they could eat meat during JFK's luncheon in Dallas (It was Friday) , but that Kennedy himself didn't need one, because his role as Commander in Chief of the military made him somehow exempt from the no-meat-on-Friday rule. The plan had been to give President Kennedy a specially selected steak ("the biggest and juiciest in Texas", according to the reporter, but the Secret Service insists on selecting the president's steak themselves, at random, for JFK's protection.

catchow58 (2008-02-03)

Why is it that whenever I try to find this page to refer it to others, it's so difficult? Searches for "kennedy assasination" , "wlw cincinatti and everything else I can think of turn up nothing. Finally found it in my browser's history, one more day and I wouldn't have been able to find it.
It needs to be more accessible.

griffie (2008-02-24)

The device that recorded this was designed to show that the transmitter was on the air and was broadcasting the appropriate material - it was never designed for fidelity. It recorded the audio feed on a SLOW moving, wide tape with a rotating head system. Synchronization was, um, yeah...which is why the music is of poor quality. 24 hours of broadcast on a single reel of tape...

MorbidKoala (2011-03-26)

Any chance for some seeders?