Every known recording of the “Pumice T and his Famous Hot Nuts” WBNY radio show has been digitally archived.
Some technical details:
The shows were originally recorded on VHS tapes using a Hi-Fi VCR. I would set it to record from 6–9 p.m., using the input rather than a channel. An FM tuner was connected to the input and tuned in to 91.3 fm. This was the easiest way to record a 3-hour radio show without having to span multiple sides of cassette tapes.
Each tape has two shows—Show 4 being an exception, as J-Love and the Brat were at the Hit Squad concert so we filled in and did a 6-hour show. Shows 1–11 were clearly labeled on six VHS tapes, two tapes are dated March 21 & 28 and April 4 & 18, and three tapes are from unknown dates.
At the time, WBNY was broadcast in mono (with a 100-watt transmitter) so naturally the recordings are also mono.
The following shows are available as 96Kbps mono MP3s:
- 1992-09-13 Show 1
- 1992-09-20 Show 2
- 1992-09-27 Show 3
- 1992-10-04 Show 4
- 1992-10-11 Show 5
- 1992-10-18 Show 6
- 1992-10-25 Show 7
- 1992-11-01 Show 8
- 1992-11-08 Show 9
- 1992-11-15 Show 10
- 1992-11-22 Show 11
- 1993-01-03? Unknown 01a – I’ve taken a guess at the date for this show. At the end of the show we wish everyone a Happy New Year, and elsewhere I say that it’s 1993, so I don’t think it would be December 27th or prior.
More to come. Stay tuned.
