# @cowmissing on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=QNscys_kn0s
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36971268-cowmissing-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2025-11-15T19:38:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Cow Missing (@CowMissing) — https://gondola.cc/CowMissing

## Caption

From the Cow Missing archives: This video showcases the original Starway escalator safety audio that played at Universal Studios Hollywood from 1997 to 2006. The soundtrack was part of the park’s signature “K-USH” radio-style program, which entertained guests with movie trivia, Universal sound bites, and safety messages as they traveled between the Upper Lot (“Entertainment Center”) and the Lower Lot (“Studio Center”).

Throughout its run, the program evolved with updates to park attractions and seasonal overlays, including mentions of E.T. Adventure and special Halloween Horror Nights variations.

The audio was produced in two-channel mono and played through a 70-volt system of more than 60 JBL Control 25 speakers, powered by a Roland AR-2000 digital announcement recorder. Each playback loop consisted of several segments lasting four to six minutes, forming a complete 25-minute broadcast.

Installed in 1991 as part of a major park expansion, the Starway provided breathtaking views of the Universal backlot and served as a vital link between the two main areas of the park. Before Jurassic Park: The Ride opened in 1996, the Studio Tour trams even departed from beneath the escalators.

Until June 2006, the Starway featured the beloved “K-USH” audio. Still, it was later replaced with a new NBC Access Hollywood recording as part of a larger park-wide rebrand connecting Universal Studios Hollywood more closely to NBCUniversal entertainment.

🎧 Sit back and enjoy a nostalgic ride through time with this rare piece of Universal Studios Hollywood history.

Audio courtesy: Universal Studios Hollywood

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