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GET /v2/plays/3622918/?format=api
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{
    "id": 3622918,
    "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3622918/?format=api",
    "airdate": "2026-02-27T08:06:21-08:00",
    "show": 66042,
    "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66042/?format=api",
    "image_uri": "https://ia600502.us.archive.org/10/items/mbid-0b3874de-09dc-45a5-97b1-528b50f3e59a/mbid-0b3874de-09dc-45a5-97b1-528b50f3e59a-14840503964_thumb500.jpg",
    "thumbnail_uri": "https://ia600502.us.archive.org/10/items/mbid-0b3874de-09dc-45a5-97b1-528b50f3e59a/mbid-0b3874de-09dc-45a5-97b1-528b50f3e59a-14840503964_thumb250.jpg",
    "song": "Video Killed the Radio Star",
    "track_id": "84f36772-dfe3-3094-8c45-d9947f25cb24",
    "recording_id": "38886d16-d233-4c0e-bde0-8a6a5e318337",
    "artist": "Buggles",
    "artist_ids": [
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    ],
    "album": "Just Can’t Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the ’80s, Volume 1",
    "release_id": "0b3874de-09dc-45a5-97b1-528b50f3e59a",
    "release_group_id": "b4c5bc58-c2a4-34ba-8650-f106afdcb7d6",
    "labels": [
        "Rhino"
    ],
    "label_ids": [
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    ],
    "release_date": "1994-06-21",
    "rotation_status": null,
    "is_local": false,
    "is_request": false,
    "is_live": false,
    "comment": "Good morning! My 9 yo Arthur and 6 yo Henry in Rainier Beach are requesting Video Killed the Radio Star for our morning commute :) Thanks for considering! \nCat\n--\n1981: “Ladies and gentlemen, Rock and Roll!”\n2025: “Ladies and gentlemen, the music never stopped — only the signal did.”\nR.I.P. Real MTV (1981-2025)\n--\nHere's the video that started (and ended) it all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8r-tXRLazs",
    "location": 1,
    "location_name": "Default",
    "play_type": "trackplay"
}