My favourite April Fool's radio prank was when BBC announced Big Ben would be converted to digital.
A list of some radio pranks is at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fool's_Day#By_radio_stations two from the list I had not heard of but quite enjoyed reading about: *New format*: Radio station KFOG in San Francisco<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco%2C_California>, claiming new corporate ownership, switched to a new format - the best 15 seconds of every song. All morning they mixed in false calls from perky listeners calling with compliments. This hoax can also be considered a parody <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody> of late 1990s media consolidations <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_consolidation>. *Defying gravity*: In 1976, British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Patrick_Moore>told listeners of BBC Radio 2 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radio_Two> that unique alignment of two planets would result in an upward gravitational pull making people lighter at precisely 9:47 a.m. that day. He invited his audience to jump in the air and experience "a strange floating sensation." Dozens of listeners phoned in to say the experiment had worked. _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
