The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum / Alaska Radio Station's April Fools Joke: We'll Be Going All Morse Code

**Posted by RadioActive** April 1, 2025 7:20 am

A station in Nome, Alaska came up with a radio-related April 1st joke. It's a clever idea, although they really didn't execute it all that well.

Breaking News: KNOM to Broadcast in Morse Code Only!

**Posted by Easily Amused** April 1, 2025 7:34 am

Are they sure it's not Hegseth sending coded messages to the troops over an unsecure frequency? Wouldn't put anything past that crew of idiots. 🤨

**Posted by mace** April 1, 2025 8:07 am

The night signal covers two thirds of the state. The sled dogs in their logo are pretty cool.

**Posted by RadioActive** April 1, 2025 8:36 am

And then there are the radio April Fool jokes that backfire - big time. Like this one did in 2005 over KBDS in Bakersfield, California.

Woman sues radio station over April Fools’ prank

**Posted by mace** April 1, 2025 9:57 am

RadioActive wrote:
And then there are the radio April Fool jokes that backfire - big time. Like this one did in 2005 over KBDS in Bakersfield, California.

Woman sues radio station over April Fools’ prank

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**Posted by Dial Twister** April 1, 2025 10:33 am

mace wrote:
Article was blocked for me.

https://archive.ph/kljq7

**Posted by RadioActive** April 1, 2025 11:34 am

mace wrote:
RadioActive wrote:
And then there are the radio April Fool jokes that backfire - big time. Like this one did in 2005 over KBDS in Bakersfield, California.

Woman sues radio station over April Fools’ prank
Article was blocked for me.

My apologies. I did not get any blocks, so I thought it was open to all. Thanks to Dial Twister for the extra link.

**Posted by RadioActive** April 1, 2025 1:47 pm

And then there's this classic, perpetrated by CHUM on its April 1, 1963 chart, supposedly switching DJs with Montreal.

(Chart courtesy The CHUM Tribute Site.)

**Posted by newsguy1** April 1, 2025 6:20 pm

Monty Python had a sketch where a group of actors performed Julius Caeaser using Aldis lamps... those light flashers used by the navy for ship to ship communication.

**Posted by Dial Twister** April 1, 2025 6:27 pm

newsguy1 wrote:
Monty Python had a sketch where a group of actors performed Julius Caeaser using Aldis lamps... those light flashers used by the navy for ship to ship communication.