It happened on April 1, 1993 on iHeartmedia’s KGB-FM in San Diego. As told by the L-A Times, “San Diegans rushed to a small airport in the morning, hoping to witness an event very few get to see in real life: a space shuttle landing. <\/p>\n
Because of a systems malfunction at Edwards Air Force Base, space shuttle Discovery was being diverted to touch down at San Diego\u2019s Montgomery Field. The elaborate hoax was orchestrated by KGB-FM, which aired an interview with a faux NASA spokesperson to confirm Discovery was en route. The truth is, there wasn’t even a shuttle up in space at the time. <\/p>\n
The ruse was believed to bring more than 1,000 people to the area, tying up traffic for hours. The airport manager had to explain to hundreds of angry would-be onlookers that they\u2019d been had.”<\/p>\n
The police weren’t amused by the prank. They made it known that they would be billing the radio station for the cost of forcing officers to direct traffic.<\/p>\n
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