stackyFACTSOn a remarkably quiet day in 1930, the BBC news announcer simply turned on the microphone and stated 'There is no news' before playing piano music for fifteen minutes. The broadcasting giants refused to fill the airtime with fluff, completely shutting down updates for the evening.
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