173.11.36.169
Since: Dec, 1969
Jul 9th 2010 at 9:29:34 AM
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How did this work, by the way? How do you broadcast to the enemy, and expect them to tune in and listen?
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JoseB
Since: Jan, 2001
Sep 2nd 2011 at 3:13:07 PM
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Very simple. Just take a really powerful radio station and broadcast with a lot of power to make sure that your signal reaches the enemy country without much attenuation. Then just hope that people there will tune in and listen.
The BBC did the same, broadcasting from the UK into occupied Europe during WWII. Although it can be said that, in this case, they had a better chance of being listened to due to the whole "occupied country" thing, which would possibly guarantee a reasonable amount of natives of that country ready and willing to listen to the BBC.
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The description seems to focus more on the real-life examples than explaining the trope's usage in fiction. Would it be a good idea to move the RL examples to a Real Life folder?