Patrolling the Ether (1944)

Directed by

Paul Burnford

Genre

propaganda film

Country

United States

Runtime

21 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1940s short film shows amateur radio operators working with the government to find enemy spy transmissions. It was the first TV program broadcast on multiple stations at the same time.

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What happens

Patrolling the Ether is a short film made in 1944 depicting amateur radio operators aiding the Federal Communications Commission in monitoring the airwaves for Nazi spy transmissions. It is notable as the first film ever broadcast simultaneously on more than one television station; on 10 April 1944, it was shown on three stations: WNBT, New York (now WNBC), WPTZ Philadelphia (now KYW) and WRGB Schenectady, New York, marking a milestone in the history of network television. The film was directed by Paul Burnford, and starred Emmett Vogan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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