{"id":49017,"date":"2021-05-24T06:44:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T10:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=49017"},"modified":"2021-05-24T06:45:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T10:45:19","slug":"antenna-array-on-nbc-television-show-debris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/antenna-array-on-nbc-television-show-debris\/","title":{"rendered":"Antenna array on NBC television show “Debris”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Bruce Fisher, who writes:<\/p>\n

Hi Thomas,<\/strong>
\nI recently watched an episode of a science-fiction tv series on NBC called \u201cDebris<\/a>\u201d. There was a brief scene of an antenna array and the following dialogue:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is this place?\u201d<\/strong><\/em>
\n\u201cIt was used to transmit news reports to the Allied Nations during World War Two.\u201d<\/strong><\/em>
\n\u201cVoice of America?\u201c<\/strong><\/em>
\n\u201cYes, yes. And also shortwave radio communication with spies\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/em>
\nCan anyone identify this location and the veracity of the information?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Thanks for sharing this, Bruce! I’m certain some of our savvy readers can positively ID this transmitting site. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a military site rather than the VOA.<\/p>\n

Please comment!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bruce Fisher, who writes: Hi Thomas, I recently watched an episode of a science-fiction tv series on NBC called \u201cDebris\u201d. There was a brief scene of an antenna array and the following dialogue: \u201cWhat is this place?\u201d \u201cIt was used to transmit news reports to the Allied Nations during […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[6138,9287,5506],"class_list":["post-49017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-bruce-fisher","tag-debris","tag-radios-in-movies"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-cKB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32678,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/bruce-discovers-a-bit-of-morse-code-in-picnic-at-hanging-rock\/","url_meta":{"origin":49017,"position":0},"title":"Bruce discovers a bit of Morse Code in “Picnic At Hanging Rock”","author":"Thomas","date":"June 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bruce Fisher, who writes: I recorded this short piece of the soundtrack from the 3rd episode of the Picnic at Hanging Rock mini series- it's being used as a part of the music to an eerie scene, and there is no telegraph or radio\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Ham Radio"","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Picnic-at-Hanging-Rock.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":25305,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/more-radios-in-the-movies-james-bond-dr-no-1962\/","url_meta":{"origin":49017,"position":1},"title":"More radios in the movies: James Bond “Dr. No” (1962)","author":"Thomas","date":"April 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Bruce Fisher, who adds the following to our growing archive of radios in film. 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