Of course it happened in Alabama.
A wacky radio stunt ("Aliens have taken over our format") leading up to an actual format change managed to panic a few of the station's listeners. CBS Atlanta has the details...
The TimesDaily reports that concerned parents and students called police and schools, and the station says it received phone calls, too. Tuscumbia school superintendent Mary Kate Smith says absenteeism was up slightly Thursday, and she fielded a call from a worried parent. Police increased patrols at schools to ease concerns.
Somewhere Orson Welles is laughing his head off. We've come a long way since 1938, haven't we?
