True story, apparently. In 1924, the CNO ordered US Navy radio stations to listen to Martian radio broadcasts for three days in late August:
http://www.examiner.com/x-21670-Hou...o-Listen-for-Martian-Radio-Broadcasts-in-1924
Naturally, they got nothing but static. What if, though, something was picked up? What then?
http://www.examiner.com/x-21670-Hou...o-Listen-for-Martian-Radio-Broadcasts-in-1924
Naturally, they got nothing but static. What if, though, something was picked up? What then?