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The War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast, aired on the evening of October 30, 1938, on CBS as part of the program “The Mercury Theatre on the Air,” was a radio adaptation of H. G. Wells’ novel “The War of the Worlds.”【1】 The live broadcast, presented as a series of “breaking news” bulletins interrupting a concert, with simulated live reports and the use of real place names around New Jersey, gave listeners the impression that they were witnessing an actual event rather than a fictional drama. Many