On the Air Live with Captain Midnight
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On the Air Live with Captain Midnight is a 1979
movie directed by Beverly Sebastian and Ferd Sebastian with Tracy Sebastian as Marvin Ziegler, aka Captain Midnight (not to be confused with the Captain Midnight
serial character from the 1930s and 1940s), who runs his own pirate radio
station and become an underground cult hit.
Film was released in 1979 although it was filmed in 1977. The film is about a teenager who has a super powerful CB radio in his van that allows him to take over the airwaves as a renegade disc jockey
. Veteran Los Angeles D.J. Jim Ladd
co-stars in the film as a disc jockey.
pirate satellite broadcast on HBO protesting scrambling equipment and high fees.
1979 in film
The year 1979 in film involved some significant events.- Major events :* March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.* May 25 - Alien, a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released....
movie directed by Beverly Sebastian and Ferd Sebastian with Tracy Sebastian as Marvin Ziegler, aka Captain Midnight (not to be confused with the Captain Midnight
Captain Midnight
Captain Midnight is a U.S. adventure franchise first broadcast as a radio serial from 1938 to 1949. Sponsored by the Skelly Oil Company, the radio program was the creation of radio scripters Wilfred G. Moore and Robert M...
serial character from the 1930s and 1940s), who runs his own pirate radio
Pirate radio
Pirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. The term is most commonly used to describe illegal broadcasting for entertainment or political purposes, but is also sometimes used for illegal two-way radio operation...
station and become an underground cult hit.
Film was released in 1979 although it was filmed in 1977. The film is about a teenager who has a super powerful CB radio in his van that allows him to take over the airwaves as a renegade disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
. Veteran Los Angeles D.J. Jim Ladd
Jim Ladd
Jim Ladd , an American disc jockey, radio producer and writer, is one of the few notable remaining freeform rock DJs in United States commercial radio.- Radio show style :...
co-stars in the film as a disc jockey.
In popular culture
Drawing upon the pirate radio themes in the film, the protagonist's name was later used in the 1986 Captain MidnightCaptain Midnight (HBO)
John R. MacDougall also known as Captain Midnight, is a Florida electronic engineer and business owner who jammed HBO's satellite signal in 1986 to broadcast a message protesting their rates for satellite dish owners.- Scrambling :...
pirate satellite broadcast on HBO protesting scrambling equipment and high fees.