Please note that this is a work of fiction!
“Don’t you touch that dial,” the DJ on the radio said in a commanding voice, “we will return in 60 seconds,” a car insurance advertisement began to play as I let loose a yawn.
It’s been ages since I’ve done this – so engrossed in a radio show so late in the night – usually, I would be asleep by now but since this is a Friday night and this is one of my favorite 50’s throwback comedy shows, I thought I’d stick around and listen to it before heading to bed.
But that was over 2 hours ago and now, the minutes are quickly ticking closer to midnight. Quickly, I double checked the schedule online and yes, the website indeed said the broadcast would be at 9 PM, has the DJ mistaken the time?
“And now, we’re back,” the DJ announced, “I told you we’re fast, didn’t I,” I somehow felt like there was a wink in there, “All right, I know a lot of you have been waiting all night for this, so here it is.”
Excitedly, I turned up the dial for the volume but when an unfamiliar theme song began to play, I knew it wasn’t the show I’ve been waiting on, that’s it, I thought, I’m going to bed, I can always look for this show on YouTube.
Written for Six Sentence Story. The prompt is “Dial”.
This is Another Story 
Maybe they were tuned into the wrong station!
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I don’t think, although it is entirely possible the station did a quick schedule change without informing listeners.
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I think that still happens
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Good point that many of these old shows can be streamed at any time today.
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Absolutely, no need to lose sleep over it.
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Life is full of disappointments. Funny though when I saw the word DIAL, I thought of the soap. Ha, ha, ha.
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Haha, I thought of that too. 😄
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It’s disappointing just the same, when you’re the one who has done the waiting.
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Bummer!
Who knew that Youtube would turn out to be ‘Old Reliable’?
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😄😄😄
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whew!! close one!!*
*for a second there, I thought your MC would realize that (due to the hour, or a miscoordination of the station) there had been a shift in their timeline. eyyiiee! don’t you hate it when, for no discernible reason, reality changes, ever so slightly?
fun Seven!**
** just kidding, everything is the same as when you started reading this Comment, Sidney
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Haha, schedule change can suck, especially the uninforming kind.
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