Dead Air; the Day Music Died

Five cities. One media company. Every FM station goes silent at the same moment. When veteran broadcast engineer Mike Harris learns that every High Point Media station in five major U.S. cities has gone dark, he assumes it's a catastrophic technical failure-maybe even an April Fool's prank. But corporate headquarters and the FBI soon confirm the truth: the outages are coordinated. Then the silence breaks. An AI-generated voice seizes the frequencies and begins broadcasting chilling messages to the public. As panic spreads and fear moves faster than facts, the people inside High Point Media scramble to regain control-and determine who is behind the attack. Rising talk show host Jackie Shure must choose between following corporate orders and keeping the public informed. Executive Roy Longly races to protect the company before the FCC and federal authorities take control. Skeptical but dutiful Program Director Gunner Jeffries uncovers clues suggesting that the hijacking is part of something much larger-something built around media, power, and the manipulation of public trust. With the threat escalating, Mike faces a life-altering decision that could determine the fate of the stations, the communities they serve, and his own future. Unfolding over one relentless day and drawing on Kelly Orchard's firsthand experience in radio and broadcast compliance, Dead Air; The Day the Music Died is a psychological techno-thriller about fear, misinformation, and the fragile systems people trust to keep them connected.