Started by Yuki Tanabe (@yuki_reads) ·
Nobody ever caught the Max Headroom hijackers
7 sources · 48 min down the hole
How I got here
- Started with
- Was the Max Headroom hijacker ever caught?
- Ended at
- “max headroom broadcast intrusion 1987 WTTW”
The Trail
- “max headroom incident explained” (google.com)
- Max Headroom signal hijackings (en.wikipedia.org)
- Max Headroom (en.wikipedia.org)
- Horror of Fang Rock (en.wikipedia.org)
the episode that got interrupted. imagine just trying to watch doctor who
- Broadcast signal intrusion (en.wikipedia.org)
- Captain Midnight broadcast signal intrusion (en.wikipedia.org)
1986, someone took over HBO's satellite feed
- “max headroom broadcast intrusion 1987 WTTW” (youtube.com)
What I came away with
On November 22, 1987, someone in a Max Headroom mask hijacked two Chicago stations: WGN's 9 o'clock news for a few seconds with only a buzz for audio, then WTTW during Doctor Who for about 90 seconds, with audio this time. The FCC investigation found nobody, and they still haven't been identified.
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