Events tagged with "pirate signal"

Historical Events tagged with "pirate signal"

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Entertainment

Max Headroom Signal Hijacking Incident

November 22nd, 1987 37 years ago

A bizarre interruption occurred in Chicago when a signal hijacking incident featuring the character Max Headroom disrupted television broadcasts. The pirate took over two local stations, WGN-TV and WTTW, with a strange video featuring garbled speech and surreal imagery. Viewers were captivated and confused as they watched the broadcast, which lasted for about 90 seconds before the signal was restored. Law enforcement and broadcast authorities were puzzled by this unusual breach.