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The Max Headroom Incident
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The Max Headroom signal intrusion was a video broadcast intrusion that occurred in Chicago, Illinois on November 22, 1987, during the sports segment of the Nine O'Clock News on WGN-TV Channel 9. It is a famous incident that remains unsolved till today.
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The Max Headroom broadcast intrusion occurred on November 22, 1987, when a person wearing a Max Headroom mask hijacked two Chicago television stations - WGN-TV and WTTW - interrupting a live sports and a Dr. Who broadcast, making strange comments and performing odd antics, before the broadcast signal was cut off.
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The Max Headroom broadcast intrusion occurred on November 22, 1987, when a person wearing a Max Headroom mask hijacked two Chicago television stations - WGN-TV and WTTW - interrupting a live sports and a Dr. Who broadcast, making strange comments and performing odd antics, before the broadcast signal was cut off.
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In 1987, a bizarre TV broadcast intrusion occurred in Chicago, where a pirate broadcast hijacked two TV channels with a cryptic message for around 25 seconds, and was later found to be a hoax involving a student team.
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Summary
In 1987, a bizarre TV broadcast intrusion occurred in Chicago, where a pirate broadcast hijacked two TV channels with a cryptic message for around 25 seconds, and was later found to be a hoax involving a student team.