Max Headroom Incident: The Most Bizarre TV Hijack Ever

Описание: In 1987, live television in Chicago was hijacked twice.

During real broadcasts, an unknown intruder wearing a Max Headroom mask overpowered TV signals, interrupting WGN and PBS with distorted audio and bizarre behavior. And no one was ever caught.

More than 30 years later, the Max Headroom Signal Hijacking remains one of the strangest broadcast intrusions in television history.

Music:
CO.AG Music — Oscuro
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Chapters:
00:00 The Signal Cuts
01:03 First Hijack
02:41 Second Hijack
05:54 How It Was Done
07:43 The Possible Meaning
11:55 Who Might Be Responsible
14:45 Why It Was Never Solved

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Sources & References:
1. Max Headroom First Intrusion Footage
   • (RARE VIDEO) Max Headroom - The 1st Incident  

2. Max Headroom Second Intrusion Footage
   • Max Headroom Incident 2nd Broadcast - REST...  

3. Max Headroom Hijacking News
   • News reports on 1987 Max Headroom tv broad...  

4. Max Headroom Footages
   • 1980's Some of the best max headroom quote...  

5. Matt Frewer (Max Headroom real actor) Footage
   • The Screen Savers - 'Max Headroom's Matt F...  

6. Max Headroom US TV Interview
   • Max Headroom Makes His American TV Debut |...  

7. Max Headroom Coca-Cola’s New Coke Ads 1
   • Max Headroom Coke Commercial (1986)  

8. Max Headroom Coca-Cola’s New Coke Ads 2
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9. Chuck Swirsky Footage 1
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10. Chuck Swirsky Footage 2
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11. Clutch Cargo Footage Sample
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15. Clutch Cargo Footage (Big X episode) Sample
   • Clutch Cargo - Big X Ep 1  

16. Eric Fournier Picture 1
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17. Eric Fournier Picture 2
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18. Shayne Saint John (Eric Fournier) Footage
   • Shaye Saint John - CRASH  

19. Dr. Michael Marcus Footage
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