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UNSOLVED: The Creepiest TV Hack in History

November 22nd, 1987 was a pretty normal evening for television viewers in Chicago. That night, like every night, Dan Roan was covering sports on WGN-TV, Channel 9. Then suddenly, the signal was disrupted and screens across the city cut to black. Engineers at WGN-TV thought their transmitters were failing. They weren't. A few seconds later, something crazy happened. WGN's broadcast signal had been hijacked in what is now known as "The Max Headroom Incident"

English
  • Originally Aired April 19, 2021
  • Runtime 16 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created April 15, 2023 by
    lockle
  • Modified November 19, 2024 by
    pthw199 mod