Whitney MerrillNov 22, 2022

Today is the 35th anniversary of the Max Headroom signal broadcast intrusion.

1st incident lasted 25s during the sportscast on the 9PM news on WGN-TV; The 2nd, 2hrs later, lasted ~90s on PBS affiliate WTTW during Dr. Who.

Video: https://youtu.be/oqgeM6rWSkw

Never forget 11/22/87.

Max Headroom 1987 Broadcast Signal Intrusion Incident

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Show threadOneWheelGeek
@wbm312 How did I get to this point in my life and never hear of the Max Headroom hack? That's amazing!
Nov 22, 2022 at 6:24pmWeb
Show threadMegan SNov 22, 2022
@onewheelgeek @wbm312 check out the Ridiculous Crime podcast episode on this if you want to learn more, it’s informative and hilarious!
Show threadOneWheelGeekNov 22, 2022
@UWMeg97 Thank you. That is now queued up to play next. I'm looking forward to it!
Show threadTacit SubtextNov 22, 2022
@UWMeg97 Thanks for the heads up. If others are interested, here’s a link:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catch-the-wave-not-the-criminal-the-max/id1608230191?i=1000559682658
‎Ridiculous Crime: Catch the Wave, Not the Criminal: The Max Headroom Signal Hijacking on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Ridiculous Crime, Ep Catch the Wave, Not the Criminal: The Max Headroom Signal Hijacking - May 5, 2022

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