youtube.com — During a broadcast of the Dr. Who episode "Horror of Fang Rock" on WTTW Chicago Channel 11, on Sunday November 22nd, 1987, at around 11:15pm, a Video "Pirate" wearing a Max Headroom mask broke into the signal and transmitted one of the weirdest, unauthorized things ever to hit the Chicago airwaves.
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onetruetweedleSep 8, 2006
But we take everything at face value here. Therefore disclaimers only serve to make the burying fetishists bury you even more.Disclaimer: Pretty much.
Closed AccountSep 8, 2006
@ QuakesWhat does the Laughing Man incident have to do with this?.... Idiot....
bat_21Sep 9, 2006
I remember the day after this happened, everyone desperately trying to find someone who happened to have videotaped it. After all these years, I finally get to see it.
bazudenSep 9, 2006
That's terrible english. Terrible.
Closed AccountSep 9, 2006
Only if you're a muslim.
invernoSep 9, 2006
He stats a 'fact' that goes against what the majority of the people here want to believe and doesn't site a source.
gwinerreniwgSep 9, 2006
^ Not if that show was Doctor Who...though I am a fan, that show is decidely creepy/freeky sometimes too.BTW, in the vid, Max's voice sounds like a Dalek...If I were in the kitchen and only hearing the broadcast, I would have thought it was part of the show.
washoetechSep 11, 2006
You got to be really high when you watch that one.
adrianguruSep 13, 2006
funny stuff.
js530Sep 25, 2006
There was a case where a pirate in Italy, IIRC, hijacked a TV repeater for a pirate broadcast, and other repeaters around the country rebroadcasted the pirate signal, spreading the broadcast across the country. Since then, TV stations started implementing some kind of encryption.
flookyOct 4, 2006
Do you guys know a site or just tell me of other tv signal hijackers?Im extremely interested in them!
synthetikJan 11, 2007
<a class="user" href="http://justf**kinggoogleit.com">http://justf**kinggoogleit.com</a>
rpaladin9809Sep 10, 2008
I have seen this before and love this. The whole thought of a guy having been able to do this is cool. i wish they would find out more - I would love to hear the whole story of this.