Thirty years later, “Max Headroom” TV pirate remains at large

Ars Technica
By Sean GallagherNov 22, 2017, 11:22 am140 pts
Enlarge / Not creepy at all. Thirty years ago today, a person or persons unknown briefly hijacked the signal of two Chicago television stations, broadcasting a bizarre taped message from a man wearing a Max Headroom mask. The "broadcast intrusion" interrupted a primetime news broadcast from Chicago's WGN, and…

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