6/16/2023 0 Comments Max headroom mask![]() For now the mysterious masked Max Headroom lookalike remains at large, but his backside may never truly be safe from the mighty flyswatter of justice. 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. To this day the unexplained transmission of 22 November 1987 remains an historic curiosity, since it represents the last such signal of its kind… no other instance of a complete hijacking of a commercial broadcast has occurred in the US in the twenty years since. "The exhaustive investigations by the three-letter agencies turned up nothing substantial, and over time the FCC and FBI resigned their manhunts without any significant insight into who he was, how he did it, or why. Busted."įunny many of the websites and links covering this story all say the person(s) responsible have never been identified or caught. His father had the equipment and the connection for emergency services work. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was a kid and his friend who's father worked for channel 9. It was boosted onto channel 11 and channel 9. He paid a small fine and community service. "the FCC offered an award for information on that guy who ended up getting caught several days later.
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