Television Was Hacked By the "Max Headroom" Pirate, and Never Has Been Since...

The Max Headroom pirating incident was a television signal hijacking in Chicago, Illinois on the evening of November 22, 1987; it is an example of what is known in the television business as broadcast signal intrusion. The hijacker was successful in interrupting two television stations within three hours. Neither the hijacker nor his accomplices have ever been found or identified.This is a subtitled version of the original footage, since many people cannot tell what the pirate is saying:

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