"I just made a great masterpiece for all the great world newspaper nerds," their Max Headroom said, making another WGN reference (WGN stands for World's Greatest Newspaper).
Whoever they were, they made a lasting impression. Although the longer broadcast was on WTTW, it appears that WGN was the real target since the perpetrators made WGN-related references, including the mention of Swirsky and humming the theme of the cartoon Clutch Cargo. Or maybe they were disgruntled WGN employees. Perhaps the perpetrators were broadcasting students from a near by college. The arc for the Max Headroom character within pop culture is filled with unexpected left turns. But last year, the FCC's lead investigator of the incident, Michael Marcus, told Vice Motherboard surplus amateur radio gear would have done the trick, though it would have at least required significant knowledge of broadcasting technology. 457K subscribers Subscribe 1.3M views 2 years ago Over 30 years ago, viewers in Chicago were shocked when the nightly news feed cut to black without warning, and was replaced by a video of a. At the time, WGN officials speculated that the pranksters would have needed powerful, expensive equipment to override its broadcast. The prevailing theory is that the hijackers beamed their own signal from a tall building, or perhaps a van, directly at WGN and WTTW's antenna, overpowering the signal sent by the companies' own transmitters. "Exactly how these pirates were able to pull off the overriding of WGN-TV and WTTW-TV's signals is not yet known for certain," Chicago Radio and Media reported in 2012.
But also like today's hacks, the prank required sophisticated technical skills. Like most of today's acts of cyber-vandalism, the content of Max Headroom interruption was juvenile. WatchMojo counts down ten of the most disturbing videos on the internet. It's been nearly 27 years, but the incident remains a mystery. Whether it's the Agamemnon Counterpart, the Max Headroom WTTW Pirating Incident or an African Shaman Performing Levitation, these are some of the most terrifying videos on YouTube. The Disneyland Ghost Transparent figure is caught on. >'Well, if you're wondering what's happened, so am I.' The Wyoming Incident The Max Headroom television hack gets updated with a doomed message for all. "Yeah, I think I'm better than Chuck Swirsky!" the infiltrator announced in a high pitched, distorted voice, referring to the Chicago area sports announcer. This time, the pranksters were able to broadcast their entire video, complete with audio. But two hours later, PBS affiliate station WTTW's broadcast of Doctor Who was similarly interrupted. "Well, if you're wondering what's happened, so am I," the station's sports anchor Dan Roan said when the signal was restored. After about 30 seconds, WGN's technicians were able to override the pirate signal.
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