The Max Headroom hijackings On Sunday night, 22 November 1987, two Chicago stations were hijacked about two hours apart. The masked figure was never identified.
1 Sources 3 Connections The masked intruder Wore a Max Headroom mask and sunglasses in front of a panel mimicking the character's geometric background. He held up a can of Pepsi while echoing a Coca-Cola slogan.
1 Sources 4 Connections Max Headroom A television character who fronted a Coca-Cola campaign. The intruder wore his likeness as a mask.
1 Sources 1 Connections WGN-TV First hit at 9:14 p.m. during the sports segment of its nine o'clock news. No audio got through, only buzzing.
1 Sources 2 Connections WTTW A PBS member station, hijacked at about 11:20 p.m. for about 90 seconds while airing Doctor Who, this time with audio.
1 Sources 3 Connections Doctor Who, Horror of Fang Rock The serial WTTW was airing, in its first part, when the intrusion hit. The Flannan Isles disappearance premise appears in it.
2 Sources 1 Connections John Hancock Center WGN's transmitter stood on top of it. The intrusion was cut off when engineers changed the frequency of the studio-to-transmitter link.
1 Sources 1 Connections Sears Tower Home of WTTW's broadcast tower, which had no engineers on duty at that hour.
1 Sources 1 Connections Capture effect When a stronger microwave transmission reaches a broadcast tower, it overrides the weaker one. The intruder likely did this from somewhere in sight of both towers.
1 Sources 1 Connections Federal Communications Commission It investigated but could not find those responsible. The five-year statute of limitations expired in 1992.
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Item The Max Headroom hijackings On Sunday night, 22 November 1987, two Chicago stations were hijacked about two hours apart. The masked figure was never identified. User contribution ↑ is the likely method of A stronger signal overrode the towers. Sources 1 Concept Capture effect When a stronger microwave transmission reaches a broadcast tower, it overrides the weaker one. The intruder likely did this from somewhere in sight of both towers. User contribution ↑ investigated It could not find those responsible. Sources 1 Organization Federal Communications Commission It investigated but could not find those responsible. The five-year statute of limitations expired in 1992. User contribution Item The masked intruder Wore a Max Headroom mask and sunglasses in front of a panel mimicking the character's geometric background. He held up a can of Pepsi while echoing a Coca-Cola slogan. User contribution ↓ impersonated Mask and backdrop mimicked the character. Sources 1 Work Max Headroom A television character who fronted a Coca-Cola campaign. The intruder wore his likeness as a mask. User contribution ↓ hijacked At 9:14 p.m. Sources 1 Organization WGN-TV First hit at 9:14 p.m. during the sports segment of its nine o'clock news. No audio got through, only buzzing. User contribution Organization WGN-TV First hit at 9:14 p.m. during the sports segment of its nine o'clock news. No audio got through, only buzzing. User contribution ↑ hijacked At 9:14 p.m. Sources 1 Item The masked intruder Wore a Max Headroom mask and sunglasses in front of a panel mimicking the character's geometric background. He held up a can of Pepsi while echoing a Coca-Cola slogan. User contribution ↓ transmitted from Its transmitter was atop the John Hancock Center. Sources 1 Place John Hancock Center WGN's transmitter stood on top of it. The intrusion was cut off when engineers changed the frequency of the studio-to-transmitter link. User contribution Organization WTTW A PBS member station, hijacked at about 11:20 p.m. for about 90 seconds while airing Doctor Who, this time with audio. User contribution ↑ hijacked At about 11:20 p.m. Sources 1 Item The masked intruder Wore a Max Headroom mask and sunglasses in front of a panel mimicking the character's geometric background. He held up a can of Pepsi while echoing a Coca-Cola slogan. User contribution ↓ broadcast from Its tower was at the Sears Tower. Sources 1 Place Sears Tower Home of WTTW's broadcast tower, which had no engineers on duty at that hour. User contribution More shared clues (8) AI research is a draft. Read the sources and check the context.
