TV SIGNAL HIJACKED: The Unsolved 1987 Max Headroom Mystery

On November 22, 1987, an unidentified hacker hijacked the broadcast signals of two major television stations in Chicago, Illinois (WGN-TV and WTTW), interrupting a live news report and an episode of Doctor Who with a bizarre, distorted message while wearing a Max Headroom mask. Despite an extensive federal investigation by the FCC and the FBI, the perpetrators were never caught, making it the most famous unsolved broadcast signal intrusion in television history. In this documentary, we break down the full timeline, technical details, and theories behind the 1987 Chicago TV hijack. #maxheadroomincident #maxheadroomhijack #tvsignalhijacked #broadcastintrusion #1987tvhack #unsolvedmystery #chicagotvhijack #wttwhijack #wgnhijack #creepytvbroadcast #truemysterydocumentary #analoghorror #retrotvmystery