Did You Know? The last incidence of a broadcast signal being hijacked–a technically difficult and way illegal act–happened in Chicago in 1987. The pirate briefly broke into WGN’s signal, and after ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Broadcast Signal Intrusion" is a new thriller making its Midwest debut at the Chicago Film Festival this week. The leading man and executive producer spoke about the movie that was ...

In the film, “While logging tapes of decades-old TV broadcasts, video archivist James (Harry Shum Jr.) discovers a surreal and disturbing clip that James believes is the product of a mysterious ...

It wasn’t uncommon to see Max Headroom back in the day. First introduced in 1985, he was a completely one-of-a-kind star whom BBC commentator Terry Wogan called the “ideal TV presenter.” So, what made ...

Replay: He became a cult legend, infuenced one of the most bizarre incidents on telelvision, and his legacy can still be felt today. Ladies and gentlemen may we re-introduce M M Ma Max H H Head ...

The video investigates the 1987 Max Headroom incident, when Chicago TV broadcasts on WGN and WTTW were hijacked by someone wearing a Max Headroom mask. The interruption lasted only about 90 seconds, ...

There’s still a fervent online community trying to track down the mystery man behind this legendary broadcast interruption that hit Chicago households back in 1987 during Doctor Who. And honestly, if ...

Who woulda thunk a mostly forgotten 1980s TV character could help a crypto hackathon attract developers? That seems to be the gambit of NEAR Protocol, which this week staged a very weird takeover of ...