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Videodrome for real: Chicago’s TV pirate, 1987

December 8th, 2007 airwaves, broadcast, circuitbending, fcc, intervention, maxheadroom, pirate, ramones, todomundo, tv, videodrome | 4 Comments »

On the 22nd of November 1987, someone interrupted the broadcast of two different channels in Chicago dressed as Max Headroom.

For a higher quality vid, check the Museum of Classic Chicago Television. Apparently, the bizarre broadcast still resonates with today’s audiences:

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