

The Maze Headroom incident is still a mystery to this day! However, several arrays of equipment comprising a microwave transmitter along with professional broadcasting setup depicted advanced technical knowledge usage amidst planning into making such an occurrence happen on live television channels. Subsequent investigations conducted by regulatory agencies including FCC (Federal Communication Commission) and FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) could not identify perpetrators behind this unauthorized interruption from Max Headroom’s channel transmission system. The intrusion into the broadcast signal transmitted by unknown individuals was beyond addressability for station technicians during that period. This time the interruption lasted for around ninety seconds, and people witnessed more incomprehensible statements while Max Headroom made crude hand gestures. Later during another popular show airing called “Doctor Who” on WTTW-TV that same night proved otherwise as Max Headroom made another appearance. Humorously enough, Dan Roan had no idea how to react by adding that he too was searching for an explanation or understanding of what just happened. The technicians were swift in taking action after identifying a rogue broadcaster disturbing their network’s frequency link. This unsolicited episode lasted for around thirty seconds while introducing technical issues first with distorted audio followed by visual flickering adding to its surrealism.


The impersonator wore his trademark mask while delivering an incongruous speech that did not bear any resemblance to his typical broken British accent. The unsuspecting Chicagoans watching WGN’s broadcasting network on this fateful evening found themselves staring at an intrusive image of Max Headroom instead of their regularly scheduled programme. Viewers experience live television for its authenticity, and when they get something inexplicably bizarre like the Max Headroom broadcast signal intrusion aired on November 22nd in 1987 it remains a mystery to this day that intrigues and unnerves investigators and audiences alike.
