Danny Burke presents the "Top 10 Scary Broadcast Interruptions." These incidents include:
10. The Wyoming Incident (2008): A strange broadcast hack with cryptic messages and visuals.
9. Max Headroom (1987): A signal intrusion on a Chicago TV channel featuring a person in a Max Headroom mask.
8. Vrillon (1977): A broadcast interruption on Southern Television where a voice claiming to be an alien commander warned humans to end war.
7. Playboy (1987): A biblical quote interrupting a late-night TV show on Playboy.
6. The Nuke (2007): A fake nuclear explosion footage on a Czech TV show, causing widespread panic.
5. The Old Couple (2007): A strange, unexplained image on an ABC affiliate's broadcast.
4. War of the Worlds (1938): Orson Welles' infamous radio drama that led people to believe a real alien invasion was happening.
3. Handy Manny (2007): An adult film clip interrupting a children's TV show.
2. Mayday (2007): A repetitive audio phrase on an Australian TV documentary.
1. Coast to Coast AM (1997): A mysterious caller claiming to be an Area 51 employee sharing conspiracy theories before the line went dead.
These incidents are often unexplained, unsettling, and have sparked widespread interest and speculation.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The Wyoming Incident was a broadcast hack that occurred in 2008 in Niobrara, Wyoming.
2. The hack interrupted a regular news show and displayed strange visuals and audio snippets for 6 minutes.
3. Viewers reported physical reactions to the footage, including vomiting, hallucinations, and headaches.
4. The Max Headroom incident occurred on November 22, 1987, during an episode of Doctor Who on Chicago WTTW Channel 11.
5. A signal intrusion interrupted the broadcast, showing an unknown person wearing a Max Headroom mask and sunglasses.
6. The imposter hijacked the broadcast for 90 seconds, rambling about Coca Cola, Clutch Cargo, and WGN anchor Chuck Swirsky.
7. The Vrillon incident occurred on November 27, 1977, during a regular news show on Southern Television.
8. A broadcast interruption showed a voice claiming to be an alien commander from an intergalactic association, warning humans to put down their weapons of war.
9. The Playboy incident occurred on September 6, 1987, when a broadcast interruption displayed a quote from the Bible during a movie.
10. The quote was from Exodus and Matthew, and police were able to trace the signal and identify the culprit, Thomas Haynie.
11. The Nuke incident occurred in June 2007, when a broadcast interruption showed a nuclear bomb exploding during a TV show in Czechoslovakia.
12. The footage was created by a group called Zthoven as a performance piece, but it caused panic among viewers.
13. The Old Couple incident occurred in July 2007, when a strange image appeared on screen during a broadcast on ABC's affiliate WJLA.
14. The image showed two computer-generated faces, one smiling and one concerned, but its meaning remains unclear.
15. The War of the Worlds incident occurred in 1938, when a radio drama by Orson Welles caused widespread panic among listeners who believed it was a real news broadcast about an alien invasion.
16. The Handy Manny incident occurred on May 1, 2007, when a broadcast interruption showed a clip from an adult movie during an episode of the children's show.
17. The incident was attributed to Comcast, but the cause remains unclear.
18. The Mayday incident occurred on January 3, 2007, when a broadcast interruption showed a repeating audio loop during a documentary on Channel 7 in Australia.
19. The Coast to Coast AM incident occurred on September 12, 1997, when a caller claimed to have been an employee at Area 51 and shared conspiracy theories about aliens and the US military.
20. The caller's line went dead, and conspiracy theorists believe it was more than a coincidence.