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July 13, 2015 12:43 pm  #1


Radio Station's On Air Signal Taken Over By Hackers

I've heard of broadcaster websites being hacked and I even recall a long time ago when a satellite uplinker managed to interrupt the signal of two Chicago TV outlets, replacing one with a guy in a Max Headroom mask literally getting his ass whipped. But this is the first time I remember an over-the-air radio station's signal actually being hijacked for a good half an hour to deliver some kind of message. It may have happened before, of course, but I don't recall hearing about it. With all the automation and computerization in stations these days, I'm wondering if it's more and more likely this will somehow happen again.

Indiana radio station hacked, unintentional message played