Channel 66

Channel 66 is a local UHF television station in Sala City known for its outdated news bulletins, mysterious scheduling loops, and inexplicably supernatural undertones.

Overview

Channel 66’s signal appears across most analog televisions in the region, even those without antennas. Its broadcast day is a one-hour loop alternating between English and R’lyehan, featuring:

Weather segments reporting on non-existent towns (including one perpetually under a hurricane since mid-August, 1988).
Public service announcements for programs such as “Adopt-A-Lamp Post” and “Mindful Yelling.”
Commercials advertising businesses that no one remembers opening.

The station manager has confirmed the R’lyehan segments are “completely unplanned but weirdly punctual,” ranking them on “the bottom ten tier of weird things” happening locally. Bunnyrack O'Bunny’s administration has issued multiple press releases acknowledging Channel 66’s existence without clarifying whether it is officially licensed.

Known Viewers

Dook – Channel 66 is the only network he watches. He describes it as “calming because it never ends.”
Flops – Claims the static “sounds smug.”
The Stoat – Uses its 2 a.m. reruns as background noise during inventory audits.

Broadcast Anomalies

The clock in the corner always reads 6:06 PM.
Weather icons occasionally display “concepts” (e.g., *existential drizzle*).
On leap years, the channel adds a 61st minute that replays itself backward.
Attempts to record the loop result in footage labeled simply “LIVE.”

Behind the Scenes

No one has successfully located Channel 66’s physical studio. Some claim it transmits from beneath Sala City’s power grid; others suspect a relay hidden in the Data Bark Center’s unused sub-basement.

Trivia

Viewers report that muting the TV doesn’t silence the static.
Once aired a “test pattern” that apologized.
The phone number listed for advertising inquiries connects to a polite echo that takes messages.
Channel 66’s mascot, a cartoon television named “Tuney,” appears only when no one is watching.