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BROADCAST · VHF 47.2 · SIG_LOSS 0.34
SESSION :: a1f-0x42ee · 04.22.2026 / 03:17:44
NULL_TAPEnew transmission — ep.17

d̵ead channel
hymns

Experimental electronic recordings, recovered from magnetic tape corrupted during a 1998 lightning strike. Seventeen episodes since 2019. We do not remaster. We press what we find.

EPISODE 017 · ADVISORY This release contains intentional packet loss, mid-frequency distortion, and one 400ms silence at 04:17. Please listen at low volume in a quiet room. FILE :: ep017_master_v4.wav · SHA :: 0xb3…a91 · duration 38:14
EPISODES 017
ACTIVE ARTISTS 09
TAPE STOCK 48 / 100
NEXT BROADCAST 05·17
CH 02 · STATIC_FIELD
ERR 0x7F3 :: frame decode failed at byte 0x91a2 — fallback to color-bar render

ep.017 // hymns for a dead channel

Eleven pieces assembled from tape fragments found in a Portland basement. Each track is what survived; nothing was re-recorded, nothing was cleaned.

01station ident (1998)corrupt00:47
02field recording — wet asphalt04:12
03hymn i — for a modem dialingcorrupt06:38
04hymn ii — long vowel07:20
05sign-off (partial)partial02:41

joint the broadcast

One email per episode. No tracking, no images, no surveys. Plain text, sent from a Linux box in the attic.

Episode dropsplain-text email, within 24h of broadcast
Cassette restockshand-dubbed, 100 copies per run
Unfiltered field logswarning: contains raw .txt from the attic

signal log

Rolling output from the broadcast rig. Lines added as they come in.

03:17:40[RX] carrier present — VHF 47.2OK
03:17:41[BUF] frame 0x8a12 — 128kbOK
03:17:42[BUF] frame 0x8a13 — 128kbOK
03:17:43[DEC] unexpected EOF at 0x91a2ERR
03:17:43[REC] attempting interpolation — 4 samplesOK
03:17:44[PUB] ep017 / track 03 → queueOK
03:17:44[SYS] listening