At 11:59 PM, the viewer/listener shuts off the harsh fluorescent lights of reality. They put in headphones. The audio begins with the signature sound: Soft rain, a distant police siren, and a voice saying, “You came back… even though you said you wouldn’t.”

The use of the word “Channel” is a masterstroke. It implies continuity, schedule, and ritual. For the busy salaryman or the overworked office lady, midnight is the only hour of true solitude. Subscribing to the (metaphorically) means committing to a personal ritual.