LOCAL58TV - Revision history

Wiki58 migration: Adapt Fandom markup and media; preserve source history: https://local58.fandom.com/wiki/LOCAL58TV

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	''Local 58'' consists of nine episodes, each ranging in run time. The episodes were originally uploaded to a separate website, however, as of late 2018, all episodes are now uploaded to YouTube.		''Local 58'' consists of nine episodes, each ranging in run time. The episodes were originally uploaded to a separate website, however, as of late 2018, all episodes are now uploaded to YouTube.
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fandom>Silly Symphony: Undo revision 3332 by Amber Lewandowski (talk)

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fandom>Icedsyntax: swapped places of you are on the fastest available route and weather places

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fandom>Tarzanwothaz: /* Development and reception */

2026-03-16T20:16:35Z

Development and reception

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	== Development and reception ==		== Development and reception ==
	A television station called "Channel 58" first appeared in Straub's creepypasta ''Candle Cove'', which took the form of an Internet forum thread about a bizarre children's program of the same name airing on the network. The show featured a human girl named [https://candlecove.fandom.com/wiki/Janice_Stewart Janice] imagining to be friends with pirates played by string marionettes. The villain was a skeleton known as the "[https://candlecove.fandom.com/wiki/The_Skin-Taker Skin-Taker]" who wore clothing made from the human skin of dead children. Over the thread the details of the show grow more disturbing, until the users remember that it contained an episode of all of the pirates manically screaming as Janice inconsolably sobbed. The story concludes with a user stating that when he asked his mother in a nursing home about the show, she claimed that he would tune the television to static and watch the screen. Straub has confirmed on Reddit that the channel is the same one featured in the web series, and that the call sign WCLV is a reference to Candle Cove ("CLV = CandLe coVe").		A television station called "Channel 58" first appeared in Straub's creepypasta ''Candle Cove'', which took the form of an Internet forum thread about a bizarre children's program of the same name airing on the network. The show featured a human girl named [https://candlecove.fandom.com/wiki/Janice_Stewart Janice] imagining to be friends with pirates played by string marionettes. The villain was a skeleton known as the "[https://candlecove.fandom.com/wiki/The_Skin-Taker Skin-Taker]" who wore clothing made from the human skin of dead children. Over the thread the details of the show grow more disturbing, until the users remember that it contained an [https://candlecove.fandom.com/wiki/Screaming_Episode episode of all of the pirates manically screaming as Janice inconsolably sobbed]. The story concludes with a user stating that when he asked his mother in a nursing home about the show, she claimed that he would tune the television to static and watch the screen. Straub has confirmed on Reddit that the channel is the same one featured in the web series, and that the call sign WCLV is a reference to Candle Cove ("CLV = CandLe coVe").

	Straub has identified themes of the series as "stillness, distrust of safety warnings, misuse of mass perception, parallel science that arises from unexamined bad intent, dogmatic thought."		Straub has identified themes of the series as "stillness, distrust of safety warnings, misuse of mass perception, parallel science that arises from unexamined bad intent, dogmatic thought."

fandom>Tarzanwothaz at 20:10, 16 March 2026

2026-03-16T20:10:03Z

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	Were you looking for [[Local 58\|the in-universe station]]?		Were you looking for [[Local 58\|the in-universe station]]?

	'''LOCAL58TV''' (stylized asＬＯＣＡＬ５８ＴＶ and commonly referred to as '''Local 58''') is a horror web series created by cartoonist Kris Straub. The series is a spin off of Straub's [~~https://candlecove.fandom.com/wiki/Candle_Cove_(TV_Show)~~ ''Candle''] [https://candlecove.fandom.com/wiki/Candle_Cove_(TV_Show) ''Cove''] creepypasta. Currently hosted on the YouTube channel of the same name, each video in the series is presented as footage of a fictional public access television channel located in Mason County, West Virginia named [[Local 58]], with the call sign WCLV-TV, created in the late 1930s, which is continuously hijacked over a period of decades between with a series of broadcasts of ominous and surreal videos. While the series does not appear to have a continuous plot, nearly every episode seems to include cryptic references related to looking at the Moon or at the night sky, as well as references to the in-universe organization known as the [[Thought Research Initiative]] (TRI).		'''LOCAL58TV''' (stylized asＬＯＣＡＬ５８ＴＶ and commonly referred to as '''Local 58''') is a horror web series created by cartoonist Kris Straub. The series is a spin off of Straub's [[Candle Cove\|''Candle'']] [https://candlecove.fandom.com/wiki/Candle_Cove_(TV_Show) ''Cove''] creepypasta. Currently hosted on the YouTube channel of the same name, each video in the series is presented as footage of a fictional public access television channel located in Mason County, West Virginia named [[Local 58]], with the call sign WCLV-TV, created in the late 1930s, which is continuously hijacked over a period of decades between with a series of broadcasts of ominous and surreal videos. While the series does not appear to have a continuous plot, nearly every episode seems to include cryptic references related to looking at the Moon or at the night sky, as well as references to the in-universe organization known as the [[Thought Research Initiative]] (TRI).

	The series makes use of video and audio degradation to add to the realism and unsettling nature of each video. The series describes itself as "analog horror", a term that has since been used as a name for a niche subgenre of similar VHS-themed found footage web series that were either inspired by ''Local 58'' or use a similar style and techniques to the series. The series was initially hosted on the now-defunct web domain local58.info in 2015 and was later uploaded onto YouTube in 2017 and 2018. The series has since gained a cult following.		The series makes use of video and audio degradation to add to the realism and unsettling nature of each video. The series describes itself as "analog horror", a term that has since been used as a name for a niche subgenre of similar VHS-themed found footage web series that were either inspired by ''Local 58'' or use a similar style and techniques to the series. The series was initially hosted on the now-defunct web domain local58.info in 2015 and was later uploaded onto YouTube in 2017 and 2018. The series has since gained a cult following.

fandom>Tarzanwothaz at 20:09, 16 March 2026

2026-03-16T20:09:14Z

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	Were you looking for [[Local 58\|the in-universe station]]?		Were you looking for [[Local 58\|the in-universe station]]?

	'''LOCAL58TV''' (stylized asＬＯＣＡＬ５８ＴＶ and commonly referred to as '''Local 58''') is a horror web series created by cartoonist Kris Straub. The series is a spin off of Straub's [https://candlecove.fandom.com/wiki/Candle_Cove_(TV_Show) ''Candle Cove''] creepypasta. Currently hosted on the YouTube channel of the same name, each video in the series is presented as footage of a fictional public access television channel located in Mason County, West Virginia named [[Local 58]], with the call sign WCLV-TV, created in the late 1930s, which is continuously hijacked over a period of decades between with a series of broadcasts of ominous and surreal videos. While the series does not appear to have a continuous plot, nearly every episode seems to include cryptic references related to looking at the Moon or at the night sky, as well as references to the in-universe organization known as the [[Thought Research Initiative]] (TRI).		'''LOCAL58TV''' (stylized asＬＯＣＡＬ５８ＴＶ and commonly referred to as '''Local 58''') is a horror web series created by cartoonist Kris Straub. The series is a spin off of Straub's [https://candlecove.fandom.com/wiki/Candle_Cove_(TV_Show) ''Candle''] [https://candlecove.fandom.com/wiki/Candle_Cove_(TV_Show) ''Cove''] creepypasta. Currently hosted on the YouTube channel of the same name, each video in the series is presented as footage of a fictional public access television channel located in Mason County, West Virginia named [[Local 58]], with the call sign WCLV-TV, created in the late 1930s, which is continuously hijacked over a period of decades between with a series of broadcasts of ominous and surreal videos. While the series does not appear to have a continuous plot, nearly every episode seems to include cryptic references related to looking at the Moon or at the night sky, as well as references to the in-universe organization known as the [[Thought Research Initiative]] (TRI).

	The series makes use of video and audio degradation to add to the realism and unsettling nature of each video. The series describes itself as "analog horror", a term that has since been used as a name for a niche subgenre of similar VHS-themed found footage web series that were either inspired by ''Local 58'' or use a similar style and techniques to the series. The series was initially hosted on the now-defunct web domain local58.info in 2015 and was later uploaded onto YouTube in 2017 and 2018. The series has since gained a cult following.		The series makes use of video and audio degradation to add to the realism and unsettling nature of each video. The series describes itself as "analog horror", a term that has since been used as a name for a niche subgenre of similar VHS-themed found footage web series that were either inspired by ''Local 58'' or use a similar style and techniques to the series. The series was initially hosted on the now-defunct web domain local58.info in 2015 and was later uploaded onto YouTube in 2017 and 2018. The series has since gained a cult following.

fandom>Tarzanwothaz at 20:06, 16 March 2026

2026-03-16T20:06:17Z

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	Were you looking for [[Local 58\|the in-universe station]]?		Were you looking for [[Local 58\|the in-universe station]]?

	'''LOCAL58TV''' (stylized asＬＯＣＡＬ５８ＴＶ and commonly referred to as '''Local 58''') is a horror web series created by cartoonist Kris Straub. The series is a spin off of Straub's ''Candle Cove'' creepypasta. Currently hosted on the YouTube channel of the same name, each video in the series is presented as footage of a fictional public access television channel located in Mason County, West Virginia named [[Local 58]], with the call sign WCLV-TV, created in the late 1930s, which is continuously hijacked over a period of decades between with a series of broadcasts of ominous and surreal videos. While the series does not appear to have a continuous plot, nearly every episode seems to include cryptic references related to looking at the Moon or at the night sky, as well as references to the in-universe organization known as the [[Thought Research Initiative]] (TRI).		'''LOCAL58TV''' (stylized asＬＯＣＡＬ５８ＴＶ and commonly referred to as '''Local 58''') is a horror web series created by cartoonist Kris Straub. The series is a spin off of Straub's [https://candlecove.fandom.com/wiki/Candle_Cove_(TV_Show) ''Candle Cove''] creepypasta. Currently hosted on the YouTube channel of the same name, each video in the series is presented as footage of a fictional public access television channel located in Mason County, West Virginia named [[Local 58]], with the call sign WCLV-TV, created in the late 1930s, which is continuously hijacked over a period of decades between with a series of broadcasts of ominous and surreal videos. While the series does not appear to have a continuous plot, nearly every episode seems to include cryptic references related to looking at the Moon or at the night sky, as well as references to the in-universe organization known as the [[Thought Research Initiative]] (TRI).

	The series makes use of video and audio degradation to add to the realism and unsettling nature of each video. The series describes itself as "analog horror", a term that has since been used as a name for a niche subgenre of similar VHS-themed found footage web series that were either inspired by ''Local 58'' or use a similar style and techniques to the series. The series was initially hosted on the now-defunct web domain local58.info in 2015 and was later uploaded onto YouTube in 2017 and 2018. The series has since gained a cult following.		The series makes use of video and audio degradation to add to the realism and unsettling nature of each video. The series describes itself as "analog horror", a term that has since been used as a name for a niche subgenre of similar VHS-themed found footage web series that were either inspired by ''Local 58'' or use a similar style and techniques to the series. The series was initially hosted on the now-defunct web domain local58.info in 2015 and was later uploaded onto YouTube in 2017 and 2018. The series has since gained a cult following.
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	== Development and reception ==		== Development and reception ==
	A television station called "Channel 58" first appeared in Straub's creepypasta ''Candle Cove'', which took the form of an Internet forum thread about a bizarre children's program of the same name airing on the network. The show featured a human girl named Janice imagining to be friends with pirates played by string marionettes. The villain was a skeleton known as the "Skin-Taker" who wore clothing made from the human skin of dead children. Over the thread the details of the show grow more disturbing, until the users remember that it contained an episode of all of the pirates manically screaming as Janice inconsolably sobbed. The story concludes with a user stating that when he asked his mother in a nursing home about the show, she claimed that he would tune the television to static and watch the screen. Straub has confirmed on Reddit that the channel is the same one featured in the web series, and that the call sign WCLV is a reference to Candle Cove ("CLV = CandLe coVe").		A television station called "Channel 58" first appeared in Straub's creepypasta ''Candle Cove'', which took the form of an Internet forum thread about a bizarre children's program of the same name airing on the network. The show featured a human girl named [https://candlecove.fandom.com/wiki/Janice_Stewart Janice] imagining to be friends with pirates played by string marionettes. The villain was a skeleton known as the "[https://candlecove.fandom.com/wiki/The_Skin-Taker Skin-Taker]" who wore clothing made from the human skin of dead children. Over the thread the details of the show grow more disturbing, until the users remember that it contained an episode of all of the pirates manically screaming as Janice inconsolably sobbed. The story concludes with a user stating that when he asked his mother in a nursing home about the show, she claimed that he would tune the television to static and watch the screen. Straub has confirmed on Reddit that the channel is the same one featured in the web series, and that the call sign WCLV is a reference to Candle Cove ("CLV = CandLe coVe").

	Straub has identified themes of the series as "stillness, distrust of safety warnings, misuse of mass perception, parallel science that arises from unexamined bad intent, dogmatic thought."		Straub has identified themes of the series as "stillness, distrust of safety warnings, misuse of mass perception, parallel science that arises from unexamined bad intent, dogmatic thought."

fandom>Alishalmao: /* Development and reception */

2024-10-28T00:03:23Z

Development and reception

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	On July 4, 2022, YouTube changed the rating of one ''Local 58'' episode, "Show for Children," from 18+ to "for kids." Despite Straub's attempts to change the rating back and to contact YouTube via in-site and other social media support avenues, as of July 5 the rating has still not been reverted. This has sparked renewed discussion about [[Elsagate]] and other concerns around YouTube's moderation algorithms.		On July 4, 2022, YouTube changed the rating of one ''Local 58'' episode, "Show for Children," from 18+ to "for kids." Despite Straub's attempts to change the rating back and to contact YouTube via in-site and other social media support avenues, as of July 5 the rating has still not been reverted. This has sparked renewed discussion about [[Elsagate]] and other concerns around YouTube's moderation algorithms.

			On August 23, 2022, Kris teased on [https://x.com/krisstraub/status/1562212459103997958 X (formally Twitter)] that the 10th episode was in development.

	<div style="position:fixed;bottom:0;right:0;padding:0;z-index:9002;">[[File:Local58HD.png\|thumb\|link=https://local58.tv]]		<div style="position:fixed;bottom:0;right:0;padding:0;z-index:9002;">[[File:Local58HD.png\|thumb\|link=https://local58.tv]]

fandom>Kruppundkrause at 22:57, 13 April 2024

2024-04-13T22:57:19Z

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	Were you looking for [[Local 58\|the in-universe station]]?		Were you looking for [[Local 58\|the in-universe station]]?

	'''LOCAL58TV''' (stylized asＬＯＣＡＬ５８ＴＶ		'''LOCAL58TV''' (stylized asＬＯＣＡＬ５８ＴＶ and commonly referred to as '''Local 58''') is a horror web series created by cartoonist Kris Straub. The series is a spin off of Straub's ''Candle Cove'' creepypasta. Currently hosted on the YouTube channel of the same name, each video in the series is presented as footage of a fictional public access television channel located in Mason County, West Virginia named [[Local 58]], with the call sign WCLV-TV, created in the late 1930s, which is continuously hijacked over a period of decades between with a series of broadcasts of ominous and surreal videos. While the series does not appear to have a continuous plot, nearly every episode seems to include cryptic references related to looking at the Moon or at the night sky, as well as references to the in-universe organization known as the [[Thought Research Initiative]] (TRI).

	is a horror web series created by cartoonist Kris Straub. The series is a spin off of Straub's ''Candle Cove'' creepypasta. Currently hosted on the YouTube channel ~~'''LOCAL58TV'''~~, each video in the series is presented as footage of a fictional public access television channel located in Mason County, West Virginia named [[Local 58]], with the call sign WCLV-TV, created in the late 1930s, which is continuously hijacked over a period of decades between with a series of broadcasts of ominous and surreal videos. While the series does not appear to have a continuous plot, nearly every episode seems to include cryptic references related to looking at the Moon or at the night sky, as well as references to the in-universe organization known as the [[Thought Research Initiative]] (TRI).

	The series makes use of video and audio degradation to add to the realism and unsettling nature of each video. The series describes itself as "analog horror", a term that has since been used as a name for a niche subgenre of similar VHS-themed found footage web series that were either inspired by ''Local 58'' or use a similar style and techniques to the series. The series was initially hosted on the now-defunct web domain local58.info in 2015 and was later uploaded onto YouTube in 2017 and 2018. The series has since gained a cult following.		The series makes use of video and audio degradation to add to the realism and unsettling nature of each video. The series describes itself as "analog horror", a term that has since been used as a name for a niche subgenre of similar VHS-themed found footage web series that were either inspired by ''Local 58'' or use a similar style and techniques to the series. The series was initially hosted on the now-defunct web domain local58.info in 2015 and was later uploaded onto YouTube in 2017 and 2018. The series has since gained a cult following.

fandom>Kruppundkrause at 22:56, 13 April 2024

2024-04-13T22:56:40Z

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	Were you looking for [[Local 58\|the in-universe station]]?		Were you looking for [[Local 58\|the in-universe station]]?

	'''~~''Local 58''~~''' is a horror web series created by cartoonist Kris Straub. The series is a spin off of Straub's ''Candle Cove'' creepypasta. Currently hosted on the YouTube channel '''LOCAL58TV''', each video in the series is presented as footage of a fictional public access television channel located in Mason County, West Virginia named [[Local 58]], with the call sign WCLV-TV, created in the late 1930s, which is continuously hijacked over a period of decades between with a series of broadcasts of ominous and surreal videos. While the series does not appear to have a continuous plot, nearly every episode seems to include cryptic references related to looking at the Moon or at the night sky, as well as references to the in-universe organization known as the [[Thought Research Initiative]] (TRI).		'''LOCAL58TV''' (stylized asＬＯＣＡＬ５８ＴＶ

			is a horror web series created by cartoonist Kris Straub. The series is a spin off of Straub's ''Candle Cove'' creepypasta. Currently hosted on the YouTube channel '''LOCAL58TV''', each video in the series is presented as footage of a fictional public access television channel located in Mason County, West Virginia named [[Local 58]], with the call sign WCLV-TV, created in the late 1930s, which is continuously hijacked over a period of decades between with a series of broadcasts of ominous and surreal videos. While the series does not appear to have a continuous plot, nearly every episode seems to include cryptic references related to looking at the Moon or at the night sky, as well as references to the in-universe organization known as the [[Thought Research Initiative]] (TRI).

	The series makes use of video and audio degradation to add to the realism and unsettling nature of each video. The series describes itself as "analog horror", a term that has since been used as a name for a niche subgenre of similar VHS-themed found footage web series that were either inspired by ''Local 58'' or use a similar style and techniques to the series. The series was initially hosted on the now-defunct web domain local58.info in 2015 and was later uploaded onto YouTube in 2017 and 2018. The series has since gained a cult following.		The series makes use of video and audio degradation to add to the realism and unsettling nature of each video. The series describes itself as "analog horror", a term that has since been used as a name for a niche subgenre of similar VHS-themed found footage web series that were either inspired by ''Local 58'' or use a similar style and techniques to the series. The series was initially hosted on the now-defunct web domain local58.info in 2015 and was later uploaded onto YouTube in 2017 and 2018. The series has since gained a cult following.