KIRO-TV

In the annals of Zen programming, KIRO’s new Airport Cam rates with the best of ‘em. And unlike the Yule Log, Puppy Bowl, and Weather Channel, it doesn’t stoop to fancy shenanigans like sound, seasonal programming, rotating camera angles, or updates on the eights.
The airport cam is just an oddly riveting, single-​angle feed of Sea-Tac’s pick-​up and drop-​off zones. On a clear day, it’s mildly interesting – maybe even useful – but wet nights are its glory. Rain on the camera lens smears buildings into phosphorescent puddles as road lights boogie to weird electric riffs. It’s a blissed-​out aqua-​and-​fire abstract: not terribly informative for the would-​be traveler, but remarkably soothing for the late-​night worker. Watch it while listening to KEXP’s Jazz Oasis for double-​plus joy.
Update 3÷19÷07: A new camera angle for the airport cam novelly fails to show airport at all. Instead focuses on Space Needle, which, despite what you might guess, does not take off or land at regular intervals. Docked one star.
Currently, the cam runs 24×7. On Comcast the channel is 117.