Ancient Mother
She started off Bright and Screaming with Joy or Loud Reprimand -- when her Children weren't Behaving Right. Older now, She constantly sucks her teeth. You can hear this Steady Disapproval in the static between stations. At first, Pale Men of Progress were annoyed, thinking it must be some mistake they needed to tune out. After tweaking and training their machines, they grew desperate and even sought to Shoo Out the Wily Pigeons Pooping and Roosting in the Receiver. Alas, At last, Atlas had to admit that these emissions were the hissing of their Ancient Mother. Who had birthed them out of Stardust.