Russian ghost radio station UVB-76, 'The Buzzer', is probably broadcasting to spies - TomoNews

MOSCOW — A mysterious "ghost radio station" operating out of Russia is broadcasting secret messages to spies, according to a signals intelligence expert.

The station, nicknamed the Buzzer, has been emitting a short, monotonous buzz tone since the Cold War, with reports saying it started as early as 1973 to as late as 1982.

No one has ever admitted to running the station, which has spawned a number of conspiracy theories, including that it is staffed by ghosts.

The station broadcasts 24 hours a day on a frequency of 4625 kilohertz. It emits 25 buzz tones per minute, which is sometimes interrupted by Russian voices that appear to be talking in code.

Up until 2010, the station officially identified itself as UVB-76, but then switched to MDZhb.

Like all international radio stations, the Buzzer broadcasts shortwave signals that can travel for thousands of miles and be received all over the world.

Some have speculated that the station is programed to retaliate if Russia is ever hit by a nuclear attack. But David Stupples, an expert in signals intelligence from City University, London told BBC News he ruled that theory out for technical reasons.

Instead, Stupples said the station is probably a tool to communicate in times of crisis with Russian spies overseas and military personnel stationed in remote areas.
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[hazmat]

Friend: what type of music do you listen to?
Me: its complicated

[TexasRailfan]

it’s just a signal to keep the frequency open in case they need it for emergencies

[pug-aloentertainment]

1:24 theese are Russian names, if someone wonders. "Mikhail, Dmitryi, Zhenya, Boris"

[XiJinTeas]

This station is old. And its so old that i know this really well.

[GlassesnMouthplates]

Aliens, secret military experiments, cryptids, spies, super soldiers, and this; why do all of the creepy conspiracy theories always end up in Russia? That bear is cute though.

[prodevious]

the buzz is the channel marker.

the messages are encrypted, but not for agents.

Because:

Numbers stations have diffferent frequencies.

Numbers stations for spies have schedules, and Russia uses only automated voices for numbers stations.

The messages from UVB-76 are unscheduled, so there is no way the messages are for spies, because, how would spies know when there is a message for them? They would have to listen to UVB-76 24/7.

UVB-76 messages don't have callouts.
Spies have their own ID's. For example, Mike's ID is 642. Then when there was a message for Mike, the transmission would repeat 642 for a few minutes.

[azim_bkrh]

It’s actually just a normal military radio station for communication and the buzz you hear it’s to identify when it’s on or off and the like guitar noises or some other short noises are Morse code

[chancetanner]

Me and my girl friend broke up today but she said we could still be cousin's. 😢

[joat_official]

Turns on auto generated subtitles during buzzes. (Music) (Applause) Beautiful

[Lockbar]

TOMO NEWS is the best news in the world.

[hellhoundz]

I love how you guys make Russians bears

[Akamiruu]

Goddamn it, its late night where I am that creepy as fuck

[allo]

I been hearing a buzzing through my speakers and some shit in russian where i live in finland while my computer is on standby

[faline]

I don't think it is for spies. It's just good frequency so they don't want it to get occupied, that's why it's buzzing.

[skibididopyesdop]

It is used by Russia in the Ukraine war right now. Till then there have been many Morse code messages being sent on that frequency and I was even able to decode some.

[vladimiraehben]

In Soviet Russia you don't listen to radio

Radio listen to you!

[ferdlc]

im about to sleep and it looks like this videos scary because of the comments so this can wait till the morning lol

[ctb]

It's probably a survivor of the Soviet Union brain experimentation, living in Siberia in total isolation from the rest of society and this constant buzz keeps him calm.

[untrust]

Or it could just be to test signal strength

[jonasciliento]

This thing has been active for years of it was any threat at all than we would have dealt with it already