📻 The "Doomsday" radio station UVB-76 suddenly went on the air

The mysterious Russian “Doomsday” radio station UVB-76, known among amateur radio enthusiasts as “The Buzzer,” suddenly went on the air and transmitted 25 strange messages, just as it had before February 24, 2022.

The first word was spoken at 9:09 a.m. Moscow Standard Time — "SYNOPCIS". During the day, the following songs were played on the air "SHTATOGNOM," "KOMISSAR," "CHILD," "BITCH," "BUYNAKSK," "ELETSOBAZAZ" and others.

The broadcast ended with the words— "SPIDOKRAT," "UTKA," and "BRAHMAPUTRA" — were heard at 5:15 p.m.

Before February 24, 2022, UVB-76 had also transmitted strange messages.

What is “Doomsday Radio”?

UVB-76 began broadcasting in the late 1970s and has attracted the attention of radio enthusiasts and researchers ever since. Most of the time, the station transmits monotonous sounds, which has earned it the nickname “The Buzzer.” From time to time, words or phrases appear on the airwaves whose purpose remains a subject of debate and speculation. Among the theories is that the station is used to transmit coded military messages or to calibrate radar systems.

By versions BBC, the station’s radio tower is connected to Russia’s “Perimeter” missile defense system and transmits the so-called “Dead Hand” signal, which would trigger a retaliatory nuclear strike if the signal were interrupted as a result of a nuclear attack against Russia.

At the end of 2024, the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Andrei Kartapolov stated...that the UVB-76 is not related to the “Perimeter” system, while emphasizing that “this radio station does indeed have its own function and its own rather important mission.”

In mid-December 2024, the radio station aired Shaman’s song “I Am Russian,” the anthem of the USSR, and an excerpt from Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s ballet *Swan Lake*.