Dead space what is the story behind it10/20/2023 Today the station has an online following numbering in the tens of thousands, who know it affectionately as “the Buzzer”. It’s so enigmatic, it’s as if it was designed with conspiracy theorists in mind. Anyone, anywhere in the world can listen in, simply by tuning a radio to the frequency 4625 kHz. Once or twice a week, a man or woman will read out some words in Russian, such as “dinghy” or “farming specialist”. Every few seconds it’s joined by a second sound, like some ghostly ship sounding its foghorn. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, for the last three-and-a-half decades, it’s been broadcasting a dull, monotonous tone. It is thought to be the headquarters of a radio station, “MDZhB”, that no-one has ever claimed to run. This sinister location is the focus of a mystery which stretches back to the height of the Cold War. Beyond its rusted bars is a collection of radio towers, abandoned buildings and power lines bordered by a dry-stone wall. In the middle of a Russian swampland, not far from the city of St Petersburg, is a rectangular iron gate. What you won’t find is any reference to, well, you-know-what. You’ll find everything from the story about the world’s greatest space mission to the truth about whether our cats really love us, the epic hunt to bring illegal fishermen to justice and the small team which brings long-buried World War Two tanks back to life. We’ll be revisiting our most popular features from the last three years in our Lockdown Longreads. So now we’re dedicating a series to help you escape. BBC Future has brought you in-depth and rigorous stories to help you navigate the current pandemic, but we know that’s not all you want to read.
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