OTTAWA, Ontario — “6-7-9-2-6. 5-6-9-9-0.” Tune across the shortwave bands (above AM/MW), and chances are you will come across a “numbers station.” There’s no programming to speak of; just a mechanical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What are numbers stations? Numbers stations are mysterious, unsettling, and one of the strangest things you'll ever hear. They're ...

Numbers stations are shortwave stations that broadcast cryptic messages that are widely assumed to be used for communications between nation states and spies. But who’s to say it’s up to the ...

In the forgotten reaches of the shortwave band, strange voices read out endless strings of numbers. The voices are coming from mysterious... Numbers Stations: Mystery Over The Airwaves In the shadowy ...

Most people think of radio as a source of music, news, sports, or talk shows. But hidden among ordinary broadcasts is a ...

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We’ve talked before about number stations — mysterious shortwave transmitters repeating numbers, presumably for clandestine purposes. But, of course, the mere fact that they are unusual makes them ...

Over the next few months, the producers of Here Be Monsters will be highlighting some of their favorite unusual, eerie and mysterious sounds. Here, producer Bethany Denton writes about what she ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Numbers stations are a mysterious phenomenon of shortwave radio dating back to the Cold War. The radio signals are secret messages ...

For much of the last century, shortwave radio was the only way to hear broadcasts from far away. Like many other listeners, producer David Goren fell in love with the sound of the shortwave bands.

Numbers stations are a mysterious phenomenon of shortwave radio dating back to the Cold War. The radio signals are secret messages sent by intelligence agencies to undercover spies all over the world, ...