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UVB-76 Plays "Swan Lake" and Transmits Cryptic Codes, Fueling Speculation
Thomas Witherspoon, 2026. The SWLing Post, January 2026.
A shortwave-listening blog post, contributed by Fred Waterer, noting that the station had played music including Swan Lake alongside coded messages around the turn of 2026; a reader comment suggests jamming.
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Evidence that the frequency was active again by early January 2026.
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Witherspoon, T. (2026). UVB-76 Plays "Swan Lake" and Transmits Cryptic Codes, Fueling Speculation. The SWLing Post, January 2026. https://swling.com/blog/2026/01/uvb-76-plays-swan-lake-and-transmits-cryptic-codes-fueling-speculation/
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