This is KDDI Corp.’s Yamata Transmitting Station, the nation’s only facility broadcasting shortwave radio programs to overseas listeners. The station started broadcasts on Jan. 1, 1941.

The Buzzer, also known as UVB-76 or UZB-76, has been a constant companion to anyone with a shortwave radio tuned ... Of course, like all mysterious stations, people try to track their origin.

In Russia, you can no longer listen to many stations via the Internet, but you can via shortwave ... mainly used its facility in Moosbrunn as a relay transmitter for other broadcasters.