PVX82

‘PVX82’ is the name given to a mysterious radio broadcast known for its unusual content and effect on its listeners.
The station has been broadcasting since 1978, though similar stations have been alleged to exist earlier than this (despite the fact that traces of these prior stations have never been found). The station broadcasts from a rural area in Belarus near the town of Kamyenyets (at roughly 52°21’13”N 23°52’51”E), though it can be reached from as far as 5 miles into Polish territory. All attempts to find the station's actual tower have failed for various reasons.
The station broadcasts at an abnormal frequency, and has been known to cause varying degrees of illness throughout its history. One case in 1980 recalled a teenager from Kamyenyets who allegedly listened to the station in an attempt to explain its strange meaning and content.
The teen reported to medical professionals with headaches, chills, nausea, vomiting, and also reported having blacked out. He claimed to have listened to the station for roughly 20 minutes. He was initially believed to be suffering from the flu. However, a currently unidentified doctor believed him and attempted to look into the broadcasts himself.
He reported mild side effects after listening for 5 minutes, including ear pain and and continuously hearing a loud, beeping tone, as well as a headache. The doctor determined that the duration of time that the listener endures the station, as well as proximity to the location where it is emitted, has an effect on the symptoms a listener experiences.
He failed to find a reason as to why it caused these side effects, noting it as ‘unexplainable’ before ending his report.
Due to its mysterious nature, PVX82 has attracted numerous paranormal and mysterious researchers, along with skeptics. Numerous of these individuals have attempted to both listen to the station as well as find its exact broadcast location, and despite having coordinates that were within a mile's vicinity, no one has ever been able to discover the station's tower.
Several of these researchers have also reported illness, leading to a total of 110 illness reports over a near 50 year time span.
The most mysterious incident regarding the station, however, occurred in May of 1987. A group of 3 Russian high school students drove to the town of Kamyenyets with the intention of discovering the location of the broadcast, as well as a reason behind its mysterious effects on listeners.
The group stayed for 5 days in total, sleeping at the home of an elderly couple, both of whom later claimed to have attempted to ward the group away from the area of the broadcast.
On day 5, the group took a backpack of unknown contents, a .22 caliber pistol, and 3 water bottles to the area where the station was allegedly located, They were last seen at 3:30 PM Tuesday Evening, Heading towards a wooded area near 52°21’13”N 23°52’51”E.
Locals would later report flashing lights emitting from a foggy area near the coordinates of 52°20’44”N 23°52’17”E, around 3000 feet from where the group had last been reported.
The 3 students were reported missing by their respective families a day later. Residents also hadn't seen the group since that tuesday afternoon. 4 years later, in 1991, Belarusian authorities were alerted to a suspicious backpack on the side of the road near Rani, Belarus. The backpack was later found to have matched the description of the one that the group had taken with them. The inside was empty, though a note was found near it, written in Belarusian. It stated, ‘Аўторак, 3:30, Прапаў без вестак 5/87, Даведка.’
No other updates have occurred since, and despite being open, the case has been largely forgotten.
Over the years, and especially since the disappearances, many have speculated as to the purpose of the station. Some theories include ideas of a government operation such as a military transmission system, or have even claimed it to be a hoax by internet trolls. None of these theories have been confirmed, however.
Even today, the station still continues to broadcast unusual content at abnormal frequencies, though it has become less prominent in recent years. The missing students case has remained unsolved, and the purpose of PVX82 has still not been uncovered, nor has the location it transmits from.
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