Eps 10: The extreme weirdness and possible scariness of KZRY-LP on 96.7 FM in Portland, Oregon back in 2017.
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The podcast talks about a strange and potentially scary experience involving a radio station called KZRY-LP on 96.7 FM in Portland, Oregon in 2017. The station played strange and unsettling audio clips, including what appeared to be distress signals, static, and distorted voices. The source and purpose of the station remains unknown, leading to speculation about its potential ties to government experiments or paranormal activity. While some listeners were drawn to the station's mysterious nature, others found it unnerving and avoided it altogether.
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Several users on Reddit posted about KZRY-LP, describing the station’s bizarre transmissions that included strange electronic noises, distorted voices, and even audio clips from horror movies. According to some internet forum users, the station would only broadcast for a few hours at a time, but during those hours, it would play an ear-splitting tone followed by noise that sounded like screams, moans, and whispers. Some people even claimed that they could hear crying and laughter mixed with multiple voices in the background.
Many people were convinced that KZRY-LP was a part of a larger conspiracy theory. Some thought that it was a secret government program, experimenting with mind control via specifically designed sound frequencies. Others believed that the station was broadcasting hidden messages to initiate a larger-scale brainwashing program. However, most paranormal enthusiasts claimed that the station was a portal into the ‘other world’ and its broadcasts were haunted by ghosts and other supernatural entities.
The station’s signal was not only confined to the Portland area. People had picked up the station’s frequency in other parts of Oregon as well as further away, including areas as far as Virginia and Oklahoma. Some people reported that the station had even infiltrated their cellphone and laptops whilst listening.
KZRY-LP's short lifespan started to become concerning to many residents of Portland. Some people worried that the station could be broadcasting dangerous or harmful frequencies. Eventually, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began to investigate the station's broadcasts, leading to it being taken off the air, but the owner was never identified. To this day, the mystery of KZRY-LP remains unsolved, leaving many wondering about the true motivations behind the station's broadcasts.
KZRY-LP's legacy continues even to this day. The station's broadcasts have become the subject of interest for many podcasts and articles- some of which investigate the potential origins of the broadcasts, while others focus on the psychological impact that the station had on listeners. Despite the fact that the station only existed for a few short weeks, KZRY-LP on 96.7 FM has become an enduring part of Portland's history and its impact has left a lasting impression.