diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm b/code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm
index 92f7b21bb70..b8e699323d7 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@
 		//reusing the PDA option because I really don't think news comments are worth a config option
 		WRITE_LOG(GLOB.world_pda_log, "COMMENT: [text]")
 
+/proc/log_telecomms(text)
+	if (CONFIG_GET(flag/log_telecomms))
+		WRITE_LOG(GLOB.world_telecomms_log, "TCOMMS: [text]")
+
 /proc/log_chat(text)
 	if (CONFIG_GET(flag/log_pda))
 		//same thing here
diff --git a/code/_globalvars/logging.dm b/code/_globalvars/logging.dm
index 2951ddf1654..7ca2d0d6f0a 100644
--- a/code/_globalvars/logging.dm
+++ b/code/_globalvars/logging.dm
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ GLOBAL_VAR(sql_error_log)
 GLOBAL_PROTECT(sql_error_log)
 GLOBAL_VAR(world_pda_log)
 GLOBAL_PROTECT(world_pda_log)
+GLOBAL_VAR(world_telecomms_log)
+GLOBAL_PROTECT(world_telecomms_log)
 GLOBAL_VAR(world_manifest_log)
 GLOBAL_PROTECT(world_manifest_log)
 GLOBAL_VAR(query_debug_log)
diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
index 1d41e9a765d..4521aab14ed 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 
 /datum/config_entry/flag/log_pda	// log pda messages
 
+/datum/config_entry/flag/log_telecomms	// log telecomms messages
+
 /datum/config_entry/flag/log_twitter	// log certain expliotable parrots and other such fun things in a JSON file of twitter valid phrases.
 
 /datum/config_entry/flag/log_world_topic	// log all world.Topic() calls
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcasting.dm b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcasting.dm
index 0873ad2df6b..e4694997904 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcasting.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcasting.dm
@@ -190,4 +190,15 @@
 	if(length(receive))
 		SSblackbox.LogBroadcast(frequency)
 
+	var/spans_part = ""
+	if(length(spans))
+		spans_part = "("
+		for(var/S in spans)
+			spans_part = "[spans_part] [S]"
+		spans_part = "[spans_part] ) "
+
+	var/lang_name = data["language"]
+
+	log_telecomms("[datum_info_line(virt.source)] : \[[get_radio_name(frequency)]\] [spans_part]\"[message]\" language: [lang_name] at [atom_loc_line(get_turf(src.source))]")
+
 	QDEL_IN(virt, 50)  // Make extra sure the virtualspeaker gets qdeleted
diff --git a/code/game/world.dm b/code/game/world.dm
index 2563a26cdca..9f6b7093958 100644
--- a/code/game/world.dm
+++ b/code/game/world.dm
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ GLOBAL_PROTECT(security_mode)
 	GLOB.world_game_log = "[GLOB.log_directory]/game.log"
 	GLOB.world_attack_log = "[GLOB.log_directory]/attack.log"
 	GLOB.world_pda_log = "[GLOB.log_directory]/pda.log"
+	GLOB.world_telecomms_log = "[GLOB.log_directory]/telecomms.log"
 	GLOB.world_manifest_log = "[GLOB.log_directory]/manifest.log"
 	GLOB.world_href_log = "[GLOB.log_directory]/hrefs.log"
 	GLOB.sql_error_log = "[GLOB.log_directory]/sql.log"
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ GLOBAL_PROTECT(security_mode)
 	start_log(GLOB.world_game_log)
 	start_log(GLOB.world_attack_log)
 	start_log(GLOB.world_pda_log)
+	start_log(GLOB.world_telecomms_log)
 	start_log(GLOB.world_manifest_log)
 	start_log(GLOB.world_href_log)
 	start_log(GLOB.world_qdel_log)
diff --git a/config/config.txt b/config/config.txt
index 5a8d1bb25da..3a38e748c1a 100644
--- a/config/config.txt
+++ b/config/config.txt
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ LOG_ATTACK
 ## log pda messages
 LOG_PDA
 
+## log telecomms messages
+LOG_TELECOMMS
+
 ## log prayers
 LOG_PRAYER