diff --git a/code/game/machinery/requests_console.dm b/code/game/machinery/requests_console.dm
index 936b18f35c5..476162a27a1 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/requests_console.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/requests_console.dm
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ var/list/obj/machinery/requests_console/allConsoles = list()
 	..()
 
 	announcement.title = "[department] announcement"
-	announcement.newscast = 1
+	announcement.newscast = 0
 
 	name = "[department] Requests Console"
 	allConsoles += src
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
index 710f8d8dff1..6d3527d3f09 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ var/list/ai_verbs_default = list(
 	announcement.title = "A.I. Announcement"
 	announcement.announcement_type = "A.I. Announcement"
 	announcement.announcer = name
-	announcement.newscast = 1
+	announcement.newscast = 0
 
 	var/list/possibleNames = ai_names