diff --git a/code/_globalvars/lists/objects.dm b/code/_globalvars/lists/objects.dm
index 9e38a1b46e1..a9c41997716 100644
--- a/code/_globalvars/lists/objects.dm
+++ b/code/_globalvars/lists/objects.dm
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ var/global/list/tracked_implants = list()			//list of all current implants that
 var/global/list/pinpointer_list = list()			//list of all pinpointers. Used to change stuff they are pointing to all at once.
 var/global/list/abductor_equipment = list()			//list of all abductor equipment
 var/global/list/global_intercoms = list()			//list of all intercomms, across all z-levels
+var/global/list/global_radios = list()				//list of all radios, across all z-levels
diff --git a/code/defines/procs/announce.dm b/code/defines/procs/announce.dm
index 62774ad61a7..36ca1987829 100644
--- a/code/defines/procs/announce.dm
+++ b/code/defines/procs/announce.dm
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 	var/newscast = 0
 	var/channel_name = "Station Announcements"
 	var/announcement_type = "Announcement"
+	var/admin_announcement = 0 // Admin announcements are received regardless of being in range of a radio, unless you're in the lobby to prevent metagaming
 	var/disable_newscasts = 1 // Bay also adds announcements to their newscaster system - set this to 0 to also use that system
+	var/language = "Galactic Common"
 
 /datum/announcement/New(var/do_log = 0, var/new_sound = null, var/do_newscast = 0)
 	sound = new_sound
@@ -31,11 +33,13 @@
 
 /datum/announcement/priority/command/New(var/do_log = 1, var/new_sound = sound('sound/misc/notice2.ogg'), var/do_newscast = 0)
 	..(do_log, new_sound, do_newscast)
+	admin_announcement = 1
 	title = "[command_name()] Update"
 	announcement_type = "[command_name()] Update"
 
 /datum/announcement/priority/enemy/New(var/do_log = 1, var/new_sound = sound('sound/AI/intercept2.ogg'), var/do_newscast = 0)
 	..(do_log, new_sound, do_newscast)
+	admin_announcement = 1
 	title = "[command_name()] Update"
 	announcement_type = "Enemy Communications"
 
@@ -44,68 +48,119 @@
 	title = "Security Announcement"
 	announcement_type = "Security Announcement"
 
-/datum/announcement/proc/Announce(var/message as text, var/new_title = "", var/new_sound = null, var/do_newscast = newscast, var/msg_sanitized = 0, var/from)
+/datum/announcement/proc/Announce(var/message as text, var/new_title = "", var/new_sound = null, var/do_newscast = newscast, var/msg_sanitized = 0, var/from, var/msg_language)
 	if(!message)
 		return
+		
 	var/tmp/message_title = new_title ? new_title : title
 	var/tmp/message_sound = new_sound ? sound(new_sound) : sound
 
 	if(!msg_sanitized)
 		message = trim_strip_html_properly(message, allow_lines = 1)
 	message_title = html_encode(message_title)
-
-	Message(message, message_title, from)
+	
+	var/message_announcer = null
+	if(announcer)
+		message_announcer = html_encode(announcer)
+		
+	var/datum/language/message_language = all_languages[msg_language ? msg_language : language]
+	
+	var/list/combined_receivers = Get_Receivers(message_language)
+	var/list/receivers = combined_receivers[1]
+	var/list/garbled_receivers = combined_receivers[2]
+	
+	var/formatted_message = Format_Message(message, message_title, message_announcer, from)
+	var/garbled_formatted_message = Format_Message(message_language.scramble(message), message_language.scramble(message_title), message_language.scramble(message_announcer), message_language.scramble(from))
+	
+	Message(formatted_message, garbled_formatted_message, receivers, garbled_receivers)
+	
 	if(do_newscast)
 		NewsCast(message, message_title)
-	Sound(message_sound)
+		
+	Sound(message_sound, combined_receivers[1] + combined_receivers[2])
 	Log(message, message_title)
+	
+/datum/announcement/proc/Get_Receivers(var/datum/language/message_language)
+	var/list/receivers = list()
+	var/list/garbled_receivers = list()
+	
+	if(admin_announcement)
+		for(var/mob/M in player_list)
+			if(!isnewplayer(M) && M.client)
+				receivers |= M
+	else 
+		for(var/obj/item/device/radio/R in global_radios)
+			receivers |= R.send_announcement()
+		for(var/mob/M in receivers)
+			if(!M.client || M.stat || isdeaf(M))
+				receivers -= M
+				continue
+			if(!M.say_understands(null, message_language))
+				receivers -= M
+				garbled_receivers |= M
+		for(var/mob/M in dead_mob_list)	
+			if(M.client && M.stat == DEAD)
+				receivers |= M
 
-/datum/announcement/proc/Message(message as text, message_title as text)
-	for(var/mob/M in player_list)
-		if(!istype(M,/mob/new_player) && !isdeaf(M))
-			to_chat(M, "<h2 class='alert'>[title]</h2>")
-			to_chat(M, "<span class='alert'>[message]</span>")
-			if(announcer)
-				to_chat(M, "<span class='alert'> -[html_encode(announcer)]</span>")
+	return list(receivers, garbled_receivers)
 
-/datum/announcement/minor/Message(message as text, message_title as text)
-	to_chat(world, "<b><font size=3><font color=red>[message_title]</font color></font></b>")
-	to_chat(world, "<b><font size=3>[message]</font size></font></b>")
+/datum/announcement/proc/Message(message, garbled_message, receivers, garbled_receivers)
+	for(var/mob/M in receivers)
+		to_chat(M, message)
+	for(var/mob/M in garbled_receivers)
+		to_chat(M, garbled_message)
+	
+/datum/announcement/proc/Format_Message(message, message_title, message_announcer, from)
+	var/formatted_message
+	formatted_message += "<h2 class='alert'>[title]</h2>"
+	formatted_message += "<br><span class='alert'>[message]</span>"
+	if(message_announcer)
+		formatted_message += "<br><span class='alert'> -[message_announcer]</span>"
+		
+	return formatted_message
 
-/datum/announcement/priority/Message(message as text, message_title as text)
-	to_chat(world, "<h1 class='alert'>[message_title]</h1>")
-	to_chat(world, "<span class='alert'>[message]</span>")
-	if(announcer)
-		to_chat(world, "<span class='alert'> -[html_encode(announcer)]</span>")
-	to_chat(world, "<br>")
+/datum/announcement/minor/Format_Message(message, message_title, message_announcer, from)
+	var/formatted_message
+	formatted_message += "<b><font size=3><font color=red>[message_title]</font color></font></b>"
+	formatted_message += "<br><b><font size=3>[message]</font size></font></b>"
+	
+	return formatted_message
 
-/datum/announcement/priority/command/Message(message as text, message_title as text)
-	var/command
-	command += "<h1 class='alert'>[command_name()] Update</h1>"
+/datum/announcement/priority/Format_Message(message, message_title, message_announcer, from)
+	var/formatted_message
+	formatted_message += "<h1 class='alert'>[message_title]</h1>"
+	formatted_message += "<br><span class='alert'>[message]</span>"
+	if(message_announcer)
+		formatted_message += "<br><span class='alert'> -[message_announcer]</span>"
+	
+	return formatted_message
+
+/datum/announcement/priority/command/Format_Message(message, message_title, message_announcer, from)
+	var/formatted_message
+	formatted_message += "<h1 class='alert'>[command_name()] Update</h1>"
 	if(message_title)
-		command += "<br><h2 class='alert'>[message_title]</h2>"
+		formatted_message += "<br><h2 class='alert'>[message_title]</h2>"
+	formatted_message += "<br><span class='alert'>[message]</span><br>"
+	formatted_message += "<br>"
+	
+	return formatted_message
 
-	command += "<br><span class='alert'>[message]</span><br>"
-	command += "<br>"
-	for(var/mob/M in player_list)
-		if(!istype(M,/mob/new_player) && !isdeaf(M))
-			to_chat(M, command)
-
-/datum/announcement/priority/enemy/Message(message as text, message_title as text, from as text)
-	var/command
-	command += "<h1 class='alert'>[from]</h1>"
+/datum/announcement/priority/enemy/Format_Message(message, message_title, message_announcer, from)
+	var/formatted_message
+	formatted_message += "<h1 class='alert'>[from]</h1>"
 	if(message_title)
-		command += "<br><h2 class='alert'>[message_title]</h2>"
+		formatted_message += "<br><h2 class='alert'>[message_title]</h2>"
+	formatted_message += "<br><span class='alert'>[message]</span><br>"
+	formatted_message += "<br>"
 
-	command += "<br><span class='alert'>[message]</span><br>"
-	command += "<br>"
-	for(var/mob/M in player_list)
-		if(!istype(M,/mob/new_player) && !isdeaf(M))
-			to_chat(M, command)
+	return formatted_message
 
-/datum/announcement/priority/security/Message(message as text, message_title as text)
-	to_chat(world, "<font size=4 color='red'>[message_title]</font>")
-	to_chat(world, "<font color='red'>[message]</font>")
+/datum/announcement/priority/security/Format_Message(message, message_title, message_announcer, from)
+	var/formatted_message
+	formatted_message += "<font size=4 color='red'>[message_title]</font>"
+	formatted_message += "<br><font color='red'>[message]</font>"
+	
+	return formatted_message
 
 /datum/announcement/proc/NewsCast(message as text, message_title as text)
 	if(disable_newscasts)
@@ -121,28 +176,17 @@
 	news.can_be_redacted = 0
 	announce_newscaster_news(news)
 
-/datum/announcement/proc/PlaySound(var/message_sound)
+/datum/announcement/proc/Sound(var/message_sound, var/receivers)
 	if(!message_sound)
 		return
-	for(var/mob/M in player_list)
-		if(!istype(M,/mob/new_player) && !isdeaf(M))
-			M << message_sound
-
-/datum/announcement/proc/Sound(var/message_sound)
-	PlaySound(message_sound)
-
-/datum/announcement/priority/Sound(var/message_sound)
-	if(sound)
-		world << sound
-
-/datum/announcement/priority/command/Sound(var/message_sound)
-	PlaySound(message_sound)
+	for(var/mob/M in receivers)
+		M << message_sound
 
 /datum/announcement/proc/Log(message as text, message_title as text)
 	if(log)
 		log_say("[key_name(usr)] has made \a [announcement_type]: [message_title] - [message] - [announcer]")
 		message_admins("[key_name_admin(usr)] has made \a [announcement_type].", 1)
-		
+
 /proc/GetNameAndAssignmentFromId(var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/I)
 	// Format currently matches that of newscaster feeds: Registered Name (Assigned Rank)
-	return I.assignment ? "[I.registered_name] ([I.assignment])" : I.registered_name
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+	return I.assignment ? "[I.registered_name] ([I.assignment])" : I.registered_name
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/headset.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/headset.dm
index ecb1c38d9d7..30e02824cd1 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/headset.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/headset.dm
@@ -63,18 +63,16 @@
 		return RADIO_CONNECTION_FAIL
 
 	return ..()
-
-/obj/item/device/radio/headset/receive_range(freq, level, aiOverride = 0)
-	if(aiOverride)
-		return ..(freq, level)
+	
+/obj/item/device/radio/headset/is_listening()
 	if(ishuman(loc))
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = loc
 		if(H.l_ear == src || H.r_ear == src)
-			return ..(freq, level)
-	else if(isanimal(loc))
-		// frankly, all the ones with inventory are small enough to not warrant snowflaking the slot check somehow
-		return ..(freq, level)
-	return -1
+			return ..()
+	else if(isanimal(loc) || isAI(loc))
+		return ..()
+	
+	return FALSE
 
 /obj/item/device/radio/headset/alt
 	name = "bowman headset"
@@ -304,10 +302,10 @@
 	var/myAi = null    // Atlantis: Reference back to the AI which has this radio.
 	var/disabledAi = 0 // Atlantis: Used to manually disable AI's integrated radio via intellicard menu.
 
-/obj/item/device/radio/headset/heads/ai_integrated/receive_range(freq, level)
+/obj/item/device/radio/headset/heads/ai_integrated/is_listening()
 	if(disabledAi)
-		return -1 //Transciever Disabled.
-	return ..(freq, level, 1)
+		return FALSE
+	return ..()
 
 /obj/item/device/radio/headset/attackby(obj/item/weapon/W as obj, mob/user as mob)
 	user.set_machine(src)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/intercom.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/intercom.dm
index 502a5da02b3..12b12c14406 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/intercom.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/intercom.dm
@@ -120,15 +120,13 @@
 		attack_self(user)
 
 /obj/item/device/radio/intercom/receive_range(freq, level)
-	if(!on)
+	if(!is_listening())
 		return -1
 	if(!(0 in level))
 		var/turf/position = get_turf(src)
 		// TODO: Integrate radio with the space manager
 		if(isnull(position) || !(position.z in level))
 			return -1
-	if(!src.listening)
-		return -1
 	if(freq in ANTAG_FREQS)
 		if(!(src.syndie))
 			return -1//Prevents broadcast of messages over devices lacking the encryption
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio.dm
index 74a32ebfe19..2cd98565967 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio.dm
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ var/global/list/default_medbay_channels = list(
 		initialize()
 
 	internal_channels = default_internal_channels.Copy()
+	global_radios |= src
 
 /obj/item/device/radio/Destroy()
 	qdel(wires)
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ var/global/list/default_medbay_channels = list(
 		for(var/ch_name in channels)
 			radio_controller.remove_object(src, radiochannels[ch_name])
 	patch_link = null
+	global_radios -= src
 	return ..()
 
 
@@ -530,19 +532,15 @@ var/global/list/default_medbay_channels = list(
 	// what the range is in which mobs will hear the radio
 	// returns: -1 if can't receive, range otherwise
 
-	if(!wires || wires.IsIndexCut(WIRE_RECEIVE))
-		return -1
-	if(!listening)
+	if(!is_listening())
 		return -1
 	if(!(0 in level))
 		var/turf/position = get_turf(src)
 		if(!position || !(position.z in level))
 			return -1
 	if(freq in ANTAG_FREQS)
-		if(!(src.syndie))//Checks to see if it's allowed on that frequency, based on the encryption keys
+		if(!(syndie))//Checks to see if it's allowed on that frequency, based on the encryption keys
 			return -1
-	if(!on)
-		return -1
 	if(!freq) //recieved on main frequency
 		if(!listening)
 			return -1
@@ -559,11 +557,26 @@ var/global/list/default_medbay_channels = list(
 	return canhear_range
 
 /obj/item/device/radio/proc/send_hear(freq, level)
-
 	var/range = receive_range(freq, level)
 	if(range > -1)
 		return get_mobs_in_view(canhear_range, src)
+		
+/obj/item/device/radio/proc/is_listening()
+	var/is_listening = TRUE
+	if(!on)
+		is_listening = FALSE
+	if(!wires || wires.IsIndexCut(WIRE_RECEIVE))
+		is_listening = FALSE
+	if(!listening)
+		is_listening = FALSE
 
+	return is_listening
+		
+/obj/item/device/radio/proc/send_announcement()
+	if(is_listening())
+		return get_mobs_in_view(canhear_range, src)
+		
+	return null
 
 /obj/item/device/radio/examine(mob/user, var/distance = -1)
 	. = ..(user, distance)
diff --git a/nano/templates/request_console.tmpl b/nano/templates/request_console.tmpl
index 1005f583ec8..73a00c74471 100644
--- a/nano/templates/request_console.tmpl
+++ b/nano/templates/request_console.tmpl
@@ -118,5 +118,5 @@ Used In File(s): \code\game\machinery\requests_console.dm
 		<div class="item">{{:helper.link('Send Station-wide Announcement', 'signal', { 'setScreen' : 8})}}</div>
 		<br>
 	{{/if}}
-	<div class="item">{{:helper.link(data.silent ? 'Speaker OFF' : 'Speaker ON', data.silent ? 'volume-off' : 'volume-on', { 'toggleSilent' : 1})}}</div>
+	<div class="item">{{:helper.link(data.silent ? 'Speaker OFF' : 'Speaker ON', data.silent ? 'volume-off' : 'volume-up', { 'toggleSilent' : 1})}}</div>
 {{/if}}
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