diff --git a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcaster.dm b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcaster.dm
index 6cf3d624c71..549546b3887 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcaster.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcaster.dm
@@ -511,27 +511,37 @@ var/message_delay = 0 // To make sure restarting the recentmessages list is kept
 		if(length(heard_masked))
 			for (var/mob/R in heard_masked)
 				R.hear_radio(message_pieces, verbage, part_a, part_b, part_c, M, 0, name)
+				if(R.is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/radio_sounds))
+					R << 'sound/effects/radio_common_quieter.ogg'
 
 		/* --- Process all the mobs that heard the voice normally (understood) --- */
 		if(length(heard_normal))
 			for (var/mob/R in heard_normal)
 				R.hear_radio(message_pieces, verbage, part_a, part_b, part_c, M, 0, realname)
+				if(R.is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/radio_sounds))
+					R << 'sound/effects/radio_common_quieter.ogg'
 
 		/* --- Process all the mobs that heard the voice normally (did not understand) --- */
 		if(length(heard_voice))
 			for (var/mob/R in heard_voice)
 				R.hear_radio(message_pieces, verbage, part_a, part_b, part_c, M,0, vname)
+				if(R.is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/radio_sounds))
+					R << 'sound/effects/radio_common_quieter.ogg'
 
 		/* --- Process all the mobs that heard a garbled voice (did not understand) --- */
 			// Displays garbled message (ie "f*c* **u, **i*er!")
 		if(length(heard_garbled))
 			for (var/mob/R in heard_garbled)
 				R.hear_radio(message_pieces, verbage, part_a, part_b, part_c, M, 1, vname)
+				if(R.is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/radio_sounds))
+					R << 'sound/effects/radio_common_quieter.ogg'
 
 		/* --- Complete gibberish. Usually happens when there's a compressed message --- */
 		if(length(heard_gibberish))
 			for (var/mob/R in heard_gibberish)
 				R.hear_radio(message_pieces, verbage, part_a, part_b, part_c, M, 1)
+				if(R.is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/radio_sounds))
+					R << 'sound/effects/radio_common_quieter.ogg'
 
 	return 1
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/headset.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/headset.dm
index a7ba535c3bb..e456f22b26a 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/headset.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/headset.dm
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@
 
 /obj/item/device/radio/headset/receive_range(freq, level, aiOverride = 0)
 	if (aiOverride)
-		playsound(loc, 'sound/effects/radio_common.ogg', 20, 1, 1, preference = /datum/client_preference/radio_sounds)
+		//playsound(loc, 'sound/effects/radio_common.ogg', 20, 1, 1, preference = /datum/client_preference/radio_sounds)
 		return ..(freq, level)
 	if(ishuman(src.loc))
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = src.loc
 		if(H.l_ear == src || H.r_ear == src)
-			playsound(loc, 'sound/effects/radio_common.ogg', 20, 1, 1, preference = /datum/client_preference/radio_sounds)
+			//playsound(loc, 'sound/effects/radio_common.ogg', 20, 1, 1, preference = /datum/client_preference/radio_sounds)
 			return ..(freq, level)
 	return -1
 
diff --git a/sound/effects/radio_common_quieter.ogg b/sound/effects/radio_common_quieter.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b4686b58ea6
Binary files /dev/null and b/sound/effects/radio_common_quieter.ogg differ