Battery Radio at a glance
| On / off | F |
| Fit batteries | Hold T |
| Tuning | North Relay Band (prompt: Tune: North Relay Band) |
| Battery seen | 38% (13 Tips run), 37% (co-op run) |
| Broadcast | Ward at 19:00 on the relay band, per Mara |
| Risk | Loud radios draw zombies |
What the radio objectives said
| When | What we saw |
|---|---|
| Mara's radio | Switch it on at low volume shortly before 19:00 and close the doors, because loud radios draw them in. |
| Day 2 | Wait for 19:00: static for now. Turn it off to save the batteries and back on just before seven. |
| Day 12 | A loud radio can lure zombies past the jammed east fire door. |
| Day 14 | Leaving a radio playing loud outside the home is one way to draw a crowd off. |
Where the radio comes from
In a co-op run a group traded food to a neighbor and got a battery radio back. We haven't seen a fixed spot where a radio sits on the floor, so treat that as one run.
Mara, the neighbor across the balcony gap, asks for 2 portions of food for her own radio. See the neighbors page.
What we haven't seen
We haven't seen what Ward says after 19:00, or whether the broadcast changes day by day. The footage we've checked shows only the Day 2 emergency message, which said it was recorded at oh-six-hundred hours on Day Two.
Radio tips
- Turn it off between broadcasts to save the batteries.
- Close the doors before you switch it on near 19:00.
- Hold T to fit batteries; the prompt shows the battery percentage first.
FAQ
How do you use the radio in 30 Floors Up?
Press F to switch it on or off and hold T to fit fresh batteries. It tunes to the North Relay Band.
When does the radio broadcast in 30 Floors Up?
Mara says Ward comes on at seven on the relay band, so around 19:00 in game time.
Do radios attract zombies in 30 Floors Up?
Yes. The objective says loud radios draw them in, and the Custom Music Radio game pass description says the infected hear any battery radio.
Where do you get a radio in 30 Floors Up?
One co-op run traded food to a neighbor for one. We haven't seen a fixed pick-up spot.
More 30 Floors Up pages
- 30 Floors Up Neighbors
- 30 Floors Up Items and Tools
- 30 Floors Up Day 9 to Day 38 Objectives
- 30 Floors Up beginner guide
- 30 Floors Up codes
- 30 Floors Up wiki: live stats
Sources
Checked Nov 12, 2026. Community wikis are edited by players, so numbers marked “per” one wiki may change after an update.