CONELRAD 640-1240 - Civil Defense Radio
⚪ Last updated 2015⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #2 of 19 Radio stations mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Please also try our Existence 2. 0 radio station
Conelrad 640-1240 is also available for Fallout: New Vegas
================= CONELRAD 640-1240 =================
Macabre Productions
========= Changelog =========
v1. 0 - Initial Release
v1. 1 - Dialogue and PSA encoding sweetened for smaller size & efficiency - Station scripting tweaked
v1. 2 - Tweaked scripting - PSA's edited to remove decade references - Sound adjustments
v1. 3 - Random song selection greatly sweetened - Fixed glitch with music being too quiet on some users systems (5. 1 channels & above wasn't properly demuxing nor downmixing audio, adjusted sound to compensate) - Station goes live immediately (previously after 10 secs) - Adjusted station start conditions
v1. 4 - Implemented various optimizations and fixes - Adjusted station start conditions
======== Features ========
This mod adds a new radio station to your Pip-Boy 3000. The station plays 55 music tracks from the era of the Atomic Threat, including 29 authentic public service announcements from Civil Defense.
CONELRAD (Control of Electromagnetic Radiation) was a method of emergency broadcasting to the public of the United States in the event of enemy attack. It was intended to serve two purposes; to prevent Soviet bombers from homing in on American cities by using radio or TV stations as beacons, and to provide essential civil defense information on 640-1240.
2 hours, 20 minutes of Music across 55 tracks 22 minutes of PSAs & Civil Defense
The station is fully scripted as per official stations.
========= Track List =========
"Uranium Fever" Elton Britt "Old Man Atom" Sam Hinton "Advice to Joe" Roy Acuff "Atomic Energy" Sir Lancelot "Bert the Turtle (Duck & Cover Song)" Two-Ton Baker "Bikini" Dexter Gordon "Crawl Out Through the Fallout" Sheldon Allman "Fallout Shelter" Dore Alpert "Atomic Cocktail" Slim Quartette "Great Atomic Power" Louvin Brothers "Hydrogen Bomb" Al Rex "Jesus Hits Like an Atom Bomb" Valley Trio "Atom Bomb" Glenn Barber "A Bomb Bop" Mike Fernandez "Krushchev and The Devil" Jay Chevalier "Mr Stalin" Smith, Arthur "My Radiation Baby (My Teenage Fallout Queen)" George McKelvey "Old Man Atom" Sons
Adds 55 Atomic-era music tracks and 29 authentic Civil Defense public-service announcements to Fallout 4's radio. A nostalgic, lore-friendly immersion mod for fans of the game's retro-futuristic setting, with strong community support (7,183 endorsements).
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community favorite with 7,183 endorsements and 236k downloads—clearly a must-have for radio lovers.
- Authentic Civil Defense PSAs add real historical flavor that fits Fallout's world perfectly.
- 55 Atomic-era tracks give you plenty of variety without modding the whole soundtrack.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2015—might have compatibility issues with newer game patches or DLC.
- No mention of whether it replaces or adds to existing radio stations, so you might need to fiddle with load order.
- Only audio content—no new quests or gameplay, so if you want more than ambiance, look elsewhere.
For Fallout 4 players who love the retro-fifties vibe and want their wasteland radio to feel more authentic. Perfect for immersion seekers and lore enthusiasts. Skip if you're looking for gameplay overhauls—this is purely audio.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to place this mod in your load order after any other radio mods to avoid conflicts.
- If you're using a mod manager, enable it and let it handle the files—no manual extraction needed.
- Test in-game by tuning to the radio station to ensure the tracks play correctly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 3 Mods
- Author
- Macabre Productions
- Version
- 1.4
- Downloads
- 236,544
- Endorsements
- 7,183
- Category
- Radio stations
- Created
- 5/3/2009
- Updated
- 8/6/2015
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