The Squawk’ Archived by Fan After Going Offline

Missed the live stream from Hawkins? A dedicated fan has archived its entire roundup stranger things The Season 5 promotional radio station, WSQK, makes sure to keep the ’80s tunes and some hidden lore up to date.

Throughout the course of Season 5, stranger things Fans were able to tune their radio dials to WSQK: The Squawk, a “live” in-universe radio station launched by Netflix in partnership with British radio and media company Global, the station is available in the UK on both DAB radio and online via the Global Player. Broadcasting live from Hawkins, Indiana, the station served as a large promotional vehicle for the upcoming fifth season, featuring non-stop ’80s hit commercials for local businesses such as arcades, video stores and Scoops Ahoy! As well as secret news updates about “strange” activities going on in the city. Some of those cryptic messages were even interpreted by fans as being part of the crazy Conformity Gate theory about a secret episode.

News segments often feature skeptical newsreaders reporting on “earthquakes”, military convoys, and inexplicable power outages – which sets the stage for Hawkins being under martial law or at least heavily taken over by the government after the Season 4 finale.

Archiving this material allows groups of fans to continue analyzing the audio for clues. Did Vance Goodman drop any hints about the time jump? Do “surrender” callers tell who is still in Hawkins?

For now, while the official Global Player Stream has ended, the Hawkins spirit of the 1980s is very much alive. To rewatch the first broadcast you can visit the archive now stranger things 5 Finally out on Netflix.

However, as all good limited-time events should be, the official broadcast officially stopped on January 1, 2026, leaving a silence on the airwaves where Vance Goodman and Mindy Flair were once in conversation.

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Unofficial WSQK Archive

Thanks to the dedication of one special Stranger Things fan known as the Living Human, the signal is not lost forever. they have launched livinghuman.host/wsqk/A comprehensive website that lists broadcasts running on the station between 24 November and 1 January 2026.

Unlike a simple YouTube playlist, the site is designed to function like a real media player. It has a fully navigable schedule where users can select specific dates (such as the frantic broadcast from late December) and listen to specific segments.

What’s available in the archive?

This archive appears to capture the entirety of the station’s programming. Visitors can stream specific shows that were staples of the WSQK schedule, including:

• Late Night Crew with Vance Goodman: An evening block hosted by a smooth-talking DJ (which fans have wildly theorized may be an anagram of Vekana).
• Hawkins Homerun with Mindy Flair: High-energy afternoon slot.
• Talk to Tammy: The station’s advice segment that often alludes to the interpersonal drama of Hawkins High.
• Dial-A-Dedication: Where “audiences” (often voiced by familiar characters or Easter-egg personalities) are called.
• Rewind to 9 o’clock: Morning general knowledge segment.

The site also features a “Real Time” toggle, allowing immersive listening that syncs the stored audio with your current time of day, creating the illusion that the station is still live.

You can also download each volume if the website eventually becomes unavailable.

There’s a new animated series next for Stranger Things Stories of ’85 – Coming to our screens this spring!