diff --git a/Content.Server/Radio/Components/HandheldRadioComponent.cs b/Content.Server/Radio/Components/HandheldRadioComponent.cs
index 64a8ba4bcf..ee54e5f25c 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Radio/Components/HandheldRadioComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Radio/Components/HandheldRadioComponent.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ namespace Content.Server.Radio.Components
 
         private bool _radioOn;
         [DataField("channels", customTypeSerializer: typeof(PrototypeIdHashSetSerializer<RadioChannelPrototype>))]
-        private HashSet<string> _channels = new();
+        private HashSet<string> _channels = new()
+        {
+            "Common"
+        };
 
         public int BroadcastFrequency => IoCManager.Resolve<IPrototypeManager>()
             .Index<RadioChannelPrototype>(BroadcastChannel).Frequency;
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Devices/radio.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Devices/radio.yml
index 223c109021..1c35be9f43 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Devices/radio.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Devices/radio.yml
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@
   - type: Item
     sprite: Objects/Devices/communication.rsi
     heldPrefix: walkietalkie
+  - type: Speech
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