Since 1932, the central radio station of Leningrad Radio was located here. During the siege of Leningrad, the radio did not stop working for a single day and was the main source of information: it reported news from the front, announced an air raid alarm. O. Berggolts, A. Akhmatova, V. Vishnevsky, N. Tikhonov, M. Petrova spoke at the microphone. The premiere of the Seventh Leningrad Symphony by D. Shostakovich took place in the Great Hall of the Philharmonic and was broadcast by radio to every home in Leningrad. For city residents, radio broadcasts and the sound of the metronome became a symbol of life in the besieged city. In 2004-2012, the talk show "Open Studio" of Channel 5, which touched on political and social issues, was broadcast from the first floor of the building. The studio was a glass pavilion open to the street. The House of Radio halls were used to record performances by choirs and orchestras, as well as radio plays. After the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg, the halls were re-equipped to meet modern requirements. Today, not only orchestral performances are recorded here, but also the sound of heels.

Look for the loudspeaker installed in memory of the radio's work during the siege on the corner of Malaya Sadovaya Street and Nevsky Prospekt.