diff --git a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcaster.dm b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcaster.dm
index 255a655ca5..dabca58935 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcaster.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcaster.dm
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@
 			if(R.receive_range(display_freq, level) > -1 && OBJECTS_CAN_REACH(loc, radio_loc))
 				radios += R
 
+		if(GLOB.radio_communication_clarity < 100)
+			message = stars(message, GLOB.radio_communication_clarity)
+
 	// Get a list of mobs who can hear from the radios we collected.
 	var/list/receive = get_mobs_in_radio_ranges(radios)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm b/code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm
index 8a13617fa7..19f461be75 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@
 		else
 			message = stars(message)
 
-	if(GLOB.radio_communication_clarity < 100)
-		message = stars(message, GLOB.radio_communication_clarity)
-
 	if(language)
 		style = language.color