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Big Walk Radio Channels — All 7 Locations

Coordinates and landmark checks for channels 1–7, including the chairlift pickup and a clearly labelled tunnel spoiler.

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The handheld radio can play seven music channels anywhere on the island, but each channel first has to be activated at its full-sized radio. This route gives the coordinate, landmark, and activation check for every channel.

What you need

  • Unlock the Crosswalk so the first radio area is reachable.
  • Pick up the handheld radio beside channel 1.
  • Press the red activation button at every full-sized radio you find.
  • Turn on the portable radio and confirm that the new numbered channel is now selectable before leaving the area.

The songs loop, so the radio can keep playing while the group walks or solves a challenge. A backpack keeps both hands free, although another player can still interact with the carried radio.

Channel quick reference

Channel Approximate grid Visual landmark Progress needed
1 — red 3700, 1190 Ocean-facing radio just beyond the Crosswalk music area Crosswalk
2 — purple 4250, 2020 Purple music area south of the map Chairlift is the convenient route
3 — light green 3820, 1620 Forest music area below the heavy-ball challenge Crosswalk / Red Tower side
4 — yellow 3310, 1850 Yellow music area down the Blue Tower mountainside Wider island access
5 — secret No safe surface reading Underground dark room on the unmarked tunnel path Yellow Tunnel; ending-area spoiler
6 — blue 3990, 1800 Pale blue platforms northwest of Green Tower Wider island access
7 — pink 3310, 1280 Pink grid structure west of Yellow Tower Wider island access

The channel numbers are fixed; the order in which a group discovers them does not need to be numerical.

Channel 1 and the handheld radio

From the Crosswalk route, pass the first red music/rest area and continue up the stairs. Around 3700, 1190, a full-sized radio overlooks the ocean and a handheld radio rests beside it.

Press the full-sized radio's red button, then turn on the portable radio. If channel 1 plays and the other channel slots remain unavailable, activation worked correctly—you have not found the other receivers yet.

A red laser line points from a high route toward the coastal Channel 1 area
Use the red Crosswalk-side route and the ocean-facing rocks to orient the approach to Channel 1.
The Channel 1 full-sized radio and handheld radio on an orange coastal platform
Press the lit button on the full-sized receiver, then use the handheld radio in front of it to confirm Channel 1 is available.

Channel 3 — light green forest area

Go to approximately 3820, 1620 on the Red Tower side of the island. From the heavy-ball relay challenge, follow the path down into the forest and look for a light green music area with speaker structures. The activation radio is at the back.

This is a useful early second pickup because the group can combine it with the Red Tower puzzle route instead of making a separate cross-island trip.

A player looks from a high red route toward the light-green music area below
From the Red Tower side, scan downhill for the light-green platforms among the trees.
The handheld radio is held beside green platforms and a full-sized green receiver in the forest
Channel 3's receiver sits in the forest music area beside the light-green platform edges.

Channel 4 — below Blue Tower

From Blue Tower, descend the mountainside toward 3310, 1850. The yellow music area sits below the tower, and its radio is toward the back beside a wall with window-like cutouts.

Check the coordinate before committing to a long downhill run; channel 7 uses the same first coordinate but sits much farther north at 1280 on the second axis.

The yellow Channel 4 music building with perforated double doors and a control at the side
The large yellow shell and perforated doors distinguish the Channel 4 music area below Blue Tower.
A player looks down from a yellow platform toward the lower island route
Use the elevated yellow platform to check the surrounding terrain before continuing down the Blue Tower mountainside.

Channel 6 — northwest of Green Tower

From Green Tower, look northwest for pale blue platforms between rocks and trees near 3990, 1800. The radio sits on a short blue platform with stairs, tucked against the rock face.

This landmark is much easier to distinguish in daylight. If the group arrives at night, use the coordinate tracker and scan for the blue platform edges rather than searching only for the radio itself.

A player points from a high green route toward a distant pale-blue platform
From the Green Tower side, look northwest and below for the pale-blue music platform among the rocks.
The Channel 6 pale-blue platform and sign are visible below at night
At night, identify Channel 6 by its blue platform geometry and sign rather than waiting to see the receiver itself.

Channel 7 — pink grid west of Yellow Tower

From Yellow Tower, look west for a large pink grid-like structure near 3310, 1280. Enter the music area and search toward its back for the activation radio.

Because the structure is visible at range, it is a good place to reunite before the group starts the Yellow Tower challenge loop.

A player looks from a yellow high point toward the pink Channel 7 area near the coast
West of Yellow Tower, scan the lower coastal ground for the pink grid and platform network.
The Channel 7 full-sized receiver sits on a bright pink platform
Press the receiver's lit activation button on the pink platform, then verify Channel 7 on the handheld radio.

Channel 2 — far-south purple area

Ride the chairlift toward the far south, then descend a short way to the purple music area around 4250, 2020. The radio is visible near the entrance, so the group does not need to explore the whole arena just to activate the channel.

Use the chairlift boarding plan before this trip. Its long distance makes the pickup inefficient if a player misses the moving chairs and the group has no reunion point.

A fixed radio station stands on rocky ground above the far-south route at sunset
After the chairlift trip south, look for the receiver on the exposed rocky edge above the music area.
Purple music-area walls, an antenna, and a player beside the Channel 2 route
The purple structures and antenna identify the Channel 2 music area once the group reaches the southern side.

Channel 5 — secret tunnel route (spoiler)

Channel 5 is deliberately last here because reaching it reveals a later-game area. First open the Yellow Tunnel at approximately 3500, 1620 with the shaped Yellow Tower key. Inside, take the grey/black path that is not marked by one of the coloured tower routes. It leads to a dark underground music room and the final activation point.

Do not send a spoiler-averse player ahead just to complete the radio. Agree as a group that you are ready for the tunnel route, assign a light carrier, and keep the tunnel entrance as the fallback reunion point.

A dark unmarked tunnel path runs between orange walls and trees
Channel 5 is on the dark unmarked branch inside the Yellow Tunnel route; bring a light and keep the entrance as the fallback.

If a channel stays locked

  1. Return to the full-sized radio, not merely the coloured music area.
  2. Press its red activation button again.
  3. Turn the handheld radio off and back on.
  4. Cycle through the numbered choices and confirm the newly available slot.
  5. If the expected slot is still absent, verify the area's coordinate and colour—especially channels 4 and 7, whose first grid reading is the same.

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