Embodiments of the present invention provide a radio communications method and device, where the method is applicable to a radio communications system, where the radio communications system includes a unified control area, the unified control area includes areas covered by two or more cells of different standards, and the method includes: configuring, by a network-side device, a unified broadcast control channel for the unified control area; and sending, by the network-side device and over the unified broadcast control channel, a broadcast message to an idle-state user equipment UE that is located in the unified control area and camps on the unified broadcast control channel. By using this method, in a process in which a UE in an idle state moves in coverage areas of different standards, a standard on which the UE camps does not need to be changed, thereby reducing complexity of mobility management and reducing signaling overheads.