Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
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EXTERNAL SERVICES
AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PROGRAMMES ON MEDIUMWAVE
GUIDE TO EXTERNAL SERVICES AND FOREIGN
LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES ON MEDIUMWAVE
FROM BROADCASTING STATIONS IN EUROPE, AFRICA,
THE MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA
MAY 2014
540 kHz
EUROPE
SPAIN - Barcelona (50 kW)
Onda Cero Catalunya
24h in Spanish and Catalan
CHINA - Delingha, Qinghai
Haixa PBS
prgrs in Tibetan and Mongolian
PAKISTAN - Peshawar (300 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0045-0405 and 0600-1810 in Urdu, except
0300-0310 News in English
0800-0805 News in English
1100-1104 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
549 kHz
ASIA
TAJIKISTAN - Dushanbe (40 kW)
TR-2, Sadol Dushanbe
0300-0600 in Tajik
0600-0800 in Russian
0800-1500 in Tajik
VIETNAM - Hung Yen (200 kW)
Voice of Vietnam Network 2
2145-1700 in Vietnamese
and includes foreign language lessons at:
0600-0614(mo-sa) in English
0615-0629(mo-sa) in French
0630-0644(mo/we) in Japanese
0630-0644(tu/fr) in Chinese
0630-0644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English
1600-1614 in English
1615-1629 in French
1630-1644 in Japanese
1630-1644 in Chinese
1630-1644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English
558 kHz
EUROPE
SLOVENIA - Nencavci (15 kW)
Radiotelevizija Slovenija
0345-2200 MMR Muravideki Magyar Radio in Hungarian
2200-0345 Radio Slovenija Prvi Program in Slovenian
UNITED KINGDOM - Crystal Palace, London (1 kW)
Spectrum Radio
broadcasting multicultural programmes for London:
Monday-Friday
0000-0100(mo) Irish Spectrum
0000(0100mo)-0400 Sout al Khaleej in Arabic
0400-0500 Amrit Vela in Sikh
0500-1600 Sout al Khaleej in Arabic
1600-1700 World Music
1700-1800 China Radio Int in English
1800-2200 ILC in Tamil
2200-2300 World Music
2300-0400(tu-fr) Sout al Khaleej in Arabic
Saturday
0400-0500 Amrit Vela in Sikh
0500-1300 Sout al Khaleej in Arabic
1300-1400 Irish Spectrum
1400-1500 Spectrum Bangla Radio
1500-1600 Sout al Khaleej in Arabic
1600-1800 World Music
1800-2200 ILC in Tamil
2200-2300 World Music
2300-0400 Sout al Khaleej in Arabic
Sunday
0400-0500 Amrit Vela in Sikh
0500-1200 Sout al Khaleej in Arabic
1200-1300 Sunday Jewish Radio
1300-1400 Mauritius Now Radio
1400-1500 Negat Ethiopia Radio
1500-1600 Sout al Khaleej in Arabic
1600-1800 World Music
1800-2200 ILC in Tamil
2200-2300 World Music
2300-0400 Sout al Khaleej in Arabic
ASIA
BANGLADESH - Khulna (100 kW)
Bangladesh Betar
0030-0400 and 0600-1710 in Bengali, except:
0200-0205 News in English
1100-1105 News in English
1530-1545 News in English
1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English
CHINA - Hutubi, Xinjiang (120 kW)
Xinjiang PBS, Uighur Programme
2300-1800 in Uighur
VIETNAM - Ho Chi Minh City (100 kW)
Voice of Vietnam Network 2
2145-1700 in Vietnamese
and includes foreign language lessons at:
0600-0614(mo-sa) in English
0615-0629(mo-sa) in French
0630-0644(mo/we) in Japanese
0630-0644(tu/fr) in Chinese
0630-0644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English
1600-1614 in English
1615-1629 in French
1630-1644 in Japanese
1630-1644 in Chinese
1630-1644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English
567 kHz
AFRICA
KENYA - Garissa (50 kW)
KBC, Radio Taifa
0200-2110 in Swahili, including
1905-2000 China Radio International in Swahili
ASIA
HONG KONG - Golden Hill (20 kW)
RTHK-3
24h in English
LAOS - Vientiane (200 kW)
Lao National Radio
2200-2230 in Hmong
2230-2300 in Khmu
2300-0600 in Lao
0600-0700 in Hmong
0700-0800 in Khmu
0900-1400 in Lao
1400-1430 in English
1430-1500 in French
1500-1530 in Vietnamese
1530-1600 in Cambodian
PAKISTAN - Khuzdar (300 kW)
Radio Pakistan
1155-1810 in Urdu, except
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
576 kHz
MIDDLE EAST
IRAN - Mahshahr, Ahwaz (750 kW)
Transmitter operated by IRIB
0130-1430 VIRI External Service in Arabic
may include IRIB in Persian at other times
ASIA
MYANMAR - Nay Pyi Taw (200 kW)
Myanma Radio
2300-0010 Padauk Myay Music Prgr in Burmese
0030-0730 Myanma Radio National Sce in Burmese
except: 0230-0330 and 0700-0730 in English
0930-1630 Myanma Radio National Sce in Burmese
except: 1530-1630 in English
NEPAL - Surkhet (100 kW)
Radio Nepal
2315-1747 in Nepali
and includes news at:
0010-0015 News in Sanskrit
0215-0227 News in English
0325-0330(mo/we) News in Newari
0330-0337(fr-su) News in Newari
0417-0515(mo) News in Sherpa
0417-0515(tu) News in Bhojpuri
0417-0515(we) News in Newari
0417-0515(su) News in Mathili
0815-0827 News in English
1415-1427 News in English
1600-1630 BBC World Service in Hindi
1630-1700 BBC World Service in English
1730-1742 News in Hindi
1742-1747 News in Nepali
note: BBC WS relay 1600-1700 is on this freq only,
not aired on any other Radio Nepal MW transmitters.
VIETNAM - Khanh Hoa (50 kW)
Voice of Vietnam Network 2
2145-1700 in Vietnamese
and includes foreign language lessons at:
0600-0614(mo-sa) in English
0615-0629(mo-sa) in French
0630-0644(mo/we) in Japanese
0630-0644(tu/fr) in Chinese
0630-0644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English
1600-1614 in English
1615-1629 in French
1630-1644 in Japanese
1630-1644 in Chinese
1630-1644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English
585 kHz
EUROPE
VATICAN CITY STATE - Vatican City (5 kW)
Vatican Radio
24h relay of 105.0 FM
Monday-Saturdays:
0100 Music Trough the Night
0150 Intervallo Musicale
0200 Music:Lo scrigno musicale
0400 Saint of the Day
0415 Italian: Meditation
0429 Music
0430 Morning Prayer in Latin
0500 Orizzonti Cristiani
0525 Music
0530 Holy Mass in Latin
0600 News in Italian
0615 World news in French
0630 World news in English
0644 Canale 105 FM
0705 Canale 105 FM
0800 Flash news in Italian
0803 Canale 105 FM
0820 Holy Father's General Audience (Wednesday)
0900 Flash News in English (escluso Me e sa)
0903 Canale 105 FM (except Wednesday)
0930 Canale 105 FM
1000 News in italian
1005 Canale 105 FM
1030 Canale 105 FM
1100 News in French
1110 Canale 105 FM
1200 World news in Italian
1220 Canale 105 FM
1230 Music: Melodies & Memories
1300 Flash News in Italian (except Saturday)
1303 Canale 105 FM
1405 Canale 105 FM
1500 News in Italian
1505 Canale 105 FM
1510 Time of Prayer
1530 Italian: Orizzonti Cristiani
1555 Music
1600 News in French
1615 News in English
1629 Ecclesia in Urbe (Wednesday)
1629 Canale 105 FM
1654 Music (Wednesday)
1700 Italian: Anthology
1725 Music
1730 News in Italian
1750 Music
1840 Rosary in Latin ( Saturday )
1840 Rosary in Latin
1900 Music
1910 Music (Saturday)
2100 News in italian
2120 Night Prayer in Latin
2145 Orizzonti Cristiani:Meditation in italian
2200 Music Trough the Night
Sundays and Holy Days (variations)
0200 Music: Lo scrigno musicale
0350 Intervallo musicale
0530 Holy Mass in Latin
0610 Non un giorno qualsiasi I parte
0640 Non un giorno qualsiasi II parte
0700 Weekend Divino
0730 Holy Mass in Italian
0813 Jingle
0814 Music
0905 Italian: Pagine per ogni stagione
0919 Jingle
0920 Octava Dies
0950 Music
1000 Angelus with the Pope
1015 Music
1029 Jingle
1030 Crocevia della Bellezza
1055 Selezione musicale
1059 Jingle
1100 Al Di L Della Notizia
1130 Music
1220 Incontri Musicali
1310 Italian: Effetti Collaterali
1340 Italian: A Conti Fatti
1400 Music
1500 Vespers in Italian
1629 Melodies Domenica
ASIA
CHINA - Yanbian
Yanji Korean Satellite Service
2130-1510 in Korean
INDONESIA - Surabaya (50 kW)
Radio Republik Indonesia / RRI Surabaya (Pro-4)
2130-1700(-1730sa) in Indonesian and Javanese,
and includes some prgrs in Chinese
PAKISTAN - Laurencepur (500 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0045-0700 and 0800-1900 in Urdu, except
0300-0310 News in English
0800-0805 News in English
1100-1104 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
594 kHz
MIDDLE EAST
SAUDI ARABIA - Mecca (50 kW)
Broadcasting Service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
24h with Radio Riyadh in Arabic, except during the Haj
Season carries "Pilgrimage Enlightenment Radio" and
other special programmes in Arabic, English, French,
Persian, Turkish, Hausa, Indonesian and Urdu.
ASIA
CHINA (TIBET) - Lhasa (300 kW)
Xizang PBS/China Tibet Radio
Schedule: 2100-1805 in Tibetan, except:
0700-0800 "Holy Tibet" in English
1600-1700 "Holy Tibet" in English
INDIA - Chinsurah - 1000 kW
All India Radio
observed with relay of Gold FM, including
1730-1735 Home News in English
may also have English at other times still to be confirmed
MYANMAR - Naypyidaw (200 kW)
Myanma Radio
0030-0730 Myanma Radio National Sce in Burmese
except: 0230-0330 in English
0700-0730 in English
0930-1630 Myanma Radio National Sce in Burmese
except: 1530-1630 in English
603 kHz
ASIA
CHINA - Dongfang, Hainan (600 kW)
Transmitter operated by SARFT:
0400-0600 China Radio International in Vietnamese
1100-1200 China Radio International in Cantonese
1300-1600 China Radio International in Vietnamese
2300-0100 China Radio International in Vietnamese
CHINA - Xin Barag, Nei Menggu (1 kW)
Nei Menggu PBS, Mongolian News and General Service
2150-1605 in Mongolian
CHINA - Ordos, Nei Menggu (10 kW)
Ordos PBS, Mongolian News and General Service
2220-1430 in Mongolian
CHINA - Yining, Xinjiang (1 kW)
Ili PBS, Kazakh Service
2350-0200 in Kazakh
0550-0700 in Kazakh
1220-1500 in Kazakh
CHINA - Zibo, Shandong (1 kW)
Shandong PBS, News Channel
1940-1650 in Chinese
1650-1700 in English
CHINA - Golmud, Qinghai
Qinghai PBS, Tibetan Service
2250-1600 in Tibetan
610 kHz
VIETNAM - Tang Nhon Phu, Ho Chi Minh City (200 kW)
Voice of the People of Ho Chi Minh City
2100-1700 in Vietnamese and Cambodian
612 kHz
EUROPE
LITHUANIA - Vilnius (75 kW)
Transmitter operated by Radio Baltic Waves:
0300-0400 RFE/RL Radio Svoboda in Belarusian
1700-2000 RFE/RL Radio Svoboda in Belarusian
AFRICA
KENYA - Ngong, Nairobi (100 kW)
KBC, Radio Taifa
0200-2110 in Swahili, including
1905-2000 China Radio International in Swahili
MIDDLE EAST
IRAN - Qasr-e Shirin (600 kW)
Transmitter operated by IRIB:
0330-0430 VOIRI External Service in Kurdish
0430-1530 VOIRI External Service in Arabic
ASIA
PAKISTAN - Karachi (10 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0215-0700 and 0900-1645 in Urdu, except
0300-0310 News in English
1100-1104 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
TAIWAN - Lukang (1000 kW)
Radio Taiwan International
1100-1700 RTI Network 1 in Chinese
621 kHz
EUROPE
BELGIUM - Wavre (300 kW)
RTBF International Service
0300-2209 RTBFi in French
MOLDOVA (PMR) - Grigoriopol (150 kW)
Transmitter operated by Pridnestrovskiy Radioteletsentr
Radio Pridnestrovye
0400-0900(mo-fr) in Russian/Ukrainian/Moldovan
1600-2100(mo-fr) in Russian/Ukrainian/Moldovan
ASIA
AFGHANISTAN - Tani-Khost (200 kW)
Transmitter operated in IBB
0100-0400 Deewa Radio (VOA) in Pashto
0400-1300 Radio Mashaal (RFE/RL) in Pashto
1300-1900 Deewa Radio (VOA) in Pashto
KOREA (DPRK) - Chongjin (500 kW)
Pyongyang Broadcasting Station/Voice of Korea:
0000-0700 PBS in Korean
0700-1300 VOK in Japanese
1300-1800 PBS in Korean
2100-0000 VOK in Japanese
TAIWAN - Tahsi, Taoyuan (1 kW)
Taiwan Broadcasting Company, 1st Network
24h in Chinese, except:
0900-1000(su) in Indonesian
1000-1100(su) in Tagalog
1100-1200(su) in Thai
1200-1300(su) in Vietnamese
1300-1400(su) in Tagalog
630 kHz
EUROPE
ROMANIA - Ortisoara (400 kW)
Radio Timisoara Prgr 2 / Radio Romania Actualitati
24h in Romanian, except:
1000-1100 Radio Temeswar in German
1100-1200 Temesvari Radio in Hungarian
1200-1300 in Serbian
1300-1330(su) in Bulgarian
1330-1400(su) in Czech
1400-1500(su) in Slovak
1500-1525(su) in Ukrainian
1525-1600(su) in Romany
1700-1800 Radio Temeswar in German
UNITED KINGDOM - Redruth (2 kW)
BBC Radio Cornwall (and BBC R5L overnight), including:
1500-1505(su) Review of Week's News in Cornish
MIDDLE EAST
TURKEY - Mersin-Cukurova (300 kW)
Turkish Radio and Television (TRT)
0300-0700 Radyo Bir in Turkish, except:
0310-0345mo Bosnian,
0310-0345tu Arabic,
0310-0345we/fr Kurdish,
0310-0345th Circassian)
0700-1000 TRT ukurova Radyosu in Turkish
1000-1500 Radyo Drt in Turkish
ASIA
BANGLADESH - Savar, Dhaka (100 kW)
Bangladesh Betar
0000-0145, 0300-1710, 1800-2100 in Bengali, except:
1805-1810 News in English
CHINA - Xiahe, Gannan
CNR-11, Tibetan Service
2155-1605 in Tibetan
PAKISTAN - Lahore (100 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0200-1900 in Urdu, except
0300-0310 News in English
0800-0805 News in English
1100-1104 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
639 kHz
AFRICA
KENYA - Garissa (50 kW)
KBC English and Northern Services
0200-2110 in English / local languages, including:
1630-1730 China Radio International in English
1902-2000(mo-fr) BBC World Service in English
MIDDLE EAST
CYPRUS - Zakaki (500 kW)
Transmitter operated by Babcock International
0300-0700 BBC World Service in Arabic
1800-2100 BBC World Service in Arabic
IRAN - Bonab (400 kW)
Transmitter operated by IRIB
0330-0430 VIRI External Service in Kurdish
1330-1630 VIRI External Service in Kurdish
1830-1930 VIRI External Service in Turkish
note: IRIB in Persian may be aired at other times
ASIA
JAPAN - Shizuoka (10 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
MYANMAR - Pyin U Lwin, Mandalay Division
Thazin Radio
2330-0130 in Burmese
0130-0200 in English
0430-0630 in English
1030-1430 in Burmese
1430-1500 in English
PAKISTAN - Karachi (100 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0200-0400 and 1300-1800 in Urdu, except
0300-0310 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
648 kHz
ASIA
JAPAN - Okinawa (10 kW)
American Forces Network (AFN) Okinawa
24h in English
NEPAL - Dhankuta (100 kW)
Radio Nepal
2315-1715 in Nepali
and includes news at:
0010-0015 News in Sanskrit
0215-0227 News in English
0325-0330(mo/we) News in Newari
0330-0337(fr-su) News in Newari
0417-0515(mo) News in Sherpa
0417-0515(tu) News in Bhojpuri
0417-0515(we) News in Newari
0417-0515(su) News in Mathili
0815-0827 News in English
1415-1427 News in English
1615-1627 News in Hindi
657 kHz
EUROPE
RUSSIA - Grozny (Chechnya) (50 kW)
broadcasting for listeners in Chechnya
0000-0300 Voice of Russia in Russian
0300-0600 Voice of Russia in Chechen/Russian
0600-1200 Voice of Russia in Russian
1200-1600 Voice of Russia in Chechen/Russian
1600-0000 Voice of Russia in Russian
UKRAINE - Chernivtsi (25 kW)
Radio Ukraine International
1700-1800 in Romanian
1900-2000 in Romanian
2100-2130 in Romanian
UNITED KINGDOM - Bodmin, Cornwall (0.5 kW)
BBC Radio Cornwall (and BBC R5L overnight), includes:
1600-1605(su) Review of Week's News in Cornish
MIDDLE EAST
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Dhabbaya (100 kW)
Asianet Radio 657 AM
24h in Malayalam
ASIA
KOREA (DPRK) - Kangnam (1500 kW)
Pyongyang Broadcasting Station
2100-2030 in Korean (broadcasting to South Korea)
666 kHz
AFRICA
REUNION - St Pierre (20 kW)
Radio Reunion
24h in French, including:
2300-0100 Radio France Internationale in French
ASIA
CHINA - Fuzhou (600 kW
Voice of the Strait, News Service
2230-1600 in Chinese, except:
1500-1525(su) "Focus on China" in English
675 kHz
AFRICA
KENYA - Marsabit (50 kW)
KBC, Radio Taifa
0200-2110 in Swahili, including
1905-2000 China Radio International in Swahili
ASIA
HONG KONG - Peng Chau (1 kW)
BBC World Service
24h in English
684 kHz
AFRICA
MAURITIUS - Malherbes (10 kW)
MBC, Radio Maurice
24h in French, including prgrs from Kool FM in French
0500-0515 MBC News in English
VOA Music Mix relayed at night
ASIA
CHINA - Dongfang, Hainan (600 kW)
Transmitter operated by SARFT
0400-0600 China Radio International in Vietnamese
1030-1130 China Radio International in Cambodian
1200-1300 China Radio International in English
1400-1500 China Radio International in Cambodian
1500-1700 China Radio International in Vietnamese
2300-0100 China Radio International in Cambodian
KOREA (DPRK) - Sarngo (250 kW)
Pyongyang Broadcasting Station
2100-2030 in Korean (broadcasting to South Korea)
NEPAL - Pokhara (100 kW)
Radio Nepal
2315-1715 in Nepali
and includes news at:
0010-0015 News in Sanskrit
0215-0227 News in English
0325-0330(mo/we) News in Newari
0330-0337(fr-su) News in Newari
0417-0515(mo) News in Sherpa
0417-0515(tu) News in Bhojpuri
0417-0515(we) News in Newari
0417-0515(su) News in Mathili
0815-0827 News in English
1415-1427 News in English
1615-1627 News in Hindi
TAIWAN - Taipei (10 kW)
Voice of Han
2100-1600 in Chinese, except:
1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian
693 kHz
AFRICA
ALGERIA - Reggane (10 kW)
Radio Adrar
24h in Arabic, also with prgrs from Radio Algerienne and
Radio Koran, and also relaying Radio Algiers
International:
1900-1929 RAI in English
1930-1959 RAI in Spanish
2000-2029 RAI in Arabic
2030-2059 RAI in French
2100-2129 RAI in Arabic
2130-2159 RAI in English
2200-2229 RAI in Spanish
2230-2259 RAI in Arabic
2300-0200+ Radio Koran
ALGERIA - Aboudid (5 kW)
Radio Algerienne
0400-0000 Chaine 2 in Tamazight
SUDAN - Juba (100 kW)
South Sudan Radio - Radio Juba
0345-0700 and 1245-1820 in Arabic/local languages
1500-1530 Main News in English
ASIA
BANGLADESH - Dhamrai, Dhaka (1000 kW)
Bangladesh Betar
0030-0610 and 0830-1710 in Bengali, except:
0200-0205 News in English
1100-1105 News in English
1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English
1530-1545 News in English
JAPAN - Tokyo (500 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
TAIWAN - Taoyuan (10 kW) / Tainan (10 kW)
Voice of Han
2100-1600 in Chinese, except:
1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian
702 kHz
EUROPE
GERMANY - Flensburg (7.5 kW)
NDR Info Spezial
24h in German, with Funkhaus Europa at:
1400-1600(mo-fr) in German
1600-1700(mo-fr) in Turkish: Kln Radyosu
1700-1800(mo-fr) in Italian: Radio Colonia
1800-1900(mo-fr) in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian: R Forum
MONACO - Col de la Madone (200 kW)
Transmitter operated by Monte Carlo Radiofussion
0700-1200 China Radio International in French
1200-1400 China Radio International in Chinese
1400-1700 China Radio International in Italian
1700-2200 China Radio International in French
In September 2014, the European DX Council
Conference will be held in the Nice area and
will include a visit to the transmitter site at Col
de la Madone. Further details can be found on the
EDXC website www.edxc.org
(thanks to Christian Ghibaudo)
SLOVAKIA - Cizatice (5 kW)
Slovensky Rozhlas
0400-1600 Radio Patria in Hungarian
1600-0400 Radio Devin in Slovak
AFRICA
ALGERIA - Rabouni, Tindouf Province (50 kW)
National R of the Sawhari Arab Democratic Front
Alternative to 1550 kHz - see entry for 1550 kHz
MIDDLE EAST
IRAN - Kiashahr (500 kW)
Transmitter operated by IRIB
0300-0330 VIRI External Service in Russian
0330-0530 VIRI External Service in Azeri
0530-0930 VIRI External Service in Azeri (Aran)
1030-1130 VIRI External Service in English
1330-1430 VIRI External Service in Talysh
1430-1700 VIRI External Service in Azeri
1700-1800 VIRI External Service in Georgian
1830-1930 VIRI External Service in Turkish
1930-2030 VIRI External Service in Russian
Chris Greenway reported the following to DXLD on 28
February 2012: "I'm in Baku. There's an interesting
situation on 702. This has VIRI from Bandar-e-Kiashahr
(listed 500 kW), just across the Caspian (an all sea path
from Baku, so a strong signal here). It's being
intermittently jammed by Azerbaijan when broadcasting
in Azeri. Last night (27 Feb), during the 1430-1700 VIRI
Azeri, a transmitter slightly off-channel (deliberately?) on
702 was relaying Azerbaijani Radio (in parallel with Baku
891 and 105 FM). When checked later, during the 1830-
1930 VIRI Turkish transmission, the jamming had gone.
This morning (28 Feb), VIRI 702 was heard with an
unjammed Hebrew transmission ending at 0300 (not
listed in Hebrew at that time in WRTH), then the listed
VIRI Russian (0300-0330), then the listed VIRI in Azeri,
starting 0330. This was not jammed at 0330, or when
checked again at 0400. But when checked at 0445 it was
being jammed with an Azerbaijani signal (in parallel with
891), as last night. Again, the Azerbaijani transmitter was
slightly off-channel, giving a low het to assist the jamming
effect".
OMAN - A'Seela (800 kW)
Transmitter operated by Babock International
1500-2100 BBC World Service in Arabic
ASIA
CHINA - Zhuhai, Guangdong (10 kW)
Guangzhou News Radio
2200-1800 in Chinese
reported to include:
1600-1800 China Radio International in English
2200-2300 China Radio International in English
INDIA - Jalandhar (300 kW)
All India Radio External Service
0015-0430 in Urdu
0800-0830 in Punjabi
0830-1130 in Urdu
1130-1200 in Saraiki
1230-1430 in Punjabi
1430-1930 in Urdu
JAPAN - Hiroshima (10 kW) / Kitami (10 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
TAJIKISTAN - Orzu (150 kW)
TR 1 Radioi Tojikiston
2300-2000 in Tajik, except
0400-0430 Russian
1000-1030 Russian
1030-1100 Uzbek
VIETNAM - Danang (50 kW)
Voice of Vietnam Network 2
2145-1700 in Vietnamese
and includes foreign language lessons at:
0600-0614(mo-sa) in English
0615-0629(mo-sa) in French
0630-0644(mo/we) in Japanese
0630-0644(tu/fr) in Chinese
0630-0644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English
1600-1614 in English
1615-1629 in French
1630-1644 in Japanese
1630-1644 in Chinese
1630-1644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English
711 kHz
AFRICA
MOROCCO - Laayoune (300 kW)
SNRT Radio Laayoune
24h in Arabic, with regional prgr at:
2230-2400(sa) in Spanish
MIDDLE EAST
YEMEN - San'a (200 kW)
Republic of Yemen Radio General Programme
0300-1800 in Arabic, and at:
1800-1900 English prgr from San'a studio
720 kHz
MIDDLE EAST
CYPRUS - Zakaki (500 kW)
Transmitter operated by Babcock International
0300-0700 BBC World Service in Arabic
0700-0900 BBC World Service in English
1700-2100 BBC World Service in Arabic
2100-2300 BBC World Service in English
IRAN - Tayebad (400 kW)
Transmitter operated by IRIB
0100-0230 VIRI External Service in Tajik
0300-0630 VIRI External Service in Dari
0830-1500 VIRI External Service in Dari
1600-1730 VIRI External Service in Tajik
note: domestic sce in Persian may be aired at other times
ASIA
CHINA - Aksu/Gulja/Kashgar (1 kW)
China National Radio - Network 13
0000-1800 CNR-13 in Uighur
729 kHz
ASIA
KOREA (DPRK) - Sepo (50 kW)
Pyongyang Broadcasting Station
2100-2030 in Korean (South Korea)
VIETNAM - Quang Binh (200 kW)
Voice of Vietnam Network 2
2145-1700 in Vietnamese
and includes foreign language lessons at:
0600-0614(mo-sa) in English
0615-0629(mo-sa) in French
0630-0644(mo/we) in Japanese
0630-0644(tu/fr) in Chinese
0630-0644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English
1600-1614 in English
1615-1629 in French
1630-1644 in Japanese
1630-1644 in Chinese
1630-1644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English
738 kHz
EUROPE
RUSSIA - Moscow (Kurkino) (5 kW)
World Radio Network
programmes in Russian for listeners in Moscow:
Effective 30 March 2014
0000-0030(mo-sa) Radio Prague
0000-0030(su) Radio Exterior de Espana
0000-0100 Radio Slovakia International
0100-0130 KBS World Radio
0130-0200 Islamic Civilization
0200-0230 Polish Radio
0230-0300 Radio Prague
0300-0315 Radio UN
0313-0330 World Radio WRN
0330-0400 NHK Radio Japan
0400-0430(mo-Fr) Radio Slovakia International
0400-0430(sa) Russian Radio Australia
0400-0430(su) Radio Exterior de Espana
0430-0500 Islamic Civilization
0500-0530 Polish Radio
0530-0600 KBS World Radio
0600-0630 Voice of Vietnam
0630-0700 Radio UN
0700-0730(mo-sa) Islamic Civilization
0700-0770(su) Radio Exterior de Espana
0730-0800 Radio Prague
0800-0830(sa-th) Radio Slovakia International
0800-0830(fr) Russian Radio Australia
0830-0900 Polish Radio
0900-0930 Voice of Vietnam
0930-1000 KBS World Radio
1000-1015 Radio UN
1015-1030 World Radio WRN
1030-1100 Radio Prague
1100-1130 NHK Radio Japan
1130-1200 Polish Radio
1200-1230 Islamic Civilization
1230-1300 Radio Prague
1300-1330 KBS World Radio
1330-1400 Radio Slovakia International
1400-1430 Polish Radio
1430-1445 Radio UN
1445-1500 World Radio WRN
1500-1530 Radio Prague
1530-1600 Islamic Civilization
1600-1630 NHK Radio Japan
1630-1700 KBS World Radio
1700-1730 Radio Prague
1730-1800 NHK Radio Japan
1800-1830 Polish Radio
1830-1900(su-th) Radio Slovakia International
1830-1900(fr) Russian Radio Australia
1830-1900(sa) Radio Exterior de Espana
1900-1930 Voice of Vietnam
1930-1945 Radio UN
1945-2000 World Radio WRN
2000-2030 Radio Slovakia International
2030-2100 Islamic Civilization
2100-2130 Radio Prague
2130-2200(sa-th) KBS World Radio
2130-2200(fr) Russian Radio Australia
2200-2230 Islamic Civilization
2230-2245 Radio UN
2245-2300 World Radio WRN
2300-2330 Radio Slovakia International
2330-0000 Polish Radio
740 kHz
ASIA
VIETNAM - Binh Dinh (50 kW)
Voice of Vietnam Network 2
2145-1700 in Vietnamese
and includes foreign language lessons at:
0600-0614(mo-sa) in English
0615-0629(mo-sa) in French
0630-0644(mo/we) in Japanese
0630-0644(tu/fr) in Chinese
0630-0644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English
1600-1614 in English
1615-1629 in French
1630-1644 in Japanese
1630-1644 in Chinese
1630-1644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English
747 kHz
EUROPE
BULGARIA - Salamanovo (10 kW)
BNR1 (Horizont)
24h in Bulgarian
and includes:
0500-0530 Bulgaristan Milli R, Turkce Yayinlar in Turkish
1200-1230 Bulgaristan Milli R, Turkce Yayinlar in Turkish
1730-1830 Bulgaristan Milli R, Turkce Yayinlar in Turkish
ASIA
JAPAN - Sapporo (500 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
756 kHz
MIDDLE EAST
ISRAEL - Metula (50 kW)
Radio Mashreq (thought to be operated by Israeli
Defence Force)
24h in Arabic (to Lebanon)
note: current status subject to confirmation
YEMEN - Mukalla (200 kW)
Republic of Yemen Radio General Programme
0300-1800 in Arabic, and at:
1800-1900 English prgr from San'a studio
ASIA
PAKISTAN - Quetta (150 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0045-0805 and 1000-1810 in Urdu, except
0300-0310 News in English
0800-0805 News in English
1100-1104 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
765 kHz
MIDDLE EAST
IRAN - Chah Bahar (1000 kW)
Transmitter operated by IRIB
0130-0230 VIRI External Service in Urdu
0230-0330 VIRI External Service in Pashto
0330-1300 VIRI External Service in Arabic
1300-1330 VIRI External Service in Pashto
1330-1430 VIRI External Service in Urdu
1430-1530 VIRI External Service in Arabic
1530-1730 VIRI External Service in Urdu
1730-0130 VIRI External Service in Arabic
774 kHz
EUROPE
BOSNIA - Bukovcici (2.5 kW)
JP Radio Tuzla
24h in Bosnian, including:
0700-0800(mo-sa) RFE/RL in Bosnian
1300-1400 Deutsche Welle in Bosnian
2100-2200 RFE/RL in Bosnian
note: current status of RFE/RL and DW relays
subject to confirmation
ASIA
CHINA - Beijing (10 kW)
Beijing PBS, Radio 774 Foreign Language Service
2200-1600 (no further details)
CHINA - Hotan (10 kW)
Hotan PBS, Uighur Programme
2300-1800 in Uighur
JAPAN - Akita (500 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
KOREA (SOUTH) - Chuncheon (10 kW)
HLAN - MBC Munhwa Broadcasting Corp.
0000-2400 in Korean, including:
1900-2000 Open Radio for North Korea in Korean
783 kHz
ASIA
CHINA - Sog / Xigaze, both Xizang
CNR-11, CNR Tibetan Service
2155-1605 in Tibetan
VIETNAM - Can Tho (500 kW)
Voice of Vietnam Network 2
2145-1700 in Vietnamese
and includes foreign language lessons at:
0600-0614(mo-sa) in English
0615-0629(mo-sa) in French
0630-0644(mo/we) in Japanese
0630-0644(tu/fr) in Chinese
0630-0644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English
1600-1614 in English
1615-1629 in French
1630-1644 in Japanese
1630-1644 in Chinese
1630-1644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English
792 kHz
EUROPE
GERMANY - Lingen (5 kW)
NDR Info Spezial
24h in German, with Funkhaus Europa at:
1400-1600(mo-fr) in German
1600-1700(mo-fr) in Turkish: Kln Radyosu
1700-1800(mo-fr) in Italian: Radio Colonia
1800-1900(mo-fr) in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian: R Forum
MIDDLE EAST
YEMEN - Al-Hiswah (100 kW)
Republic of Yemen Radio 2nd Prgr
0300-0800, 0800-1100(fr), 1100-2100 in Arabic, except:
1600-1630 "This is Yemen" English prgr from Aden
1705-1725 "Ici le Yemen" French prgr from Aden
ASIA
NEPAL - Kathmandu (100 kW)
Radio Nepal
2315-1715 in Nepali
and includes news at:
0010-0015 in Sanskrit
0215-0227 in English
0325-0330(mo/we) in Newari
0330-0337(fr-su) in Newari
0417-0515(mo) in Sherpa
0417-0515(tu) in Bhojpuri
0417-0515(we) in Newari
0417-0515(su) in Mathili
0815-0827 in English
1415-1427 in English
1615-1627 in Hindi
PAKISTAN - Muzzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir (150 kW)
Azad Kashmir R, Muzaffarabad Channel / R Pakistan
0045-0445 and 1000-1810
in Gojri, Kashmiri, Pahari and Urdu, except
0300-0310 News in English
1100-1104 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
TAIWAN - Hualien (10 kW)
Voice of Han
2100-1600 in Chinese, except:
1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian
801 kHz
ASIA
CHINA - Kashi, Xinjiang (1 kW)
Kashi PBS, Uighur Programme
2355-1335 in Uighur
TAIWAN - Kuanyin (250 kW)
Voice of Kuanghua
24h in Chinese (to Mainland China)
810 kHz
EUROPE
MACEDONIA - Sveti Nikole (1200 kW) (partly )
Radio Skopje / Macedonian National Radio
MR-1 domestic service in Macedonian, except:
0702-0705(mo-fr) News in English
1203-1207(mo-fr) News in English
1504-1510(mo-fr) News in English
1730-1800(mo-fr) External Service in Macedonian
1745-1751(mo-fr) News in English
1800-1830(mo-fr) External Service in Bulgarian
1800-0100(sa) External Service in Macedonian
1830-1900(mo-fr) External Service in Greek
1900-1930(mo-fr) External Service in Albanian
1930-0100(mo-fr) External Service in Serbian
Note: times of news in English are variable
RUSSIA - Kurkino, Moscow (20 kW)
Voice of America
0300-2000 in English, except
1300-1400 & 1400-1430(mo-fr) in Russian
ASIA
JAPAN - Tokyo (50 kW)
American Forces Network (AFN) Tokyo
24h in English
NEPAL - Dipayal (10 kW)
Radio Nepal
2315-1715 in Nepali
and includes news at:
0010-0015 in Sanskrit
0215-0227 in English
0325-0330(mo/we) in Newari
0330-0337(fr-su) in Newari
0417-0515(mo) in Sherpa
0417-0515(tu) in Bhojpuri
0417-0515(we) in Newari
0417-0515(su) in Mathili
0815-0827 in English
1415-1427 in English
1615-1627 in Hindi
PHILIPPINES - Manila (10 kW)
DZRJ, Voice of the Philippines
24h in English; described as the "first and only
all-English AM radio station in the country"
819 kHz
AFRICA
MAURITIUS - Malherbes (10 kW)
Radio Mauritius 2
24h in Indian languages
ASIA
CHINA - Kuyton, Xinjiang (1 kW)
Kuytun PBS, Kazakh Programme
2355-0230(mo-sa) in Kazakh
0025-0335(su) Kazakh
0528-0720(su) Kazakh
0558-0740(mo-sa) Kazakh
1123-1425 Kazakh
TAJIKSTAN - Khujand (15 kW)
TR 1 Radio Tojikiston
2300-2000 in Tajik, except:
0400-0430 Russian
1000-1030 Russian
1030-1100 Uzbek
828 kHz
EUROPE
GERMANY - Hannover (20/5 kW)
NDR Info Spezial
24h in German, with Funkhaus Europa at:
1400-1600(mo-fr) in German
1600-1700(mo-fr) in Turkish: Kln Radyosu
1700-1800(mo-fr) in Italian: Radio Colonia
1800-1900(mo-fr) in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian: R Forum
SPAIN - Tarrasa, Catalonia (5 kW)
HIT-FM Catalunya
24h in Spanish and Catalan
UNITED KINGDOM - Wolverhampton (0.2 kW)
BBC Asian Network
0500-2300 Prgrs in English and South Asian languages
2300-0500 Relay BBC R5L
AFRICA
ETHIOPIA - Arba Minch (100 kW)
Radio Ethiopia, National Programme
0245v-2100 in Amharic and Ethiopian languages, except:
1200-1300(mo-fr) in English
ASIA
JAPAN - Osaka (300 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
PAKISTAN - Karachi (20 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0045-0405 and 0600-1900 in Urdu, except
0300-0310 News in English
0800-0805 News in English
1100-1104 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
837 kHz
EUROPE
UNITED KINGDOM - Leicester (0.5 kW)
BBC Asian Network
0500-2300 Prgrs in English and South Asian languages
2300-0500 Relay BBC R5L
AFRICA
ERITREA - Asmara (100 kW)
Eritrean Radio, Programme 2
0400-1000 / 1500-2000 in Arabic, Afar, Amharic, Oromo,
Saho and Bilen; may also include programmes on behalf
of groups hostile to the Ethiopian government
ASIA
CHINA - Quanzhou, Fujian (1000 kW)
CNR-5, Taiwan 1, Voice of Zhonghua
0055-0615 & 0955-0005 in Chinese
broadcasting to listeners in Taiwan
846 kHz
ASIA
BANGLADESH - Bogra (10 kW)
Bangladesh Betar
0030-0400 and 0600-1710 in Bengali, except:
0200-0205 News in English
1100-1105 News in English
1530-1545 News in English
1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English
CHINA - Beijing (10 kW)
China Radio International, Beijing 4 Service
24h "AM 846" in English
CHINA - Fuxin (10 kW)
Fuxin Mongolian Broadcasting Station
2155-0015 in Mongolian
0325-0530 in Mongolian
1040-1300 in Mongolian
CHINA - Lhasa (10 kW)
Xizang PBS/China Tibet Radio
2100-1805 in Tibetan
and includes:
0700-0800 "Holy Tibet" in English
1600-1700 "Holy Tibet" in English
TAIWAN - Penghu (10 kW)
Voice of Han
2100-1600 in Chinese, except:
1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian
855 kHz
AFRICA
ETHIOPIA - Harar (100 kW)
Radio Ethiopia, National Programme
0245v-2100 in Amharic and Ethiopian langs, except:
1200-1300(mo-fr) in English
ASIA
CHINA - Urumqi, Xinjiang (10 kW)
Xinjiang PBS, Uighur Service
2330-1800 in Uighur
CHINA - Multi-transmitters at Artux/Keriya/Pishan (all
1 kW)
CNR-13, China National Radio, Uighur Service
0000-1800 CNR-13 in Uighur
KOREA (DPRK) - Sangwon (500 kW)
Pyongyang Broadcasting Station
2100-2030 in Korean (broadcasting to South Korea)
jammed by South Korea
864 kHz
EUROPE
BULGARIA - Samuil (10 kW)
BNR1 (Horizont)
24h in Bulgarian
and includes:
0500-0530 Bulgaristan Milli R, Turkce Yayinlar in Turkish
1200-1230 Bulgaristan Milli R, Turkce Yayinlar in Turkish
1730-1830 Bulgaristan Milli R, Turkce Yayinlar in Turkish
CAUCASUS
ARMENIA - Gavar (1000 kW)
Transmitter operated by AR Radio Intercontinental
0200-0300 RFE/RL Radio Azatlyk in Turkmen
1500-1530 RFE/RL Radio Ozodlik in Uzbek
1530-1600 RFE/RL Radio Azatlyk in Turkmen
1610-1625 TWR in Turkmen
1625-1640 TWR in Kazakh
1640-1655(sa/su) TWR in Karakalpak
1640-1710(mo-sa) TWR in Russian
1655-1710(su) TWR in Uzbek
1710-1740 TWR in Uzbek
1740-1755(mo) TWR in Tabassaran
1740-1755(tu) TWR in Lezgi
1740-1755(we) TWR in Lak
1740-1755(th) TWR in Adygeyan
1740-1755(fr) TWR in Kumyk
1740-1755(sa) TWR in Tatar
1740-1755(su) TWR in Chechen
ASIA
HONG KONG - Peng Chau (10 kW)
Hong Kong Commercial Radio, AM864
24h in English, except:
1300-1500(fr/sa) "Good Evening Kaybayan" in Filipino
INDONESIA - Cirebon, West Java (10 kW)
Radio Republik Indonesia / RRI Cirebon (Pro-1)
2200-1700 in Indonesian, except:
0140-0150 in Sundanese
0800-0900(su) in Chinese
0500-0520(su) English language lessons
RUSSIA - Yakutsk, Siberia (25 kW)
Radio NVK Sakha
1900-1500 in Russian, except for regional prgrs in Yakut
873 kHz
EUROPE
HUNGARY - Lakihegy (20 kW) / Pecs (20 kW)
Magyar Radio, MR-4
0600-0800 in Croatian
0800-1000 in German
1000-1003 The Southern Bell (Angelus)
1003-1100(mo-fr) in Romany
1003-1100(sa/su) Nationalities Music
1100-1130(mo) in Slovenian
1100-1130(tu) in Russian
1100-1130(we) in Bulgarian
1100-1130(th) in Greek
1100-1130(fr) in Ukrainian
1100-1130(sa) in Armenian
1100-1200(su) National Magazine
1130-1200(mo-fr) Nationalities Music
1130-1200(sa) in Polish
1200-1400 in Serbian
1400-1600 in Romanian
1600-1800 in Slovak
MOLDOVA - Chisinau (75 kW)
Radio Moldova
24h in Moldovan, except:
0600-0615 in Russian
0800-0815(su-fr) in Russian
1200-1215 in Russian
1500-1525 in Russian
UNITED KINGDOM - Enniskillen, N Ireland (1 kW)
BBC Radio Ulster (and BBC R5L overnight), includes:
1705-1800(su) "Culan" in Gaelic
1705-1900(sa) "Cachlar" in Gaelic
1805-1900(mo-fr) "Blas" in Gaelic
AFRICA
ETHIOPIA - Addis Ababa (100 kW)
Radio Ethiopia, National Programme
0245v-2100 in Amharic and Ethiopian langs, except:
1200-1300(mo-fr) in English
ASIA
BANGLADESH - Chittagoing (100 kW)
Bangladesh Betar
0030-0400 and 0600-1710 in Bengali, except:
0200-0205 News in English
1100-1105 News in English
1530-1545 News in English
1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English
CHINA - Xiamen, Fujian (200 kW)
China Huayi Broadcasting Company
24h in Chinese for listeners in Taiwan, Hong Kong,
Macao
and South-East Asia in general
CHINA - Harbin, Heilongjiang (100 kW)
Heilongjiang PBS, Korean Service
2100-0000 in Korean
0000-1300 Storytelling Service in Chinese
1300-1500 in Korean
JAPAN - Kumamoto (500 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
SRI LANKA - Puttalam (350 kW)
Transmitter operated by Sri Lanka Broadcasting
Corporation
available for hire by other broadcasting stations, such as:
0130-0230 FEBC in Tamil (subject to confirmation)
VIETNAM - Thoi Long (500 kW)
Voice of Vietnam, Network 4
2155-1700 in minority languages: Cham, Khmer (Kho
Me);
aslo relay VOV-1 and VOV-3 in Vietnamese
882 kHz
EUROPE
SPAIN - Barcelona (50 kW)
La Xarxa
24h in Catalan
ASIA
CHINA - Hohhot, Nei Menggu (10 kW)
Hohhot PBS, News and General Service
2200-0130 in Chinese and Mongolian
0150-0530 in Chinese and Mongolian
0830-1400 in Chinese and Mongolian
CHINA - Karamay, Xinjiang (10 kW)
Karamay PBS, Uighur Channel
2355-1800 in Uighur
CHINA - Yushu, Qinghai (10 kW)
Yushu PBS
2255-0100 in Chinese and Tibetan
1025-1135 in Chinese and Tibetan
1135-1230 relay CNR-1 in Chinese
CHINA - Yining, Xinjiang (1 kW)
Ili PBS, Kazakh Programme
2350-0200 in Uighur
0550-0700 in Uighur
1220-1500 in Uighur
CHINA - Yining, Xinjiang (1 kW)
Ili PBS, Uighur Service
2350-0200 in Uighur
0550-0700 in Uighur
1150-1600 in Uighur
KYRGYZSTAN - Bishkek
Radio Rossii relay
prgrs in Russian
SRI LANKA - Puttalam (350 kW)
Radio 882 - TWR India
Morning schedule:
2230-2300 in Bengali
2300-2315(mo/tu) in Kukna
2300-2330(mo-fr) in Guajarati
2315-2330(mo) in Bhili
2315-2330(tu) in Kutchi
2330-0000 in Malayalam
0000-0030(tu-su) in Tamil
0030-0045(tu) in Konkani
0030-0045(we-sa) in English
0030-0045(su) in Tulu
0045-0100(tu-su) in English
0100-0115(we) in Oriya
0100-0115(fr) in Kannada
0100-0130(tu) in Tamil
0100-0130(th) in English
0115-0130(we) in Banjara
0115-0130(fr) in English
Evening schedule:
1230-1245(tu) in Varli
1230-1245(we) in Gujarati
1230-1245(th) in Koya
1230-1245(fr) in Northern Gondi
1230-1245(sa) in Banjara
1230-1245(su) in Malayalam
1245-1300(sa/su) in Sora
1245-1315(mo-fr) in Chattisgarhi
1300-1315(sa/su) in Chattisgarhi
1315-1345(mo-fr) in Deccan
1315-1345(sa) in Gujarati
1315-1330(su) in Deccan
1330-1345(su) in Telugu
1345-1415(mo-sa) in Telugu
1345-1400(su) in Oriya
1400-1415(sa/su) in Gujarati
1415-1430(sa) in Oriya
1415-1430(su) in Gujarati
1415-1445(mo-fr) in Kannada
1430-1445(su) in Kannada
1430-1500(mo-sa) in Marathi
1445-1500(su) in Marathi
1500-1530(sa) in Oriya
1500-1515(su) in Oriya
1515-1545(su-fr) in Oriya
1530-1545(sa) in Telugu
1545-1615(mo-fr) in Northern Gondi
1545-1615(sa) in Gujarati
1545-1615(su) in English
891 kHz
MIDDLE EAST
TURKEY - Antalya (300 kW)
Turkish Radio and Television
0300-0700 Radyo Bir in Turkish, except:
0310-0345mo Bosnian
0310-0345tu Arabic
0310-0345we/fr Kurdish
0310-0345th Circassian)
0700-1000 Antalya Radyosu in Turkish
AFRICA
ETHIOPIA - Dese (100 kW)
Radio Ethiopia, National Programme
0245v-2100 in Amharic and Ethiopian langs, except:
1200-1300(mo-fr) in English
900 kHz
ASIA
CHINA - Beijing
China Radio International, Beijing 5, CRI News Radio
24h in Chinese
CHINA - Kashgar, Xinjiang (1 kW)
China Radio International, Easy FM
24h in English
CHINA - Luxi City, Yunnan (50 kW)
Dehong PBS, Minority Service
2300-0000 in Dehong Dai
0000-0100 in Jingpo
0100-0200 in Zaiwa
0200-0300 China Radio International in Burmese
0400-0500 in Dehong Dai
0500-0600 in Jingpo
0600-0700 in Zaiwa
0700-0800 in China Radio International in Burmese
1100-1200 in Dehong Dai
1200-1300 in Jingpo
1300-1400 in Zaiwa
1400-1500 in China Radio International in Burmese
909 kHz
EUROPE
ROMANIA - Cluj (200 kW)
Radio Cluj
0300-1900 in Romanian, except:
2300-0000(mo-fr) Kolozsvari Radio in Hungarian
0500-0700(mo-fr) Kolozsvari Radio in Hungarian
0700-0720(su) Prgr Maghiar-German in Hungarian
0720-0730(su) Prgr Maghiar-German in German
1100-1500(su) Kolozsvari Radio in Hungarian
1100-1200(mo-sa) Prgr Maghiar-German in German
1200-1500(mo-sa) Kolozsvari Radio in Hungarian
ROMANIA - Constanta (25 KW)
Radio Constanta
0300-2100 in Romanian, except:
1515-1600(su) Minority Prgr in Aromanian
1605-1700(mo-fr) Minority Prgr in Armenian, Greek,
Russian, Tatar, and Turkish
AFRICA
BOTSWANA - Sebele Phikwe (600 kW)
Transmitter operated by IBB
0300-0700 Voice of America in English
1600-1700 Voice of America in English
1700-1720(fr-su) VOA Studio 7 in Shona
1700-1730(mo-th) VOA Studio 7 in Shona
1720-1740(fr-su) VOA Studio 7 in English
1730-1800(mo-th) VOA Studio 7 in English
1740-1800(fr-th) VOA Studio 7 in Ndebele
1800-1810(fr) VOA Studio 7 in Shona
1800-1830(mo-th) VOA Studio 7 in Ndebele
1810-1820(fr) VOA Studio 7 in English
1820-1830(fr) VOA Studio 7 in Ndebele
1830-1900(mo-th) VOA Studio 7 in Live Talk
1800-1900(sa/su) Voice of America in English
1900-2100 Voice of America in English
MIDDLE EAST
YEMEN - Hudaydah (750 kW)
Republic of Yemen Radio General Programme
0300-1800 in Arabic, and at:
1800-1900 English prgr from San'a studio
ASIA
CHINA - Quanzhou, Fujian (100 kW)
CNR-6, Taiwan 2, Voice of Shenzhou
2155-1605 in Amoy/Hakka/Mandarin
broadcasting to listeners in Taiwan
CHINA - Bortala/Hoboksar/Khaosu, Xinjiang (10 kW)
Xinjiang PBS, Mongolian & Kyrgyz Services
2300-0330 in Mongolian
0530-1030 in Mongolian
1030-1230 in Kyrgyz
1230-1800 in Mongolian
JAPAN - Nagoya (10 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
918 kHz
EUROPE
SLOVENIA - Domzale (300 kW)
Radio Slovenija 1
24h in Slovenian, except:
2030-2035 News in English
2035-2040 News in German
AFRICA
ETHIOPIA - Mekele (100 kW)
Opposition broadcasts from Ethiopia to Eritrea:
0300-0600 Dimtsi Wegahta in Arabic/Tigrinya
1400-2100 Dimtsi Wegahta in Arabic/Tigrinya
current status subject to confirmation
ASIA
CHINA - Jinan (200 kW) (+ several lower power txers)
Shandong PBS, News Channel
1940-1650 in Chinese
1650-1700 in English
THAILAND - Salaya (100 kW)
Radio Thailand Network 6
0000-0600 in English & Thai
0600-0730 in Malay
0730-0900 in Chinese
0900-0910 in English & Thai
0910-1000 in Burmese
1000-1010 in English & Thai
1010-1100 in Lao
1100-1105 in English & Thai
1105-1200 in Khmer
1200-1700 in English & Thai
2200-2400 in English & Thai
927 kHz
MIDDLE EAST
TURKEY - Cumaovasi, Izmir (200 kW)
Turkish Radio and Television
0300-1000 Radyo Bir in Turkish, except:
0310-0345mo Bosnian
0310-0345tu Arabic
0310-0345we/fr Kurdish
0310-0345th Circassian
1000-1500 Radyo Drt in Turkish
AFRICA
ALGERIA - Timimoun (10 kW)
Radio Adrar
24h in Arabic, also with prgrs from Radio Algerienne and
Radio Koran, and relaying Radio Algiers International:
1900-1929 RAI in English
1930-1959 RAI in Spanish
2000-2029 RAI in Arabic
2030-2059 RAI in French
2100-2129 RAI in Arabic
2130-2159 RAI in English
2200-2229 RAI in Spanish
2230-2259 RAI in Arabic
2300-0200 Radio Koran
ASIA
CHINA - Xiamen, Fujian (100 kW)
CNR-6, Taiwan 2, Voice of Shenzhou
2155-1605 in Amoy/Hakka/Mandarin
broadcasting to listeners in Taiwan
CHINA - Xilinhot (10 kW)
Xilingol PBS, Mongolian General Service
2220-1505 in Mongolian
CHINA - Hunchun, Jilin (1 kW)
Hunchun PBS, Storytelling Station
2030-1530 in Chinese & Korean
TAJIKISTAN - Dushanbe (300 kW)
Transmitter operated by Radiotelekom
1600-1630 NHK World/Radio Japan in Russian
1630-1700 NHK World/Radio Japan in Persian
1700-1745 NHK World/Radio Japan in Urdu
936 kHz
AFRICA
MOROCCO - Agadir (100 kW)
SNRT Network C & Radio Agadir
24h in Arabic & Berber dialects, including:
0900-1300(tu-sa) in Arabic & Tachelhit
2000-2400(mo) in Tachelhit
ASIA
PAKISTAN - Mirpur, Azad Kashmir (100 kW)
Azad Kashmir Radio / Radio Pakistan
0045-0515 and 1100-1810 in Gojri, Kashmiri,
Pahari & Urdu, except
0300-0310 News in English
1100-1104 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
TAIWAN - Chung-li (5 kW)
Voice of Han
2100-1600 in Chinese, except:
1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian
945 kHz
AFRICA
ANGOLA - Luanda-Mulenvos (25 kW)
Radio N'Gola Yetu in National Languages
24h in National Languages , except:
1200-1300 RNA Canal A National News in Portuguese
2000-2100 RNA External Service in French
2100-2200 RNA External Service in English
2200-0000 RNA Canal A in Portuguese
ERITREA - Asmara (100 kW)
Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, Programme 1
0250v ... 1900v in in Tigrinya, Tigre, Kunama
possibly with Ethiopian opposition prgrs at times
ASIA
CHINA - Akqi/Kuqa/Yarkant, Xinjiang (10 kW)
CNR-13, China National Radio Uighur Service
0000-1800 in Uighur
954 kHz
AFRICA
ETHIOPIA - Irgalem, Sidama Zone (2.5 kW)
Radio Sidama
0500-1500(mo-fr) and 0400-1700(sa/su) - irregular
in Amharic, Sidamo and English
MIDDLE EAST
QATAR - Al-Arish (1500 kW)
Qatar Media Corporation
0245-2130 QMC in Arabic
2130-0245 relay Al-Jazeera TV in Arabic
TURKEY - Trabzon (300 kW)
Turkish Radio and Television
0300-0700 Radyo Bir in Turkish, except:
0310-0345mo Bosnian
0310-0345tu Arabic
0310-0345we/fr Kurdish
0310-0345th Circassian
0700-1000 Trabzon Radyosu in Turkish
1000-1500 Radyo Drt in Turkish
ASIA
CHINA - Hailar, Nei Menggu (50 kW)
Hulun Buir PBS, Mongolian News General Service
2150-2400 in Mongolian
0355-0600 in Mongolian
0920-1500 in Mongolian
CHINA - Chengdu (10 kW)
Sichuan PBS, Minority Service
2155-1705 in Chinese, Tibetan, & Yi
963 kHz
EUROPE
BULGARIA - Kurdjali (50 kW)
BNR1 (Horizont)
24h in Bulgarian, except:
0500-0530 Bulgaristan Milli R, Turkce Yayinlar in Turkish
1200-1230 Bulgaristan Milli R, Turkce Yayinlar in Turkish
1730-1830 Bulgaristan Milli R, Turkce Yayinlar in Turkish
UNITED KINGDOM - Haslingden (0.2 kW)
Asian Sound Radio
24h with progrs for Asian community
UNITED KINGDOM - Hackney, London (0.95 kW)
Sunrise Radio
24h with prgrs for Asian community
AFRICA
TUNISIA - Tunis (100 kW)
Radio Tunis Chane Internationale (RTCI)
0500-0100 in French, except:
1300-1400 English
1403-1500 German
1503-1600 Italian
1900-2000 Spanish
MIDDLE EAST
KUWAIT - Kuwait (20 kW)
Radio State of Kuwait
0000-0500 in Arabic
0500-0800 in English
0800-1000 in Persian
1000-1200 in Filipino
1200-1600 in Arabic
1600-1800 in Urdu
1800-2100 in English
2100-2400 in Arabic
ASIA
BANGLADESH - Sylhet (20 kW)
Bangladesh Betar
0030-0400 and 0800-1710 in Bengali, except:
0200-0205 News in English
1100-1105 News in English
1530-1545 News in English
1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English
CHINA - Huadian, Jilin (600 kW)
Transmitter operated by SARFT
1000-1600 China Radio International in Russian
CHINA - Tacheng/Yining (10 kW)
Xinjiang BS, Kazakh Service
2330-1800 in Kazakh
972 kHz
EUROPE
GERMANY - Hamburg (100 kW)
NDR Info Spezial
24h in German, with Funkhaus Europa at:
1400-1600(mo-fr) in German
1600-1700(mo-fr) in Turkish: Kln Radyosu
1700-1800(mo-fr) in Italian: Radio Colonia
1800-1900(mo-fr) in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian: R Forum
UNITED KINGDOM - London (Southall) (1 kW)
Sunrise Radio
24h with prgrs for Asian community
AFRICA
ETHIOPIA - Robe (100 kW)
Radio Ethiopia, National Programme
0245v-2100 in Amharic and Ethiopian langs, except:
1200-1300(mo-fr) in English
ASIA
CHINA - Altay, Xinjiang (1 kW)
Xinjiang PBS, Kazakh Service
2330-1800 in Kazakh
KOREA (Rep of) - Dangjin (1500 kW)
HCLA, KBS Global Korean Network 1
0400-0000 in Korean, except
1600-1700 in Japanese
TAJIKISTAN - Dushanbe (Orzu) (1000 kW)
Transmitter operated by Radiotelekom
1400-0200 Radio Aap ki Dunyaa (VOA) in Urdu
981 kHz
EUROPE
ITALY - Trieste (10 kW)
RAI Trieste A - Rai Friuli Venezia
0500-0600(mo-sa) in Slovenian
0600-0900 in Slovenian
0900-0905(mo-sa) in German
0900-0905(su) in Slovenian
0905-1730 in Slovenian
1730-0500 Filodiffusione 4 Canale in Italian
ASIA
CHINA - Chamdo, Xizang
CNR-11, CNR Tibetan Service
2155-1605 in Tibetan
TAIWAN - Hsinfeng (250 kW)
Voice of Kuanghua
24h in Chinese (to Mainland China)
990 kHz
EUROPE
UNITED KINGDOM - Aberdeen (1 kW)
BBC Radio Scotland / Radio Nan Gaidheal
24h in English, except for prgrs in Gaelic during
daytime from Radio Nan Gaidheal
MIDDLE EAST
CYPRUS - Cape Greco (600 kW)
Radio Sawa
24h in Arabic for listeners in Egypt and Levant countries
ASIA
MONGOLIA - Ulaanbaatar (500 kW)
Voice of Mongolia
0930-1000 in Mongolian
1000-1030 in Chinese
1400-1430 in Mongolian
1430-1500 in Chinese
999 kHz
EUROPE
MALTA - Bizbizja (5 kW)
Radio Malta
24h in Maltese and English, including
0500-0540 BBC WS in English
0800-0810(mo-sa) BBC WS in English (Mo-Sa)
1000-1010(mo-fr) BBC WS in English (Mo-Fr)
1400-1410 BBC WS in English
2030-2300 BBC WS in English
overnight BBC WS in English
MOLDOVA (PMR) - Grigoriopol (500 kW)
Transmitter operated by Pridnestrovskiy Radioteletsentr
1900-1930(su-tu) TWR in Ukrainian
1900-1945(sa) TWR in Ukrainian
1900-2000(we-fr) TWR in Ukrainian
1930-2000(mo) TWR in Russian
1930-2030(tu/su) TWR in Russian
1945-2015(sa) TWR in Russian
2000-2030(mo) TWR in Belarusian
2000-2030(we-fr) TWR in Russian
2015-2030(sa) TWR in Ukrainian
AFRICA
ZIMBABWE - Gweru
Voice of Zimbabwe reported here in the past by Bill
Bingham in Johannesburg, including news in English
at 1800, but currently thought to be inactove due to
poor condition of transmitter site
ASIA
BANGLADESH - Thakurgaon (10 kW)
Bangladesh Betar
0950-1710 in Bengali, except:
1100-1105 News in English
1530-1545 News in English
1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English
1008 kHz
MIDDLE EAST
YEMEN - San'a (600 kW)
Republic of Yemen Radio General Programme
0300-1800 in Arabic, and at:
1800-1900 English prgr from San'a studio
AFRICA
EGYPT - El Arish, North Sinai (100 kW)
Egyptian Radio
0600-1500 Palestine Programme in Arabic
1500-1600 Tourist Programme in Russian
1600-1640 Tourist Programme in English
1640-1700 Toursit Programme in French
1700-2200 Palestine Programme in Hebrew
ASIA
CHINA - transmitter site to be confirmed
China Radio International / Voice of the South China Sea
launched on 9 April 2013 and reported to broadcast in six
languages: Mandarin, English, Vietnamese, Malaysian,
Filipino and Indonesian. English programmes of the
Voice of the South China Sea stated as being at
0600-0700 UTC (1400-1500 Beijing time)
CHINA - Beijing (10 kW)
China Radio International, Beijing 3, AM 1008
24h in English
CHINA - Urumqi, Xinjiang (3 kW)
China Radio International, CRI News Radio
24h in English
PAKISTAN - Hyderabad (120 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0045-0405 and 0600-1900 in Urdu, except
0300-0310 News in English
0800-0805 News in English
1100-1104 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
TAIWAN - Lukang (600/300 kW)
Transmitter operated by Radio Taiwan International
0400-0500 Radio Taiwan International in Chinese
0500-0600 Radio Taiwan International in Amoy
1100-1700 Radio Taiwan International in Chinese
2200-0000 Radio France International in Chinese (300
kW))
1017 kHz
MIDDLE EAST
SAUDI ARABIA - Medina (20 kW)
Broadcasting Service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
24h with Radio Riyadh in Arabic, except during the Haj
Season carries "Pilgrimage Enlightenment Radio" and
other special programmes in Arabic, English, French,
Persian, Turkish, Hausa, Indonesian and Urdu.
ASIA
CHINA - Changchun, Jilin (100 kW)
Transmitter operated by SARFT
1000-1100 CNR-8 in Korean
1100-1500 China R International in Korean
2100-2300 China R International in Korean
JAPAN - Fukuoka (50 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
1026 kHz
EUROPE
JERSEY (CHANNEL ISLANDS) - Trinity (1 kW)
BBC Jersey (with BBC R5L overnight), including:
1745-1800(mo) News in Jrriais and Portuguese
1035 kHz
EUROPE
ESTONIA - Tartu (100 kW)
Radio Eli, consisting of:
0200-0400 TWR in Russian
0400-1600 Tartuiskoye Semeinoye Radio in Russian
1600-1700(mo/we/fr) TWR in Russian
1600-1700(tu/th/sa/su) Tartuiskoye Sem. R. in Russian
1700-1800 Tartuiskoye Semeinoye Radio in Russian
1800-2000 TWR in Russian
2000-0200 Tartuiskoye Semeinoye Radio in Russian
UNITED KINGDOM - Crystal Palace, London (2.5 kW)
Licence owned by Lyca Media
24h with prgrs for Asian community. Currently identifies
as 1035 medium wave pending new station name.
ASIA
JAPAN - Takamatsu/Toyama/Tsuruoka (all 1 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
PAKISTAN - Multan (120 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0045-0405 and 0600-1810 in Urdu, except
0300-0310 News in English
0800-0805 News in English
1100-1104 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
1044 kHz
EUROPE
RUSSIA - Kurkino, Moscow (20 kW)
RFE/RL Radio Svoboda
24h in Russian
ASIA
CHINA - Henglin, Changzhou (300 kW)
Transmitter operated by SARFT
1100-1600 China Radio International in Japanese
CHINA - Urumqi/Aksu/Korla/Turfan (all 10 kW)
Xinjiang BS, Uighur Minority Prgr
2300-1800 in Uighur
HONG KONG - Peng Chau (10 kW)
Metro Plus
24h in English
and partly in Chinese, Mandarin, Filipino and Indonesian
1053 kHz
EUROPE
ROMANIA - Iasi (400 kW)
Radio Iasi
0300-1900 in Romanian
with some local content in Ukrainian
AFRICA
MOROCCO - Tetouan
Radio Tetouan Minority Prgr
0800-1200 Arabic & Rifain
ASIA
BANGLADESH - Rangpur (20 kW)
Bangladesh Betar
0030-0400 and 0800-1710 in Bengali, except:
0200-0205 News in English
1100-1105 News in English
1530-1545 News in English
1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English
CHINA - Wenshan (50 kW)
Wenshan PBS, Minority Channel
2225-0030 in Chinese/Zhuang/Miao/Yao
0355-0530 in Chinese/Zhuang/Miao/Yao
0955-1400 in Chinese/Zhuang/Miao/Yao
INDIA - Tuticorin (200 kW)
All India Radio External Service
0000-0045 in Tamil
0045-0115 in Sinhala
0115-0330 in Tamil
1000-1100 in English
1100-1300 in Tamil
1300-1500 in Sinhala
1500-1530 in Tamil
KOREA (DPRK) - Haeju (500 kW)
Korean Central Broadcasting Station
broadcasting to listeners in South Korea
0800-1400 in Korean
2200-0400 in Korean
1062 kHz
EUROPE
ITALY (SARDINIA) - Cagliari (25 kW)
RAI Radio 1, Sardegna
0400-2200 in Italian, including local prgrs from
RAI Sardegna in Sardinian (Sardu), and 1030-1100(fr)
"Mediterradio" in Italian and Corsican, co-produced by
RAI Siclia, RAI Sardegna and R Corsa Frequenza Mora
ITALY (SICILY) - Catania (2 kW)
RAI Radio 1, Sicilia
24h in Italian, including local prgrs from RAI Sicilia, and
1030-1100(fr) "Mediterradio" in Italian and Corsican,
co-produced by RAI Siclia, RAI Sardegna and RCFM
MIDDLE EAST
TURKEY - Diyarbakir (300 kW)
TRT-6 Kurdish Service, Radyo Sese
0300-1500 in Kurdish
1071 kHz
MIDDLE EAST
SYRIA - Tartus (100 kW)
Radio Al-Nur
24h in Arabic; pro-Hezbollah radio station based in Beirut,
Lebanon and using facilities of Syrian Radio
YEMEN - Taiz (30 kW)
Republic of Yemen Radio General Programme
0300-1800 in Arabic, and at:
1800-1900 English prgr from San'a studio
ASIA
CHINA - Urumqi
Urumqi PBS, Uighur General Sce
2345-1630 in Uighur
INDIA - Rajkot (1000 kW)
All India Radio External Service
0015-0100 in Urdu
0100-0200 in Sindhi
0200-0430 in Urdu
0830-1130 in Urdu
1230-1500 in Sindhi
1500-1600 in Baluchi
1600-1930 in Urdu
1080 kHz
MIDDLE EAST
IRAN - Mahshahr (750 kW)
Transmitter operated by IRIB
1630-0330 VIRI External Service in Arabic
ASIA
BANGLADESH - Rajshahi (10 kW)
Bangladesh Betar
0030-0400 and 0600-1710 in Bengali, except:
0200-0205 News in English
1100-1105 News in English
1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English
1530-1545 News in English
CHINA - Xuanwei, Kunming, Yunnan (200 kW)
Transmitter operated by SARFT
1130-1230 China Radio International in Thai
1330-1430 China Radio International in Thai
1430-1530 China Radio International in Lao
1600-1800 China Radio International in English
KOREA (Rep of) - Daegu (5 kW) / Waegwan (0.25 kW)
American Forces Network (AFN) Korea
24h Thunder AM in English
PAKISTAN - Lahore (50 kW)
Radio Pakistan
1230-1705 in Urdu, except
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
1089 kHz
AFRICA
ALGERIA - Adrar (10 kW)
Radio Adrar
24h in Arabic, also with prgrs from Radio Algerienne and
Radio Koran, and also relaying Radio Algiers
International:
1900-1929 RAI in English
1930-1959 RAI in Spanish
2000-2029 RAI in Arabic
2030-2059 RAI in French
2100-2129 RAI in Arabic
2130-2159 RAI in English
2200-2229 RAI in Spanish
2230-2259 RAI in Arabic
2300-0200+ Radio Koran
ERITREA - Asmara (10 kW)
This is believed to be a transmitter previously assigned
to Radio Bana that is operated by the Eritrean Ministry
of Information and may possibly now be used by both
Eritrean Radio and Ethiopian opposition groups.
ASIA
CHINA - Fuzhou, Fujian (100 kW)
CNR-6, Taiwan 2, Voice of Shenzhou
2155-1605 in Amoy/Hakka/Mandarin
broadcasting to listeners in Taiwan
JAPAN - Sendai (10 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
TAIWAN - Yunlin (10 kW)
Voice of Han
2100-1600 in Chinese, except:
1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian
1098 kHz
EUROPE
SLOVAKIA - Nitra-Jarok (10 kW)
Slovensky Rozhlas
0400-1600 Radio Patria in Hungarian
1600-0400 Radio Devin in Slovak
MIDDLE EAST
IRAN - Zabol (100 kW)
Transmitter operated by IRIB
0130-0230 VIRI External Service in Urdu
0300-0630 VIRI External Service in Dari
0730-0830 VIRI External Service in Pashto
0830-1500 VIRI External Service in Dari
ASIA
CHINA - Multi-transmitters in Nei Menggu (10 kW >)
Nei Menggu PBS, Mongolian News General Service
2150-1605 in Mongolian
CHINA - Hami (1 kW)
Hami PBS, Uighur Service
2300-1600 in Uighur
KAZAKHSTAN - Almaty
BBC World Service (leased transmitter)
0100-0300 in English
1200-1300 in English
1300-1330 in Uzbek
1330-1400 in English
1600-1700 in Russian
Note: current status subject to confirmation
PAKISTAN - Hyderabad (10 kW)
Radio Pakistan
1230-1705 in Urdu, except
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
TAIWAN - Kouhu, Yunlin (300 kW)
Transmitter operated by Radio Taiwan International
1300-1700 Radio Taiwan International in Chinese
1900-2200 Radio Free Asia in Chinese
2200-2300 Radio France International in Chinese
1107 kHz
EUROPE
GERMANY - Kaiserlautern (10 kW) / Vilseck (10 kW)
American Forces Network (AFN) Europe
24h AFN PowerNet in English
AFRICA
KENYA - Maralal (100 kW)
KBC, Radio Taifa
0200-2110 in Swahili, including
1905-2000 China Radio International in Swahili
ASIA
CHINA - Hutubi, Xinjiang (120 kW)
Xinjiang PBS, Kazakh Service
2330-1800 in Kazakh
1116 kHz
EUROPE
ITALY (SICILY) - Palermo (10 kW)
RAI Radio 1, Sicilia
0400-2200 in Italian, including local prgrs from RAI Sicilia,
and 1030-1100(fr) "Mediterradio" in Italian and Corsican,
co-produced by RAI Siclia, RAI Sardegna and RCFM
ASIA
CHINA - Shaowu, Fujian (600 kW)
CNR-5, Taiwan 1, Voice of Zhonghua
0055-0615 & 0955-0005 in Chinese
broadcasting to listeners in Taiwan
TAIWAN - Taipei (10 kW) / Ilan (10 kW)
Voice of Han
2100-1600 in Chinese, except:
1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian
PHILIPPINES - Zamboanga City (5 kW)
DXAS, Far East Broadcasting Company
2100-0215(mo-fr), 1000-1300(mo-fr), 2200(sa)-1300(su)
in Filipino, Chinese and English
1125 kHz
ASIA
JAPAN - Okinawa (10 kW) / Obihiro (1 kW) / Muroran
(1 kW) / Tottori (1 kW) / Nayoro (1 kW) / Hagi (1 kW) /
Takayama (1 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
PHILIPPINES - Legaspi City (5 kW)
DWAS, Far East Broadcasting Company
2130-0400 and 0900-1300(mo-fr)
in Filipino, Bicol and English
SRI LANKA - Puttalam (50 kW)
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
0930-1000 in Telugu
1000-1100 in Malayalam
1100-1215 in Tamil
1134 kHz
EUROPE
UNITED KINGDOM - Catterick/Nuneaton/Sandhurst
BFBS Gurkha Radio (all 0.001 kW)
24h in Nepali
AFRICA
KENYA - Kitale (50 kW)
KBC English Service
0200-2110 in English, including
1630-1730 China Radio International in English
1902-2000(mo-fr) BBC World Service in English
ASIA
PAKISTAN - Quetta (300 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0200-0400 and 1300-1900 in Urdu, except
0300-0310 News in English
0800-0805 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
1143 kHz
EUROPE
GERMANY - Multi-transmitters:
Heidelberg (1 kW) / Monchengladbach (1 kW)
Spangdahlem (1 kW) / Bamberg (0.3 kW)
Schweinfurt (0.01 kW)
American Forces Network (AFN) Europe
24h AFN PowerNet in English
ASIA
CHINA - Beijing (10 kW)
CNR-8 Ethnic Minority Radio
2055-2300 in Korean
2300-0100 in Mongolian
0100-0300 in Kazakh
0300-0400 in Mongolian
0400-0500 in Korean
0500-0600 in Kazakh
0600-0700 in Korean
0700-0900 in Mongolian
0900-1000 in Kazakh
1000-1100 in Korean
1200-1300 in Mongolian
1400-1500 in Kazakh
CHINA - Gejiu, Yunnan (1 kW)
Yunnan PBS, Economic Service
24h in Chinese, except
1300-1500 China Radio International in English
CHINA - Tashkurgan, Xinjiang (1 kW)
Xinjiang PBS, Kazakh Service
2330-1800 in Kazakh
CHINA - Tongliao, Nei Menggu (1 kW)
Nei Menggu PBS, Mongolian News and General Service
2150-1605 in Mongolian
CHINA - Tumen (1 kW)
Tumen PBS, Local Minority Service
2155-2400 in Chinese and Korean
0330-0500 in Chinese and Korean
0855-1230 in Chinese and Korean
NEPAL - Bardibas (10 kW)
Radio Nepal
2315-1715 in Nepali
and includes news at:
0010-0015 in Sanskrit
0215-0227 in English
0325-0330(mo/we) in Newari
0330-0337(fr-su) in Newari
0417-0515(mo) in Sherpa
0417-0515(tu) in Bhojpuri
0417-0515(we) in Newari
0417-0515(su) in Mathili
0815-0827 in English
1415-1427 in English
1615-1627 in Hindi
TAJIKISTAN - Dushanbe (150 kW)
Voice of Tajik / Ovoji Tojik
0200-0400 in Tajik
0400-0600 in Persian
0600-0800 in Dari
0800-1000 in Russian
1000-1100 in Uzbek
1100-1200 in Hindi
1200-1300 in Arabic
1300-1400 in English
1400-1600 in Tajik
1600-1800 in Persian
1152 kHz
MIDDLE EAST
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Ras al Khaimah (200 kW)
Voice of Kerala
0200-2100v in Malayalam
also carries Bangla Radio at certain times
ASIA
CHINA - Ulanhot, Nei Menggu (10 kW)
Hinggan PBS, Voice of Alateng
2200-0600 in Chinese
0600-0655 in Mongolian
0655-1600 in Chinese
JAPAN - Kochi/Kushiro (10 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
PAKISTAN - Rawalpindi (100 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0200-0400 and 1300-1900 in Urdu, except
0300-0310 News in English
0800-0805 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
1161 kHz
EUROPE
BULGARIA - Dulovo/Targovishte (10 kW)
BNR1 (Horizont)
24h in Bulgarian, except:
0500-0530 Bulgaristan Milli R, Turkce Yayinlar in Turkish
1200-1230 Bulgaristan Milli R, Turkce Yayinlar in Turkish
1730-1830 Bulgaristan Milli R, Turkce Yayinlar in Turkish
AFRICA
ALGERIA - In Salah (5 kW)
Radio Tamanrasset
24h in Arabic, also with prgrs from Radio Algerienne and
Radio Koran, and also relaying Radio Algiers
International:
1900-1929 RAI in English
1930-1959 RAI in Spanish
2000-2029 RAI in Arabic
2030-2059 RAI in French
2100-2129 RAI in Arabic
2130-2159 RAI in English
2200-2229 RAI in Spanish
2230-2259 RAI in Arabic
2300-0200+ Radio Koran
MIDDLE EAST
IRAN - Qasar e-Shirin (600 kW)
Transmitter operated by IRIB
0230-0330 VIRI External Service in Arabic
1530-2130 VIRI External Service in Arabic
ASIA
BANGLADESH - Rangamati (10 kW)
Bangladesh Betar
0530-1030 in Bengali, except:
0200-0205 News in English
KOREA (Rep of) - Uijeongbu (0.25 kW)
American Forces Network (AFN) Korea
24h Thunder AM in English
TAJIKISTAN - Orzu (40 kW)
TR-2, Sadol Dushanbe
0300-0600 in Tajik
0600-0800 in Russian
0800-1500 in Tajik
1170 kHz
EUROPE
BELARUS - Sasnovy (700 kW)
1500-1700 Radio Belarus in Polish
note: transmitter may also air Belarusian Radio
domestic prgrs at times earlier in the day
SLOVENIA - Beli Kriz (15 kW)
Radio Capodistria
24h in Italian
UNITED KINGDOM - Swansea (0.58 kW)
Swansea Sound
24h in English, except for news in Welsh
at 1700, 1800 & 1900 and and other
programmes/segments in Welsh
AFRICA
SWAZILAND - Mpangela Range, Manzini (50 kW)
TWR Swaziland
1630-1700 in Zulu
1700-2105 in English
MIDDLE EAST
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Dhabbaya (800 kW)
Transmitter operated by IBB
Radio Sawa
24h in Arabic for listeners in the Gulf
ASIA
KOREA (Rep of) - Gimje (500 kW)
HLSR, KBS Ethnic Korean Service, 2nd Programme
24h in Korean, except:
1000-1100 KBS World Radio in Korean
1100-1300 KBS World Radio in Japanese
1300-1400 KBS World Radio in Chinese
PAKISTAN - Peshawar (100 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0200-0400 and 1300-1900 in Urdu, except
0300-0310 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
VIETNAM - Long Xuyen (10 kW)
An Giang Radio and TV Station
2200-1330 in Vietnamese, with local prgrs and VOV-1
also some content in Cambodian
1179 kHz
EUROPE
GERMANY - Heusweiler, Saarland (10 kW)
Antenne Saar
Monday-Friday:
0400-0430 SWRinfo in German
0430-0600 R France Int in French
0600-0630 SWRinfo in German
0630-0700 R France Int inFrench
0700-0730 SWRinfo in German
0730-0800 R France Int in French
0800-0830 SWRinfo in German
0830-0900 R France Int in French, except:
Saartalk in German (2nd Wed)
0900-0930 SWRinfo in German
0930-1000 R France Int in French
1000-1030 SWRinfo in German
1030-1100 SR2 KulturRadio in German
1100-1130 SWRinfo in German
1130-1200 R France Int in French
1200-1230 SWRinfo in German
1230-1300 R France Int in French
1300-1330 SWRinfo in German
1330-1400 R France Int in French
1400-1430 SWRinfo in German
1430-1500 R France Int in French, except:
Saartalk in German (2nd Thu)
1500-1530 SWRinfo in German
1530-1600 SR2 KulturRadio in German
1600-1700 R France Int in French, except:
SWRinfo/Saartalk in German (2nd Mon)
1700-1730 SWRinfo in German
1730-1800 R France Int in French
1800-1815 SWRinfo in German
1815-1900 Antenne Saar/SR2 KulturRadio -German
1900-2000 R France Int in French
2000-2015 SWRinfo in German
2015-2100(mo-th) Phoenix in German
2015-2100(fr) Antenne Saar in German
2100-2300 ARD Info Nacht in German
2300-0400 ARD Info Nacht in German
Saturday:
0400-0600 R France Int in French
0600-0700 SWRinfo in German
0700-0800 R France Int in French
0800-0830 SWRinfo in German
0830-0900 R France Int in French
0900-0930 SWRinfo in German
0930-1000 R France Int in French
1000-1030 Phoenix in German
1030-1100 SR2 KulturRadio
1100-1130 SWRinfo in German
1130-1200 R France Int in French
1200-1230 SWRinfo in German
1230-1300 R France Int in French
1300-1600 AntennaSaar in Germen
1600-1700 R France Int in French
1700-1730 SWRinfo in German
1730-1800 R France Int in French
1800-1900 SWRinfo in German
1900-2000 R France Int in French
2000-2100 AntenneSaar in German
2100-0400 ARD Info Nacht in German
Sunday:
0400-0600 R France Int in French
0600-0700 SWRinfo in German
0700-0730 SR2 KulturRadio in German
0730-0800 SWRinfo in German
0800-0830 Mezz'ora Italiana in Italian
0830-0900 R France Int in French
0900-1000 SR2 KulturRadio in German
1000-1200 Phoenix in German
1200-1230 SWRinfo in German
1230-1300 R France Int in French
1300-1330 SWRinfo in German
1330-1400 Mezz'ora Italiana in Italian (repeat)
1400-1430 SWRinfo in German
1430-1500 R France Int in French
1500-1600 Phoenix in German
1600-1700 R France Int in French
1700-1730 SWRinfo in German
1730-1800 R France Int in French
1800-1830 SR2 KulturRadio in German
1830-1900 R France Int in French
1900-2000 SWRinfo in German
2000-2100 R France Int in French
2100-0400 ARD Info Nacht in German
UNITED KINGDOM - Farnborough (0.001 kW)
Radio BGWS - Britsh Gurkha Welfare Society
0945-1600 in Nepali
1188 kHz
EUROPE
HUNGARY - Marcali (300 kW) / Szolnok (100 kW)
Magyar Radio, MR-4
0600-0800 in Croatian
0800-1000 in German
1000-1003 The Southern Bell (Angelus)
1003-1100(mo-fr) in Romany
1003-1100(sa/su) Nationalities Music
1100-1130(mo) in Slovenian
1100-1130(tu) in Russian
1100-1130(we) in Bulgarian
1100-1130(th) in Greek
1100-1130(fr) in Ukrainian
1100-1130(sa) in Armenian
1100-1200(su) National Magazine
1130-1200(mo-fr) Nationalities Music
1130-1200(sa) in Polish
1200-1400 in Serbian
1400-1600 in Romanian
1600-1800 in Slovak
MIDDLE EAST
YEMEN - Al-Hiswah (100 kW)
Republic of Yemen Radio General Programme
0300-1800 in Arabic, and at:
1800-1900 English prgr from San'a studio
ASIA
CHINA - Kunming, Yunnan (300 kW)
Transmitter operated by SARFT
1130-1200 China Radio International in Burmese
1200-1300 China Radio International in English
1300-1400 China Radio International in Burmese
1400-1500 China Radio International in Sinhalese
1500-1600 China Radio International in English
1600-1700 China Radio International in Hindi
CHINA - Yanbian
Yanji PBS, Korean Satellite Service
2130-1510 in Korean
KAZAKHSTAN - Abay
BBC World Service (leased transmitter)
0100-0300 in English
1200-1300 in English
1300-1330 in Uzbek
1330-1400 in English
1600-1700 in Russian
Note: current status subject to confirmation
KOREA (Rep of) - Seoul (100 kW)
HLKX - Far East Broadcasting Company
1100-1200 FEBC in English
1200-1500 Voice of America in Korean
1500-1600 FEBC in Chinese
1600-1800 Radio Free Asia in Korean
1800-1100 FEBC in Korean
RUSSIA - Khabarovsk (5 kW)
Radio Teos
0400-1200 in Russian, including
1000-1100 FEBC Radio in Russian
TAIWAN - Taipei (1 kW)
Taiwan Broadcasting Company, 2nd Network
24h in Chinese, except
1000-1100(su) in Vietnamese
1197 kHz
EUROPE
ROMANIA - Brasov (15 kW)
Radio Romania Actualitati / Radio Targu Mures
0300-1900 in Romanian, except:
0500-0800(sa) Marosvsrhelyi Radio in Hungarian
0600-0730(su) Radio Neumarkt in German
0700-1400(mo-fr) Marosvsrhelyi Radio in Hungarian
0830-1500(su) Marosvsrhelyi Radio in Hungarian
1000-1400(sa) Marosvsrhelyi Radio in Hungarian
1700-1800(mo-sa) Radio Neumarkt in German
ASIA
CHINA - Hailar, Nei Menggu
Nei Menggu PBS, Mongolian News and General Service
2150-1605 in Mongolian
KAZAKHSTAN - Astana (10 kW)
BBC World Service (leased transmitter)
0100-0300 in English
1200-1300 in English
1300-1330 in Uzbek
1330-1400 in English
1600-1700 in Russian
Note: current status subject to confirmation
KOREA (Rep of) - Dongducheon (1 kW)
American Forces Network (AFN) Korea
24h Thunder AM in English
MALAYSIA - Kudat (10 kW)
Sabah V FM (Minority Program)
0030-0110 in Mandarin
0110-0120 in Hakka
0120-0300 in Mandarin
0300-0600 in English
0600-0830 in Kadazan
0830-1100 in Hajau
1100-1300 in Murut
1300-1500 in Dusun
1500-1800 in English
1800-2000 in Bajau
2100-2300 in Kadazan
2000-2100 in Murut
2300-0030 in Dusun
1206 kHz
AFRICA
RODRIGUES - Citronelle (10 kW)
Radio Rodrigues
24h in English, French and Indian languages
1400-1415 relay Radio Maurice 684 kHz
ASIA
CHINA - Yanbian (200 kW)
CNR-8 Ethnic Minority Radio
1000-1100 in Korean
CHINA - Yanji (150 kW)
Yanji PBS, Korean News General Service
2040-1600 in Korean
CHINA - Weihai (1 kW)
Weihai PBS, News General Service
2100-0530 in Chinese
0530-0600 in Korean
0600-0825(exc tu) in Chinese
0825-1430 in Chinese
1430-1500 in Korean
1500-1600 in Chinese
CHINA - Nanjing (1 kW)
Voice of Jinling
1445-1705 in Chinese
for listeners in Taiwan
TAIWAN - Minhsiung (100 kW)
Transmitter operated by Radio Taiwan International
0000-0200 Pan American Broadcasting in English
0300-0400 RTI in Indonesian
0400-0500 RTI in Chinese
0500-0600 RTI in Amoy
0900-1000 RTI in Chinese
1000-1100 RTI in Amoy
1100-1200 RTI in Chinese
1200-1300 RTI in Amoy
1300-1400 RTI in Vietnamese
1400-1500 RTI in Chinese
2300-0000 RTI in Chinese
TAIWAN - Hsinchu (10 kW)
Taiwan Broadcasting Company, 1st Network
24h in Chinese, except:
0900-1000(su) in Indonesian
1000-1100(su) in Tagalog
1100-1200(su) in Thai
1200-1300(su) in Vietnamese
1300-1400(su) in Tagalog
1215 kHz
EUROPE
ALBANIA - Flakke (500 kW)
Transmitter owned by Radiotelevizioni Shqiptar
and leased to China Radio International
0600-0800 China Radio International in English
1500-1600 China Radio International in Albanian
1600-1700 China Radio International in Esperanto
1700-1800 China Radio International in Romanian
2100-2200 China Radio International in Serbian
ASIA
INDIA - New Delhi - 20 kW
All India Radio
1325-0043 National Channel, includes
1530-1545 News at Nine in English
1224 kHz
AFRICA
REUNION - St Andre (10 kW)
Radio Reunion
24h in French, including:
2300-0100 Radio France International in French
MIDDLE EAST
IRAN - Kerman (400 kW)
Transmitter operated by IRIB
24h VIRI External Service in Arabic
ASIA
CHINA - Xiamen, Fujian (100 kW)
CNR-6, Taiwan 2, Voice of Shenzhou
2155-1605 in Amoy/Hakka/Mandarin
broadcasting to listeners in Taiwan
1233 kHz
AFRICA
KENYA - Marsabit (50 kW)
KBC English and North-Eastern Services
0200-2110 in English / local languages, including:
1630-1730 China Radio International in English
1902-2000(mo-fr) BBC World Service in English
MIDDLE EAST
CYPRUS - Cape Greco (600 kW)
Transmitter owned by Monte Carlo Radiodiffusion
0300-0330(mo-fr) TWR in Arabic
0400-2020 Monte Carlo Doualiya in Arabic
2025-2126(-2156sa/su) TWR in Arabic
ASIA
CHINA - Hutubi (120 kW) + lower power transmitters
Xinjiang PBS, Minority Services
2330-0330 in Mongolian
0330-0530 in Kyrgyz
0530-0800 in Mongolian
0800-1030(exc tu/th) in Mongolian
1030-1100(exc tu/th) in Kyrgyz
1100-1230 in Kyrgyz
1230-1800 in Mongolian
1242 kHz
ASIA
INDONESIA - Bogor, West Java (10 kW)
Radio Republik Indonesia / RRI Bogor (Pro-1)
2155-1700 in Indonesian, except:
0300-0310 in Sundanese
0930-1030(su) in English
VIETNAM - Thoi Long, Can Tho (listed 2000 kW)
Voice of Vietnam External Service
1300-1330 in Cambodian
1330-1430 in Lao
1430-1500 in Cambodian
1500-1600 in Vietnamese
1251 kHz
EUROPE
UNITED KINGDOM - York (0.001 kW)
BFBS Gurkha Radio
24h in Nepali
ASIA
CHINA - Bejing (10 kW)
Transmitter operated by SARFT
24h China Radio International / Easy FM in English
CHINA - Xining (100 kW)
Qinghai PBS, Tibetan Service
2250-1600 in Tibetan
PAKISTAN - Loralai (10 kW)
Radio Pakistan
1145-1615 in Urdu, except
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
TAIWAN - Kaohsing (10 kW)
Voice of Han
2100-1600 in Chinese, except:
1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian
TAJIKISTAN - Dushanbe - BBC WS (100 kW)
Transmitter owned and operated by Teleradiokom
0200-0230 BBC World Service in Tajik
0230-0330 BBC World Service in Persian
0330-0400(sa/su) BBC World Service in Persian
0930-1000 BBC World Service in Tajik
1000-1030(su/mo) BBC World Service in Dari
1000-1030(tu-sa) BBC World Service in Russian
1300-1400 BBC World Service in Uzbek
1400-1500 BBC World Service in Tajik
1530-1615 HCJB in Central Asian languages
programmes include:
1530-1600(th-mo) Radio Payam e-Hayat in Dari
1530-1545(tu/we) Radio Payam e-Hayat in Uzbek
1530-1545(th-mo) Sadaye Zindagi in Dari
1545-1615(tu/we) Radio Payam e-Hayat in Turkmen
1600-1615(th-mo) Radio Payam e-Hayat in Turkmen
1700-1730 BBC World Service in English
1730-1800(mo-fr) BBC World Service in Russian
1730-1800(sa/su) BBC World Service in English
1800-1830 BBC World Service in Tajik
1830-1900 BBC World Service in Dari
1260 kHz
EUROPE
UNITED KINGDOM - Leicester (0.29 kW)
Sabras Radio
24h for Asian community
VATICAN CITY STATE - Vatican City (5 kW)
Vatican Radio
0510-0700(th) Mass in Polish
0615-0815(su) Ukrainian Liturgy
0800-0830(mo-sa) in Portuguese
0900-0930(mo-sa) in Portuguese
1030-1100(mo-sa) in Spanish
1230-1300 in Russian
1300-1315 in Spanish
1315-1330 in Portuguese
1400-1430(mo/th) in Spanish
1400-1430(th) in Portuguese
1500-1530 in Portuguese
1530-1600 in Arabic
1630-1700 in Spanish
1700-1720 in Belarusian
1720-1740 in Lithuanian
1740-1800 in Latvian
1800-1820 in Romanian
1820-1840 in Bulgarian
1840-1900(fr/su) in Finnish
1840-1900(mo) in Norwegian
1840-1900(tu-th/sa) in Swedish
1900-1920 in Albanian
1920-1930(we/th) in Esperanto
1920-2000(su) in Filipino
2000-2030 in Russian
note: schedule subject to confirmation
ASIA
PAKISTAN - Peshawar II (300 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0045-0405 and 0600-1810 in Urdu, except
0300-0310 News in English
0800-0805 News in English
1100-1104 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
1269 kHz
AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICA - Midrand, Gauteng (2 kW)
ArrowLine Chinese Radio
0400-2000 in Chinese
MIDDLE EAST
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Ras al Khaimah (200 kW)
Radio Asia
24h in Malayalam with limited Tamil/Telugu
ASIA
CHINA - Xuanwei, Yunnan (600 kW)
Transmitter operated by SARFT
1100-1300 China Radio International in English
1300-1400 Voice of Russia in Hindi
1400-1500 China Radio International in Bengali
1500-1700 China Radio International in Hindi
1700-1800 Voice of Russia in English
CHINA - Fuzhou (200 kW)
Voice of the Strait News Channel, includes:
1500-1525su Focus on China in English
CHINA - Dunhua (1 kW)
Dunhua PBS, Local Minority Service
2130-1500 in Chinese & Korean
TAIWAN - Penghu (10 kW)
Voice of Han
2100-1600 in Chinese, except:
1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian
1278 kHz
EUROPE
FRANCE - Selestat (300 kW)
Radio Bleu Alsace
24h in French, except:
0400-1400(mo-fr) France Bleu Elsass in Alsatian
0600-0900(su) France Bleu Elsass in Alsatian
UNITED KINGDOM - Folkestone/Stafford (0.001 kW)
BFBS Gurkha Radio
24h in Nepali
1287 kHz
EUROPE
UNITED KINGDOM - Blandford/Brecon/Chippenham/
BFBS Gurkha Radio Maidstone (0.001 kW)
24h in Nepali
ASIA
BANGLADESH - Khulna (100 kW)
Bangladesh Betar
0445-1115 in Bengali, except:
1100-1105 News in English
KYRGYZSTAN - Bishkek (150 kW) (partly )
Transmitter operated by Kyrgyztelecom
0000-1230 Kyrgyz Radio in Kyrgyz/Russian
1445-1500 TWR in English
1500-1530 TWR in Kazakh
1530-1600 TWR in Uzbek
1600-1630 TWR in Uighur
1630-1700 TWR in Russian
1700-1715 TWR in Tajik
1715-1730 TWR in Russian
1730-1745 TWR in Uzbek
TAIWAN - Taichung (10 kW)
Voice of Han
2100-1600 in Chinese, except:
1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian
1296 kHz
ASIA
AFGHANISTAN - Kabul (400 kW)
Transmitter operated in IBB
0030-0130 R Ashna in Pashto
0130-0230 R Ashna in Dari
0230-0330 RFE/RL R Free Afghanistan in Pashto
0330-0430 RFE/RL R Free Afghanistan in Dari
0430-0530 RFE/RL R Free Afghanistan in Pashto
0530-0630 RFE/RL R Free Afghanistan in Dari
0630-0730 RFE/RL R Free Afghanistan in Pashto
0730-0830 RFE/RL R Free Afghanistan in Dari
0830-0930 RFE/RL R Free Afghanistan in Pashto
0930-1030 RFE/RL R Free Afghanistan in Dari
1030-1130 RFE/RL R Free Afghanistan in Pashto
1130-1230 RFE/RL R Free Afghanistan in Dari
1230-1330 RFE/RL R Free Afghanistan in Pashto
1330-1430 RFE/RL R Free Afghanistan in Dari
1430-1530 R Ashna in Pashto
1530-1630 R Ashna in Dari
1630-1730 R Ashna in Pashto
1730-1830 R Ashna in Dari
1830-1930 R Ashna in Pashto
1930-2030 R Ashna in Dari
2030-0030 to be confirmed (previously English)
CHINA - Kunming, Yunnan (300 kW)
Transmitter operated by SARFT
1100-1500 China Radio International in Vietnamese
1500-1600 R France Int in Vietnamese (Feb-Mar only)
1600-1700 R France Int in French (Feb-Mar only)
1305 kHz
AFRICA
KENYA - Wajir (50 kW)
KBC English and Northern Services
0200-2110 in English / local languages, including:
1630-1730 China Radio International in English
1902-2000(mo-fr) BBC World Service in English
ASIA
CHINA - Zhengxianbai, Nei Menggu (1 kW)
Nei Menggu PBS, Mongolian News and General Service
2150-1605 in Mongolian
CHINA - Hezuo, Gansu
CNR-11, Tibetan Service
2155-1605 in Tibetan
1314 kHz
EUROPE
ROMANIA - Timisoara (25 KW)
Antena Satelor
24h in Romanian, except:
0700-0720(su) Prgr Maghiar-German in Hungarian
0720-0730(su) Prgr Maghiar-German in German
1100-1200(mo-sa) Prgr Maghiar-German in German
1200-1300(mo-sa) Prgr Maghiar-German in Hungarian
MIDDLE EAST & CAUCASUS
ARMENIA - Gavar (1000 kW)
Transmitter operated by AR Radio Intercontinental
0600-0630 Public Radio of Armenia in Yezidi
1145-1200 Public Radio of Armenia in Azeri
1200-1215(mo-fr) Public Radio of Armenia in Azeri
1200-1215(sa/su) Public Radio of Armenia in Turkish
1215-1230 Public Radio of Armenia in Turkish
1230-1300 Public Radio of Armenia in Kurdish
ASIA
CHINA - Yantai (10 kW)
Yantai PBS, News Channel
2055-1600 in Chinese, except:
1300-1315 China Radio International in Korean
1323 kHz
EUROPE
ROMANIA - Targu Mures (15 kW)
Radio Romania Actualitati / Radio Targu Mures
0300-1900 in Romanian, except:
0400-0700(sa) Marosvsrhelyi Radio in Hungarian
0600-0730(su) Radio Neumarkt in German
0700-1400(mo-fr) Marosvsrhelyi Radio in Hungarian
0730-1400(su) Marosvsrhelyi Radio in Hungarian
1000-1400(sa) Marosvsrhelyi Radio in Hungarian
1700-1800(mo-sa) Radio Neumarkt in German
MIDDLE EAST
CYPRUS - Zyyi (200 kW)
Transmitter operated by Babcock International
0300-0700 BBC WS in English
1300-1900 BBC WS in English
ASIA
CHINA - Huadian, Jilin (600 kW)
Transmitter operated by SARFT
1100-1400 China Radio International in Korean
1400-1500 Voice of Russia in Korean
2100-2300 China Radio International in Korean
CHINA - Hutubi, Xinjiang (500 kW)
Transmitter operated by SARFT
1100-1200 China Radio International in Russian
1200-1300 China Radio International in Mongolian
1300-1500 China Radio International in Russian
1500-1800 China Radio International in English
CHINA - Shuanghyashan, Heilonjiang (100 kW)
Transmitter operated by SARFT
1100-1200 China Radio International in Russian
1300-1500 China Radio International in Russian
CHINA - Multi-transmitters in Xizang
CNR-11, Tibetan Service
2155-1605 in Tibetan
TAIWAN - Taipai (1 kW)
Taiwan Broadcasting Company, 1st Network
24h in Chinese, except:
0900-1000(su) in Indonesian
1000-1100(su) in Tagalog
1100-1200(su) in Thai
1200-1300(su) in Vietnamese
1300-1400(su) in Tagalog
TAJIKISTAN - Dushanbe (7 kW)
TR 1 Radioi Tojikiston
2300-2000 in Tajik, except
0400-0430 Russian
1000-1030 Russian
1030-1100 Uzbek
1332 kHz
CHINA - Hezou, Gansu (10 kW)
Gannan PBS
2220-0100, 0430-0600, 0950-1400 in Chinese & Tibetan
PAKISTAN - Lahore (100 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0200-1900 in Urdu, except
0300-0310 News in English
0800-0805 News in English
1100-1104 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
TAIWAN - Kaohsiung (10 kW)
Voice of Han
2100-1600 in Chinese, except:
1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian
1341 kHz
EUROPE
UNITED KINGDOM - Lisnagarvey, N Ireland (100 kW)
BBC Radio Ulster (and BBC R5L overnight), includes:
1705-1800(su) "Cln" in Gaelic
1705-1900(sa) "Cachlar" in Gaelic
1805-1900(mo-fr) "Blas" in Gaelic
ASIA
CHINA - Huadu, Guangdong (300 kW)
Transmitter operated by SARFT
1130-1200 China Radio International in Filipino
1200-1430 China Radio International in English
1430-1500 China Radio International in Filipino
CHINA - Shannan, Xizang (1 kW)
Shannan PBS
2335-0135, 0405-0535, 1005-1340 in Chinese/Tibetan
INDONESIA - Tanjung Pinang, Bintan Island, Riau
Idlands (5 kW)
Radio Republik Indonesia / RRI Tanjung Pinang (Pro-1)
2200-1700 in Indonesian, except:
13301500(su) in Chinese
KAZAKHSTAN - Almaty (25 kW)
Transmitter operated by Kaztelradio
0100-0200 RFE/RL Radio Azayytq in Kazakh
1000-1100 RFE/RL Radio Svoboda in Russian
1106-1126(mo) Qazaq Radiosi in German
1106-1126(tu) Qazaq Radiosi in Uighur
1106-1126(we) Qazaq Radiosi in Korean
1106-1126(th) Qazaq Radiosi in Turkish
1106-1126(fr) Qazaq Radiosi in Tatar
1106-1126(sa) Qazaq Radiosi in Azeri
1300-1400 RFE/RL Radio Azayytq in Kazakh
1500-1600 RFE/RL Radio Svoboda in Russian
PAKISTAN - Lahore (100 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0850-1810 in Urdu, except
0800-0805 News in English
1100-1104 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
1350 kHz
CAUCASUS
ARMENIA - Gavar (1000 kW)
Transmitter operated by AR Radio Intercontinental
1800-1814 TWR in Kurmanji
1815-1845 TWR in Turkish
1846-1916 TWR Kol HaYeshua in Hebrew (Su-Th)
1846-1916 TWR in Russian (Fr)
1846-1916 TWR Kol HaYeshua in English (Sa)
GEORGIA - Sukhumi (30 kW)
Apsua Radio / Abkhazaye Radio
0340 - .... in Abkhazian/Russian
1350 - .... in Abkhazian/Russian
including relays of Radio Rossii
ASIA
CHINA - Tongliao (50 kW)
Tongliao PBS / Voice of Horqin
2110-1730 in Mongolian
1359 kHz
ASIA
CHINA - Huzhu, Qinghai (10 kW)
Qinghai PBS
2250-1600 in Tibetan
JAPAN - Multi-transmitters (all 0.1 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
TAIWAN - Fangliao (600 kW)
Transmitter operated by Radio Taiwan International
1100-1200 Radio Taiwan International in English
1200-1300 Radio Taiwan International in Vietnamese
1300-1500 R Free Malaysia in Malay (currently inactive)
1368 kHz
EUROPE
ISLE OF MAN - Foxdale (20 kW)
Manx Radio
24h in English, except:
0900-1000(su) Moghrey Jedoonee in English & Manx
1600-1630(we) Shiaght Laa in English & Manx
1800-1900(su) Claare Ny Gael in English & Manx
During the International Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy)
Motorcycle Race, Manx Radio's mediumwave service
provides special coverage of the event.
ITALY - Villa Estense, Padova (0.35 kW)
Challenger Radio
reported with relays including IRRS, Overcomer Ministry,
Voice of America, and Radio City in Italian/Engliish
ASIA
CHINA - Multi-transmitters in Nei Menggu (> 10 kW)
Nei Menggu PBS, Mongolian News General Service
2150-1605 in Mongolian
1377 kHz
EUROPE
UNITED KINGDOM - Ashton-under-Lyne (0.08 kW)
Asian Sound Radio
24 hrs with prgrs for Asian community
CAUCASUS
ARMENIA - Gavar, Yerevan (1000 kW)
Transmitter operated by AR Radio Intercontinental
1800-1815 TWR in Sorani Kurdish
1817-1832 TWR in Persian (Sa-We)
1817-1832 TWR in Gilaki (Th)
1817-1832 TWR in Qashqa'i (Fr)
1832-2000 TWR in Persian
2002-2102 TWR in Arabic
ASIA
JAPAN - Hofu-shi (5 kW) / Hachinohe (1 kW) /
NHK Radio 2 Nagasaki (1 kW)
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
1386 kHz
EUROPE
LITHUANIA - Sitkunai (75 kW)
Transmitter operated by Radio Baltic Waves
0230-0300 NHK World/Radio Japan in Russian
1630-1700 NHK World/Radio Japan in Russian
1800-1900 Polish Radio in Polish
1900-2000 Polish Radio in Belarusian
AFRICA
KENYA - Maralal (100 kW)
KBC English and Northern Services
0200-2110 in English / local languages, including:
1630-1730 China Radio International in English
1902-2000(mo-fr) BBC World Service in English
ASIA
JAPAN - Morioka / Kanazawa/ Kagoshima (all 10 kW) /
NHK Radio 2 Okayama (5 kW)
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
1395 kHz
EUROPE
ALBANIA - Flakke (500 kW)
Transmitter operated by Radiotelevizioni Shqiptar
0901-1000 Radio Tirana in Albanian
1925-2000 TWR in Hungarian
2000-2030(-2015sa) in Polish
2015-2030(su) in Croatian
2030-2100(mo-fr) in Croatian
2030-2045(sa/su) in Croatian
2045-2100(sa) in Croatian
2045-2100(su) in Bosnian
2100-2130(mo-fr) in Serbian
2100-2130(sa) in Croatian
2100-2130(su) in Bosnian
CAUCASUS
ARMENIA - Gavar, Yerevan (500/1000 kW)
Transmitter operated by AR Radio Intercontinental
0100-0000 Voice of Russia in Russian
ASIA
CHINA - Nei Menggu
Nei Menggu PBS, Mongolian News General Service
2150-1605 in Mongolian
1404 kHz
EUROPE
FRANCE - Ajaccio (20 kW)
France Blue Corse Frequenza Mora
0400-1900(-1700sa/su) FB CFM in French/Corsican
1900(1700-sa/su)-0400 FB (from Paris) in French
ROMANIA - Sighetul Marmatiei (50 kW)
Radio Romania Actualitati / Radio Cluj
24h in Romanian, except:
0340-0350mo Radio Sighet in Hungarian
0420-0425(mo-sa) Radio Sighet in Hungarian
0500-0700(mo-sa) Kolozsvari Radio in Hungarian
0700-0720(su) Prgr Maghiar-German in Hungarian
0720-0730(su) Prgr Maghiar-German in German
1100-1500(su) Kolozsvari Radio in Hungarian
1200-1500(mo-fr) Kolozsvari Radio in Hungarian
1520-1530(tu) Radio Sighet in Hungarian
1600-1655(fr) Radio Sighet in Ukrainian
1630-1655(th) Radio Sighet in Hungarian
2300-0100(mo-fr) Kolozsvari Radio in Hungarian
ASIA
KYRGYZSTAN - Multi-transmitters (> 20 kW)
KGR-1, Birinchi Radio
2300-1800 in Kyrgyz and Russian
TIMOR-LESTE - Dili (5 kW)
Radio Timor Kmanek
2030-1500 in Tetum, Indonesian and Portuguese
1413 kHz
MIDDLE EAST
OMAN - A'Seela (800 kW)
Transmitter operated by Babcock International
0030-0100 BBC World Service in Dari
0100-0130 BBC World Service in Hindi
0130-0200 BBC World Service in Urdu
0200-0230 BBC World Service in English
0230-0300 BBC World Service in Persian
0300-0400 BBC World Service in English
1300-1400 BBC World Service in English
1400-1500 BBC World Service in Hindi
1500-1600 BBC World Service in Urdu
1600-1630 BBC World Service in Hindi
1630-1800 BBC World Service in English
1800-1900 BBC World Service in Dari
1900-2100 BBC World Service in English
ASIA
BANGLADESH - Cornilla (10 kW)
Bangladesh Betar
1000-1700 in Bengali, except:
1100-1105 News in English
1530-1545 News in English
1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English
CHINA - Multi-transmitters in Xinjiang (> 10 kW)
Xinjiang PBS, Uighur Minority Prgr
2300-1800 in Uighur
1422 kHz
MIDDLE EAST
SAUDI ARABIA - Riyadh (20 kW)
Broadcasting Service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
European Language Service with programmes from
Radio Riyadh and Radio Jeddah:
0600-0800 in English
0800-1000 in French
1000-1300 in English
1400-1600 in French
1600-2100 in English
ASIA
CHINA - Kashi, Xinjiang (600 kW)
Transmitter operated by SARFT
0100-0300 CNR-8 in Kazakh
0500-0600 CNR-8 in Kazakh
0900-1000 CNR-8 in Kazakh
1300-1400 China Radio International in Hindi
1400-1500 CNR-8 in Kazakh
1500-1600 China Radio International in Urdu
1600-1700 China Radio International in Hindi
TAIWAN - Minhsiung (100 kW)
Transmitter operated by Radio Taiwan International
2300-0000 RTI in Thai
0000-0100 RTI in Chinese
0100-0200 RTI in English
0200-0230 RTI in Hakka
0230-0300 RTI in Cantonese
0300-0500 RTI in Indonesian
0500-0600 RTI in Amoy
0900-1000 RTI in Amoy
1000-1100 RTI in Chinese
1100-1200 RTI in Vietnamese
1200-1300 RTI in Indonesian
1300-1500 RTI in Thai
1431 kHz
AFRICA
DJIBOUTI - Arta (600 kW)
Transmitter operated by IBB
1600-1630(mo-fr) Voice of America in Amharic
1600-1630(sa/su) Voice of America in Somali
1645-0400 Radio Sawa in Arabic
ASIA
KYRGYZSTAN - Jalal-Abad (40 kW)
KGR-1, Birinchi Radio
2300-1800 in Kyrgyz and Russian
1440 kHz
EUROPE
LUXEMBOURG - Marnach (300/600 kW)
Operated by Broadcasting Center Europe, part of RTL
0250-0600 RTL in German "die besten Hits aller Zeiten"
including religious prgrs (subject to confirmation)
0315-0330(mo-fr) Missionsw. Heukelbach in German
0315-0330(sa) Stimme des Trostes in German
0315-0330(su) Radio Freundes-Dienst in German
0330-0345(mo-sa) Radio Freundes-Dienst in German
0345-0400(sa) Missionswerk Heukelbach in German
0400-0415(su) Missionswerk Heukelbach in German
0500-0515(su) Radio Freundes-Dienst in German
0515-0530(su) Missionswerk Heukelbach in German
0600-1100 China Radio International in German
1100-1800 RTL in German "die besten Hits aller Zeiten"
including religious prgrs (subject to confirmation)
1715-1730(tu) Evang. Miss.-Gemeinden in German
1715-1730(sa) Stimme des Trostes in German
1730-1745 Radio Freundes-Dienst in German
1745-1800 Missionswerk Heukelbach in German
1800-2300 China Radio International in German
ASIA
CHINA - Bayanhot (10 kW)
Alxa PBS, Mongolian Service
2230-1600 in Mongolian
CHINA - Chifeng (50 kW)
Chifeng PBS, Mongolian General Service
2000-1730 in Mongolian
KOREA (Rep of) - Gunsan (5 kW) (+ 3 low power txers)
American Forces Network (AFN) Korea
24h Thunder AM in English
1449 kHz
EUROPE
UNITED KINGDOM - Peterborough (0.15 kW)
BBC Asian Network
0500-2300 Prgrs in English and South Asian langs
2300-0500 Relay BBC R5L
MIDDLE EAST
IRAN - Bandar-e-Torkamen (400 kW)
Transmitter operated by IRIB
1330-1430 VIRI External Service in Turkmen
1430-1530 VIRI External Service in Russian
1530-1930 VIRI External Service in Turkmen
ASIA
PAKISTAN - Zhob, Baluchistan (10 kW)
Radio Pakistan
1155-1600 in Urdu, except
1300-1310 News in English
1458 kHz
EUROPE
ALBANIA - Fllake (500 kW)
Transmitter operated by Radiotelevizioni Shqiptar
1500-1630 Radio Tirana in Albanian
1645-1700(mo-sa) Radio Tirana in Greek
1930-2000(mo-sa) Radio Tirana in Turkish
2000-2100 China Radio International in Hungarian
2115-2130(mo-sa) Radio Tirana in Serbian
2130-2230 China Radio Int in Polish
2230-2330 China Radio Int in Czech
GIBRALTAR - Gibraltar (2 kW)
Radio Gibraltar
24h in English, except:
1200-1400(mo-th) in Spanish
UNITED KINGDOM - Birmingham (5 kW)
BBC Asian Network
0500-2300 Prgrs in English and South Asian langs
2300-0500 Relay BBC R5L
UNITED KINGDOM - London (125 kW)
Licence owned by Lyca Media
24h with prgrs for Asian community. Currently identifies
as 1458 medium wave pending new station name.
AFRICA
MAYOTTE - Pamandzi (5 kW)
Radio Mayotte
24h in French, including
1900(1830-sa)-0045(-0145su) RFI in French
ASIA
CHINA - Hohhot (200 kW)
Nei Menggu PBS, Mongolian News General Service
2150-1605 in Mongolian
1467 kHz
EUROPE
FRANCE - Roumoules (1000 kW)
Transmitter operated by Monte Carlo Radiodiffusion
1945-2015 TWR in Kabyle
2015-2030(mo) TWR in Arabic
2015-2030(tu) TWR in Tarifit
2015-2030(we) TWR in Tamazight
2015-2030(th/su) TWR in Kabyle
2015-2030(fr) TWR in Sous Tachelhit
2015-2030(sa) TWR in Tachawit
2030-2130 TWR in Arabic
2130-2145(mo-we) TWR in English
2130-2145(th-su) TWR in Arabic
MONACO - Col de la Madone (40 kW)
Transmitter operated by Monte Carlo Radiodiffusion
0400-1800 Radio Maria France in French, except:
0615-0630(mo-sa) Vatican Radio in French
1100-1130(mo-sa) Vatican Radio in French
1600-1620(mo-sa) Vatican Radio in French
In September 2014, the European DX Council
Conference will be held in the Nice area and will include
a visit to the transmitter site at Col de la Madone. Further
details can be found on the EDXC website www.edxc.org.
(thanks to Christian Ghibaudo)
ASIA
CHINA - Dezhou (1 kW)
Shandong PBS News Channel
1940-1650 in Chinese
1650-1700 in English
JAPAN - Multi-transmitters at Hakodate / Nagano /
Oita / Miyazaki / Wakkanai(all 1 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
KYRGYZSTAN - Krasnaya Rechka, Bishkek (500 kW)
TWR for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Northern India (PANI)
1330-1630 in Punjabi, Urdu, Dari and Pashto
1476 kHz
ASIA
CHINA - Multi-transmitters at Fujin / Hegang / Huanan
Heilongjiang PBS
2100-0000 in Korean
0000-1300 Story Service in Chinese
1300-1500 in Korean
CHINA - Qian Gorlos (1 kW)
Qian Gorlos PBS, Local Minority Service
2125-2330 in Chinese & Mongolian
0325-0500 in Chinese & Mongolian
0955-1230 in Chinese & Mongolian
JAPAN - Iida (1 kW) / Imabari (0.1 kW) / Ozu (0.1 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
THAILAND - Lamphun (50 kW)
Radio Thailand
2200-1600 Chiang Mai Province Network 2
in Minority languages and Thai for hill tribes:
2200-2300 in Hmong
2300-0000 in Mien (Yao)
0000-0030 in Thai (incl relays of Bangkok 891 kHz)
0030-0100 in Lisu
0100-0130(mo-fr) in Akha
0100-0200(sa/su) in Akha
0130-0230(mo-fr) in Karen
0200-0230(sa/su) in Karen
0230-0300 in Lahu
0300-0400 in Thai Yai (Shan)
0400-0900 in Thai (incl relays of Bangkok 891 kHz)
0900-1000 in Mien (Yao)
1000-1100 in Hmong
1100-1200 in Karen
1200-1230 in Thai (incl relays of Bangkok 891 kHz)
1230-1300 in Lisu
1300-1330 in Thai (incl relays of Bangkok 891 kHz)
1330-1400 in Lahu
1400-1500 in Akha
1500-1600 in Thai Yai (Shan)
1485 kHz
EUROPE
GERMANY - Ansbach / Garmisch / Hohenfels (0.3 kW)
American Forces Network (AFN) Europe
24h AFN PowerNet in English
LATVIA - Riga (1 kW)
Radio Merkurs
Prgrs in Latvian; occasionally in other languages,
including Radio City on 1900-2000(sa) in English
MIDDLE EAST
SAUDI ARABIA - Jeddah (1 kW)
Broadcasting Service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
European Language Service with programmes from
Radio Riyadh and Radio Jeddah:
0600-0800 in English
0800-1000 in French
1000-1300 in English
1400-1600 in French
1600-2100 in English
ASIA
CHINA - Weihai (1 kW)
Shandong PBS News Channel
in Chinese, except: 1650-1700 English
1494 kHz
EUROPE
FRANCE - Bastia (20 kW)
France Blue Corse Frequenza Mora
0400-1900(-1700sa/su) FB CFM in French/Corsican, incl.
1030-1100(fr) "Mediterradio" in Italian and Corsican,
co-produced by RAI Siclia, RAI Sardegna and FB CFM
1900(1700-sa/su)-0400 FB (from Paris) in French
ASIA
TAIWAN - Taipei (10 kW) / Changhua (5 KW)
Chiao Yu BS
24h in Chinese, except (subject to confirmation):
0930-1030 Radio France International in Chinese
1500-1600 BBC World Service in English
1600-1700 Radio France International in French
2200-2300 BBC World Service in English
1503 kHz
EUROPE
AZORES - Lajes Field (0.1 kW)
American Forces Network (AFN) Europe
24h in English
BOSNIA - Mecevici (1 kW)
Radio Zavidovice
in Bosnian, including:
1400-1430 RFE/RL in Bosnian
ITALY - San Pietro in Casale (0.5 kW)
Ondamedia Broadcast
24h (irregular) in Italian
reported with relays including
Voice of Russia in Italian
RUSSIA - Kurkino, Moscow (20 kW)
Radio Center
in Russian, except (subject to confirmation)
0300-0500 Family Radio in Russian
1130-1400 Family Radio in English
1700-1900 Family Radio in Russian
1900-2030 Family Radio in English
UNITED KINGDOM - Sideway, Staffordshire (1 kW)
BBC Radio Stoke (and BBC R5L overnight), includes:
2000-2200(mo) show for South Asian listeners
ASIA
JAPAN - Multi-transmitters at Matsuyama (5 kW) /
Koriyama (1 kW) / Matsumoto (1 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
TAIWAN - Fangliao (600 kW)
Transmitter operated by Radio Taiwan International
1000-1200 Radio Taiwan Int in Chinese
1200-1300 Radio France Int in Cambodian
1300-1330 Radio Taiwan Int in Chinese
1330-1400 Radio Chan Troi Moi in Vietnamese
1400-1430 Radio Free Asia in Vietnamese
1430-1500 Radio Dap Soi Song Nui in Vietnamese
1500-1600 Radio Taiwan Int in Thai
1600-1700 Radio Taiwan Int in Chinese
2200-2300 Radio Taiwan Int in Thai
2300-0000 Radio Free Asia in Vietnamese
1512 kHz
EUROPE
ITALY - San Pietro in Casale (0.5 kW)
Ondamedia Broadcast
0400-2030 (irregular) in Italian
with lrgrs from RTSI Svizzera Italiana
ASIA
JAPAN - Matsuyama (5 kW) / Koriyama (1 kW) /
Matsumoto (1 kW) / Sasbo (0.5 kW) / Iwane (0.1 kW) /
Komagane (0.1 kW) / Kushima (0.1 kW) / Tsurugam
NHK Radio 2 (0.1 kW)
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
KOREA - Jinhae (0.25 kW) / Pohang (0.25 kW) /
Sandong (0.05 kW)
American Forces Network (AFN) Korea
24h Thunder AM in English
1521 kHz
ASIA
CHINA - Hutubi, Xinjiang (500 kW)
Transmitter operated by SARFT
0000-0200 China Radio International in Russian
1100-2000 China Radio International in Russian
CHINA - Network transmitters in Nei Menggu at
Ordos (10 kW) / Horquin Left Middle Banner (1 kW) /
Xilinoht (1 kW)
Nei Menggu PBS, Mongolian News and General Service
2150-1605 in Mongolian
CHINA - Jining, Nei Menngu (10 kW)
Ulanqab PBS Mongolian Minority Sce
2125-1505 in Mongolian
JAPAN - Aomori (1 kW) / Fukui (1 kW) / Hamamatsu
(1 kW) / Ishigaki (1 kW) / Shimanto (1 kW) / Yamagata
(1 kW) / Yonago (1 kW) / Gunajo-Hachiman (0.1 kW) /
Hanawa (0.1 kW) / Kure (0.1 kW) / Saeki (0.1 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
1530 kHz
EUROPE
ROMANIA - Tulcea (14 KW)
Radio Constanta
0300-2100 in Romanian, except:
1515-1600(su) Minority Prgr in Aromanian
1605-1700(mo-fr) Minority Prgr in Armenian, Greek,
Russian, Tatar, and Turkish
AFRICA
SAO TOME - Pinheira (600 kW)
Transmitter operated by IBB
0300-0430 Voice of America in English
0500-0530 Voice of America in Hausa
0530-0600(mo-fr) Voice of America in French
1600-1700 Voice of America in English
1700-1800 Voice of America in Portuguese
1800-1830(mo-fr) Voice of America in Portuguese
1830-2000 Voice of America in French
2000-2200 Voice of America in English
ASIA
KOREA (Rep of) - Seoul (10 kW)
American Forces Network (AFN) Korea
24h Thunder AM in English
1539 kHz
JAPAN - Network transmitters x 18 (0.1 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
1548 kHz
EUROPE
MOLDOVA (PMR) - Grigoriopol (500/1000 kW)
Transmitter operated by Pridnestrovskiy Radioteletsentr
1800-1830 TWR in Bulgarian
1830-1845 TWR in Romani Balkan
1845-1915 TWR in Romanian
1915-1945(mo-fr) TWR in Romani Vlax
1915-1945(sa/su) TWR in Romanian
1945-2000(mo-sa) TWR in Serbian
1945-2000(su) TWR in Montenegrian
MIDDLE EAST
KUWAIT - Kuwait City (600 kW)
Transmitter operated by IBB
24h in Arabic
ASIA
CHINA - Weifang (200 kW)
Shandong PBS News Channel
in Chinese, including:
1650-1700 in English
CHINA (TIBET) - Nayalam, Xizang
Xizang PBS/China Tibet Radio
Schedule: 2100-1805 in Tibetan
and includes:
0700-0800 "Holy Tibet" in English
1600-1700 "Holy Tibet" in English
SRI LANKA - Trincomalee (400 kW)
Transmitter operated by Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp.
and available for hire by other broadcasters. Schedule to
be confirmed for A-14 season
1550 kHz
AFRICA
ALGERIA - Rabouni, Tindouf Province (50 kW)
National Radio of the Sawhari Arab Democratic Front
0700-1215 in Arabic and Hassaniyya
1215-1300 in Castillian
1700-2330 in Arabic and Hassaniyya
Note: schedule subject to confirmation
alternative frequency: 702 kHz
1557 kHz
ASIA
PAKISTAN - Skardu, Northern Areas (10 kW)
Radio Pakistan
1000-1700 in Urdu, except
1100-1104 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
TAIWAN - Kouhu, Yunlin (300 kW)
Transmitter operated by Radio Taiwan International
0300-0800(sa/su) RTI Network 2 in Chinese
0900-1900 RTI Music Network in Chinese
1566 kHz
EUROPE
NETHERLANDS - Stompwijk (1 kW)
Vahon FM
24h in Hindi and Dutch
note: transmitter will be relocated
to Nootdorp in early 2014
AFRICA
BENIN - Parakou (100 kW)
TWR Africa
Morning Programmes:
0320-0330(mo-fr) in English
0330-0400(mo-fr) in Hausa
0340-0345(sa/su) in English
0345-0400(sa/su) in Hausa
0400-0430 in Hausa
0430-0500(mo-fr) in Igbo
0430-0500(sa/su) in English
0500-0530(mo-fr) in Twi
0500-0515(sa/su) in English
0530-0545(mo-fr) in English
Evening Programmes:
1730-1745 in Fongbe
1745-1825 in English
1825-1855 in Yoruba
1855-1910(mo-fr) in Hausa
1855-1910(sa) in Senoufo, Syenara
1855-1910(su) in Fongbe
1910-1925(mo-fr) in Kanuri
1910-1925(sa/su) in Fulfulde
1925-1940(mo-fr) in Kotokoli
1925-1940(sa) in Ditammari
1925-1940(su) in Lukpa
1940-2010(mo-fr) in Fongbe
1940-1955(sa) in Fulfulde
1940-2010(su) in Fulfulde
1955-2010(sa) in French
2010-2025(tu/we) in Fongbe
2010-2025(th) in Baatonum
2010-2025(fr) in Ife
2010-2025(sa) in Songhai
2010-2025(su/mo) in Dendi
2025-2040(mo-tu) in Moore
2025-2040(we) in Kotokoli
2025-2040(th) in Jula
2025-2040(fr) in Bambara
2025-2040(sa/su) in Kotokoli
2040-2045(su-fr) in French
2040-2045(sa) in Mina
2045-2100(sa/su) in French
2045-2115(mo-fr) in French
2100-2115(sa) in Tamasheq
2100-2200(su) in Bambara
2115-2130(sa) in Tamasheq
2115-2200(mo-fr) in French
2130-2200(sa) in French
2200-2215 in French
2215-2230(mo-fr) in French
2215-2245(sa/su) in Bambara
ASIA
INDIA - Nagpur - 1000 kW
All India Radio
1325-0043 National Channel, includes
1530-1545 News at Nine in English
KOREA (Rep of) - Jeju (250 kW)
HLAZ - Far East Broadcasting Company
1100-1230 FEBC in Chinese, including
1200-1230(sa/su) Leading the Way in Chinese
1230-1345 FEBC in Japanese
1345-1730 FEBC in Chinese, including
1730-1830 FEBC "New Dynamic English" in Chinese
1830-1900 Radio Teos in Russian
1900-1100 FEBC in Korean, including
1900-1930(sa) Voice of Wilderness in Korean
2000-2100(sa) Voice of Wilderness in Korean
1575 kHz
AFRICA
MAURITIUS - Bigara (2 kW)
BBC World Service
24h in English
MIDDLE EAST
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Dhabbaya (800 kW)
Transmitter operated by IBB
24h Radio Farda in Persian
ASIA
JAPAN - Iwakuni (1 kW) / Misawa (0.6 kW) / Sasebo
American Forces Network (AFN) Sasebo (0.25 kW)
24h in English
THAILAND - Ban Phachi, Ayutthaya (1000 kW)
Transmitter operated by IBB
1030-1100 Radio Saranrom in Thai
1100-1130(mo-fr) Radio Saranrom in Thai
1100-1200(sa/su) Voice of America in English
1200-1230(mo-fr) Radio Saranrom in Thai
1230-1300 Voice of America in Lao
1300-1330 Voice of America in Vietnamese
1330-1430 Voice of America in Khmer
1430-1500 Voice of America in Burmese
1500-1530(mo-fr) Radio Saranrom in Thai
1500-1530(sa/su) Voice of America in Burmese
1530-1600 Voice of America in Burmese
1600-1700 Voice of America in Bengali
2200-2230 Voice of America in Khmer
2230-0000(fr/sa) Voice of America in English
2230-0000(su-th) Radio Saranrom in Thai
0000-0030 Voice of America in Burmese
0030-0100 Voice of America in Special English
1584 kHz
EUROPE
UNITED KINGDOM - Hackney, London (0.2 kW)
London Turkish Radio
24h in Turkish and English
ASIA
HONG KONG - Chung Hom Kok (0.1 kW)
RTHK-3
24h in English
PAKISTAN - Turbat/Chjtiral/Sibi (0.25 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0200-1810 in Urdu (may not be continuous)
and may carry:
0300-0310 News in English
0800-0805 News in English
1100-1104 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
1590 kHz
EUROPE
TURKEY - Incirlik (0.005 kW)
American Forces Network (AFN) Europe
24h in English
1593 kHz
EUROPE
ROMANIA - Oradea (15 kW) / Sibiu (10 kW_
Radio Cluj in Romanian, except:
0500-0700(mo-sa) Kolozsvri Radio in Hungarian
1100-1500(su) Kolozsvri Radio in Hungarian
1200-1500(mo-fr) Kolozsvri Radio in Hungarian
2300-0000(mo-fr) Kolozsvri Radio in Hungarian
ROMANIA - Miercurea Ciuc (15 kW)
Radio Trgu Mure in Romanian, except:
0500-0800(sa) Marosvsrhelyi Radio in Hungarian
0700-0720(su) Prgr Mahiar-German in Hungarian
0720-0730(su) Prgr Mahiar-German in German
0730-0800(su) Radio Neumarkt in German
0800-1100(mo-sa) Marosvsrhelyi Radio in Hungarian
0800-1600(su) Marosvsrhelyi Radio in Hungarian
1100-1200(mo-sa) Prgr Mahiar-German in German
1200-1600(mo-sa) Marosvsrhelyi Radio in Hungarian
1800-1900(mo-sa) Radio Neumarkt in German
MIDDLE EAST
KUWAIT - Kuwait City (150 kW)
Transmitter operated by IBB
24h in Arabic
ASIA
JAPAN - Matsue (10 kW) / Niigata (10 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
1602 kHz
EUROPE
FINLAND - Virrat (0.1 kW)
Scandinavian Weekend Radio in English/Finnish
2000-2000 on 1st Friday/Saturday of the Month
NETHERLANDS - Pietersbierum (1 kW)
0500-1700 Radio Waddenzee in Dutch
1700-0500 Radio Seagull in English
UNITED KINGDOM - Southall, London (0.07 kW
Desi Radio, 24 hours a day, with prgrs in Panjabi
ASIA
JAPAN - Asahikawa / Kofu / Kitakyushu / Fukushima /
Fukuyama / Enbetsu / Uwajima / Hitoyoshi / Nobeoka/
Naze (all 1 kW, plus several others of 0.1 kW)
NHK Radio 2
2100-1540v in Japanese
and includes NHK World news at:
0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish
0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English
0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese
0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean
0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese
PAKISTAN - Abbottabad (0.25 kW)
Radio Pakistan
0845-1810 in Urdu, except:
1100-1104 News in English
1300-1310 News in English
1600-1605 News in English
BRITISH DX CLUB
GUIDE TO EXTERNAL SERVICES
& FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PROGRAMMES ON MEDIUMWAVE
Compiled by Tony Rogers
with thanks to Dave Kenny, Alan Pennington and
members of the British DX Club
and also special thanks for their help to:
Thomas Schweder (Germany), Sei-ichi Hasegawa
(Japan), Christian Ghibaudo (France) and Miller Liu
(Taiwan)
Compiled from listening observations, station schedules
and information that has appeared in the DX press,
notably DX Listening Digest and BC-DX, as well as
WRTH Updates.
This guide is updated on a regular basis. If you know of
anything that is incorrect or anything that can be added,
we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact
Tony Rogers at tony@bdxc.org.uk
Front cover: Tecsun Tunable MW Loop Antenna with the
hills surrounding Sheigra, NW Scotland, in the
background. Photographed on a sunny afternoon during
the Sheigra DXpedition, October 2008.