Saturday, February 15, 2014

Frequency Update - International Shortwave Broadcast Guide: February 15, 2014


This is the fifth series of schedule updates for the 2013-2014 Winter - International Shortwave Broadcast Guide. The 684 page Teak Publishing shortwave radio hobby e-book can be purchased at Amazon.com for US$4.99. The e-book is available at:
http://http://www.amazon.com/International-Shortwave-Broadcast-Winter-2013-2014-ebook/dp/B00H8X7LHM/

All time references are UTC and frequencies are in kHz (kilohertz) // indicates a parallel frequency.
Broadcast are daily unless otherwise indicated.

County/Station
Language
Hrs/freq/info

Armenia, Public R of Armenia
Revised winter schedules
Arabic
1900-1930  4810me
Assyrian
1530-1545  4810me
Azeri
1145-1200  4810me
1200-1215  4810me
Farsi
1430-1500  4810me
Kurdish
1545-1615  4810me
Turkish
1200-1215  Sat/Sun  4810me
1215-1230  4810me
Yezidi
1500-1530  4810me

Bolivia, Yatun Ayllu Yura/R Yura
Correct station name is Radio Yura

Bolivia, R San Miguel
4700do (ex 4699do)

Canada, Bible VO BCN
Farsi (revised svc)
1530-1730  11600as (ex 1700-1900)
1800-1830  12150 (delete)

China, China R International
Cantonese
0700-0757  17875as (add)
0700-0800  17875as (ex 11640as)
2300-0000  5905as (delete)
Esperanto
1100-1157  9460as (add)
Hindi
1700-1757  5975af // 7375as (add)
Indonesian
0830-0927  15115as (add)  17705as (add)
Japanese
1000-1057  13735as (add)
2300-2357  13655as (add)
Russian
1300-1357  9665as (add)
Tamil
0200-0257  17505as (add)
0300-0357  13600as  (ex 15430as)

Clandestine, Denge Kurdistane
Kurdish
1600-2000  7390me (ex 11510me)

Clandestine, Echo of Hope/VO Hope
0555-0000 6250as (add) // 3985as, 6003as, 6348as

Clandestine, Ictimai R  (add new entry)
Azeri
1100-1157  9677as
1300-1403  9677as

Clandestine, LV de la Resistencia
Spanish
1400-1415  6215usb (add)
1900-1945  6215usb (add)

Clandestine, R Free Chosun
Korean
1300-1400  9300as (delete)

Clandestine, R Medrek/R Forum
Tigrinya
1700-1800  thas  11720af (add)

Clandestine, VO Martyrs (Freedom)
Korean
1600-1700  7525as (add) // 7515as
1700-1730  7525as (add) // 7515as

Clandestine, VO Tibet
Chinese
1200-1215  15543as (ex 15542as)
1215-1230  15537as (ex 15548as)
1300-1315  9318as (ex 9317as)
1315-1330  9323as (ex 1315-1345  9322as)
1330-1345  9323as (add)
1345-1400  9328as (ex 9323as)
Tibetan
1230-1245  15568as (ex 15588as)
1245-1300  15573as (ex 15582as)
1300-1315  15573as (ex 15582as)
1315-1330  11518as (ex 1315-1345  15577as)
1330-1345  11513as (add)
1345-1400  11513as (ex 11517as)
1400-1415  11507as (ex 11523as)
1415-1430  11507as (ex 11523as)

Cuba, R Havana Cuba
English
0500-0600  5040ca (add) 6100am (add)
Spanish
1200-1500  12010ca (ex 11690sa)
1500-1600  12010ca (ex 11690sa)

Ecuador, Ecuador, HCJB/LV de los Andes
New name for station is Reach Beyond
After 82 years HCJB as an organisation is changing its name to Reach Beyond.
This will include the Australian shortwave station but that transition will happen
over the next 12 months. Right now the station is still called HCJB Australia.
The call letters HCJB will (eventually) only occur in Ecuador, South America where
the whole broadcasting mission began.

France, R France International
French
0800-0900  15150af (add)

Germany, Deutsche Welle
Dari
1330-1400  15700as (add)
Hausa
1300-1400  17860af (ex 12070af)
Pashto
1400-1430  15700as (ex 9440as)
Portuguese
1930-2000  11800af (ex 7305af)
Urdu
1430-1500  9440as (delete)

Germany, R Prague
German
1630-1700  3985eu (add) //  6005eu (add)
2000-2030  3985eu (add)

India, AIR/External Svc
English
1530-1545  11740 (add, irregular broadcast)
Russian
1700-1715  11620as // 9595as

India, TWR India
Bengali
1315-1330  Sat  9790as (ex 5955as)
Bhili
1500-1515  Sat/Sun  9670as (ex 5955as)
Bondo
1330-1345  Sun  9790as (ex 5955as)
Braj Basha
1315-1330  f  9790as (ex 5955as)
Bundeli
1345-1415  Sat  9925as (ex Braj Basha 1345-1400)
Chodri
1445-1500  Sat/Sun  9925as (ex 5955as)
Dhodiya
1515-1530  wt  9670as (ex 5955as)
Gamit
1500-1515  mtw  9670as (ex 5955as)
Garhwali
1330-1345  Sat  9790as (ex 5955as)
Haryanvi
1330-1345  f  9790as (ex 5955as)
Ho
1300-1315  Sat  9790as (ex 5955as)
Kashmiri
1330-1345  w  9790as (ex h 5955as)
Kharia
1400-1415  Sun  9925as (ex 5955as)
Kui
1245-1300  Sat  9790as (ex 5955as)
Kumaoni
1300-1315  Sun  9790as (ex 5955as)
Kuruk
1345-1400  Sun  9925as (ex 5955as)
1415-1430  hfa  9925as (ex 5955as)
Magahi
1415-1430  sm  9925as (ex 5955as)
Maithili
1330-1345  mt  9790as
1345-1415  mtwhf  9925as (EX 5955as)
Mewadi
1315-1330  wh  9790as (5955as)
Mewari
1315-1330  mta  9790as (add)
Mouchi
1515-1530  mt  9670as (5955as)
Mundari
1415-1430  tw  9925as (ex 5955as)
Sadri
1430-1445  Sat/Sun  9925as (ex Sadari 5955as)
Santhali
1245-1300  Sun  9790as (5955as)
Sindhi
1430-1500  mtwhf  9925as (5955as)
Tibetan
1330-1345  h  9790as (ex 5955as)
Urdu
1500-1530  6115as (delete)
1530-1600  9670as (add)
Vasavi
1500-1515  hf  9670as (ex 5955as)

Italy, IRRS/Euro Gospel R/Warra Wangelaa
Bantu/English
1530-1600  Sun  15190af (add)
Oromo
1500-1530  Sat  15515af (add)
Somali
1500-1530  f  15515af (add)

Japan, R Japan/NHK World
Bengali
1300-1345  13615as (ex 12035as)

Morocco, R Mediterranee Intl
Arabic/French
0000-2300  9575va  (ex 9579va)

Nigeria, VO  Nigeria
English
0900-1000  15120af (ex 9690af)
Hausa
0730-0800  7255af (add)
2100-2200  11770af (add)

Poland, Polish R/External Svc
German
1700-1730  3985eu (add)
2030-2100  3985eu (add)

Russia
Russia, VO Russia
English
0800-0900  DRM  9625eu  11635eu
0900-1000  DRM  9625eu  11635eu
1000-1100  9560as (ex 21800as)
1000-1100  DRM  9625eu (ex 9560eu) // 12035as
1100-1200  DRM  9625eu // 12035as (ex 9560as)
1100-1200  9560as (ex 21800as)
1300-1400  9560as (add)
1500-1600  5900as (delete)
1600-1700  5900as (delete)
Russian
0200-0300  9790as (add)
0300-0400  9790as (add)

Russia, Tatarstan Wave/R Tatatarstan
All broadcast have been cancelled, station no longer on the air

Singapore, TWR Asia
English/Tagalog
1200-1300  15160as (ex English only)

Slovakia, Slovakia, R Slovakia Intl
German
1600-1630  3985eu  6005eu (add)
1930-2000  3985eu (add)

Spain, R Exterior de Espana
Spanish
1300-1400  21640ca (add) (ex 21630ca)
1400-1500  21640ca (add) (ex 21630ca)
1500-1600  21640ca (add) ex 21630ca)
1600-1700  Sat/Sun  21640ca (add) ex 21630va

Suriname, R Apintie
Dutch/English/Sranang/Hindi
0700-0800  irreg  4990do
0800-0900  irreg  4990do
1800-0000  irreg  4990do

Swaziland, TWR Africa
Kunama
1800-1830  Sun  5935af (add) ex Kuanyama)
Tigre
1800-1830  Sat  5935af (add)
Tigrinya
1800-1845  mtwhf  5935af (add)

Tunisia
RTV Tunisia/ Radio Tunisienne
Relays on shortwave have ceased

UK, FEBA Radio
Baluchi
0215-0230  mtw  7315as (add)
Sindhi
0215-0230  tha  7315as (add)
Urdu
0200-0215  mtwhfa  9750as (delete)
0200-0215  7315as (add)
0215-0230  Sun  7315as (ex 9750as) (ex 0200-0215 Sun 9750as)

UK, IBRA R/R Ibrahim
Oromo
1700-1730  9540af (add)
Singo
1700-1730  17500af (add)

Ukraine, R Ukraine Intl
German
1830-1930  3985eu (add)
2100-2200  3985eu (add)

Uruguay, R Nacional SODRE
Station is not listed in WRTH 2014, information is based on loggings
Spanish
2000-2100  irreg  6125do
2100-2200  irreg  6125do
2200-2300  irreg  6125do
2300-0000  irreg  6125do

USA, AFN/AFRTS
English
0800-2000  5765usb (delete)
2000-0800  13362usb (delete)

USA, Overcomer Ministry (via WWCR)
English
0600-1000  mtwhfa  3215eu (broadcast cancelled)
1000-1100  5890ca (ex 5980na)
1100-1200  5890ca (ex 5980na)
1200-1300  mtwhf  5890ca (ex daily)
2000-2100  9980ca (add)
2100-2200  9980ca (ex Sat/Sun)
2200-2300  9980ca (ex mtwhf)
2300-0000 mtwhf  9980ca (add)

USA, R Free Europe/R Liberty
Russian
1900-2000  7225as (ex 9515as)

USA, VO America
English
0030-0100  9380as (add) // 12015as (add)
0930-1000 Sat/DRM  5745na (add)
1400-1500  mtwhf  7580as (ex 7520as)
1500-1600  7580as (add) // 9900as (add)
2230-2300  9905as (add)
2300-0000  5810as (add) // 9900as (add)
Kurdish
1700-1800  9705me (add)

USA, VOA/R Ashna
Dari
1500-1530  17580as (ex 11595as) // 11825as 12140as
1500-1600  12140as (delete)

USA, VO America/Learning English
English/Special
0030-0100  9380as (add)
0030-0100  12015as (ex 11695va)

USA, WBCQ Monticello ME
English
0800-1100  delete 7490am
Spanish
2200-2230 w  7490va (add) (ex 2200-2300 smtwhf  7490am)

USA, WHRI Cypress Crk SC/Overcomer Ministries
English
0600-0800  7490eu (ex 7520eu)
0830-1000  Sun  11565pa (ex 0900-1100)
1000-1200  11565pa (add) (ex 1030-1100 Sun & 1100-1200 7520eu)

USA, WINB Red Lion PA
English
Note: From March 1, 2014 WINB will broadcast the entire schedule 9265 kHz

0000-0300  9265 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CeAM English Daily
0300-0330  9265 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CeAM English Sat-Thu
1215-1300  9265 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CeAM English Sun
1300-1500 13570 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CeAM English Sun
1500-1715 13570 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CeAM English Sat/Sun
1715-2145 13570 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CeAM English Daily
2145-2200 13570 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CeAM English/Spanish Mon-Fri
2145-2200 13570 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CeAM English Sat/Sun
2200-2330  9265 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CeAM English Daily
2330-2400  9265 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CeAM English Tue-Sun
2330-2400  9265 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CeAM Spanish Mon

USA, WRMI Okeechobee FL/Overcomer Ministries
English
0000-0600  7570na (delete)
0300-0400  9495ca (ex 13695am)
0600-0700  9495ca (ex 7470na)
0700-1000  9495ca (ex 7570na)
0800-0900  9495ca (ex 9840af)
0900-1000  9495ca (ex 9840af)
1000-1600  11825sa (delete) 9955ca (delete)
1000-1100  9495ca // 9690ca
1100-1200  9955ca (ex 9690ca)
1100-1600  11825sa (delete)
1200-1300  11825sa (delete)
1600-2200  11825sa (delete)
1800-1900  7730eu (add) // 9690na 9955na
2100-2200  7730eu (delete)
2200-2300 mtwhf  7730 (delete)
2200-2300   7570na  (broadcast hour cancelled)
2300-0000   7570ca (broadcast hour cancelled)

USA, WRMI/Okeechobee FL (ex WRMI/Viva Miami/Okeechobee FL)
Revised schedule
English/Spanish
0000-0100  9495am
1100-1400  9955sa
1400-1500  9955na
2200-0600  9955sa
2100-2200  7730eu

USA, WWCR Nashville TN
Spanish
2200-2300  mtwhf  6115na (ex English 2200-2300 6115eu)

Vatican City State, Vatican R
Chinese
1230-1300  mtwhfs  11875as (ex 11865as)
1230-1300  Sat  11875as (11865as)
1300-1315  Sat  11875as (11865as)
German
1730-1745  mtwhfa  3985eu (add)


Yemen, Rep of Yemen R
English
1800-1900  6135me (add)

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Legend
Days:
m (Monday)
t (Tuesday)
w (Wednesday)
h (Thursday)
f (Friday)
a/Sat (Saturday)
s/Sun (Sunday)
DRM  Digital Radio Mondiale

Target Areas:
af (Africa)
am (Americas)
as (Asia)
ca (Central America)
do (domestic)
eu (Europe)
me (Middle East)
sa (South America)
va (various)