Radio Marti’ is back on the air....is it reaching Cuba?

 

photo Wikipedia

Radio Marti’ is back on the air. 

Here’s why its signal is likely not reaching Cuba 

By Nora Gámez Torres May 9, 2025 2:26 PM

Despite an earlier announcement that Radio Martí was back on the air following a presidential executive order that suddenly halted the U.S.-funded radio broadcasting to Cuba, its signal is probably not reaching the island because its shortwave transmitters remain silent. Early in March, President Donald Trump issued an executive order mandating that the U.S. Agency for Global Media — the parent agency of Voice of America and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which oversees Radio and TV Martí and the online news site Martí Noticias — reduce operations to a minimum. 

All Martí employees and senior management at the Office of Cuba Broadcasting were placed on leave, and the radio station stopped transmitting for the first time in four decades.

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article306063551.html#storylink=cpy

Radio Liberty announces station status

 

Radio Liberty's Russian service announced today (15 April) that it would no longer be broadcast on 1386. It said broadcasts would continue on satellite and online.at: 

 https://www.svoboda.org/a/svoboda-priostanavlivaet-radioveschanie-na-srednih-volnah/33385690.html 

 (Chris Greenway, UK/BDXC)

Late-Breaking News - Declaration closes VOA

 

White House issues USAGM closures

White House statement issued late Friday evening announced intention to close grantee media under USAGM. . .

AI definition: The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) oversees several non-statutory components, which are independent organizations funded through grants. These include:

* *Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL):* Provides news in 27 languages across 23 countries, focusing on regions with restricted press freedom.

* *Radio Free Asia (RFA):* Delivers uncensored news to countries with limited media freedom.

* *Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN):* Operates Alhurra Television, Radio Sawa, and digital platforms targeting audiences in the Middle East and North Africa.

* *Open Technology Fund (OTF):* Promotes internet freedom in repressive environments by supporting secure communication tools and technologies.\

USAGM non-statutory components are also called "grantees" essentially NGOs including:  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Radio Free Asia (RFA), Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN), Open Technology Fund (OTF).

Federalized parts of @USAGM are @VOANews and @martinews Office of Cuba Broadcasting.

 

Sharp reductions of grantee media ops under @USAGM have been expected for some time; EO from White House issued at 10:44 PM EDT was first formal move by administration to close them.

Duplication between VOA and grantee media has been focus of criticism for decades, including GAO and other reports, with language broadcasts/online ops continuing at VOA as well as grantee Radio Free Asia.

 

This separate story was published by Politico early Friday evening EDT:  https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/14/radio-free-asia-funding-freeze-layoffs-00231780

USAGM, Senior Advisor Kari Lake cancels obscenely expensive 15-year-lease that burdened the taxpayers and enforces Trump’s Executive Order to drastically downsize agency

Story available at: https://www.usagm.gov/2025/03/15/u-s-agency-for-global-media-complies-with-presidential-executive-order-to-reduce-the-federal-bureaucracy/

Bloody Saturday at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks

'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and Radio Free Asia : NPR

Requiem for the voice that carried a nation’s conscience

VOA's signal for 83 years crossed borders and ideologies—now its silence will speak volumes.

Steve Herman comments: https://www.steveherman.press/p/requiem-for-the-voice-that-carried

Radio Free Asia , winter schedule

 

USA  -  USAGM  RFA Frequencies for B24 season.

Effective 27 October 2024 - 29 March 2025 

All times and dates are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

{all locations are presumably, wb. ed.}

Burmese

0030-0130 UTC    7515TJK? 15110 15245

0200-0300 UTC   15245

1230-1330 UTC   11795PHT 15120PHT

Khmer

1230-1330 UTC   11885 12150 15155PHT

1300-1330 UTC   13640DHA_UAE

2230-2330 UTC    9390PHT 11850PHT

Korean

1000-1100 UTC   1566Cheju-KOR

1200-1400 UTC   9900TJK

1500-1700 UTC   1188Kimjae-KOR  9990TJK 11510PHT 11550TJK

1700-1900 UTC   1188Kimjae-KOR  9990TJK 11550TJK

2100-2200 UTC   9990TJK 11510KWT? 11945TJK

Lao

0000-0100 UTC    9915PHT

1100-1200 UTC   13640DHA_UAE

Mandarin

1500-1600 UTC   7540TJK 11670PHT

2100-2200 UTC   7520PHT  9410TJK  9455KWT

Tibetan

0600-0700 UTC   15245DHA_UAE 15665TJK 17695PHT 21680DHA_UAE

1200-1300 UTC   11935KWT 12050PHT 13660TJK  15575DHA_UAE

1300-1400 UTC   11730PHT 13660TJK 15245PHT  15725PHT

2200-2300 UTC    7560KWT  9540KWT 12050KWT

2300-2400 UTC    5875TJK  7510KWT  7620TJK?  9490PHT

Uyghur

0100-0200 UTC    5980DHA_UAE  7580TJK  9790KWT 11530KWT 12015KWT

1500-1600 UTC   11805KWT

1600-1700 UTC    7620TJK  7635UZB  9560TAI_TWN

(hfcc.org Oct 18)

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vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX

(BC-DX 20 Oct)

USAGM’s Quiet Closure of the Marianas Shortwave Site Does Not Bear Well

"This is a classic Washington effort to avoid public reaction," writes Daniel Robinson in this letter to the editor

By Daniel Robinson 

Published: August 21, 2024, Updated: August 23, 2024

In this letter to the editor, the author comments on the story “VOA Is Shuttering Its Marianas Shortwave Site” and the subsequent letter “Keep the Marianas Shortwave Site and Shutter the ‘Worthless’ Services.” Radio World welcomes letters to the editor on this or any story. Email radioworld@futurenet.com.

The letter from Lawrence Cohen of Utica regarding the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s closure of the Marianas site(s) reflects the frustration of many taxpaying Americans over decisions made by USAGM.

News of closures of the sites in the Pacific and at Sao Tome in West Africa was leaked from sources within the agency long before the puzzling story that appeared quoting a statement by William Martin; but which the VOA PR office in a response to me later described as an email that was “shared on background, not for attribution.”

Additional story from Radio World at: 

https://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/readers-forum/usagms-quiet-closure-of-the-marianas-shortwave-site-does-not-bear-well-2?utm_term=A8208372-8B15-4B60-A12B-B5B02339D50A&lrh=5fe29bca13dc3e17fdcf1cf80df5f0574faf550d6593cce4d12e8d4836f3656a&utm_campaign=0028F35E-226C-4B60-AC88-AB2831C8A639&utm_medium=email&utm_content=7493B67C-F716-4C10-A4EE-DBB82BFF5C35&utm_source=SmartBrief

Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/232y62rx

Radio Free Asia,summer schedule

 USAGM- Radio Free Asia - A24 Summer schedule

All times UTC, programming daily and targeted to Asia 

31 March - 26 October 2024

Burmese

0030-0100 15245  15700  17530

0100-0130 15245  15700  17530

0200-0300 15245

1230-1300 9370  9990

1300-1330 9370  9990

1330-1400 9990  12140

1400-1430 9990

Khmer

1230-1300 9330 11885  12150

1300-1330 9330  11885  12150

1430-1500 9355  12140

2230-2300 12140  13715

2300-2330 12140  13715

Korean

1000-1100 1566

1200-1300 9900

1300-1400 9900

1500-1600 1188  9910  9990  11985

1600-1700 1188  9910  9990  11985

1700-1800 1188  9990  11985

1800-1900 1188  9990  11985

2100-2200 9540  11945  11985

Lao

0000-0100 15210

1100-1200  1 5195

Mandarin

0300-0400 11570  11895  12065  17800

0400-0500 11895  13750  17800  21570

0500-0600 11895  17800  21690

0600-0700 11895  13790  17800  17855

1500-1600 9940  11675  13810

1600-1700 7540  11610  13570  13810

1700-1800 9360  9970

1800-1900 9360  9970  12110

1900-2000 9360  9720

2000-2100 6080  9360  9535

2100-2200 7435  9685

2300-0000 9535  9720  15265

Tibetan

0100-0200 9370  9410  9705  17670

0200-0300 9865  11745  11965  

0600-0700 15610

1000-1100 13740

1100-1200 13580  15265  15490  17640

1200-1300 12055  13580  15490  17690  17860

1300-1400 11995  13720  15275  15490  17860

1500-1600 9355

2200-2300 7485

2300-0000 5950   9545  11700

Uyghur

0100-0200 9350  9780  9800

1600-1700 9355  9560  11675  

(USAGM/RFA)

The Rot at the U.S. Agency for Global Media

 

By MICHAEL MCCAUL

February 7, 2024

n recent years, this small organization has experienced an extraordinary crisis of leadership, weakening American credibility abroad.

Most Americans have never heard of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), a tiny piece of the federal bureaucracy that funds news reporting in countries where freedom and democracy are in short supply. 

In recent years, though, this small agency has experienced an extraordinary crisis of leadership. The recent rot of dysfunction formed on a bed of groupthink, political bias, and self-dealing. The lesson? When management officials stand to benefit from a lack of outside scrutiny, subterfuge and misdirection become survival tactics. Fortunately, in this case, congressional oversight identified wrongdoing. But the mea culpa has yet to come.

Additional story at: 

https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/02/the-rot-at-the-u-s-agency-for-global-media/amp/

USAGM expands Russian-language programming to Europe

March 9, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the growing need for reliable Russian-language news and information in Central and Eastern Europe, the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) announced it is expanding its satellite distribution of Current Time TV. 

 

Current Time https://www.currenttime.tv/ is a 24/7 Russian-language television and digital network, providing live news, robust debate, and fact-based reporting on local, regional, and international issues, aimed at audiences in Russia, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, and around the world. It is produced by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in collaboration with Voice of America.  

“There is a growing appetite across Europe for a reliable and fact-based Russian-language alternative to Kremlin-controlled information,” said USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett. “I’m thrilled to be able to reach more audiences — including the Russian diaspora — with this award-winning programming.”

 

Demand for the mix of unique feature and documentary programming that Current Time offers is expanding in Russia, Ukraine, the Baltics, and beyond. In the months following Russia's invasion, Current Time signed over 50 new media partners in countries like Estonia, Lithuania, and Moldova —?just as media outlets in those countries were dropping Russia’s RT. Current Time television content is also complemented by a robust and popular digital component that engages and connects with global audiences via social media and other platforms. Since the war began in February 2022, Current Time’s online videos have been viewed an unprecedented 4 billion times. 

 

Following an agreement with Luxembourg-based M7 Group, owned by CANAL+ Group and one of Europe’s leading pay TV providers, Current Time TV will be distributed free-to-air via both ASTRA 19.2 and Eutelsat E9B and will soon be available as a linear OTT channel via the M7 platforms in Hungary (Direct One) and Romania (Focus Sat), as well.  

(USAGM)  

Winter shortwave frequency updates

 

Additional frequencies of USAGM Radio Farda:

Biblis, Germany relay 

Persian

1630-2000 on  9910 (100 kW) to WeAs 

1800-2030 on 12005 (100 kW) to WeAs 

Frequency changes of USAGM Radio Liberty and Voice of America 

Kuwait relay

1400-1600 - 5880 (250 kW) to CeAs Turkmen Daily Radio Liberty,  ex  6060 kHz

2130-2200 - 11830 (250 kW) to WeAf Bambara Mon-Fri Voice of America, ex  5885

Frequency change of USAGM Voice of America 

Kurdish

1200-1250 - 15595 (Biblis, Germany) (100 kW) to WeAs Kurdish Su-Th, x  9370

1400-1500 - 15595 (Woofferton, UK) (250 kW)  to WeAs Kurdish Daily, x 15600

Frequency change of USAGM Voice of America 

Sao Tome relay

1030-1100 - 17775 (100 kW) to EaAf Somali  Daily, ex 15710

1400-1500 - 17530 (100 kW) to SoAf Kirundi Sat/Sun, x 9885

(DXB 18 Jan 2023/edited by Teak Publishing for clarity)

Radio Free Asia, Winter B22 schedule

RFA Frequencies for B22 

(Effective: Oct 30, 2022, to March 25, 2023)

All times and dates are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). 

Broadcast ae targeted to Asia 

Burmese                   

0030-0130 UTC   7510 15110 15250

0200-0300 UTC   15250

1230-1330 UTC   11795 15120 15135

1330-1400 UTC   11795 12055 13750

1400-1430 UTC   11795 12055

Cantonese                 

1400-1500 UTC   FNP*

Khmer                     

1230-1330 UTC   9390 11885 15155

1430-1500 UTC   9720 11750

2230-2330 UTC   9390 11850

Korean                    

1000-1100 UTC   1566

1200-1300 UTC   9900

1300-1400 UTC   9460

1500-1700 UTC   1188 9985 11510 11550

1700-1900 UTC   1188 9985 11550

2100-2200 UTC   9940 9985 11945

Lao                       

0000-0100 UTC   9930

1100-1200 UTC   13685

Mandarin                  

0300-0500 UTC   11980 15455 17660

0500-0600 UTC   11980 15455 17660 21700

0600-0700 UTC   11980 15455 17660 17840

1500-1600 UTC   7540 7665 9790

1600-1700 UTC   7665 9315 11590

1700-1900 UTC   9950 11590

1900-2000 UTC   5890 7520 9455 9860

2000-2100 UTC   5890 7520 9410 9455 11525

2100-2200 UTC   7520 9410 9455

2300-2400 UTC   9860 11525 11775

Tibetan                   

0100-0200 UTC   9665 11895 11950 17740

0200-0300 UTC   9450 11950 17645 17690 17730

0600-0700 UTC   15255 15665 17675 21480

1000-1100 UTC   9690 15665

1100-1200 UTC   9305 12050 15745

1200-1300 UTC   9305 11935 12050 13830 15745

1300-1400 UTC   9305 11855 13650 13830 15745

1500-1600 UTC   9315 11805 12125

2200-2300 UTC   7480 9790 12050

2300-2400 UTC   5875 7470 7540 9910

Uyghur                    

0100-0200 UTC   7580 9450 9700 11530 12065

1600-1700 UTC   7545 7560 9560

Notes: FNP* = frequency not promoted

All frequencies are in kiloHertz (kHz). 1 MegaHertz (MHz) is equal to 1000 kHz. Conversion to meter bands: Meters=300000/frequency in kHz. e.g.: 17705 kHz --> 16.9 meters

(RFA)

USAGM Condemns Kremlin’s Increasing Censorship, Responds to Surge in Demand for Reporting from its Networks

 

WASHINGTON— Despite the Russian government’s attempted censorship of Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), there has been a surge in demand for their content, including their collaborative 24/7 Russian-language channel Current Time. In response, USAGM is expanding program delivery and access with the addition of more affiliate stations in and around Russia and the help of the Open Technology Fund’s tools and resources to circumvent internet censorship.   

“It is clear that by restricting access to RFE/RL and VOA’s fact-based reporting, the Kremlin hopes to keep its own citizens in the dark and to hide the truth,” said Kelu Chao, USAGM’s Acting CEO. “The people of Russia deserve to know the facts about their government’s attacks on Ukraine and how the world is reacting. USAGM will continue to use its resources to bring unbiased information to light at this crucial time.” 

RFE/RL President Jamie Fly said, “RFE/RL journalists in Russia have been unfairly slurred as ‘foreign agents,’ detained, and now their accurate reporting about an unpopular war is being blocked. RFE/RL remains committed to delivering objective reporting from inside of Russia for the Russian people despite these outrageous attempts to censor the truth.” Read RFE/RL’s full press release at this link.  

Acting VOA Director Yolanda López said, “The recent threat by the Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor to block VOA and other independent media outlets now is a reality for many in our audience there. Our viewers and listeners in Russia deserve access to our factual news content at this critical time, not only about the ongoing war in Ukraine but also about all vital global events that impact their lives and actions. VOA will continue to promote and support tools and resources that will allow our audiences to bypass any blocking efforts imposed on our sites in Russia. Our journalists will continue their reporting, an example of a free press in action.” Read VOA’s full press release at this link.  

Some radio, digital, and direct-to-home satellite transmissions continue to reach Russian audiences, and demand for VOA and RFE/RL's coverage is intensifying. For example, between February 24 and March 3, Current Time videos were viewed more than 240 million times across digital platforms. In addition, since Russia’s invasion, demand for Current Time content has increased dramatically among broadcast partners in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Estonia, and Bulgaria. With the increase over last week, there are 261 affiliates now distributing Current Time content. Between February 26 and March 5, Current Time videos have been viewed on Facebook 76 million times, while VOA’s Russian Service and RFE/RL’s Russian Service videos were each viewed about 8 million times.

From February 23 to March 2, VOA’s Russian Service reported nearly 17 million video views on social platforms, a 159% increase from the week before, while website traffic soared 146%. From February 23 to March 1, audiences viewed RFE/RL videos 436 million times on Facebook, 305 million times on YouTube, and 83 million times on Instagram – reflecting increases of 265%, 406%, and 185%, respectively, over the previous week. 

(VOA 05 Mar)

Opinion: The U.S. government left its own journalists from VOA and Radio Liberty behind in Afghanistan

 

Opinion by Josh Rogin

Columnist

Yesterday at 6:04 p.m. EDT

Now that the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is complete, many stories of heroic efforts to save Americans and Afghan allies are pouring out, each describing one facet of the chaos and dysfunction that plagued the effort to evacuate all of those in Kabul who had placed their trust in the United States. Among the most tragic examples is the story of how the Biden administration left behind more than 100 government-sponsored journalists, plus their families, after putting them through three weeks of hell.

The administration was warned early and often about the 600 or so employees, contractors, and family members who worked for U.S.-sponsored news organizations under the umbrella of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, a federal agency funded by Congress. They include journalists working for the Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) who have worked in Afghanistan for years — at great personal risk. The Taliban has killed four RFE/RL journalists since 2016 through suicide bomb attacks, and the company’s journalists routinely receive death threats from the extremists.

Additional story at: https://tinyurl.com/thea9ncj

(Washington Post)

(phone: International Federation of Journalists)

Three USAGM stations adjust frequencies

 

All times UTC

 

Voice of America 

0230-0330 5875 (250 kW) via Udon Thani, Thailand relay to SEAs Burmese (ex 5880)

0230-0330 17865 (250 kW) via Tinang, Philippines relay to SEAs Burmese (ex 17525)

0500-0530 9715 (250 kW) via Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican relay to WCAf Hausa (ex 12070)

1200-1400 9350 (250 kW) via Tinang, Philippines relay to EaAs Korean (ex 9320)

1430-1530 9380 (250 kW) via Tinang, Philippines relay to SEAs Burmese (ex 9830)

1630-1730 9380 (250 kW) via Tinang, Philippines relay to SEAs Burmese (ex 9345)

1900-1930 on 9490 (100 kW) via Botswana relay CeAf French (ex via Kuwait) 

1900-1930 on 12070 (250 kW) via Kuwait relay to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Fri (ex via Botswana) 

2100-2130 9410 (250 kW) via Woofferton, UK relay to WCAf French Mon-Fri (ex 9740)

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) 

1500-1600 9525 (250 kW) via Kuwait relay to CeAs Turkmen (ex 9530)

Radio Free Asia (RFA) 

2230-2330 9940 (100 kW) via Saipan, Agingan Point relay to SEAs Khmer (ex 9890)

2300-2400 11700 (250 kW) Tinian, Northern Marianas islands to CeAs Tibetan (ex 9570)

(DXB/edited for clarity by Teak Publishing 19 May)

http://www.teakpublishing.com

Stations broadcasting under USAGM (U.S. Agency for Global Media) an agency responsible for all U.S. government, non-military international broadcasting includes:

Radio Azadi

Radio Farda

Radio Free Asia

Rdio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Radio Marti

Radio Mashaal

Radio Sawa

VOA Ashna Radio

VOA Deewa Radio

VOA Studio 7

Voice of America  

USAGM CEO Michael Pack moves to restore VOA Editorials to former prominence

June 24, 2020                                                                                               

WASHINGTON - Just one week after starting in his public service role, U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) CEO Michael Pack has begun to restore VOA Editorials to its former prominence.

The mission of the USAGM Office of Policy (POL) is to produce - as stated in the International Broadcasting Act - "editorials, broadcast by the Voice of America, which present the views of the United States Government." The Voice of America (VOA) Charter itself declares that VOA will not only "present the policies of the United States clearly and effectively," but also "present a balanced and comprehensive projection of significant American thought and institutions."

"It is imperative that VOA Editorials once again be fully employed by VOA," said CEO Pack. "These editorials do not just communicate the policies of the U.S. government, further they express the foundational American principles and values in which those policies are grounded. Editorials, by their very nature, are meant to express the views of their house institution. In this case, the house institution is the U.S. government, of which VOA - a federal public service media organization - is a part. As such, it has been invested with both the trust and the funding of the American people."

Distinct from news and features programming, editorials are the only place in all of U.S. international broadcasting where administration policy, set by the president, is communicated directly in the name of the U.S. government to audiences abroad in various languages. This video explains the role of VOA Editorials.

POL currently works closely with the U.S. Department of State to clear editorials, interview officials for original content for editorials, and jointly release social media campaigns. Unfortunately, various bureaucratic additions to the standing Memorandum of Understanding and Standard Operating Procedure for editorial clearance have rendered the clearance process unwieldy and excessively slow. It recently took, for example, an entire month to propose, approve, and clear a time-sensitive editorial on sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Further diminishing the influence of editorials, their usage in broadcasting by VOA - though required by law - is unknown because it has not been tracked for years by
either USAGM or VOA. The limited data available suggest that usage is spotty at best and nowhere near what is needed for VOA to be in compliance. This is a direct result of decisions imposed on POL by previous USAGM and VOA management.

To support POL, guarantee that the views of the U.S. government are presented, and ensure that VOA meets its legal obligations, CEO Pack directed the following actions:
• A streamlined clearance process for editorials will be established;
• VOA Editorials will be featured at the top of VOA's home page (rather than be housed on a separate website, as it is now) as well as appear in Google searches alongside news content;
• All VOA language services will resume usage of editorials, especially editorials of interest to their audiences and those that deal with U.S. policy in the region to which they broadcast, and;
• VOA will track and report editorial usage to POL, and it will encourage language services to engage directly with POL on suggested topics of interest to their audiences.
These bold actions are pursuant to Pack's promise to rebuild the USAGM's reputation, boost employee morale, and improve content.


"For decades, stretching back to the Cold War," Pack added, "VOA Editorials successfully served our country's national interest by spreading the ideal of freedom of expression and other human rights to millions of individuals in closed regimes. VOA Editorials will now be empowered to resume its critical work in order to assist the broader effort to confront the disinformation and censorship campaigns of America's adversaries."

"The USAGM Office of Policy," said Charles Goolsby, longtime Director of POL, "looks forward to working with the new CEO and VOA Director to restore proper usage of editorials on all platforms so that the administration's foreign policy can be adequately presented and explained to the audiences of the dozens of language services of Voice of America."
USAGM | 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington DC 20237 | 202.203.4400

Voice of America, summer schedule 2020

USA, USAGM VOA - A20

Effective: 29 March -24 October 2020

All times/dates UTC

Frequencies are in kiloHertz (kHz). 1 MegaHertz (MHz) is equal to 1000 kHz. Conversion to meter bands: Meters=300000/frequency in kHz. e.g.: 17705 kHz --> 16.9 meters

Abbreviations: All programs/frequencies are on daily unless noted otherwise.
   & - Monday only              a - Tuesday Only
  * - Monday through Friday    b - Wednesday Only
  = - Monday through Saturday  } - Friday Only
  < - Tuesday through Friday   ) - Tu,Th,Sa,Su
  / - Tuesday and Friday only  ; - Mo,We,Fr
  # - Tuesday through Saturday
  % - Tuesday through Sunday
  ~ - Thursday only
  > - Friday and Saturday
  @ - Saturday only
  $ - Saturday and Sunday
  " - Sunday only
  + - Sunday and Monday
  ^ - Sunday through Thursday
  ! - Sunday through Friday


Afan Oromo             
1730-1800 UTC* 11610 12070 15660

Amharic                 
1700-1730 UTC* 11610 15660
1800-1900 UTC  11610 12070 15660

Bambara                 
2130-2200 UTC*  9490 11900 13670 15120

Bangla                 
1130-1200 UTC*  9310 11570 12030
1300-1330 UTC*  1575
1600-1700 UTC   1575

Burmese                 
0000-0030 UTC   1575  5875  7410 12110
0130-0230 UTC   7305 15110 17835
1200-1230 UTC  11965 15565 17680
1430-1500 UTC   1575  5885  9370  9830
1500-1530 UTC   5885  9370  9830
1500-1530 UTC$  1575
1530-1600 UTC   1575  5885  9370
1600-1630 UTC   5885  9370
2330-2400 UTC   5875  7410 12110

Cantonese               
1300-1500 UTC   7480

Chinese                 
0000-0100 UTC   9600 11660 15340 17560
0900-1100 UTC  11785 11825 13755 17485 21695
1100-1200 UTC   7470  9460 11785 11825 15250
1200-1300 UTC   7470 11785 11825 15250
1300-1400 UTC   6110 11785 15130 15165
1400-1500 UTC   6110  9465 11900 15110
2200-2300 UTC   5875  9625

Dari                   
0100-0130 UTC   1296  7495  9480
0200-0230 UTC   1296  7495  9480
1500-1630 UTC   1296  7495 11575 12070

ENGL                   
0000-0330 UTC   1431
1530-2400 UTC   1431

English to Africa
0300-0400 UTC    909  1530  4930  5925  6080
0400-0430 UTC   1530  4960  5925  6080  7375
0400-0500 UTC$   909  4930
0430-0500 UTC   4960  5925  6080  7375
0500-0600 UTC    909  4930  6080 15580
0600-0700 UTC    909  1530  6080 15580
1400-1500 UTC   4930  5930 15580
1500-1600 UTC   4930  5930 15580 17530
1600-1630 UTC    909  1530  4930  5930 15580
1630-1700 UTC    909  1530  4930
1630-1700 UTC$  5930 15580
1700-1730 UTC   5930 13590 17530
1700-1730 UTC$ 15580
1730-1800 UTC   6090 13590 15580 17530
1800-1830 UTC   6080 15580 17530
1800-1900 UTC$   909  4930
1830-1900 UTC   6080 15580
1900-2000 UTC    909  4930  6080 15580
2000-2100 UTC    909  1530  4930  6195 15580
2030-2100 UTC$  4960
2100-2200 UTC   1530  6195 15580

English to Far East Asia, South Asia and Oceania
1130-1200 UTC$  9310 11570 12030
1300-1330 UTC$  1575

French                 
0530-0600 UTC*  1530  4960  6180  9885 13830
0600-0630 UTC*  4960  6180  9885 13830
0830-0900 UTC   9410 13830 17530
1100-1130 UTC@ 13830 15730 17540 17850
1830-1930 UTC   1530  6180  9490
1930-2000 UTC   1530  9490 17530
2000-2030 UTC   5970  6040  9490 11900 17530
2030-2100 UTC"  9490 15730
2030-2100 UTC$ 11900 15185
2100-2130 UTC*  5970  9490  9740 11900

Hausa                   
0500-0530 UTC   1530  4960  6180 12070
0700-0730 UTC   4960 12070 17700
1500-1530 UTC  11750 15460 17700
1530-1600 UTC* 11750 13770 15460 17700
2030-2100 UTC*  4960  9490
2030-2100 UTC@  9490 15730
2030-2100 UTC=  5970  7325 12070

Khmer                   
1330-1430 UTC   1575  9615 11695
2200-2230 UTC   1575  5965  7375  9320

Kinyarwanda/Kirunda     
0330-0430 UTC   6155  7325  9815
0430-0530 UTC*  7325  9815 11995
1400-1500 UTC$ 15460 15660 17530
1600-1630 UTC  13630 15460 17530
1830-1900 UTC* 11870 17530
1930-2000 UTC*  6040  9470 11870

Korean                 
1100-1200 UTC   1188
1200-1300 UTC   1188  9320  9490 12080
1300-1400 UTC   1188  9320 12045 12080
1400-1500 UTC   1188  9410 12045 12080
1700-1800 UTC   1566
1900-2100 UTC   5875  7365  7485

Kurdish                 
1400-1500 UTC  11985 15605
1700-1800 UTC   7435  9820 11760
1900-2000 UTC   6170  7225  9820

Lao                     
1230-1300 UTC   1575

Pashto                 
0030-0100 UTC   1296  7495  9480
0130-0200 UTC   1296  7495  9480
1430-1500 UTC   1296  7495 11575 12070
1630-1730 UTC   1296  7495 11575 12070

PASHTUN                 
0100-0400 UTC    621  9840 12035 13745
1300-1700 UTC    621  9310 12035 13820 15640
1700-1900 UTC    621  5890  7540  9310 12035

Portuguese             
1630-1700 UTC} 13630 17655
1700-1800 UTC   1530 13630 17655
1800-1830 UTC* 13630 17655

Somali                 
0330-0400 UTC   7260 13680 15620
1030-1100 UTC  11760 15620 17775
1300-1400 UTC  15620 17530
1600-1800 UTC  12055 15620

South Sudan - English   
1630-1700 UTC* 11910 13590 15660

Swahili                 
1630-1700 UTC  15260 15460 17530

Tibetan                 
0000-0100 UTC   7250  9855
0000-0100 UTC  13810
0300-0400 UTC  15140 17735
0300-0400 UTC  21650
0400-0500 UTC  15150 17615
0400-0500 UTC  17650
0500-0600 UTC  15140 17660
0500-0600 UTC  21630
1400-1500 UTC  9900 15730 17690
1600-1700 UTC  7565  9760  9965
1600-1700 UTC  11890

Tigrigna               
1900-1930 UTC* 11610 12070 15660

Urdu                   
0000-0200 UTC    972
1400-2400 UTC    972

Vietnamese             
2130-2200 UTC   1575

Zimbabwe       
0400-0500 UTC*   909  4930  7270  9885
1700-1800 UTC    909  4930  6040 15460
1800-1900 UTC*   909  4930  6040 15460
(USAGM) 23 March 2020)