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Friday, August 22, 2014
Frequency Update - International Shortwave Broadcast Guide: Summer 2014
This is the sixth update for the 2014 Summer edition of International Shortwave Frequency Guide. The ebook from Teak Publishing, can be purchased at Amazon.com for U.S. $4.99, and is available at http://www.amazon.com/dp/Book6YKNFM
All time references are UTC, frequencies in kHz (kilohertz) // indicates a parallel frequency. Broadcast are daily unless otherwise indicated.
Country/Station
Language
Hrs/freq/info
Bangladesh, Bangla Betar/Home Svc (new entry)
English (news)
1100-1115 4750do
1250-1255 m 4750do
1530-1545 4750do
English/Bengali
0600-0700 4750do
0700-0800 4750do
0800-0900 4750do
0900-1000 4750do
1000-1100 4750do
1100-1200 4750do
1200-1300 4750do
1300-1400 4750do
1400-1500 4750do
1500-1600 4750do
1600-1700 4750do
1700-1710 4750do
Bangladesh, Bangladesh Betar/Ext Svc (schedule revision)
Arabic
1600-1630 7250me
Bengali
1630-1700 7250me
1700-1730 7250me
1915-2000 13580eu
Hindi
1515-1545 15505as
Nepali
1315-1345 9455as
Urdu
1400-1430 15505as
Bangladesh, Bangladesh Betar/Gen Overseas Svc (new entry)
English
1230-1300 15105as
1745-1800 13580eu
1800-1900 13580eu
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
China, China Radio International (suspended frequencies from 15 August)
0500-0557 on 17820 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu German
0600-0657 on 17820 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu German
0800-0957 on 15665 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu Russian
0900-0957 on 17570 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu English, heard R.Riyadh HQ
1200-1257 on 13575 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to EaEu Russian
1300-1357 on 17630 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu English, 1200-1257 is on air!
1400-1457 on 11665 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to N/ME English
1400-1457 on 17630 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu English, heard CRI Fr via BKO
1500-1527 on 9570 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to WeAs Persian
1500-1557 on 9720 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to N/ME English
1500-1557 on 11790 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to EaEu Russian
1530-1557 on 9570 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to WeAs Pashto
1600-1657 on 6165 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to N/ME Turkish
1600-1657 on 11875 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to EaEu Russian
1600-1657 on 13580 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to EaEu Russian
1700-1757 on 7265 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to N/ME English
1700-1757 on 11875 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to EaEu Russian
1700-1757 on 13640 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to EaEu Russian, heard AIR Farsi
1730-1827 on 7385 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to NWAf Chinese from Aug.1
1730-1827 on 9685 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu Chinese from Aug.1
1800-1857 on 7205 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to EuEu Russian from Aug.1
1800-1857 on 11650 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu German from Aug.1
1830-1857 on 7265 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SEEu Bulgarian from Aug.1
1830-1927 on 7350 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to WeAf French from Aug.1
1900-1927 on 6090 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SEEu Romanian
1900-1927 on 7415 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to CeEu Czech from Aug.1
1900-1927 on 9560 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to CeEu Hungarian
1900-1957 on 11650 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu German from Aug.1
1930-2027 on 7350 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to WeAf French from Aug.1
2000-2027 on 7325 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SEEu Serbian
2000-2057 on 7305 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to CeEu Polish from Aug.1
2030-2057 on 9720 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SEEu Bulgarian
2030-2127 on 7265 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SEEu Italian from Aug.1
2030-2227 on 9430 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu French from Aug.1
2200-2257 on 7250 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SoEu Spanish
2200-2257 on 7260 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SoEu Portuguese
2300-2357 on 7250 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SoEu Spanish
2200-2257 on 7395 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to N/ME Chinese
(Ivo Ivanov/HCDX 19 Aug)
Egypt, R Cairo (revisions/additions)
Arabic
0000-0045 12000ca 12070sa (ex 11540as)
1015-1100 17830va (ex 1000-1100 15710as) via AOKI 20 Apr)
1100-1200 17830va 17830va (ex 1000-1100 15710as) via AOKI 20 Apr)
1200-1215 17830va 17830va (ex 1000-1100 15710as) via AOKI 20 Apr)
2000-2100 11610pa (ex 11540pa)
2100-2200 11610pa (ex 11540pa)
2330-0000 12000ca 12070sa (ex 2300-0000) 11540as)
Dari
1300-1400 15360as (new entry)
English
1215-1300 17480as
1300-1330 17480as
Pashto
1400-1500 15770as (new entry)
1500-1600 15770as (new entry)
Portuguese
2215-2300 12000sa (new entry)
2300-2330 12000sa (new entry)
Pulaar
1845-1900 17625af (new entry)
1900-2000 17625af (new entry)
Swahili
0400-0500 15610af (new entry)
0500-0600 15610af (new entry)
1600-1700 17840af (new entry)
1700-1800 17840af (new entry)
Urdu
1600-1700 13820as (ex 15735as)
1700-1800 13820as (ex 15735as)
(HCDX 8/20/2014)
India, AIR/Aizawl (new entry)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0025-0100 5050do
0100-0200 5050do
0200-0300 5050do
0300-0400 5050do
0700-0800 7295do
0800-0900 7295do
0900-1000 7295do
1130-1200 5050do
1200-1300 5050do
1300-1400 5050do
1400-1500 5050do
1500-1600 5050do
1600-1630 5050do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/17 Aug)
India, AIR/Bhopal (new entry)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0025-0100 4810do
0100-0200 4810do
0200-0215 4810do
0225-0300 7430do
0300-0400 7430do
0400-0500 7430do
0500-0600 7430do
0600-0700 7430do
0700-0800 7430do
0800-0900 7430do
0900-0932 7430do
1130-1200 4810do
1200-1300 4810do
1300-1400 4810do
1400-1500 4810do
1500-1600 4810do
1600-1700 4810do
1700-1742 4810do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
India, AIR/Chennai (new entry)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0015-0200 4920do
0200-0245 4920do
0300-0400 7380do
0400-0500 7380do
0500-0600 7380do
0600-0700 7380do
0700-0800 7380do
0800-0900 7380do
0900-0930 mtwhfa 7380do
0900-1000 7380do
1000-1100 7380do
1100-1130 Sun 7380do
1200-1300 4920do
1300-1400 4920do
1400-1500 4920do
1500-1600 4920do
1600-1700 4920do
1700-1739 4920do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
India, AIR/Gangtok/Sikkim (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0100-0200 4835do
0200-0300 4835do
0300-0400 4835do
0400-0500 4835do
1030-1100 4835do
1100-1200 4835do
1200-1300 4835do
1300-1400 4835do
1400-1500 4835do
1500-1600 4835do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/17 Aug)
India, AIR/Gawahati (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0000-0100 4940do
0025-0100 mtwhfa 4940do
0100-0200 4940do
0200-0300 4940do
0300-0400 4940do
0400-0415 mtwhfa 4950do
0400-0450 Sun 4950do
0530-0600 Sun 7280do
0600-0700 7280do
0700-0800 7280do
0800-0900 7280do
0900-0930 7280do
0945-1000 7280do
1000-1100 7280do
1100-1130 7280do
1135-1200 4940do
1200-1300 4940do
1300-1400 4940do
1400-1500 4940do
1500-1600 4940do
1600-1700 4940do
1700-1741 Sun 4940do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/17 Aug)
India, AIR/Hyderabad (schedule revision) (ex Hyderabad/Chennai)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0020-0100 4800do
0100-0200 4800do
0200-0215 4800do
0225-0300 7420do
0300-0400 7420do
0400-0500 7420do
0500-0600 7420do
0600-0700 7420do
0700-0800 7420do
0800-0900 7420do
0900-0930 mtwhfa 7420do
1000-1030 Sun 7420do
1130-1200 4800do
1200-1300 4800do
1300-1400 4800do
1400-1500 4800do
1500-1600 4800do
1600-1700 4800do
1700-1744 4800do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
India, AIR/Imphal (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0000-0100 4775do
0030-0100 mtwhfa 4775do
0100-0200 4775do
0200-0215 Sun 4775do
0225-0300 4775do
0300-0400 7335do
0400-0430 Sun 7335do
0630-0700 7335do
0700-0800 7335do
0800-0900 7335do
0900-1000 7335do
1030-1100 4775do
1100-1200 4775do
1200-1300 4775do
1300-1400 4775do
1400-1500 4775do
1500-1600 4775do
1600-1700 4775do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
India, AIR/Itanagar (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0020-0100 irreg 4990do
0100-0200 irreg 4990do
0200-0300 irreg 4990do
0300-0400 irreg 4990do
0700-0800 6150do
0800-0900 6150do
1000-1100 irreg 4990do
1100-1200 irreg 4990do
1200-1300 irreg 4990do
1300-1400 irreg 4990do
1400-1500 irreg 4990do
1500-1600 irreg 4990do
1600-1630 irreg 4990do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
India, AIR/Jeypore (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0025-0100 5040do
0100-0200 5040do
0200-0300 5040do
0300-0400 5040do
0400-0445 5040do
0446-0500 6040do
0500-0600 6040do
0600-0700 6040do
0700-0800 6040do
0800-0900 6040do
0900-0915 6040do
1130-1400 5040do
1400-1500 5040do
1500-1600 5040do
1600-1700 5040do
1700-1741 5040do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
India, AIR/Kohima (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0000-0100 irreg 4850do
0100-0200 irreg 4850do
0200-0300 irreg 4850do
0300-0400 irreg 4850do
0400-0415 irreg 4850do
0430-0500 irreg 6065do
0500-0510 irreg 6065do
1000-1100 irreg 4850do
1100-1200 irreg 4850do
1200-1300 irreg 4850do
1300-1400 irreg 4850do
1400-1500 irreg 4850do
1500-1600 irreg 4850do
1600-1700 irreg 4850do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
India, AIR/Kolkata (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0025-0100 4820do
0100-0200 4820do
0200-0215 4820do
0230-0300 7210do
0300-0400 7210do
0700-0800 Sun 7210do
0730-0800 mtwhfa 7210do
0800-0900 7210do
0900-1000 7210do
1000-1001 7210do
1130-1200 4820do
1200-1300 4820do
1300-1400 4820do
1400-1500 4820do
1500-1600 4820do
1600-1700 4820do
1700-1745 4820do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
India, AIR/Kuresong (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0055-0100 4895do
0100-0200 4895do
0200-0300 4895do
0300-0400 4895do
0400-0430 4895do
0620-0700 7230do
0700-0800 7230do
0800-0900 7230do
0900-1000 7230do
1000-1030 7230do
1130-1200 4895do
1200-1300 4895do
1300-1400 4895do
1400-1500 4895do
1500-1600 4895do
1600-1700 4895do
1700-1741 Sat/Sun 4895do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
India, AIR/Leh/Jammu & Kashmir (new entry)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0213-0300 mtwhfa 4660do
0200-0300 4660do
0300-0400 4660do
0400-0430 Sun 4660do
0630-0700 Sun 4660do
0700-0800 mtwhfa 4660do
0800-08900 4660do
0900-0930 4660do
1130-1200 4660do
1200-1300 4660do
1300-1400 4660do
1500-1600 4660do
1600-1630 4660do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/17 Aug)
India, AIR/Mumbai (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0000-0100 4840do
0100-0200 4840do
0200-0300 4840do
0300-0400 4840do
0430-0500 Sat/Sun 7240do
0500-0530 mtwhf 7240do
0600-0700 7240do
0700-0800 7240do
0800-0900 7240do
0900-0930 7240do
1230-1300 4840do
1300-1400 4840do
1400-1500 4840do
1500-1600 4840do
1600-1700 4840do
1700-1730 4840do
2355-0000 4820do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
India, AIR/Port Blair/Andaman & Nicobar Is (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0000-0100 4760do
0100-0200 4760do
0200-0300 4760do
0315-0400 7390do
0400-0415 Sat 7390do
0400-0500 Sun 7390do
0700-0800 7390do
0800-0900 7390do
0900-0931 mtwhfa 7390do
0900-1000 Sun 7390do
1030-1100 4760do
1100-1200 4760do
1200-1300 4760do
1300-1400 4760do
1400-1500 4760do
1500-1600 4760do
1600-1700 4760do
1700-1730 irreg 4760do
2355-0000 4760do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
India, AIR/Shimla (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0025-0100 4860do
0100-0200 4860do
0215-0300 4860do
0300-0400 4860do
0415-0500 6020do
0500-0600 6020do
0600-0700 6020do
0700-0800 6020do
0800-0900 6020do
0900-0930 Sun 6020do
0900-1000 mtwhfa 6020do
1130-1200 6020do
1200-1230 6020do
1300-1400 6020do
1400-1500 6020do
1500-1600 6020do
1600-1700 6020do
1700-1741 6020do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/17 Aug)
India, AIR/Shillong (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0025-0100 4970do
0100-0200 4970do
0200-0300 4970do
0300-0400 4970do
0656-0700 7315do
0700-0800 7315do
0800-0900 7315do
0900-0931 7315do
1056-1100 4970do
1100-1200 4970do
1200-1300 4970do
1300-1400 4970do
1400-1500 4970do
1500-1600 4970do
1600-1630 4970do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
India, AIR Srinagar/Jammu & Kashmir (new entry)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0030-0100 Sun 4950do
0100-0200 Sun 4950do
0200-0215 4950do
0225-0300 6110do
0300-0400 6110do
0400-0500 6110do
0500-0501 6110do
0501-0600 Sun 6110do
0600-0700 6110do
0700-0800 6110do
0800-0900 6110do
0900-1000 6110do
1100-1115 6110do
11290-1200 4950do
1200-1300 4950do
1300-1400 4950do
1400-1500 4950do
1500-1600 4950do
1600-1700 4950do
1700-1743 4950do
2200-2300 4950do (Ramadan broadcast)
2300-2315 4950do (Ramadan broadcast)
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/17 Aug)
India, AIR/Thiruvananthapuram (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0020-0100 5010do
0100-0200 5010do
0200-0215 5010do
0230-0300 7290do
0300-0400 7290do
0400-0500 7290do
0500-0600 7290do
0600-0700 7290do
0700-0800 7290do
0800-0900 7290do
0900-1000 7290do
1000-1030 Sun 7290do
1130-1200 5010do
1200-1300 5010do
1300-1400 5010do
1400-1500 5010do
1500-1600 5010do
1600-1700 5010do
1700-1740 5010do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
Kuwait, R Kuwait
Changes of Radio Kuwait, General Service effective from August 13: 0000-2400 on 15475
addit from July 24 to Aug.12 Arabic, cancelled 0200-0900 on 5960 KBD 500 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic,
back on air 1700-2000 on 13650 KBD 500 kW / 350 deg to NoAm Arabic, back on air+videos 2000-2400 on
17550 KBD 500 kW / 350 deg to NoAm Arabic, back on air.
(Ivo Ivanov/HCDX)
Pakistan, R Azad Kashmir/R Trarkhel (schedule revision) (ex Pakistan, R Azad Kashmir)
English (news)
1600-1615 3975do
1700-1710 3975do
Urdu
0045-0100 3975do
0100-0200 3975do
0200-0300 3975do
0300-0400 3975do
0400-0425 3975do
0900-1000 7265do
1000-1100 7265do
1100-1200 7265do
1200-1210 7265do
1330-1400 3975do
1400-1500 3975do
1500-1600 3975do
1600-1700 3975do
1700-1800 3975do
1800-1810 3975do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
Pakistan, R Pakistan/Domestic SW Svc (new entry)
Balti
0445-0500 7470do
0500-0530 7470do
Sheena
0530-0600 7470do
0600-0615 7470do
Pakistan, R Pakistan/Ext Svc (schedule revision)
Bengali
0900-1000 11860as 15180as
Chinese
1200-1300 15730as 17810as
Dari
1445-1500 7515as
1500-1600 7515as
1600-1630 7515as
English
1100-1104 15730eu 17700eu
Farsi
1700-1800 7530as 9370as
Gujarati
1145-1200 11860as 13660as
1200-1215 11860as 13660as
Hindi
1045-1100 11860as 13660as
1100-1145 11860as 13660as
Nepali
1000-1030 11860as 15180as
Pashto
1345-1400 7515as
1400-1445 7515as
Sinhala
1230-1300 11595as 15185as
Tamil
1300-1330 11595as 15185as
Urdu
0045-0100 15730as 17830as
0100-0200 15730as 17830as
0200-0215 15730as 17830as
0500-0600 15730va 17810va
0600-0700 15730va 17810va
0830-0900 15730eu 17700eu
0900-1000 15730eu 17700eu
1000-1100 15730eu 17700eu
1100-1105 15730eu 17700eu
1330-1400 15235va 17550va
1400-1500 15235va 17550va
1500-1530 15235as 17550as
1700-1800 11530eu 15265eu
1800-1900 11530eu 15265eu
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
Sri Lanka, SLBC (schedule revision)
Bengali
0115-0130 11905as
English/Hindi
0130-0200 11905as (including religious programming)
0200-0300 11905as (including religious programming)
0300-0330 11905as (including religious programming)
Hindi
1115-1130 9720AS
1145-1200 9720as
Malayalam
1130-1145 9720as
Sinhala
1630-1700 11750me
1700-1800 11750me
1800-1830 11750me
Tamil
1200-1215 9720as
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)
USA Frequency change of WRMI Okeechobee from 0000 UTC on August 16:
0000-2300 NF 11580 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Brother Stair, ex 11730
2300-2400 NF 11580 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu Spanish Family Radio, ex 11730
(Ivo Ivanov/HCDX 17 Aug)
USA Cancelled transmissions of Brother Stair via World Harvest Radio
1600-1800 on 9840 HRI 250 kW / 025 deg to ENAm English WHRI Angel 2
1600-1900 on 17610 HRI 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English WHRI Angel 6
2000-2100 on 9840 HRI 250 kW / 025 deg to ENAm English WHRI Angel 2 Mon-Fri
(Ivo Ivanov/HCDX 16 Aug)
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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
as Asia
ca Central America
eu Europe
na North America
pa Pacific
sa South America
va Various target areas
(BCDX/DX Bulgaria/DX Window/WRTH/WWDXC Top Nx/DX Mix Nx/HCDX/playdx)Frequency Update - International Shortwave Broadcast Guide: Summer 2014
HCDX/playdx)