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Thursday, February 05, 2015

International Shortwave Broadcast Guide Updates



This is the forth frequency update for the 2014-2015 Winter edition of International Shortwave Broadcast Guide. This e-book from Teak Publishing, may be purchased at Amazon for U.S. $4.00, and is available at: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QU8LC6M

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

Argentina, RAE/R Argentina Exterior
English
0300-0400 twhfa  11710na (ex 0200-0300)
French
0200-0300  twhfa  11710am (ex 0300-0400)
Spanish (ex 0200-0230)
0000-0230  Sat  6060sa  // 15345na
1800-0000  Sat  6060sa  // 15346na

Canada, Bible VO BCN 
English
0130-0200  Sun  11790as (ex 17510as)
1515-1530  Sun  13630as (ex Sat)

Clandestine, Dandal Kura - new station entry
Kanuri
0500-0600  9440af
1800-1900  12065af

Clandestine, Hamada R Intl (back on shortwave via MB)
Hausa
0530-0600 7350 NAU 100 kW / 180 deg to WeAf
1930-2000 mtwhf  11860 NAU 100 kW / 180 deg to WeAf

Clandestine, Shiokaze Breeze - effective from 26 Jan.
1330-1400 6135*YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 5910 Japanese Mon
1330-1400 6135*YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 5910 Chinese Tue
1330-1400 6135*YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 5910 Japanese Wed
1330-1400 6135*YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 5910 English Thu
1330-1400 6135*YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 5910 Korean Fri
1330-1400 6135*YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 5910 Korean Sat
1330-1400 6135*YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 5910 Japanese Sun
1400-1430 6135*YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 5910 Japanese Mon
1400-1430 6135*YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 5910 Korean Tue
1400-1430 6135*YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 5910 Japanese Wed
1400-1430 6135*YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 5910 English Thu
1400-1430 6135*YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 5910 Korean Fri
1400-1430 6135*YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 5910 Japanese Sat
1400-1430 6135*YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 5910 Korean Sun
* co-ch North Korean Noise Jamming vs Voice of Freedom

1600-1630 5955^YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 6110 Japanese Mon
1600-1630 5955^YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 6110 Chinese Tue
1600-1630 5955^YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 6110 Japanese Wed
1600-1630 5955^YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 6110 English Thu
1600-1630 5955^YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 6110 Korean Fri
1600-1630 5955^YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 6110 Korean Sat
1600-1630 5955^YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 6110 Japanese Sun
1630-1700 5955^YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 6110 Japanese Mon
1630-1700 5955^YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 6110 Korean Tue
1630-1700 5955^YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 6110 Japanese Wed
1630-1700 5955^YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 6110 English Thu
1630-1700 5955^YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 6110 Korean Fri
1630-1700 5955^YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 6110 Japanese Sat
1630-1700 5955^YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE ex 6110 Korean Sun
^ totally covered by Radio Romania Int. in Ukrainan/Serbian

Clandestine, VO Oromo Liberation/SBO
Amharic
1700-1800  w  17630af (ex Sun)
1730-1800  Sun  17630af (ex Wed)

Cyprus, European News Network (ex Bulgaria)
English
1000-1015  f  5850na (via WYFR relay) 5850na
1845-1900  Sat  5925eu

China, China R Intl
English
1400-1457  15700na (ex 13740na)
1500-1557  15700na (ex 13740na)

France, R France Intl
Persian
1700-1758  11955me (delete entry)
Vietnamese
1500-1600  9565as (delete entry)

Germany, AWR Europe
Arabic
0700-0800  15230af (ex 11975af)
Oromo
1730-1800  15155af (ex 12035af)
Wolof
1900-1930  11680af (ex 9805af France, AWR Europe)

Germany, Deutsche Welle
Amharic
1600-1658  15410af (delete)
English
0400-0500  7425af (delete)
0500-0557  7425af (delete)
0700-0800  12005af (delete)
0700-0800  9395na (add/via Global 24/WYFR)
Hausa
0630-0700  15275af (ex 12005af)
1300-1400  12005af (delete)
1800-1900  12005af (delete)

Germany, R Channel 292
Dutch/English/German
0600-1700  6070eu (ex 0000-2300)
(irregular nighttime broadcast, during weekends)

Guam, AWR Asia/Pacific
Vietnamese
1400-1500  17670as (new entry)

India, All India R - recently reactivated 9620 kHz
Arabic
1730-1945 on  9620*ALG 250 kW / 282 deg to N/ME
Baluchi
1500-1600 on  9620^ALG 250 kW / 282 deg to WeAs
French
1945-2030 on  9620&ALG 250 kW / 282 deg to NWAf
Hindi (music)
1600-1615 on  9620^ALG 250 kW / 282 deg to WeAs
Persian
1615-1730 on  9620#ALG 250 kW / 282 deg to WeAs
Sindhi
1230-1500 on  9620 ALG 250 kW / 282 deg to WeAs
# co-ch China Radio Int. in Hausa 1630-1730
* co-ch Voice of Turkey in French 1830-1925
^ co-ch REE/RNE in Spanish 1500-1900 Sa/Su
& co-ch REE/RNE in Spanish from 1900 Daily

Japan, R Japan/NHK World/Global 24 relay - new entry
English
0500-0600  smtwhf  9395na

India, TWR India
Urdu
1500-1530  daily  11635as (ex Fri)

New Zealand, R New Zealand Intl - from 02 Feb.
English
1259-1550 9700 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to Pacific English AM mode, ex 5950
Signal strength increase for two hours. From 1500 QRM CRI in Chinese on 9705.

Russia, R Sputnik (ex Voice of Russia via Global 24/WYFR relay) new entry
English
1600-1700  Sat  9395na
1700-1800  Sat  9395na

Swaziland, TWR Africa
Swahili
1745-1800  9475af  (new entry)
1800-1815  9475af  (new entry) (ex mtwhfa)

Sweden, IBRA R - revised complete schedule
Amharic
1600-1700  12125af
Arabic
0800-0830  15260me
1700-1730  12045me
1900-1930  5915af // 9550af
Bambara
1945-2000  Sat/Sun  7235af
Beja
1730-1800  9635af
1800-1830  9635af
Dari
0230-0300  5940as
1500-1530  9570as
Fulfulde
1900-1930  mtwhf  7235af
Fur
1830-1900  9635af
Futa-Jalon
1900-1915  Sat/Sun  7235af
Hausa
1945-2000 mtwhf  7235af
Kanuri
1915-1930  Sat/Sun  7235af
Malinke (Joula)
1930-1945  sm  7235af
Ngambai (Sara)
1900-1945  sm  9635af
Oromo
1700-1730  9540af
Shuwa
1930-1945  hfa  9635af
Silt
1730-1800  7510af
Somali
1700-1730  6180af
1730-1800  11610af
Swahili
1700-1730  6180af
Tamajeg
1630-1700  9820af
1700-1730  11610af
1730-1800  9540af
Zaghawa
1930-1945  tw  9635af
Zarma
1930-1945  tw  7235af

U.K. BBC World Service - effective from 28 Jan, 2015
English
2200-2300 on  5960 SLA 250 kW / 060 deg to EaAs
2200-2300 on  3915 SNG 100 kW / 160 deg to SEAs
2200-2300 on  5890 NAK 250 kW / 045 deg to EaAs
2200-2300 on  5890 NAK 250 kW / 150 deg to SEAs
2200-2300 on  6195 SNG 125 kW / 000 deg to SEAs
2200-2300 on  6195 SNG 125 kW / 090 deg to AUS
2200-2300 on  6195 SNG 250 kW / 013 deg to EaAs
2200-2300 on  7490 NAK 250 kW / 025 deg to EaAs
(Bulgaria DX/29 Jan)

UK, BBC World Service
English
0100-0200  5925as (add)
0200-0300  9920as (add)

USA, WRMI FL/Family R 
Spanish
0200-0300  7730ca (new entry)
2300-0000  7730ca (ex 2300-0100 5950ca)

USA, WRMI FL/R Prague
English
0100-0130  twhfa  9955ca (add-via WYFR relay)
0400-0430  sm  9955ca (add-via WYFR relay)

USA, BBG/VO America
Tibetan
0000-0100  5830as 9ex 5885as)

Vietnam, VO Vietnam/Overseas Svc
English
1100-1130  7285as (delete)
1500-1530  7285as (delete)
Lao
1100-1200  7285as (add)
1330-1400  7285as (delete)
1400-1430  7285as (delete)
2300-0000  7285as (delete)
Thai
1130-1200  7285as (delete)
1230-1300  7285as (add)
1430-1458  7285as (delete)
1530-1600  7285as (delete)
2200-2228  7285as (delete)
Vietnamese
0430-0500  6175as (delete)
0500-0530  6175as (delete)
2130-2200  5930eu (delete)
2200-2230  5930eu (delete)
(WRTH/DX Mix Nx)