The following schedule updates, include clandestine stations currently active on shortwave radio. To learn more about the fascinating world of mystery and intrigue in clandestine broadcasting, refer to my feature, Voices for Change in the summer edition of International Shortwave Broadcast Guide, available at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FV3FL72/Gayle Van Horn W4GVH
All times UTC
Updated A16 schedule of clandestine broadcast on shortwave radio.
Radio Republica
0100-0300 on 9490 ISS 150 kW / 285 deg to Cuba Spanish
Radio Payem e-Doost
0230-0315 on 7460 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi
1800-1845 on 7480 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi
Radio Lead Africa, inactive at present
0300-0400 on 5915 MEY 100 kW / 020 deg to CeAf English Mon/Tue/Fri
0500-0600 on 12060 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to CeAf English Wed/Thu
0500-0700 on 12060 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to CeAf English Sat
1900-2200 on 7425 MEY 100 kW / 020 deg to CeAf English Sat/Sun
Denge Kurdistan
0300-0500 on 11600 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish
0500-1300 on 11600 KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Kurdish
1300-1700 on 11600 SCB 100 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish + 2nd hx 23200
1700-1930 on 11600 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish
1930-2100 on 11600 SCB 100 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish + 2nd hx 23200
Radio Tamazuj
0330-0430 on 9600 ISS 250 kW / 134 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
0330-0430 on 11650 MDC 250 kW / 335 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
1430-1500 on 15150 NAU 125 kW / 152 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
1430-1500 on 15550 ISS 250 kW / 134 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
1500-1530 on 15150 MDC 250 kW / 340 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
1500-1530 on 15550 SMG 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
Radio Dabanga
0430-0600 on 11645 SMG 250 kW / 146 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
0430-0530 on 13800 MDC 250 kW / 335 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
0530-0600 on 13800 NAU 125 kW / 152 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
1530-1630 on 15150 MDC 250 kW / 340 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
1530-1630 on 15550 SMG 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
Eye Radio (former EDC Sudan Radio Service)
0400-0500 on 11730 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Arabic/English*
1600-1700 on 17730 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Arabic/English*
*including other languages Dinka/Nuer/Shilluk/Bari/Zande/Lutoho
Radio Niger Delta Voice of Peace, inactive at present
0500-0600 on 9515 ISS 250 kW / 170 deg to WeAf English
1900-2000 on 11985 ISS 250 kW / 170 deg to WeAf English till July 5
1900-2000 on 11980 ISS 250 kW / 170 deg to WeAf English from July 6
Radio Dandal Kura International
0500-0700 on 7415 ASC 250 kW / 070 deg to WeAf Kanuri
0700-0800 on 15480 WOF 250 kW / 165 deg to WeAf Kanuri
1800-2100 on 12050 ASC 250 kW / 065 deg to WeAf Kanuri
Republic of Yemen Radio
0600-0900 on 11860 JED 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic
0900-1800 on 11860 unknown tx / unknown to N/ME Arabic
1800-2300 on 11860 JED 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic
2300-0600 on 11860 unknown tx / unknown to N/ME Arabic
Manara Radio
0730-0830 on 15440 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa
1600-1700 on 17765 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa
Radio Free Sarawak, inactive at present
1100-1300 on 15420 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs Iban Mon-Sat
Suab Xaa Moo Zoo, Voice of Hope
1130-1200 on 11570 TSH 100 kW / 250 deg to SEAs Hmong
2230-2300 on 7530 TSH 100 kW / 250 deg to SEAs Hmong
Voice of Khmer M'Chas Srok
1130-1200 on 17860 TAC 100 kW / 122 deg to SEAs Khmer Thu/Sun
Radio ERGO
1200-1300 on 17845 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Somali
Voice of Tibet
1200-1215 on 15542 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese
1215-1230 on 15548 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese
1230-1245 on 15573 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan
1245-1300 on 15567 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan
1300-1315 on 15518 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese
1300-1315 on 15558 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan
1315-1330 on 15528 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese
1315-1330 on 15558 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan
1330-1345 on 15528 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese
1330-1345 on 15557 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan
1345-1400 on 15522 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese
1345-1400 on 15557 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan
1400-1415 on 15557 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan
1400-1415 on 15560 MDC 250 kW / 045 deg to CeAs Tibetan
1415-1430 on 15552 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan
1415-1430 on 15565 MDC 250 kW / 045 deg to CeAs Tibetan
2300-2310 on 7598 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan
2310-2320 on 7593 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan
2320-2330 on 7587 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan
All frequencies are jammed by China on xxxx0 / xxxx5
Changes between frequencies vary from 5 to 7 minutes
Que Me
1200-1230 on 9930 HBN 100 kW / 318 deg to EaAs Vietnamese Fri
Radio Free North Korea
1200-1300 on 15630 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean
Nippon no Kaze
1300-1330 on 9900 TSH 100 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Korean
1300-1330 on 9950 TSH 100 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Korean
1500-1530 on 9765 TSH 100 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Korean
1500-1530 on 9975 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Korean
1530-1600 on 9765 TSH 100 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Korean
1530-1600 on 9965 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Korean
National Unity Radio
1300-1600 on 11550 DB 100 kW / 071 deg to NEAs Korean
Furusato no Kaze
1330-1400 on 9900 TSH 100 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Japanese
1330-1400 on 9950 TSH 100 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Japanese
1430-1500 on 9560 TSH 100 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Japanese
1430-1500 on 9960 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Japanese
1600-1630 on 9470 TSH 100 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Japanese
1600-1630 on 9960 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Japanese
Shiokaze Sea Breeze
1300-1330 on 5965 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Chinese Mon
1300-1330 on 5965 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Tue
1300-1330 on 5965 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Wed
1300-1330 on 5965 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs English Thu
1300-1330 on 5965 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Fri
1300-1330 on 5965 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Sat
1300-1330 on 5965 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Sun
1330-1400 on 5965 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Mon
1330-1400 on 5965 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Tue
1330-1400 on 5965 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Wed
1330-1400 on 5965 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs English Thu
1330-1400 on 5965 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Fri
1330-1400 on 5965 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Sat
1330-1400 on 5965 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Sun
1405-1435 on 7325 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Daily
1600-1630 on 5915 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Chinese Mon
1600-1630 on 5915 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Tue
1600-1630 on 5915 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Wed
1600-1630 on 5915 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs English Thu
1600-1630 on 5915 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Fri
1600-1630 on 5915 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Sat
1600-1630 on 5915 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Sun
1630-1700 on 5915 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Mon
1630-1700 on 5915 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Tue
1630-1700 on 5915 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Wed
1630-1700 on 5915 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs English Thu
1630-1700 on 5915 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Fri
1630-1700 on 5915 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Sat
1630-1700 on 5915 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Sun
Voice of Wilderness
1330-1530 on 7620 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean
North Korea Reform Radio
1430-1530 on 11570 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean
2030-2130 on 7595 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean
Radio Warra Wangeelaa-ti
1500-1530 on 15515 TIG 150 kW / 165 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Sat
Living Water Ministry Broadcasting
1530-1630 on 9650 unknown probably PUG to NEAs Korean Wed
Voice of Martyrs
1530-1700 on 7505 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean
Radio Al-Mukhtar
1500-1530 on 15205 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Tue
1530-1600 on 15205 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Tue
Radio Adal
1500-1530 on 15205 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Wed/Sat
1530-1600 on 15205 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Wed/Sat
Radio Xoriyo
1600-1630 on 17630 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Tue/Sat
1600-1630 on 17870 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Mon/Fri
Transmissions are jammed by Ethiopia with white noise digital jamming
Oromo Voice Radio
1600-1615 on 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Mon
1615-1630 on 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf English Mon
1600-1630 on 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Wed/Sat
Transmissions are jammed by Ethiopia with white noise digital jamming
Radio Ranginkaman/Radio Rainbow
1600-1630 on 7575 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri
Radio Voice of Independent Oromia
1600-1630 on 17860 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Oromo Sun
Transmissions are jammed by Ethiopia with white noise digital jamming
Radio Munansi
1600-1700 on 15240 WRB 115 kW / 045 deg to ENAm African Music Sat/Sun
1700-1900 on 15240 WRB 115 kW / 045 deg to ENAm Luganda/English Sat/Sun
Dimtse Radio Erena
1700-1730 on 11885 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Dly
1730-1800 on 11885 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Arabic Mon-Sat
1730-1800 on 11885 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Sun
Voice of Oromo Liberation
1700-1730 on 15420 NAU 100 kW / 139 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Wed/Fri/Sun
1730-1800 on 15420 NAU 100 kW / 139 deg to EaAf Amharic Wed
Transmissions are jammed by Ethiopia with white noise digital jamming
Radio Assenna
1700-1800 on 15245 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Thu/Sat
Eritrean Forum Medrek
1700-1800 on 15245 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Sun-Tue/Fri
1700-1800 on 15245 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Arabic Wed
1800-1900 on 15245 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Arabic Sat
Sedoye Bahar Voice of Spring
1730-1800 on 7495 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Thu/Fri
Radio Front for Independence of Oromo RKWO
1730-1800 on 17765 ISS 150 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Oromo Sun
Transmissions are jammed by Ethiopia with white noise digital jamming
Radio Publique Africaine
1800-1830 on 15480 ISS 250 kW / 145 deg to SoAf Kirundi
1830-1900 on 15480 ISS 250 kW / 145 deg to SoAf French
Radio Biafra
1800-2100 on 11700 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to WeAf English
Lutheran World Federation Voice of Gospel(Sawtu Linjilia)
1830-1900 on 15315 ISS 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf Fulfulde
Radio Free Gambia, inactive at present
1900-2000 on 15465 ISS 100 kW / 207 deg to WeAf Various* Fri
* including: English, Fula, Krio, Mandingo, Serer and Wolof.
Stream of Praise Music Ministries
2100-2130 on 7530 TSH 100 kW / 250 deg to EaAs Cantonese/Chinese
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