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Monday, August 04, 2025
Voice of Indonesia survey appeal
Monday, August 26, 2024
Voice of Indonesia asks for audio clips
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Voice of Indonesia frequency adjustment on May 13
Voice of Indonesia, the Overseas Service of Radio Republik Indonesia (VOI RRI) will carry out an adjustment on our shortwave frequency starting Monday, 13 May 2024 at 0000 UTC. We are moving from 4750 kHz to 4755 kHz.
Tuesday, May 07, 2024
Voice of Indonesia to adjust frequency
Voice of Indonesia, the Overseas Service of Radio Republik Indonesia (VOI RRI) will carry out an adjustment on our shortwave frequency starting Monday, 13 May 2024 at 0000 UTC. We are moving from 4750 kHz to 4755 kHz.
Tuesday, February 05, 2019
Voice of Indonesia shortwave schedule
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| VOI QSL (Gayle Van Horn QSL Collection) |
transmitter via Palangkaya
Arabic
1600-1700 3325as
Chinese
1100-1200 3325as
1500-1600 3325as
Dutch
1900-2000 3325as
English
1000-1100 3325as
1300-1400 3325as
2100-2200 3325as
French
2000-2100 3325as
German
1800-1900 3325as
Indonesia
1400-1500 3325as
Japanese
1200-1300 3325as
Spanish
1700-1800 3325as
(WRTH 2019)
Friday, July 13, 2018
Voice of Indonesia active, though irregular on shortwave
The World Radio TV Handbook summer schedule update on 11 July 2018, is reporting that Voice of Indonesia is active, through broadcasting irregularly. The station is being relayed via Radio Republik Indonesia, Palangkaraya, using their 10 kW domestic service transmitter.
For 'Country-Counters', Palangkaraya is counted as Kalimantan/Borneo on the NASWA County List. This would be an excellent opportunity to add this to your country totals. Prior to this shift, Voice of Indonesia counted as Java.
Revised complete schedule, broadcasting daily when active
All times UTC
Arabic
1600-1700 3325do
Chinese
1100-1200 3325do
1500-1600 3325do
English
1000-1100 3325do
1300-1400 3325do
1900-2000 3325do
French
2000-2100 3325do
German
1800-1900 3325do
Indonesian
1400-1500 3325do
Japanese
1200-1300 3325do
Spanish
1700-1800 3325do
Station website: http:www.voinews.id
Station Contact Us link: http://www.voinews.id/index.php/contact-us
Email: email : voi@voinews.id
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Monitoring Voice of Indonesia
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| Voice of Indonesia QSL (Gayle Van Horn Collection) |
Very weak to fair signal of Voice of Indonesia in English on June 15
All times UTC
1000-1100 on 9525.95v JAK 250 kW / 135 deg to AUS English
1100-1200 on 9525.95v JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs Chinese
1200-1300 on 9525.95v JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs Japanese
1300-1400 on 9525.95v JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs English
1400-1500 on 9525.95v JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs Indonesian
1500-1600 on 9525.95v JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs Chinese
1600-1700 on 9525.95v JAK 250 kW / 290 deg to N/ME Arabic
1700-1800 on 9525.95v JAK 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu Spanish
1800-1900 on 9525.95v JAK 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu German
1900-2000*on 9525.95v JAK 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu English
2000-2100*on 9525.95v JAK 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu French
*1900-2100UT slot is totally blocked by CRI Russian on 9525.0
(SWL DX Bulgaria/15 Jun)
Monday, July 18, 2016
Voice of Indonesia monitoring observations
1100-1200 9525.9 JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs Chinese
1200-1300 9525.9 JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs Japanese
1300-1400 9525.9 JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs English
1400-1500 9525.9 JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs Indonesian
1500-1600 9525.9 JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs Chinese
1600-1700 9525.9 JAK 250 kW / 290 deg to N/ME Arabic
1700-1800 9525.9 JAK 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu Spanish
1800-1900 9525.9 JAK 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu German
1900-2000 9525.9 JAK 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu English
2000-2100 9525.9 JAK 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu French
From 1900 totally blocked by China Radio International's Russian service on 9525 kHz.
(DX Bulgaria)
Monday, September 02, 2013
Voice of Indonesia - summer schedule update
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| VO Indonesia QSL card |
All times UTC
1000-1100 9526vJAK 250 kW 135 deg to AUS English
1100-1200 9526vJAK 250 kW 010 deg to EaAS Chinese
1200-1300 9526vJAK 250 kW 010 deg to EaAS Japanese
1300-1400 9526vJAK 250 kW 010 deg to EaAS English
1400-1500 9526vJAK 250 kW 010 deg to EaAS Indonesian
1500-1600 9526vJAK 250 kW 010 deg to EaAS Chinese
1600-1700 9526vJAK 250 kW 290 deg to NE/ME Arabic
1700-1800 9526vJAK 250 kW 290 deg to WeEUR Spanish
1800-1900 9526vJAK 250 kW 290 deg to WeEUR German
1900-2000 9526vJAK 250 kW 290 deg to WeEUR English
2000-2100 9526vJAK 250 kW 290 deg to WeEUR French
(DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 27)
(WWDXC/Top Nx 1129)
Monday, March 18, 2013
Frequency updates and monitoring observations
All times UTC
Argentina
Radiodifusion Argentina Al Exterior (RAE)
0900-1000 6060 BUE 100 kW / non-dir to SoAm Spanish Mon-Fri
0900-1000 15345 BUE 100 kW / 348 deg to SoAm Spanish Mon-Fri
1000-1100 6060 BUE 100 kW / non-dir to SoAm Japanese Mon-Fri
1000-1100 15345 BUE 100 kW / 348 deg to SoAm Japanese Mon-Fri
1100-1200 6060 BUE 100 kW / non-dir to SoAm Portuguese Mon-Fri
1100-1200 15345 BUE 100 kW / 348 deg to SoAm Portuguese Mon-Fri
1200-1500 15345 BUE 100 kW / 335 deg to NoAm Spanish Mon-Fri
1700-1800 15345 BUE 100 kW / 035 deg to WeEu German Mon-Fri
1800-1900 15345 BUE 100 kW / 035 deg to WeEu English Mon-Fri
1900-2000 15345 BUE 100 kW / 035 deg to WeEu Italian Mon-Fri
2000-2100 15345 BUE 100 kW / 035 deg to WeEu French Mon-Fri
2100-2200 15345 BUE 100 kW / 035 deg to WeEu German Mon-Fri
2200-2400 11710 BUE 100 kW / 335 deg to NoAm Spanish Mon-Fri
2200-2400 15345 BUE 100 kW / 035 deg to WeEu Spanish Mon-Fri
2300-2400 6060 BUE 100 kW / non-dir to SoAm Spanish Mon-Fri
0000-0100 11710 BUE 100 kW / 335 deg to NoAm Portuguese Tue-Sat
0100-0200 11710 BUE 100 kW / 335 deg to NoAm Japanese Tue-Sat
0200-0300 11710 BUE 100 kW / 335 deg to NoAm English Tue-Sat
0300-0400 11710 BUE 100 kW / 335 deg to NoAm French Tue-Sat
1800-2400 15345 BUE 100 kW / 335 deg to NoAm Spanish Sun
2000-2400 6060 BUE 100 kW / non-dir to SoAm Spanish Sat
2000-2400 15345 BUE 100 kW / 035 deg to WeEu Spanish Sat
0000-0230 6060 BUE 100 kW / non-dir to SoAm Spanish Sun
0000-0230 15345 BUE 100 kW / 035 deg to WeEu Spanish Sun
0000-0300 15345 BUE 100 kW / 335 deg to NoAm Spanish Mon
Clandestine
Voice of Tibet
Effective from: 16 March 2013
1200-1230 11527 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese
1230-1245 15503 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 15502
1245-1305 15512 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan
1300-1330 11527 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese
1305-1330 15513 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 15518
1330-1340 15602 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex 7557
1330-1345 15518 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 11517
1340-1400 15603 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex 7547
1345-1405 15517 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 11517
1405-1430 15523 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 11527
1400-1430 15400 MDC 250 kW / 045 deg to CeAs Tibetan
1430-1500 17535 MDC 250 kW / 045 deg to CeAs Tibetan
1530-1600 15485 MDC 250 kW / 045 deg to CeAs Tibetan
Indonesia
Voice of Indonesia
1000-1100 9526 JAK 250 kW / 135 deg to AUS English
1100-1200 9526 JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs Chinese
1200-1300 9526 JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs Japanese
1300-1400 9526 JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs English
1400-1500 9526 JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs Indonesian
1500-1600 9526 JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs Chinese
1600-1700 9526 JAK 250 kW / 290 deg to N/ME Arabic
1700-1800 9526 JAK 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu Spanish
1800-1900 9526 JAK 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu German
1900-2000 9526 JAK 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu English
2000-2100 9526 JAK 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu French
2200-2300 9526 JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs Japanese NEW???
Pakistan
New additional hour for evening transmission of Radio Pakistan:
1600-1700 9560 ISL 250 kW / 313 deg to WeEu Urdu. First noted on Mar.16
1600-1700 11570 ISL 250 kW / 313 deg to WeEu Urdu. First noted on Mar.16
1700-1900 9560 ISL 250 kW / 313 deg to WeEu Urdu, no En news 1700-1710!
1700-1900 11570 ISL 250 kW / 313 deg to WeEu Urdu, no En news 1700-1710!
(Balkan DX 17 March 2013)
Friday, July 18, 2008
Voice of Indonesia - multilinugal schedule update
All times UTCVoice of Indonesia
Revised tentative schedule
Arabic Target Area kHz
1700-1800 daily As,Pac 9526jak
Chinese Target Area kHz
1100-1130 daily As,Pac 9526jak
English Target Area kHz
0200-0300 daily As,Pac 9526jak
1000-1100 daily As,Pac 9526jak
1300-1400 daily As,Pac 9526jak
2000-2100 daily As,Pac 9526jak
French Target Area kHz
1900-2000 daily Eu,NAf,ME9526jak
1830-1900 daily Eu,NAf,ME9526jak
0300-0400 daily As,Pac 9526jak
1200-1300 daily As,Pac 9526jak
1600-1700 daily As,Pac 9526jak
1130-1200 daily As,Pac 9526jak
0900-1000 daily As,Pac 9526jak
Malay Days Area kHz
1400-1500 daily As,Pac 9526jak
1800-1830 daily Eu,NAf,ME9526jak
Note: Alt. freq. 11785kHz.
(Source: WRTH A08 summer schedule update)







