Frequency Updates

 All times UTC / broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

Clandestine

Voice of Wilderness via Tashkent, Uzbekistan relay

Effective: 21 January 2021

Korean

1400-1500 7615 (100 kW) to NEAs (ex 7625 kHz) 

1500-1530 7615 (100 kW) to NEAs Sunday (ex 7625 kHz)

Radio Taiwan International

Effective: 22 January 2021

Korean

1030-1058 7300 (ex 9610 kHz)

2200-2230 6085 (ex 5955 kHz)

2300-2330 9430 

Trans World Radio India

Grigoriopol, Moldova relay

0045-0115 7590 (300 kW) to SoAs in ethnic languages (ex 7280) 

Dzonka

0045-0100 7590 (300 kW) Saturday 

Hindi

0045-0100 7590 (300 kW) Sunday 

0045-0115 7590 (300 kW) Mon-Fri

Voice of America

Hausa

2030-2100 4960 (100 kW)  to WCAf (ex Mon-Fri) (Sâo Tomé relay)

2030-2100 6040 (100 kW)  to WCAf (ex Mon-Sat) (Sâo Tomé relay)

2030-2100 9765 (100 kW)  to WCAf (ex Mon-Fri  (Wooferton, UK relay)

2030-2100 11850 (100 kW) to WCAf (ex Mon-Sat) (Sâo Tomé relay)

2030-2100 13750 (100 kW) to CeAf (ex Mon-Sat) (Sâo Tomé relay)

Tigrigna

1900-1930 9485 (100 kW)  to EaAf (ex Mon-Fri (Botswana relay)

1900-1930 12040 (250 kW) to EaAf (ex Mon-Fri (UAE relay)

1900-1930 13765 (250 kW) to EaAf (ex Mon-Fri ( Kuwait relay)

(monitoring observations from recent WRMI updates)

0300 9955 Radio Prague Intl (Spanish) 

0330 9955 Radio Slovakia Intl (Spanish) 

0400 9955 Radio Prague Intl (English) 

0430 9955 Radio Prague Intl (French)  

s/off at 0500 UTC

(DXB/BDXC 21 Jan)

Frequency Updates

All times UTC

Texas Radio Shortwave and Radio City via Channel 292

Texas Radio Shortwave from January 18,2020 until June 20, 2020 broadcast in English to Central Europe - 3^rd Saturday at 0900-1000 on 6070 (ROB 010 kW / non-dir).

Radio City -The Station of the Cars from January 25, 2020

1100-1200 on 6070 6070 (ROB 010 kW / non-dir) 4^th Saturday to Central Europe in German. This is as a replacement for the programs we used to transmit on the 4th Saturday of the month via Hamburger Lokalradio HLR on 6190 kHz:

1300-1400 on  6190  (GOH 001 kW / 230 deg) 4^th Saturday to Central Europe in German CUSB.

(edited for clarity)

(DX Bulgaria 07 Jan 2020)

Netherlands

New time of Radio Onda ASBL via Margraten, Netherlands effective December 6, 2019

0000-1700 on 5940 kHz (MRT 001 kW / non-dir) Portuguese to Western Europe. (ex 24hrs)

(edited for clarity)

(DX Bulgaria 07 Jan 2020)

Listed in WRTH 2020 as;

Radio Onda, 6060 kHz 1600-2300 in English, French, Portuguese. Station inactive at time of publication, but due to air in the near future. Station is produced by the registered voluntary association 'Onda pour le dévelopement de la communication sociale et culturlle de la communauté Brésilienne en Belgigue."

(WRTH 2020)

French website http://www.radio.be listing 6060 kHz, streaming audio is not active.

United Kingdom

Changes of Encompass Digital Media Services (ENC-DMS) and BBCWS

TWR Africa

Effective: 01 January 2020

0330-0345 - 7245 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Amharic Sat/Sun, ex Sat-Mon/Fri

0330-0345 - 7245 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Oromo Tue, NO CHANGE

0330-0345 - 7245 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Sidamo Thu, ex Wed/Thu

FEBA Radio

Effective: 01 January 2020

1615-1630 - 9540 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Guragena Mon-Wed, ex 1600-1630

1615-1630 - 9540 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Amharic  Thu-Sun, ex 1600-1630

1800-1830 - 6035 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Sat/Sun, ex Sun Jan.4

BBCWS

Effective: 06 January 2020

1900-2000 - 6150 DHA 250 kW / 255 deg to CEAf Arabic, ex 6145

2000-2100 - 6150 SLA 250 kW / 260 deg to CEAf Arabic, ex 6145

(DX Bulgaria 07 Jan 2020)

Frequency Updates

All times UTC

Clandestine
Additional broadcasts of Living Water Ministry Broadcasting
1500-1600 on  9650*unknown probably PUG to NEAs Korean Tue/Wed/Thu, ex Wed# * co-ch same  9650 CON 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French Radio Guinea Conakry # probably from Jan. 3 and from same date at new time 1500-1558, ex 1530-1630.

Ecuador
Updated schedule of HCJB Voice of The Andes on 6050 kHz 
0930-1400 on  6050 QUI 010 kW / 018 deg to CeAm various*, ex 0830-1500
0930-1400 on  6050 QUI 010 kW / 172 deg to SoAm various*, ex 0830-1500
2100-0230 on  6050 QUI 010 kW / 018 deg to CeAm various*, ex 1900-0500
2100-0230 on  6050 QUI 010 kW / 172 deg to SoAm various*, ex 1900-0500
* including Cofan/Chapala/Spanish/Shuar/Quechua/Waodani & other langs.

Vietnam    
Updated schedule of Voice of Vietnam 
Effective from: 15 January 
2000-2028 on  7280 SON 100 kW / 320 deg to WeEu German, not Russian
2000-2028 on  9730 SON 100 kW / 320 deg to WeEu German, not Russian
2030-2058 on  7280 SON 100 kW / 320 deg to WeEu French, not English
2030-2058 on  9730 SON 100 kW / 320 deg to WeEu French, not English
2130-2158 on  7280 SON 100 kW / 320 deg to WeEu English, additional
2130-2158 on  9730 SON 100 kW / 320 deg to WeEu English, additional

Zambia    
Updated schedule of KVOH /Voice of Hope Africa 
Effective from: 23 January 
1700-2200 on  4965 LUS 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English Mon-Fri tx#1, new additional
1700-2200 on  6065 LUS 100 kW / 315 deg to WeAf English Mon-Fri tx#2, new additional
1200-1700 on  9680 LUS 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English Sat/Sun tx#1, unchanged
1200-1700 on 13680 LUS 100 kW / 315 deg to WeAf English Sat/Sun tx#2, unchanged
0500-0800 on  9680 LUS 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English Mon-Fri tx#1, cancelled
0500-0800 on 11680 LUS 100 kW / 315 deg to WeAf English Mon-Fri tx#2, cancelled
(SWL DXing/DX News/Ivo Ivanov)
(graphics: Gayle Van Horn Collection) 

Voice of Russia frequency changes

Voice of Russia

All times UTC
Effective 15 June 2008
1600-1800 new freq 13670 MSK 250 kW / 169 deg, ex 13730*in Arabic
1700-1800 new freq 13750 S.P 200 kW / 215 deg, ex 15465 in Italian
1700-1800 on 15465 MSK 250 kW / 250 deg, additional frequency French
1830-1900 on 7130 S.P 400 kW / 147 deg, cancelled in Arabic
*to avoid Radio Austria Int. in German till 1700
(source: DX Mix News #526 via Alokesh Gupta, India)