VOICE OF AMERICA TRANSMISSION SCHEDULE 30 SEPTEMBER 1990 TO 30 MARCH 1991 All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), more traditionally known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Frequencies are given in kilohertz (kHz.). To convert to frequency in megahertz (MHz.) or wavelength in meters (M.), see the frequency/wavelength conversion chart at the end of this file. Frequencies below 1600 kHz. are medium wave. Some times and frequencies may change. Abbreviations: MF - Monday through Friday. MS - Monday through Saturday. SS - Saturday and Sunday. ALBANIAN to Europe 1700-1730 5965, 9735, 11805, 15195 1930-2000 5965, 9735 AMHARIC to Africa 1800-1900 9690, 11740, 11880, 15165, 17755 ARABIC to the Middle East/North Africa 0330-0430 1260, 5965, 9740, 11905, 15160, 17810, 17895 0430-0530 1260, 5965, 6125, 7160, 9740, 11805, 11905, 15160, 17810, 17895 0530-0600 1260, 5965, 11905, 15160, 17810, 17895 0600-0730 1260, 5965, 15160, 15195, 17810, 17895 0730-0800 1260, 5965, 6150, 9565, 9580, 9760, 11775, 11840, 15160, 15195, 15235, 17810, 17895 1100-1130 11735, 15160, 15225, 21540, 21615 1200-1230 11735, 15225, 15400, 21540, 21615 1300-1330 1260, 11905, 15225, 15400, 21540, 21615 1500-1600 15300, 17885, 21535, 21570 1600-1800 1260, 7205, 11960, 15155, 17885, 21535, 21570 1800-1900 1260, 7205, 9530, 9745, 11960, 15155, 15245, 17885, 21535, 21570 1900-2000 1260, 7205, 9530, 9745, 11960, 15155, 15245, 17740, 17885, 21535, 21570 2000-2100 11905, 15225, 17885, 21535 2100-2200 6160, 9530, 9745, 11905, 15225, 15245, 17740, 17885, 21535 ARMENIAN to the U.S.S.R. 0300-0315 6015, 6080, 7120, 7210, 9530 1500-1600 11805, 15195, 15235, 17835, 17855 AZERBAIJANI to the U.S.S.R. 1900-2000 6160, 7280, 9680, 11835 BANGLA to South Asia 0130-0230 15210, 17780, 21475 1600-1700 1575, 9590, 11880, 15185 BULGARIAN to Europe 0400-0430 1197, 3980, 6080, 7295, 9530, 9615 1730-1800 5965, 9735, 11805, 15195 2000-2030 5965, 9735, 11780 BURMESE to East Asia 0000-0030 1575, 9670, 11840, 15215 1130-1230 1575, 9610, 11880, 15250 CANTONESE to East Asia 1500-1600 1143 CREOLE to the American Republics 2100-2130 1480 (via Radio L'Akansyel, Port-au-Prince), 9670, 11890, 15120 2130-2200SS 1480 (via Radio L'Akansyel, Port-au-Prince), 9670, 11890, 15120, 17730 CZECH/SLOVAK to Europe 0500-0530 1197, 3980, 6080, 7295, 9615, 11710 1730-1800 1197, 3980, 6060, 7180, 9660, 11750, 11855 2000-2100 1197, 3980, 6060, 6150, 7180 2100-2200 6060, 6150, 7180 DARI to the Middle East 0030-0100 1260 0215-0300 9635, 9705, 11780, 15105 1515-1600 7295, 11845, 15435, 21520 ENGLISH to Africa 0300-0430 621, 6035, 6145, 9575, 11835, 15350, 17715 0430-0600 6035, 9575, 11835, 15350, 17715 0600-0700 6035, 6125, 9530, 9575, 11835, 15350, 17715 1600-1730 9575, 11920, 15410, 15580, 17800, 21625 1730-1800 621(SS), 9575, 11920, 15410, 15580, 17800, 21625 1800-2000 621, 9575, 11920, 15410, 15580, 17800, 21625 2000-2100 621, 9570, 15410, 15580, 17800, 21485, 21625 2100-2200 621, 15410, 15580, 17800, 21485, 21625 ENGLISH to the Caribbean/American Republics CA - Programs for the Caribbean. AR - Programs for the American Republics. 0000-0100CA 1580, 6130, 9455, 11695 0000-0030AR 5995, 9775, 9815, 11580, 15205 0030-0100AR 1530, 1580, 5995, 9775, 9815, 11580, 15205 0100-0200 1580, 5995, 6130, 9455, 9775, 9815, 11580, 15205 0200-0230MF 5995, 9775, 9815, 11580, 15205 1000-1200 1580, 6030, 9590, 11915 2200-2215MF 9640, 11880, 15225 ENGLISH to East Asia/Southeast Asia/Pacific 1000-1100 5985, 11720, 15425 1100-1200 5985, 6110, 9760, 11720, 15155, 15425 1200-1230 1143, 6110, 9760, 11715, 15155, 15425 1230-1330 6110, 9760, 11715, 15155, 15425 1330-1400 6110, 9760, 15155, 15425 1400-1500 1143, 6110, 7125, 9760, 15160, 15425 1900-2000 9525, 11870, 15180 2100-2200 11870, 15185, 17735 2200-2230 7120, 9770, 11760, 11870, 15185, 15290, 15305, 17735, 17820 2230-2400 1575, 7120, 9770, 11760, 11870, 15185, 15290, 15305, 17735, 17820 0000-0030 7120, 9770, 11760, 15185, 15290, 17735, 17820 0030-0100 1575, 7120, 9770, 11760, 15185, 15290, 17735, 17820 ENGLISH to the Middle East/North Africa/Europe 0000-0100 792, 11905, 15225, 15405, 17810 0100-0200 792, 1260, 6095, 7205, 11905, 15225, 15250, 15405, 17740, 17810, 21550 0200-0300 792, 1260, 5965, 7205, 11905, 15225, 17740, 17810, 17895, 21550 0400-0430 792, 5995, 6140, 7170, 7200, 9715 0430-0500 5995, 6140, 7170, 7200, 9715 0500-0600 792, 6060, 6140, 7170, 7200, 9670, 9700, 9715, 11750, 15205 0600-0630 792, 6060, 6095, 6140, 7170, 7325, 11750, 11805, 15205 0630-0700 792, 3980, 6060, 6095, 6140, 7170, 7325, 11750, 11805, 15205 1000-1100 11735, 15160, 15225, 21570, 21615 1130-1200 11735, 15160, 15225, 21615 1230-1300 11735, 15225, 15400, 21540, 21615 1330-1400 1260, 11905, 15225, 15400, 21540, 21570 1400-1500 1260, 11905, 15205, 15300, 17885, 21540, 21570 1500-1600 1260, 9700, 11905, 15205, 15300, 17885, 21540, 21570 1600-1630 9700, 11905, 15205, 15300, 17885, 21540, 21570 1630-1700 6180, 9700, 9760, 11710, 11905, 15205, 15245, 15300, 17885, 21540, 21570 1700-1730 792, 1197, 3980, 6040, 9700, 9760, 11905, 15205, 15300, 17885, 21540, 21570 1730-1800 792, 6040, 9700, 9760, 11905, 15205, 15300, 17885, 21540, 21570 1800-1900 6040, 9700, 9760, 11905, 15205, 15300, 17885, 21540, 21570 1900-2100 6040, 9700, 9760, 11710, 11905, 15205, 15300, 17885, 21540, 21570 2100-2200 1260, 6040, 9700, 9760, 11710, 11905, 11960, 15205, 15300, 17885, 21540, 21570 2200-2230 9530, 11905, 11960, 15225, 15445, 17885 2230-2400 792, 1260, 9530, 11905, 11960, 15225, 15445, 17885 ENGLISH to South Asia 0100-0300 7115, 7205, 11705, 15160, 15250, 17740, 21550 1400-1500 7125, 9645, 15205, 15395 1500-1530 7125, 9645, 9700, 15395 1530-1600 1575, 7125, 9645, 9700, 15395 1600-1800 7125, 9645, 9700, 15395 ENGLISH VOA Europe 0300-0330 1260, 5965, 11905, 15160, 17810, 17895 0630-0800MS 1197 0800-1000 1197(MS), 1260, 11735, 15160, 15195, 21570, 21615 1000-1300MS 1197 1300-1700 1197 (Also 24 hours on cable services and FM stations in many parts of Europe. As indicated, VOA Europe programs are heard at 0300-0330 and 0800-1000 on shortwave as part of the expanded VOA English broadcasts to the Middle East.) ESTONIAN to Europe 1600-1630 6060, 7210, 9660, 11855, 11865, 11905 1800-1830 7170, 9650 FARSI to the Middle East 0300-0430 9635, 9700, 11805, 15105 1700-1900 6160, 7280, 9680, 11835 FRENCH to Africa 0530-0700MF 6020, 6180, 9565, 11835, 11875, 11890 1830-2000 15195, 17640, 17785, 21485 2000-2200 15195, 17640, 17785 GEORGIAN to the U.S.S.R. 0315-0330 6015, 6080, 7120, 7170, 9530 2000-2030 6140, 7270, 9535 GREEK to Europe 1900-1930 5965, 9735, 15225 HAUSA to Africa 0500-0530 6020, 6180, 9585, 11835, 11890 1600-1630MF 15320, 17740, 17785, 21485 HINDI to South Asia 0030-0100 6010, 7105, 7205, 11780, 15210, 17780, 21475 0100-0130 15210, 17780, 21475 1600-1700 6160, 7280, 9680, 11835 HUNGARIAN to Europe 0530-0600 6080, 7295, 9615, 11710 1800-2000 1197, 3980, 6060, 6150, 7180, 11750 INDONESIAN to East Asia 1100-1130 9610, 11880, 15250 1330-1430 6030, 9715, 11715 2200-2330 9620, 11805, 15205 KHMER to East Asia 1400-1500 1575, 9565, 11930, 15285 2200-2230 1575, 7225, 9510, 11785 KOREAN to East Asia 1300-1400 11930, 15195, 17720 2130-2200 6110, 7120, 9755, 11955 LAO to East Asia 1100-1130 1575, 9620, 11930, 15125 1130-1200 9620, 11930, 15125 LATVIAN to Europe 0400-0415 7105, 7130, 9570, 11780 1530-1600 7210, 7245, 9735, 11865, 11960 1700-1730 6060, 7180, 9660, 11855, 11865, 15245 LITHUANIAN to Europe 0415-0430 7105, 7130, 9570, 11780 1630-1700 6060, 9660, 11855, 11865 1830-1900 7170, 9650 MANDARIN to East Asia 1100-1200 1143, 5955, 11965, 15410, 17745, 17790, 21585 1200-1300 5955, 11965, 15410, 17745, 17790, 21585 1300-1330 5955, 11965, 15410, 17745, 17790 1330-1400 1143, 5955, 11965, 15410, 17745, 17790 1400-1600 5955, 11965, 15410, 17745, 17790 1600-1700 1143, 11965, 15410, 17745, 17790 2000-2100 1143, 9545, 15395, 17765 2100-2200 1575, 7200, 9545, 11925, 15395, 17765 2200-0200 7200, 9545, 11925, 15395, 17765 PASHTO to the Middle East 0000-0030 1260, 7105, 9635, 11780, 15160 0130-0215 9635, 9705, 11780, 15105 1430-1515 7295, 11845, 15435, 21520 POLISH to Europe 0530-0630 1197, 3980, 5955, 6160, 7130 2100-2200 1197, 3980, 9650, 11750 2200-2400 1197, 3980, 6095, 6150, 9645, 11710 PORTUGUESE to Africa 0430-0500 6020, 6180, 9775, 11835, 11890 1730-1800 621(MF), 15320, 15330, 17640, 17740, 17785, 21485 PORTUGUESE to Brazil 2300-2400 9455, 9775, 11680, 15330 ROMANIAN to Europe 0430-0445 792, 6080, 7295, 9530, 9615 1800-1900 792, 5965, 9735, 11780, 15125 1900-1930 792, 11780 1930-2000 792 RUSSIAN to U.S.S.R. C - To central U.S.S.R. E - To eastern U.S.S.R. Other transmissions directed to western U.S.S.R. 0300-0400 1197, 6040, 6180, 7105, 7190 0800-1100E 11930, 11965, 15325, 15410, 17865 1200-1400C 11835, 15205, 15235, 15280, 17855, 17865, 21625 1600-1700 7170, 9690, 11740, 11805, 15235 1700-1800 7170, 9585, 9690, 11710, 11740, 15235 1800-1900 6140, 7270, 9585, 11710, 11805, 11825 1900-2000 6140, 7170, 7270, 9575, 9585, 9690, 11825 2000-2100 6095, 7170, 9575, 9585, 9690, 11825 2100-2200 6085, 6095, 6140, 7170, 7270, 7280, 9575, 11825 2200-2300 6060, 6085, 6140, 6160, 7170, 7270, 7280, 11825 2300-2400 6060, 6140, 6160, 7125, 7270 SERBO-CROATIAN to Europe 0445-0500 792, 6080, 7295, 9530, 9615 2030-2130 792, 5965, 9735, 11780 SLOVENE to Europe 0430-0500 1197, 3980, 9670 SPANISH to the American Republics 0100-0300 1530, 1580, 6030, 6190, 9465, 9670, 9840, 11895, 13740, 15400 0300-0400 1530, 1580, 6030, 9465, 9670, 9840, 13740 0930-1100MF 6040, 9525, 11580, 11935, 13740, 15265, 17810, 21490 1100-1130MF 6040, 9525, 11580, 11935, 13740, 15265, 17810 1200-1300 1530, 1580, 11890, 11945, 13775, 15265, 17730, 17830, 21490, 21580, 21610 1300-1400SS 1530, 1580, 11890, 11945, 13775, 15265, 17730, 17830, 21490, 21580, 21610 1400-1430SS 1530, 1580, 11890, 11945, 13775, 15265, 17730, 21580, 21610 1430-1500SS 11890, 11945, 13775, 15265, 17730, 21580, 21610 1700-1730MF 15185, 17710, 17730, 21475 2130-2200MF 9670, 11695, 11890, 15120, 17730 SPANISH Radio Marti to Cuba 0600-0930 1180, 6030 0930-1200 1180, 6075 1200-1400 1180, 9590 1400-2300 1180, 11930 2300-0600 1180, 9525 SWAHILI to Africa 1630-1730MF 15150, 15320, 15330, 17705, 17740, 21485 TURKISH to Europe/Middle East 2000-2100 1260, 6160, 7205, 9525, 9670, 11960 UKRAINIAN to the U.S.S.R. 0300-0400 792, 6090, 6160, 7270, 9760 0400-0500 6090, 6160, 7270, 9760 1600-1800 6150, 7245, 7270, 11825, 15270, 17855 URDU to South Asia 0100-0130 6010, 7105, 9635, 9705, 11780 0130-0200 7105, 9530 1330-1430 11805, 15435, 17875, 21520 UZBEK to the U.S.S.R. 0000-0100 5985, 7125, 9615, 9690, 11945 1400-1500 15225, 15235, 17780, 17855, 21625 VIETNAMESE to East Asia 1230-1330 1143, 9620, 11835, 15250 2230-2330 7225, 9510, 11785 SHORTWAVE FREQUENCY/WAVELENGTH CONVERSION CHART Frequency in Frequency in Wavelength kilohertz megahertz in meters (kHz.) (MHz.) (M.) 3900- 4000 3.9 - 4.0 75 5950- 6200 5.95- 6.2 49 7100- 7300 7.1 - 7.3 41 9500- 9900 9.5 - 9.9 31 11650-12050 11.65-12.05 25 13600-13800 13.6-13.8 21/22 15100-15600 15.1-15.6 19 17550-17900 17.55-17.9 16 21450-21850 21.45-21.85 13 25670-26100 25.67-26.1 11 -- E. Allen (Al) Brown (VOA/BBC) WA3FYZ/ZF2LY Voice of America Wilber J. Cohen Building, Room G-748 Broadcast Operations Washington, DC 20547 Computer Services Division ....uunet!voa3!eab +1 202-619-2020