SECTION #1 SWL FREQUENCY GUIDE **************************************** * * * SELECTED ENGLISH LANGUAGE BROADCASTS * * * * SUMMER 1989 * * * * BY GERRY L. DEXTER * * * **************************************** **************************************** * * * REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION * * * * BY POPULAR COMMUNICATIONS * * * * BY BOB MUNRO * * * * WB1FWQ * * * **************************************** NOTE: THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF BROADCASTS AIRED IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EVERYDAY ON THE SHORTWAVE BROADCAST BANDS. MANY OF THEM ARE DIRECTED TO NORTH AMERICA. THIS IS A REPRESENTATIVE LISTING AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A COMPLETE GUIDE. THE LISTING IS AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE, HOWEVER STATIONS OFTEN MAKE CHANGES IN THEIR BROADCASTING HOURS AND/OR FREQUENCIES, OFTEN WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE NOTICE. SOME BROADCASTERS AIR ONLY PART OF THE TRANSMISSION IN ENGLISH OR MAY RUN INTO THE HOUR OR HOURS FOLLOWING. SOME MAY HAVE AN ALTERED SCHEDULE ON WEEKENDS. NUMBERS IN PARENTHESIS INDICATE THE STARTING TIME FOR ENGLISH THAT MANY MINUTES PAST THE START OF THE HOUR. ALL TIMES ARE GIVEN IN 'UTC'. SECTION #1 TIME COUNTRY/STATION FREQUENCIES =============================================================================== 0000-----*BBC, U.K. 6175, 7325, 9590, 9915 *BRT BELGIUM(30) 9675, 9925 *RADIO BEIJING, CHINA 9665, 9770, 11715, 15455 *VATICAN RADIO(50) 6150, 9605, 11780 *RADIO NORWAY (MON) 11850 *WCSN 9850 *VOPK, KAMPUCHEA 9695, 11938 *RCI, CANADA 5960, 9755 *RBI, E. GERMANY(45) 6080, 11890 *R. NETHERLANDS (30) 6020, 6165, 15315 *R. BUDAPEST, HUNGARY(30) 6110, 9520, 9585, 9835, 11910, 15160 *R. SOFIA, BULGARIA 9700, 11720 *RHC, CUBA 9655 *R. KIEV, UKRAINE(30) 7165, 7400, 9800, 13645, 15180, 15455 *AUSTRIAN RADIO INT.(30) 9875 *HCJB, ECUADOR(30) 9720, 11775, 11910, 15115 *R. PYONGYANG, N. KOREA 15115, 15160 *VOICE OF ISRAEL 7460, 9385, 9435 *KUSW 15580 *RADIO MOSCOW 6000, 6045, 6115, 7115, 7150 7215, 7310, 9720, 9765 *SPANISH NATIONAL RADIO 9630, 11880 0100-----*R. YUGOSLAVIA 9620, 9660 *RFPI, COSTA RICA 13633 *R. PRAGUE, CZECHOSLAVAKIA 5930, 6055, 7345, 9540, 9625, 11990 *R. LUXEMBURG 6090 *KVOH 13695 *R. BAGHDAD, IRAQ 6185 *VOICE OF ISRAEL 7460, 9385, 9435 *RAI, ITALY 9575, 11800 *VOICE OF THE UAE 6170, 11965 *VOICE OF GERMANY 6040, 6085, 6145, 9565, 9735, 11865 *VOICE OF GREECE(30) 7430, 9420, 11645 *SPANISH NATIONAL RADIO 9630, 11880 SECTION #2 SWL FREQUENCY GUIDE TIME COUNTRY/STATION FREQUENCIES =============================================================================== 0200-----*R. RSA, SOUTH AFRICA 9580, 9615, 11730 *R. SWEDEN(30) 9695, 11705 *WSHB, S. CAROLINA 9455, 13760 *RCI, CANADA 9535, 9755, 11845, 11940 *RBI, E. GERMANY 6080, 11890 *R. PORTUGAL(30) 6060, 9680, 9705 *R. BUCHAREST, ROMANIA 5990, 6155, 9510, 9570, 11830, 11940 *RAE, ARGENTINA 9690 *SRI, SWITZERLAND 6095, 6135, 9725, 9885, 12035, 17730 *VOFC, REP. OF CHINA 5985, 9680, 15345 *RADIOBRAS, BRAZIL 11745 *RADIO CAIRO, EGYPT 9475, 9675 *R. BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (30) 6110, 9520, 9585, 9835, 11910, 15160 *TWR, BONAIRE (15) 9535, 11930 *RADIO PORTUGAL (30) 9680, 9705 *TIFC, COSTA RICA 5055 *RADIO TIRANA, ALBANIA(30) 7065, 9500 0300-----*R. BEIJING, CHINA 9675, 9690, 9770, 11715, 11860, 15180, 15290, 15445 *VATICAN RADIO(10) 6150 *R. PRAGUE, CZECHOLAVAKIA 5930, 6055, 7345, 9540, 9625, 11990 *RADIO FINLAND(30) 9635, 11755 *RADIO NEW ZEALAND(30) 15150 *RADIO FIVE, S. AFRICA 4880 *TGNA, GUATELAMA 3300 *HRVC, HONDURAS 4820 *RADIO BUCHAREST, ROMANIA 5990, 6155, 9510, 9570, 11830, 11940 *RADIO JAPAN 5960 *VOICE OF GREECE(40) 7430, 9395, 9420 *RADIO MOSCOW 6000, 6045, 6115, 7115, 7150, 7215 9700, 9765, 11710, 12010, 15425, 17700 *VOICE OF GERMANY 6010, 6130, 9545, 9605, 9700 *RFI, FRANCE(15) 7135, 7175, 9500, 9790 9800, 11670, 11995 *RADIO TIRANA, ALBANIA(30) 7065, 9500, 11825 *R. YEREVAN, ARMENIA(55) 13645, 15180 *UAE RADIO 9640, 11940, 15435 *UAE RADIO (30) 9640, 11940, 15435, 17775 *RADIO NETHERLANDS (30) 6165, 9590 0400-----*RADIO BEIJING, CHINA 9675, 11695, 11980 *TWR, BONAIRE 9535, 11930 *RADIO ZAMBIA 4910 *WCSN 9870 *RADIO BOTSWANA 4820, 7255 *RADIO SOFIA, BULGARIA 7115, 11735 *RADIO NORWAY (MON) 9650 *VOICE OF TURKEY 9445 *RAE, ARGENTINA 9690 *VOICE OF NICARAGUA 6015 (OR 6100) *SRI, SWITZERLAND 6135, 9725, 9885, 12035 *RBI, EAST GERMANY 9620, 11785 *RHC, CUBA 6035, 6140, 9655 0500-----*RADIO NORWAY (MON) 15175 *VOICE OF GERMANY 5960, 6120, 6130, 9635, 9700 *SPANISH NATIONAL RADIO 9630 *KUSW 6175 *RADIO AUSTRIA INT. 6015 *VOICE OF NIGERIA 7255 *RADIO JAPAN 5990, 11870 *RADIO CAMEROON (05) 4850 SECTION #3 SWL FREQUENCY GUIDE TIME COUNTRY/STATION FREQUENCIES =============================================================================== 0600-----*RADIO KOREA 6060, 9570 *HCJB, ECUADOR 6230, 9720, 11775 *RADIO MOSCOW 5905, 7175, 7185, 7230, 7260 7270, 7335, 7345, 9825 *RHC, CUBA 9525, 11760 *WRNO 6185 *ELWA, LIBERIA 4760 *GBC, GHANA 4915 *WCSN 7365 *RCI, CANADA 6050, 6140 0700-----*WSHB 9455, 11980 *KUSW 6135 *SIBS, SOLOMON ISLANDS 5020, 9545 *HCJB, ECUADOR 6130, 6205, 9585, 9655, 9745 *VOFC, TAIWAN 5985 *TWR MONACO (25) 7105 *SRI, SWITZERLAND (30) 6165, 9535 0800-----*KNLS 6065 *LBS, LIBERIA 6090 *WHRI 7355 *RADIO TIRANA, ALBANIA 9500, 11835 *VOICE OF INDONESIA 11790, 15150 *TWR MONACO 7105, 9480 *KUSW 6135 0900-----*AWR, PORTUGAL 9670 *RADIO AFGANISTAN 4760, 6085, 9635, 15435, 17720 *RADIO ULANBATOR, MONGOLIA(10) 12015 *RCI, CANADA (30) 5960, 9755 *KTRW, GUAM (30) 11805 *RADIO NEW ZEALAND 9850, 11780 *RADIO AUSTRALIA 6060, 9580, 11720 1000-----*KSDA, GUAM 13720 *RADIO NEW ZEALAND 11780 *RBI, EAST GERMANY 11890 *VOICE OF VIETNAM 9840, 12020 *AIR, INDIA 11860, 11925, 15155, 15335, 17385 *RADIO NETHERLANDS (30) 6020, 9505 *SLBC, SRI LANKA 11835, 15120 1100-----*VOICE OF ISRAEL 11588, 21625 *VOICE OF VEITNAM 7432, 9730 *RADIO KOREA 15575 *TWR, BONAIRE (15) 11815, 15345 *RADIO THAILAND (30) 9655, 11905 *AIR, INDIA (35) 9610, 9675, 11850, 15325 *HCJB, ECUADOR (30) 11740 *RADIO PYONGYANG, N. KOREA 6576, 9600, 9977, 11735 *VOIRI, IRAN 7230, 9520, 9685, 11790 *RADIO AUSTRIA INT. 15450 *RADIO BEIJING, CHINA 9655 *RADIO JAPAN 6120 *RADIO AUSTRALIA 6060, 9580 *RADIO PAKISTAN 17660 1200-----*RADIO ULANBATOR, MONGOLIA 9615, 12015 *RADIO FINLAND 11945, 15400 *RADIO BEIJING 9665, 15110, 17715 *WRNO 9715 *VOICE OF GREECE (35) 9905, 11645, 15630 *RADIO BANGLADESH (30) 15195, 17710 *RADIO TASHKENT, UZBEK SSR 5845, 9540, 11785, 15460 *RADIO PYONGYANG, N. KOREA 9555, 9600, 11735 *WCSN 5980 *KUSW 9850 *KYOI, SAIPAN 11900