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Target Listening
OCTOBER 2014
by Country
Harold Sellers, 3211 Centennial Dr., Suite 23, Vernon, BC V1T 2T8
E-mail: [email protected]
Target Listening provides a guide to where, when and how to hear all radio countries operating on the
shortwave bands. Reports from our readers and other references are used to compile tips that can
assist you to log these countries.
This column was last updated October 19th.
Notes:
(1) The purpose of Target Listening is two-fold. One,
to give you tips on how to hear the country in question. Second, to help you in your quest to hear as
many countries as possible. Some targets are easy
to hear, while others may be extremely difficult – and
everything in between!
(2) Target Listening includes two sections. The first
section is a by-time listing, which lists only time,
country and frequencies. The countries listed here
may be relay sites or the direct source of the broadcast. [Refer to the by-country listing for that country
for complete details.]
The second section is a by-country list giving the best
chances to hear the country, according to monitoring
reports from club members or from other publications and sources. We give you the best chances
to hear broadcasts direct from transmitters in the
target country, but we also list relay transmissions if
these may be well heard, so those interested in the
programs from the country have the best opportunity
to hear them.
(3) Relay broadcasters may be found under both the
country where the studios are as well as where the
relay transmitters are. In the first case, this is so you
will know where to look for the transmissions of that
country’s broadcaster. In the latter case, the intent
is to give you an easier (usually!) target to log the
country serving as a relay.
(4) The country names used in T.L. are taken from
the NASWA Radio Country List, which we use in
the ODXA. As a result you will find some countries
from past history that are now politically part of another country. The Country List is available on the
North American Short Wave Association website,
http://www.naswa.net.
Legend :
Times are in UTC, frequencies in kiloHertz
* sign-on or sign-off time
v variable frequency
<1800> heard before and after time within brackets; 1800> heard from this time; <1800 heard to
this time
Abkhazia [separtist area of Georgia]
Apsua Radio *0700-0800 Abkhaz, 0800-0810* Russian 9535 irregularly Mon, Wed & Fri.
Albania
Radio Tirana broadcasts in English: *0130-0155*
Tues-Sun 9845; *2000-2030* M-Sa 7465. One hour
later in the Fall.
Algeria
Radio Algerienne *0600-0700* 11985; *1900-2100*
11765; *2100-2300* 7495; all in Arabic with 5 minutes of French news at top-of-the-hour 06, 20, 22.
All via France.
Angola
Radio Nacional in Portuguese 4950v <21000500>.
Anguilla
Caribbean Beacon *2200-1000* 6090, *10002200* 11775. University Network, Melissa Scott
programs.
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Antarctica
LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel 15476
Spanish *1930-2130* Mon-Fri. Sometimes very
sporadic operation.
Argentina
Radiodifusion Argentina al Exterior *0200-0300*
Tu-Sa English 11710.8.
Radio Nacional *2200-0300* Spanish 15345.3.
Armenia
Radio Sadaye Zindagi *1500- Dari, 1530-1600*
Pashto 9590.
Voice of Armenia *1415-1430 irregular, Armenian;
1430-1500* Farsi 4810.
Ascension Island
BBC *0500-0700* 5875(-06),7355(-06); *1600-1800*
17830; *1700-2000* 15400; *2000-2200* 9915,
11810, 12095; all English.
Australia
Radio Australia, in English *0800-1500*
9580;
*0600-1000* 11945; *1100-1300* 6080, 6140 via
Singapore; *1700-2100* 9580; *2000-2300* 15515;
*2200-0700* 15415;*2200-2400* 9855 & 9900 (2330) via UAE.
Austria
Radio Ö International German *0600-0715* 6155.
Trans World Radio *0700-0750*(M-F, -0720 Sa/Su)
English 7400. One hour later in the Fall.
Adventist World Radio *2100-2130* English
11955.
Azerbaijan
Radio Fedaletin Sesi / Voice of Justice *0600-0630*
W/Sa, *1400-1430* Tu/F, 9677.6v, in Azeri.
lish *2020(2000- Tu/W/F)-2200* 7255,11730.
Bhutan
Bhutan Broadcasting Service <1200-1300* 6035 in
Bhutanese.
Bolivia
Radio Santa Cruz 6135v <0000-0200*, *0900-1100>
Spanish.
Radio Mosoj Chaski 3310 *0830-1000> and <23000200> Spanish.
Radio Pio XII 5952.5v Spanish <0000-0230*.
Bosnia-Hercegovina
See Serbia.
Botswana
Voice of America in English *0300-0600* 4930; *05000630* & *1830-2000* 15580; *1800-2100* 4930.
Brazil
Rádio Nacional da Amazônia <2300-0800> Portuguese 6180, 11780.
Rádio Brasil Central <2300-0100> Portuguese
4985,11815.
Bulgaria
Bible Voice *1830-1915* Sun 9635, English. One
hour later in the Fall.
Canada
Depending upon your location, try for the following
24 hour-per-day shortwave stations: 6030 CFVP
Calgary, 6160 CKZN St. John's, or 6160 CKZU Vancouver. 6070 CFRX Toronto is presently off the air.
Canada (Newfoundland)
CKZN St.John’s 6160 <1000-1200>,<2200-0030>.
Central African Republic
Radio ICDI *0530-1600* 6030 French & local languages. (Hocking via DXLD Nov 24/13)
Bahrain
Radio Bahrain <1600-2100> Arabic 9745 USB.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Betar <1200-1600> Bengali, 1235-1245
English on Mondays only and daily 1530-1545, 4750,
7250. *1230-1300* English 15105; *1515-1545* Hindi
15505; *1745-1900* English 13580.
Belarus
Radio Belarus, Belarussian *0400-0700* 7255. Eng-
China
China Radio International in English *0000-0200*
6020 & 9570 via Albania; *0100-0200* 9580 via Cuba;
*0300-0400* 9690 Spain, 9790 Cuba; *1300-1400*
13755 direct; *1300-1600* 9870 direct; *1400-1600*
15535 via Cuba.
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China (Tibet)
Xizang PBS, Lhasa, <1100-1700> Tibetan, except
English 1600-1700 4905, 4920, 6110, 6200, 7255.
Tibetan <2200-2400> 4905, 4920, 6110, 6130, 6200,
7255, 7385.
Colombia
LV de tu Conciencia 6010v <0000-0500>, <10001100> Spanish.
Alcaraván Radio 5910 <0100-1100> Spanish.
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Radio Candip 5066 *0400-0430> French.
Congo, Republic of
Radio Congo <1745-1830* approx., French, 6115.
Cuba
Radio Habana Cuba, English, *0100-0700* 6000,
6165; *0500-0700* 5040(-06), 6060,6100; *19002000* 11760; *2300-2400* 5040,11880.
Diego Garcia
AFRTS, American Forces Network 4319 USB <21000200*, 12759 USB *0200-1400*.
Djibouti
Radiodiffusion-Television de Djibouti *0300-0400>,
<2000-2100* on 4780, Arabic for Holy Qu'ran, Afar
or Somali otherwise.
Ecuador
HCJB, La Voz de los Andes *0130-0500* M-F, *03000500* Sa/Su Spanish 6050.
Egypt
Radio Cairo in English *0200-0330* 9315; *16001800* 15345; *2300-0030* 9965.
England
BBC *1800-2000* 13660, English.
Equatorial Guinea (Bata)
Radiodif. da Guinea Ecuatorial, Radio Bata 5005
Spanish and Vernacular <2000-2100>.
Eritrea
Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, *0300-0600*
9705v (to 0500) and varying around 7100, in local
languages.
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Ethiopia
*0300-0400+ Amharic & local languages; *1600-1700
English, 1700-1800 French, 1800-2100* Amharic &
local languages, on 7237v, 9566v.
Radio Fana *0300-0430> 6110, 7210 Amharic.
Voice of Tigray Revolution *0300-0400> 5950 Tigrinya and Afar.
France
Radio France International French *0400-0700*
7390, 9790(-06); *1200-1300* 21690; *1700-1800*
17620, 17850; *1700-2000* 15300; *1800-2100*
11995.
Germany, East (former German Dem. Rep.)
The Mighty KBC *0000-0200* Su 7375.
Trans World Radio *0700-0750*(M-F, -0720 Sa/Su)
English 6105. One hour later in the Fall.
Germany, West (Federal Rep. of Germany)
DW, all broadcasts via Rwanda, *0400-0600* 7425(0530), 9470(-05), 9800; *0600-0630* 15275, 17800;
*0600-0700* 9800,15700; *1900-2200* 9655(20-),
11800(20-), 11865, 15275(-1930). All in English.
Hamburger Lokal Radio *0600-0900* Wed & Sat
7265 Spanish, Portuguese & English.
Greece
Elliniki Radiophonia, ERTOpen Greek <1200-0800>
irregular and may be on any of 9420, 9935, 15630,
15650.
Guam
KTWR, Trans World Radio, English *0850-0930*
M-Fri 15200; *1400-1425* M/Tu/F, -1430 Th, -1435
Su/W* 15190.
Adventist World Radio, KSDA *1600-1630* English
11865, 11995; *2230-2300* English 15320.
Guatemala
Radio Verdad <0100-0610*, *1000-1200> 4055,
Spanish, with some religious programs in English
and Japanese.
India
All India Radio in English *1745-1945* 7550, 11670,
13695; *2045-2230* 7550, 9445, 11670, 11740;
*2245-0045* 9690, 9705, 11710.
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India (Andaman Island)
All India Radio, Port Blair 4760 *1030-1230> Hindi,
English news at 1230; *2355>.
Korea, Republic of
KBS World Radio in English *1300-1400* 15575;
*1600-1700* 9640; *2200-2300* 11810.
India (Goa)
All India Radio *1515-1600* Gujarati 15175. *20452230* 11740 English; *2245-0045* 9705 English.
Kuwait
Radio Kuwait *1800-2100* English 15540.
India (Kashmir)
Radio Kashmir Srinagar <0100-0215* Hindi & Kashmiri 4950.
India(Sikkim)
AIR, Gangtok 4835 *0100>, <1200-1300> Hindi.
Indonesia (Irian Jaya)
RRI, Wamena <1200-1400> 4870 Indonesian.
RRI, Nabire <0800* 7290v, Indonesian.
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz National Radio, First Program 4010, 4795,
4821 *0000> in Kyrgyz and Russian.
Laos
Lao National Radio, Domestic Service 6130 <11001500> in Laotian and Thai 1330, English 1400,
French 1430, Vietnamese 1500. Gongs/bells on
hour at 1200.
Liberia
ELWA <0600-0800>, <2300-2400* English 4760.
Indonesia (Jawa)
Voice of Indonesia, English *1300-1400* & *19002000* 9525.9.
Indonesia (Kalimantan)
RRI, Palangkaraya 3325 Indonesian <1100-1300>,
in winter <2230>.
Indonesia (Maluka)
RRI, Ternate 3345v in winter <1200-1500* Indonesian. May only be on the air for Ramadan.
Iran
The Voice of Justice in English *0323-0420* 11780,
13650; *1523-1620* 13785, 15525; *1923-2020*
9400, 9715, 11885, 11985.
Japan
NHK World Radio Japan, English: *0500-0530* 5975
via England, 11970 via France; *1000-1030* 9625 direct;*1200-1230* 11740 via Singapore; *1400-1430*
15735 via Uzbekistan, 11705 via Palau; *1800-1830*
9755 via South Africa.
Radio Nikkei *0800-1500* Japanese 3925, 6055,
9595.
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
Voice of Korea in English *0400-0500* 9445,11735,
13760,15180; *0600-0700* 7220,9445,9730; *10001100* 11710, 15180; *1300-1400* 9435, 11710;
*1900-2000* 9875,11635.
Lithuania
Radio Free Asia *0100-0200* Uyghur 9400.
Madagascar
Radio Nationaly Malagasy *0230-0500* & <14001600> 5010; <1400-1500* 6135v; in Malagasy.
Vatican Radio English *0300-0330* 7360; *05000530* 13765.
Malaysia (Malaya)
Asyik FM <1300-1500* 6050v in Bahasa Malay.
Sarawak FM <1000-1800> Bahasa Malay 9835.
Wai FM <1000-1600* and Limbang FM 1315-1400
Mondays, in Bahasa Malay, 11665.
Klasik Radio <1100-1300> Bahasa Malay 5965v.
Mali
Radiodiffusion-TV Malienne *0555-0800* 5995.
<2200-2400* 5995. French, Bambara.
China Radio International *1400-1600* English
17630.
Mexico
Radio Educacion 6185 Spanish, some English
*0000-1200*.
Micronesia
The Cross Radio 4755.5 English <0700-1200*.
Sometimes runs later.
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Mongolia
Mongolian Radio 2 <1300-1500> Mongolian 4830,
4895, 7260.
Voice of Mongolia *0900-0930* English 12085.
Morocco (former Spanish Morocco)
Radio Medi Un 9575 French & Arabic <0500-0600>,
<2200-2400>.
Myanmar
Radio Myanma *0930-1630* Burmese with English
1530 on 5985 or 5985.8v. 9730 <1000-1130* Burmese and also airs some Radio Australia programs
in English. (Howard, DXLD, Apr 2/14)
Thazin Radio *0930-1430 Burmese, 1430-1500*
English 6165.
New Zealand
Radio New Zealand International, English, *04590758* 11725; *0759-1259* 9700; *1300-1550* 6170;
*1551-1745* 5975; *1746-1850* 9700; *1851-2150*
11725; *2151-0458* 15720.
Nicaragua
Radio El Buen Pescador (The Good Fisherman) 8989
USB <2300-0100*, Spanish, evangelical broadcasts
to fishermen.
Nigeria
Voice of Nigeria English *0500-0700*, *1500-1600*
15120.
Northern Marianas Islands
Radio Free Asia via Saipan *1600-1630* Chinese
9455, 15560.
Voice of America via Tinian, *1300-1500* Korean
11935.
Palau
World Harvest Radio *1200-1400* Sat/Sun English
9930.
Radio Australia *1300-1430* English 9965.
NHK World Radio Japan *1400-1430* English
11705.
Papua New Guinea (New Britain)
NBC East New Britain 3385 (-1230*) in Tok Pisin.
Papua New Guinea (New Guinea Territory)
NBC Madang 3260 (-1200*), NBC Sandaun 3205
<0800-1300>, in Tok Pisin.
Peru
Radio Logos 4810 <0200-0400>, *0900-1100>
Spanish.
Radio Vision 4790 <0100-1100> Spanish.
Radio Huanta 2000 *0930-1100> 4747 Spanish.
Philippines
Radyo Philipinas in English & Filipino, *0200-0330*
15640, 17700, 17820; *1730-1930* 9925.
Pridnestrovie (Moldova)
Radio Miraya *0300-0600* 11560, in English & Arabic.
(see South Sudan).
Denge Kurdistane *0300-0500>, <1300-1500* Kurdish 11510. (Ivo, DX Re Mix News, Mar 28/14)
Romania
Radio Romania International, English *0000-0100*
9700, 11955; *0300-0400* 7350, 9645; *1100-1200*
15130, 15400, 17680; *2030-2100* 11975, 15170;
*2200-2300* 9765, 11940. 1 hour later in the Fall.
Oman
BBC in English *0000-0100* 5970; *0300-0500*
12095; *1500-1700* 9410.
Radio Sultanate of Oman *0300-0400* English
15355. *1400-1500* English 15140.
Rwanda
Radio Rwanda 6055 French and vernacular *02550600*, 0430 news in vernacular. French to 2100*.
DW *0400-0600* 7425(-0530), 9470(-05), 9800;
*0600-0630* 15275, 17800; *0600-0700* 9800,15700;
*1900-2200* 9655(20-), 11800(20-), 11865, 15275(1930). All in English.
Pakistan
Radio Pakistan *0045-0215* Urdu 11600, 15730.
*1330-1530* Urdu 15235. *1700-1900* Urdu 9350,
11570. (Ivanov, DXLD Apr 5/14)
Sao Tome
VOA in English *0400-0500* 4960; *1600-1700*
15580; *1900-2000* daily & *2030-21* Sa/Su
4940.
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Saudi Arabia
Radio Riyadh and Radio Jeddah, Arabic *1500-1800*
15225, 15435; *1800-2300* 9555,9870; *1200-1500
17705, 21505.
Serbia
International Radio Serbia *2100-2130* English
6100 via Bosnia-Hercegovina. One hour later in
the Fall.
Singapore
BBC *0000-0100* 15335; *1100-1500* 6195, 9740;
English.
Radio Australia, English *1100-1300* 6140.
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corp. <0400-0500*
9545 & <0700-1200* 5020; Pijin & English.
Somalia
Radio Hargeisa *0330-0500>, *1300-1400*, *1500>
7120, in Somali except English 1320-1340.
South Africa
Channel Africa, in English and all M-F only, *03000400* 3345, 6155; *0400-0700* 7230; *0600-0700*
15255; *1700-1800* 15235.
South Sudan
Radio Miraya *0300-0600* 11560 via Pridnestrovskiy
(Moldova), in English & Arabic.
Sri Lanka
Radio Sri Lanka (Ceylon) *0115-0230* Bangla &
Hindi, with English 0230-0330 Su, on 11905. (Jacob,
DXLD Aug 24/14)
Sudan
Radio Omdurman, Arabic *0215-0430* & *19302100* 7205.
Voice of Africa Radio, 1630-1730 French, 1730-1830
English, local languages after 1830, on 9505.
Surinam
Radio Apintie <2300-0300>, <0300-0900> Dutch
and vernacular 4990.
Swaziland
Trans World Radio *0255-0330* M-Sa Ndebele,
-0310* Su English 3200; *0255-0330* Shona 3240;
*0400-0500* English Mon-Fri, German Sat/Sun
3200, 4775; *0500-0800* English 4775 (Sa/Su),
6120, 9500; *1800-1900* 9500 English.
Taiwan
Radio Taiwan International, English *1100-1200*
direct 7445; *1600-1700* 15485 via France.
Tajikistan
Radio Tajikistan <2300-0400> Tajik 4765.
Democratic Voice of Burma *1430-1530* Burmese
& dialects 11560. DVB will be leaving shortwave at
the end of October.
Radio Free Asia *1200-1400* Tibetan 15195.
Tanzania (Zanzibar)
ZBC Radio *0300-0400> Swahili 6015; <1800-2100*
Swahili, English news 1800-1810, 11735. IDs also
as "ZBC" or "Spice FM".
Thailand
Radio Thailand in English *0000-0100* & *02000230* 15590; *1230-1300* & *1400-1430* 9390;
*1900-2000* & *2030-2045* 9390.
Turkey
Voice of Turkey, English *0300-0355* 9515; *12301325* 15450; *1830-1925* 6050; *2200-2250* 9830.
1 hour later in the Fall.
Uganda
UBC Radio 4976 *0200-0400> English news 0400.
<2030-2200* daily, Swahili.
United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)
Radio Australia *2200-2400* English 9855 & 9610
(-2330).
United States
Radio Marti *0000-0300* Spanish 6030, 7365.
United States (Alaska)
KNLS English *1000-1100* 9655; *1200-1300* 7355;
*1500-1600* 9920.
Uruguay
Radiodifusión Nacional del Uruguay <2100-0300>
Spanish 6125.
Radio La Voz de Artigas 6076v <2000-2300> Spanish.
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Uzbekistan
NHK World Radio Japan *1400-1430* English
11695.
Vatican Radio *0140-0200* English 11730.
Vanuatu
Radio Vanuatu <0600-1215* 3945, 7260 in English
& Bislama. Japan's Radio Nikkei Two also on 3945,
but signs-off at 0900 Saturdays.
Vatican
Vatican Radio *0140-0200* 11730 via Uzbekistan,
15470 via Philippines; *0300-0330* 7360 via Madagascar, 9660 direct; *0500-0530* 11625 direct, 13765
via Madagascar; *1730-1800* 13765; *2000-2030*
13765, 15570; all in English.
Vietnam (Democratic People’s Republic, formerly
North Vietnam area)
Voice of Vietnam English *0100-0130* & *02300300* 12005 via England; *0330-0400* 6175 via
USA. *1230-1300* 9840, 12020. *2330-2400* 9840,
12020.
Yemen
Republic of Yemen Radio *0300-0500>, <1400-1500*
6135 Arabic. *1800-1900* English 6135.
Zambia
ZNBC *0250-0400> English and vernacular, Radio
One 5915.
Zimbabwe
Voice of Zimbabwe <2200-0300> 6045 in vernacular
and English.
References:
DSWCI
Danish Shortwave Club Int'l
DXLD
Glenn Hauser’s DX Listening
Digest Yahoo Group
DXplorer
electronic DX news group
ODXA
ODXA Yahoo Group
WRTH
World Radio TV Handbook
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