British DX Club

Guide to External Services and Foreign / Minority Languages

on Mediumwave

Schedules and notes on external services and foreign / minority language programmes

broadcasting on mediumwave in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia

November 2017

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This is a frequency order guide to external services and foreign/minority language programmes broadcasting on mediumwave in Europe, Middle East & Caucasus, Asia and Africa. It is compiled with the intention of highlighting some of the more interesting services and programmes for the DXer and mediumwave listener. Many external services originate from high-power transmitters and offer a good opportunity to hear and identify more distant stations on mediumwave, especially as the use of clear ID's and familiar interval signal tunes often makes it easier to pick them out on a crowded channel. The inclusion of programmes and services in foreign and minority languages may help to identify the source of exotic-sounding programmes that may originate from somewhere nearer to home. These are mainly broadcast by domestic stations and are often intended for minority groups, foreign workers and tourists, and may offer an interesting alternative to normal programming from a particular radio station or country. Please note that this is NOT a complete guide to what is broadcasting on mediumwave. For a detailed list of mediumwave stations, please refer to the following: MWList Quick and Easy: http://www.mwlist.org/mwlist_quick_and_easy.php Corrections, additions and comments are more than welcome to: tony@bdxc.org.uk All times are UTC.

540 kHz ASIA PAKISTAN - Peshawar (300 kW) Radio Pakistan 0045-0405 and 0600-1810 in Urdu, except 0300-0310 News in English 0800-0805 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English 1700-1705 News in English

549 kHz ASIA VIETNAM - Hung Yen (200 kW) Voice of Vietnam Network 2 2145-1700 in Vietnamese and includes foreign language lessons at: 0600-0614(mo-sa) in English 0615-0629(mo-sa) in French 0630-0644(mo/we) in Japanese 0630-0644(tu/fr) in Chinese 0630-0644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English 1600-1614 in English 1615-1629 in French 1630-1644 in Japanese 1630-1644 in Chinese 1630-1644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English

558 kHz EUROPE SLOVENIA - Nencavci (15 kW) Radiotelevizija Slovenija 0445-2300 MMR Muravideki Magyar Radio in Hungarian 2300-0445 overnight relay of RS Prvi Program in Slovenian

UNITED KINGDOM - Crystal Palace, London (1 kW) Spectrum Radio Network broadcasting multicultural programmes for London: Monday-Friday: 0000-1800 Sout al Khaleej in Arabic (except below) 0000-0100 Irish Spectrum (Mondays only) 1800-0000 World Music Show (except below) 2300-0000 Negat Ethiopia Radio (Fridays only) Saturday: 0000-1100 Sout al Khaleej in Arabic 1100-1300 Irish Spectrum 1300-1800 Sout al Khaleej in Arabic 1800-1900 Let the Bible Speak 1900-0000 World Music Show Sunday: 0000-1100 Sout al Khaleej in Arabic 1100-1200 Spectrum Bangla 1200-1300 The Jewish Views 1300-1800 Sout al Khaleej in Arabic 1800-0000 World Music Show Spectrum Radio changing to talk format A request from the owner of Spectrum Radio Ltd to change the format of Spectrum Radio, a commercial radio service that broadcasts to Greater London on AM 558 kHz, has been approved by Ofcom. The previous ‘Character of Service’ contained in Spectrum Radio’s Format (which forms part of its broadcast licence) was as follows: A special speech, news and music station aimed at a minimum of six different, varied ethnic minority communities in London whose family origins lie outside Britain. Following the approval of the requested changes, the ‘Character of Service’ will now be as follows: A broad-based 24-hour speech service for Londoners of all backgrounds and origins, focussing on business and finance, sport, entertainment, current affairs and essential information. (Ofcom, 4 October 2017, via Dave Kenny)

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ASIA BANGLADESH - Khulna (100 kW) Bangladesh Betar 0030-0400 and 0600-1710 in Bengali, except: 0200-0205 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1530-1545 News in English 1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English CHINA - Hutubi, Xinjiang (120 kW) Xinjiang PBS, Uighur Programme 2300-1800 in Uighur VIETNAM - Ho Chi Minh City (100 kW) Voice of Vietnam Network 2 2145-1700 in Vietnamese and includes foreign language lessons at: 0600-0614(mo-sa) in English 0615-0629(mo-sa) in French 0630-0644(mo/we) in Japanese 0630-0644(tu/fr) in Chinese 0630-0644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English 1600-1614 in English 1615-1629 in French 1630-1644 in Japanese 1630-1644 in Chinese 1630-1644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English

567 kHz AFRICA KENYA - Garissa (50 kW) KBC, Radio Taifa 0200-2110 in Swahili, including 1905-2000 China Radio International in Swahili ASIA HONG KONG - Golden Hill (20 kW) RTHK-3 24h in English LAOS - Vientiane (200 kW) Lao National Radio 2200-2230 in Hmong 2230-2300 in Khmu 2300-0600 in Lao 0600-0700 in Hmong 0700-0800 in Khmu 0900-1400 in Lao 1330-1400 in Cambodian 1400-1430 in Chinese 1430-1500 in English 1500-1530 in French 1530-1600 in Thai 1600-1630 in Vietnamese

PAKISTAN - Khuzdar (300 kW) Radio Pakistan 1155-1810 in Urdu, except 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English 1700-1705 News in English

576 kHz EUROPE BULGARIA - Vidin (200 kW) BNR1 (Horizont) 24h in Bulgarian, except: 0600-0630(mo-fr) Bulgaristan Milli R in Turkish 0600-0700(sa/su) Bulgaristan Milli R in Turkish 1300-1400 Bulgaristan Milli R in Turkish 1830-1930 Bulgaristan Milli R in Turkish MIDDLE EAST IRAN - Mahshahr, Ahwaz (750 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by IRIB 0330-1630 VOIRI External Service in Arabic includes IRIB in Persian at other times ASIA MYANMAR - Nay Pyi Taw (200 kW) Myanma Radio 2300-1700 Myanma Radio National Sce in Burmese, except: 0230-0330, 0700-0730, 1530-1630 in English and prgrs from NHK World Radio Japan as follows: 0710-0725(sa/su) in English 1445-1500(mo-we) in Burmese 1445-1505(th/fr) in Burmese 1540-1600(th/fr) in English NEPAL - Surkhet (100 kW) Radio Nepal 2315-1747 in Nepali and includes: 0010-0015 News in Sanskrit 0215-0227 News in English 0325-0330(mo/we) News in Newari 0330-0337(fr-su) News in Newari 0417-0515(mo) News in Sherpa 0417-0515(tu) News in Bhojpuri 0417-0515(we) News in Newari 0417-0515(su) News in Mathili 0815-0827 News in English 1415-1427 News in English 1600-1630 BBC World Service in Hindi 1630-1700 BBC World Service in English 1730-1742 News in Hindi 1742-1747 News in Nepali note: BBC WS relay 1600-1700 is on this freq only, not aired on any other Radio Nepal MW transmitters.

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VIETNAM - Khanh Hoa (50 kW) Voice of Vietnam Network 2 2145-1700 in Vietnamese (incl. Provincial prgrs) and includes foreign language lessons at: 0600-0614(mo-sa) in English 0615-0629(mo-sa) in French 0630-0644(mo/we) in Japanese 0630-0644(tu/fr) in Chinese 0630-0644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English 1600-1614 in English 1615-1629 in French 1630-1644 in Japanese 1630-1644 in Chinese 1630-1644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English

585 kHz ASIA PAKISTAN - Laurencepur (500 kW) Radio Pakistan 0045-0700 and 0800-1900 in Urdu, except 0300-0310 News in English 0800-0805 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English 1700-1705 News in English

594 kHz

ASIA

CHINA (TIBET) - Lhasa (300 kW) Xizang PBS/China Tibet Radio Schedule: 2100-1805 in Tibetan, except: 0700-0800 Holy Tibet in English 1600-1700 Holy Tibet in English INDIA - Chinsurah (1000 kW) ���� All India Radio 0030-0230 Akashvani Moitree in Bengali 0230-0245 Home News in Hindi 0245-0300 Home News in English 0300-0830 Akashvani Moitree in Bengali 0830-0845 Home News in English 0845-0900 Home News in Hindi 1000-1515 Akashvani Moitree in Bengali 1515-1530 Home News in Hindi 1530-1545 Home News in English 1545-1600 Spotlight in English 1600-1730 Akashvani Moitree in Bengali MYANMAR - Naypyidaw (200 kW) Myanma Radio 2300-1700 Myanma Radio National Sce in Burmese, except: 0230-0330, 0700-0730, 1530-1630 in English and prgrs from NHK World Radio Japan as follows: 0710-0725(sa/su) in English, 1445-1500(mo-we) in Burmese, 1445-1505(th/fr) in Burmese, 1540-1600(th/fr) in English

603 kHz

ASIA CHINA - Dongfang, Hainan (600 kW) � Transmitter operated by SARFT: 0400-0600 China Radio International in Vietnamese 1100-1200 China Radio International in Cantonese 1300-1600 China Radio International in Vietnamese 2300-0100 China Radio International in Vietnamese

612 kHz

AFRICA KENYA - Ngong, Nairobi (100 kW) KBC, Radio Taifa 0200-2110 in Swahili, including 1905-2000 China Radio International in Swahili MIDDLE EAST IRAN - Qasr-e Shirin (600 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by IRIB: 0430-0520 VOIRI External Service in Kurdish 0520-1630 VOIRI External Service in Arabic ASIA TAIWAN - Lukang (1000 kW) ���� Radio Taiwan International 1200-1705 RTI Network 1 in Chinese

621 kHz EUROPE BELGIUM - Wavre (300 kW) RTBF International Service 0400-2310 RTBFi in French MOLDOVA (PMR) - Grigoriopol (150 kW) Transmitter operated by Pridnestrovskiy Radioteletsentr; Radio Odin, from 0400 in Moldovan/Ukrainian and 0500 in Russian. AFRICA EGYPT - Batra (1000 kW) Egyptian Radio, Voice of the Arabs 24h in Arabic ASIA AFGHANISTAN - Tani-Khost (200 kW) ���� Transmitter operated in IBB 0100-0400 VOA Deewa Radio in Pashto 0400-1300 Radio Mashaal (RFE/RL) in Pashto 1300-1900 VOA Deewa Radio in Pashto KOREA (DPRK) - Chongjin (500 kW) ���� Pyongyang Broadcasting Station/Voice of Korea: 0330-0730 PBS in Korean 0730-1320 VOK in Japanese 1330-2030 PBS in Korean 2130-0020 VOK in Japanese

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630 kHz EUROPE ROMANIA - Ortisoara (400 kW) Radio Timisoara Prgr 2 / Radio Romania Actualitati 24h in Romanian, except: 1100-1200 Radio Temeswar in German 1200-1300 Temesvari Radio in Hungarian 1300-1400 in Serbian 1400-1430(su) in Bulgarian 1430-1500(su) in Czech 1500-1600(su) in Slovak 1600-1625(su) in Ukrainian 1625-1700(su) in Romany 1800-1900 Radio Temeswar in German UNITED KINGDOM - Redruth (2 kW) BBC Radio Cornwall (and BBC R5L overnight), including 1700-1705(su) An Nowodhow (Review of Week's News) in Cornish

MIDDLE EAST TURKEY - Mersin (300 kW) Turkish Radio and Television 1800-2000 TRT Arabic TV audio for listeners in Syria ASIA BANGLADESH - Savar, Dhaka (100 kW) Bangladesh Betar 0000-0145, 0300-1710, 1800-2100 in Bengali, except: 1805-1810 News in English CHINA - Xiahe, Gannan CNR-11, Tibetan Service 2155-1605 in Tibetan PAKISTAN - Lahore (100 kW) Radio Pakistan 0200-1900 in Urdu, except 0300-0310 News in English 0800-0805 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English 1700-1705 News in English

639 kHz AFRICA KENYA - Garissa (50 kW) KBC English and Northern Services 0200-2110 in English / local languages, including: 1630-1730 China Radio International in English 1902-2000(mo-fr) BBC World Service in English

MIDDLE EAST CYPRUS - Zakaki (500 kW) ���� Transmitter owned by the BBC and operated by Babcock 0300-0700 BBC World Service in Arabic 1800-2100 BBC World Service in Arabic IRAN - Bonab (400 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by IRIB 0420-0520 VOIRI External Service in Kurdish 1320-1620 VOIRI External Service in Kurdish 1820-1920 VOIRI External Service in Turkish ASIA JAPAN - Shizuoka (10 kW) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese MYANMAR - Pyin U Lwin, Mandalay Division Thazin Radio 2330-0130 in Burmese 0130-0200 in English 0430-0630 in Burmese 0630-0700 in English 0930-1430 in Burmese 1430-1500 in English 1500-1700 in Burmese PAKISTAN - Karachi (100 kW) Radio Pakistan 0200-0400 and 1300-1800 in Urdu, except 0300-0310 News in English 0800-0805 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English 1700-1705 News in English

648 kHz

ASIA JAPAN - Okinawa (10 kW) American Forces Network (AFN) Okinawa 24h in English NEPAL - Dhankuta (100 kW) Radio Nepal 2315-1715 in Nepali, includes: 0010-0015 News in Sanskrit 0215-0227 News in English 0325-0330(mo/we) News in Newari 0330-0337(fr-su) News in Newari 0417-0515(mo) News in Sherpa 0417-0515(tu) News in Bhojpuri 0417-0515(we) News in Newari 0417-0515(su) News in Mathili 0815-0827 News in English 1415-1427 News in English 1615-1627 News in Hindi

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657 kHz EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM - Bodmin, Cornwall (0.5 kW) BBC Radio Cornwall (and BBC R5L overnight), including 1700-1705(su) An Nowodhow (Review of Week's News) in Cornish MIDDLE EAST UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Dhabbaya (100 kW) Asianet Radio 657 AM 24h in Malayalam

ASIA KOREA (DPRK) - Kangnam (1500 kW) ���� Pyongyang Broadcasting Station 2130-2100 in Korean (broadcasting to South Korea)

666 kHz AFRICA REUNION - St Pierre (20 kW) Radio Réunion Première 24h in French, including: 2300-0100 Radio France Internationale in French ASIA CHINA - Fuzhou (600 kW Voice of the Strait, News Service 2230-1600 in Chinese, except: 1500-1525(su) "Focus on China" in English

675 kHz AFRICA KENYA - Marsabit (50 kW) KBC, Radio Taifa 0200-2110 in Swahili, including 1905-2000 China Radio International in Swahili

684 kHz AFRICA MAURITIUS - Malherbes (10 kW) MBC, Radio Maurice 24h in French, including prgrs from Kool FM in French 0500-0515 MBC News in English VOA Music Mix relayed at night

ASIA CHINA - Dongfang, Hainan (600 kW) � Transmitter operated by SARFT 1030-1130 China Radio International in Cambodian 1200-1300 China Radio International in English 1400-1600 China Radio International in Vietnamese KOREA (DPRK) - Sarngo (250 kW) ���� Echo of Unification (broadcasting to South Korea) 0430-0630, 1230-1430 and 2230-0030 in Korean NEPAL - Pokhara (100 kW) Radio Nepal 2315-1715 in Nepali, except: 0010-0015 News in Sanskrit 0215-0227 News in English 0325-0330(mo/we) News in Newari 0330-0337(fr-su) News in Newari 0417-0515(mo) News in Sherpa 0417-0515(tu) News in Bhojpuri 0417-0515(we) News in Newari 0417-0515(su) News in Mathili 0815-0827 News in English 1415-1427 News in English 1615-1627 News in Hindi TAIWAN - Taipei (10 kW) Voice of Han 2100-1600 in Chinese, except: 1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian

693 kHz AFRICA ALGERIA - Aboudid (5 kW) Radio Algerienne 0400-0000 Chaine 2 in Tamazight SUDAN - Juba (100 kW) South Sudan Radio - Radio Juba 0345-0700 and 1245-1820 in Arabic/local languages 1500-1530 Main News in English ASIA BANGLADESH - Dhamrai, Dhaka (1000 kW) Bangladesh Betar 0030-0610 and 0830-1710 in Bengali, except: 0200-0205 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English 1530-1545 News in English JAPAN - Tokyo (500 kW) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese

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TAIWAN - Taoyuan (10 kW) / Tainan (10 kW) Voice of Han 2100-1600 in Chinese, except: 1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian

702 kHz EUROPE SLOVAKIA - Cizatice (5 kW) Slovensky Rozhlas 0500-1700 Radio Patria in Hungarian 1700-0500 Radio Devin in Slovak MIDDLE EAST IRAN - Kiashahr (500 kW) � Transmitter operated by IRIB 0320-0520 VOIRI External Service in Azeri 0530-0930 VOIRI External Service in Azeri 1420-1650 VOIRI External Service in Azeri 1720-1820 VOIRI External Service in Talysh 1820-1920 VOIRI External Service in Turkish 1920-2020 VOIRI External Service in Russian OMAN - A'Seela (800 kW) � Transmitter operated by Babock International 1500-2100 BBC World Service in Arabic ASIA CHINA - Zhuhai, Guangdong (10 kW) Guangzhou News Radio 2200-1800 in Chinese reported to include: 1600-1800 China Radio International in English 2200-2300 China Radio International in English INDIA - Jalandhar (300 kW) � All India Radio External Service 0015-0430 in Urdu 0800-0830 in Punjabi 0830-1130 in Urdu 1130-1230 in Punjabi 1230-1300 in Saraiki 1300-1430 in Punjabi 1430-1930 in Urdu JAPAN - Hiroshima (10 kW) / Kitami (10 kW) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese TAJIKISTAN - Orzu (150 kW) TR 1 Radioi Tojikiston 2300-2000 in Tajik, except 0400-0430 Russian 1000-1030 Russian 1030-1100 Uzbek

VIETNAM - Danang (50 kW) Voice of Vietnam Network 2 2145-1700 in Vietnamese and includes foreign language lessons at: 0600-0614(mo-sa) in English 0615-0629(mo-sa) in French 0630-0644(mo/we) in Japanese 0630-0644(tu/fr) in Chinese 0630-0644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English 1600-1614 in English 1615-1629 in French 1630-1644 in Japanese 1630-1644 in Chinese 1630-1644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English

711 kHz AFRICA MOROCCO - Laayoune (300 kW) SNRT Radio Laayoune 24h in Arabic, regional prgr at: 2230-2400(sa) in Spanish ASIA PAKISTAN - DI Khan (100 kW) Radio Pakistan 0200-1900 in Urdu, except 0300-0310 News in English 0800-0805 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English 1700-1705 News in English

720 kHz

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CYPRUS - Zakaki - 500 kW Transmitter owned by the BBC and operated by Babcock 0300-0700 & 1700-2100 BBC World Service in Arabic

IRAN - Tayebad (400 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by IRIB 0050-0220 VOIRI External Service in Tajik 0300-1500 VOIRI External Service in Dari 1550-1720 VOIRI External Service in Tajik

729 kHz

ASIA VIETNAM - Quang Binh (200 kW) Voice of Vietnam Network 2 2145-1700 in Vietnamese and includes foreign language lessons at: 0600-0614(mo-sa) in English 0615-0629(mo-sa) in French 0630-0644(mo/we) in Japanese 0630-0644(tu/fr) in Chinese 0630-0644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English 1600-1614 in English 1615-1629 in French 1630-1644 in Japanese 1630-1644 in Chinese 1630-1644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English

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738 kHz EUROPE RUSSIA - Moscow (Kurkino) (5 kW) World Radio Network programmes in Russian for listeners in Moscow: 0000-0029 Golos Nadezhdy 0030-0059 KBS World radio 0100-0128 Radio Polonia* 0130-0159 Radio Slovakia International 0200-0229(fr-mo) Radiosetka 0200-0229(tu) Radiopanorama 0200-0229(we/th) Special programme 0230-0259(mo/th) Radio Exterior de Espana 0230-0259(tu/sa) Russkoe Radio Australia 0230-0259(we/su/) UN - a weekly review 0230-0259(fr) Radio Prague 0300-0329 On the Islamic culture and civilization 0330-0400 Radio Japan 0400-0429 KBS World Radio 0430-0458(th-su) Radiosetka 0430-0458 (mo) Radiopanorama 0430-0458(tu/we) Special programme 0500-0529 Radio Slovakia International 0530-0559 Radio Japan 0600-0629 On the Islamic culture and civilization 0630-0659 KBS World radio 0700-0729 Golos Nadezhdy 0730-0759(we-sa) Radiosetka 0730-0759(su) Radiopanorama 0730-0759(mo/tu) Special programme 0800-0829(mo/th) Radio Exterior de Espana 0800-0829(tu/sa) Russkoe Radio Australia 0800-0829(we/su) UN - a weekly review 0800-0829(fr) Radio Prague 0830-0859 Radio Slovakia International 0900-0928 Radio Polonia 0930-0959 On the Islamic culture and civilization 1000-1029 Golos Nadezhdy 1030-1059 KBS World radio 1100-1130 Radio Japan 1130-1159 Radio Slovakia International 1200-1228 Radio Polonia 1230-1258(mo-we/fr) Radiosetka 1230-1258(sa) Radiopanorama 1230-1258(tu/su) Special programme 1300-1329(mo/th) Radio Exterior de Espana 1300-1329(tu/sa) Russkoe Radio Australia 1300-1329(we/su) UN - a weekly review 1300-1329(fr) Radio Prague 1330-1359 KBS World Radio 1400-1429 On the Islamic culture and civilization 1430-1459 Radio Slovakia International 1500-1529(we-sa) Radiosetka 1500-1529(su) Radiopanorama 1500-1529(mo/tu) Special programme 1530-1559 KBS World Radio 1600-1630 Radio Japan 1630-1659 Radio Slovakia International 1700-1729 On the Islamic culture and civilization* 1730-1759 KBS World radio 1800-1828(th-su) Radiosetka 1800-1828(mo) Radiopanorama 1800-1828(tu/we) Special programme 1830-1859 Radio Slovakia International

1900-1929 On the Islamic culture and civilization 1930-1959(su-th) Radio Polonia 1930-1959(fr) Russkoe Radio Australia 1930-1959 Radio Slovakia International 2000-2029 KBS World Radio 2030-2038(tu-fr) Radiosetka 2030-2038(sa) Radiopanorama 2030-2038(su/mo) Special programme 2100-2129 Golos Nadezhdy 2130-2159 On the Islamic culture and civilization 2200-2230 Radio Japan 2230-2259(su/we) Radio Exterior de Espana 2230-2259(mo/fr) Russkoe Radio Australia 2230-2259(tu/sa) UN - a weekly review 2230-2259(th) Radio Prague 2300-2329 Radio Slovakia International 2330-2358(tu-fr) Radiosetka 2330-2358(sa) Radiopanorama 2330-2358(su/mo) Special programme (latest schedule subject to confirmation)

740 kHz

ASIA VIETNAM - Binh Dinh (50 kW) Voice of Vietnam Network 2 2145-1700 in Vietnamese and includes foreign language lessons at: 0600-0614(mo-sa) in English 0615-0629(mo-sa) in French 0630-0644(mo/we) in Japanese 0630-0644(tu/fr) in Chinese 0630-0644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English 1600-1614 in English 1615-1629 in French 1630-1644 in Japanese 1630-1644 in Chinese 1630-1644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English

747 kHz

ASIA JAPAN - Sapporo (500 kW) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese

756 kHz

ASIA PAKISTAN - Quetta (150 kW) Radio Pakistan 0045-0805 and 1000-1810 in Urdu, except 0300-0310 News in English 0800-0805 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English 1700-1705 News in English

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765 kHz MIDDLE EAST IRAN - Chah Bahar (1000 kW) � Transmitter operated by IRIB 0130-0220 VOIRI External Service in Urdu 0220-1250 VOIRI External Service in Arabic 1250-1320 VOIRI External Service in Pashto 1320-1420 VOIRI External Service in Urdu 1520-1620 VOIRI External Service in Urdu 1620-0120 VOIRI External Service in Arabic

774 kHz ASIA CHINA - Beijing (10 kW) Beijing PBS, Radio 774 Foreign Language Service

CHINA - Hotan (10 kW) Hotan PBS, Uighur Programme 2300-1800 in Uighur JAPAN - Akita (500 kW) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese KOREA (SOUTH) - Chuncheon (10 kW) HLAN - MBC Munhwa Broadcasting Corp. 0000-2400 in Korean, including: 1800-1955 Open Radio for North Korea in Korean �

783 kHz MIDDLE EAST

SYRIA - Tartus (300 kW) Radio Damascus foreign service was heard on 738 kHz on 21 September 2017 as follows: 1700-1800 Russian; 1800-1900 German; 1900-2000 French; 2000-2100 English; 2100-2200 Spanish; 2200 back to Arabic (Observations by Dave Kernick, Mauno Ritola / WRTH Facebook); when checked during the above times on subsequent evenings, only Arabic was heard so this may have been a one-off relay of the foreign language services. (Dave Kenny)

ASIA CHINA - Sog / Xigaze, both Xizang CNR-11, CNR Tibetan Service 2155-1605 in Tibetan

VIETNAM - Can Tho (500 kW) Voice of Vietnam Network 2 2145-1700 in Vietnamese, incl. foreign language lessons: 0600-0614(mo-sa) in English 0615-0629(mo-sa) in French 0630-0644(mo/we) in Japanese 0630-0644(tu/fr) in Chinese 0630-0644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English 1600-1614 in English 1615-1629 in French 1630-1644 in Japanese 1630-1644 in Chinese 1630-1644 in Vietnamese for foreigners in English

792 kHz

ASIA NEPAL - Kathmandu (100 kW) Radio Nepal 2315-1715 in Nepali and includes news at: 0010-0015 in Sanskrit 0215-0227 in English 0325-0330(mo/we) in Newari 0330-0337(fr-su) in Newari 0417-0515(mo) in Sherpa 0417-0515(tu) in Bhojpuri 0417-0515(we) in Newari 0417-0515(su) in Mathili 0815-0827 in English 1415-1427 in English 1615-1627 in Hindi PAKISTAN - Muzzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir (150 kW) Azad Kashmir R, Muzaffarabad Channel / R Pakistan 0045-0445 and 1000-1810 in Gojri, Kashmiri, Pahari and Urdu, except 0300-0310 News in English 1100-1104 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English TAIWAN - Hualien (10 kW) Voice of Han 2100-1600 in Chinese, except: 1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian

801 kHz ASIA CHINA - Kashi, Xinjiang (1 kW) Kashi PBS, Uighur Programme 2355-1335 in Uighur KOREA (DPRK) - Hwadae (500 kW) � Pyongyang Broadcasting Station 2130-2100 in Korean (broadcasting to South Korea) TAIWAN - Kuanyin (250 kW) � Voice of Kuanghua 24h in Chinese (to Mainland China)

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810 kHz EUROPE MACEDONIA - Sveti Nikole (1200 kW) (partly � ) Radio Skopje / Macedonian National Radio MR-1 domestic service in Macedonian, except: 1830-2100(sa) External Service in Macedonian 1830-1900(mo-fr) External Service in French/Macedonian 1900-1930(mo-fr) External Service in Bulgarian 1930-2000(mo-fr) External Service in Greek 2000-2030(mo-fr) External Service in Albanian 2030-2100(mo-fr) External Service in Serbian 2100-2130(mo-fr) External Service in Macedonian 2130-0200(mo-fr) Special Prgr in Macedonian to Europe MIDDLE EAST UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Abu Dhabi (50 kW) Pravasi Bharathi 0100-2010 in Malayalam - AM mode 2010-0100 in Malayalam - DRM mode ASIA JAPAN - Tokyo (50 kW) American Forces Network (AFN) Tokyo 24h in English NEPAL - Dipayal (10 kW) Radio Nepal 2315-1715 in Nepali and includes news at: 0010-0015 in Sanskrit 0215-0227 in English 0325-0330(mo/we) in Newari 0330-0337(fr-su) in Newari 0417-0515(mo) in Sherpa 0417-0515(tu) in Bhojpuri 0417-0515(we) in Newari 0417-0515(su) in Mathili 0815-0827 in English 1415-1427 in English 1615-1627 in Hindi PHILIPPINES - Manila (10 kW) DZRJ, Voice of the Philippines 24h in English; described as the "first and only all-English AM radio station in the country"

819 kHz AFRICA MAURITIUS - Malherbes (10 kW) Radio Mauritius 2 24h in Indian languages

ASIA CHINA - Kuyton, Xinjiang (1 kW) Kuytun PBS, Kazakh Programme 2355-0230(mo-sa) in Kazakh 0025-0335(su) Kazakh 0528-0720(su) Kazakh 0558-0740(mo-sa) Kazakh 1123-1425 Kazakh TAJIKSTAN - Khujand (15 kW) TR 1 Radio Tojikiston 2300-2000 in Tajik, except: 0400-0430 Russian 1000-1030 Russian 1030-1100 Uzbek

828 kHz EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM - Wolverhampton (0.2 kW) BBC Asian Network 0600-0000 Prgrs in English and South Asian languages 0000-0600 Relay BBC R5L AFRICA ETHIOPIA - Arba Minch (100 kW) Ethiopia Broadcasting Corporation, National Programme 0245v-2100 in Amharic and Ethiopian languages, except: 1200-1300(mo-fr) in English ASIA JAPAN - Osaka (300 kW) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese PAKISTAN - Karachi (20 kW) Radio Pakistan 0045-0405 and 0600-1900 in Urdu, except 0300-0310 News in English 0800-0805 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English 1700-1705 News in English

837 kHz EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM - Leicester (0.5 kW) BBC Asian Network 0600-0000 Prgrs in English and South Asian languages 0000-0600 Relay BBC R5L

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ASIA CHINA - Quanzhou, Fujian (1000 kW) � CNR-5, Taiwan 1, Voice of Zhonghua 0055-0615 & 0955-0005 in Chinese broadcasting to listeners in Taiwan

845 kHz AFRICA ERITREA - Asmara (100 kW) Eritrean Radio, Programme 2 0400-1000 / 1500-2000 in Arabic, Afar, Amharic, Oromo, Saho and Bilen; may also include programmes on behalf of groups hostile to the Ethiopian government

846 kHz EUROPE ITALY - Villa Estense, Padova Challenger Radio includes programmes from IRRS Milan BANGLADESH - Bogra (10 kW) Bangladesh Betar 0030-0400 and 0600-1710 in Bengali, except: 0200-0205 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1530-1545 News in English 1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English CHINA - Beijing (10 kW) China Radio International, CRI News Plus 24h "AM 846" in English CHINA - Fuxin (10 kW) Fuxin Mongolian Broadcasting Station 2155-0015/0325-0530/1040-1300 in Mongolian CHINA - Lhasa (10 kW) Xizang PBS/China Tibet Radio 2100-1805 in Tibetan and includes: 0700-0800 "Holy Tibet" in English 1600-1700 "Holy Tibet" in English TAIWAN - Penghu (10 kW) Voice of Han 2100-1600 in Chinese, except: 1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian

855 kHz AFRICA ETHIOPIA - Harar (100 kW) Ethiopia Broadcasting Corp, National Programme 0245v-2100 in Amharic and Ethiopian langs, except: 1200-1300(mo-fr) in English ASIA CHINA - Urumqi, Xinjiang (10 kW) Xinjiang PBS, Uighur Service 2330-1800 in Uighur

CHINA - Multi-transmitters at Artux/Keriya/Pishan (all CNR-13, China National Radio, Uighur Service 1 kW) 0000-1800 CNR-13 in Uighur KOREA (DPRK) - Sangwon (500 kW) � Pyongyang Broadcasting Station 2130-2100 in Korean (broadcasting to South Korea) jammed by South Korea

864 kHz

CAUCASUS ARMENIA - Gavar (1000 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by AR Radio Intercontinental 1610-1625 TWR in Turkmen 1625-1640 TWR in Kazakh 1640-1655(sa/su) TWR in Karakalpak 1640-1710(mo-fr) TWR in Russian 1655-1710(sa) TWR in Karakalpak 1655-1710(su) TWR in Uzbek 1710-1740 TWR in Uzbek 1740-1755(mo) TWR in Tabasaran 1740-1755(tu) TWR in Lezgi 1740-1755(we) TWR in Lak 1740-1755(th) TWR in Adygeyan 1740-1755(fr) TWR in Kumyk 1740-1755(sa) TWR in Tatar 1740-1755(th/su) TWR in Chechen ASIA HONG KONG - Peng Chau (10 kW) Hong Kong Commercial Radio, AM864 24h in English, except: 1300-1500(fr/sa) "Good Evening Kaybayan" in Filipino INDONESIA - Cirebon, West Java (10 kW) Radio Republik Indonesia / RRI Cirebon (Pro-1) 2200-1700 in Indonesian, except: 0140-0150 in Sundanese 0800-0900(su) in Chinese 0500-0520(su) English language lessons

873 kHz

EUROPE HUNGARY - Lakihegy (20 kW) / Pecs (20 kW) Magyar Radio, MR-4 0700-0900 in Croatian 0900-1100 in German 1100-1103 The Southern Bell (Angelus) 1103-1200(mo-fr) in Romany 1103-1200(sa/su) Nationalities Music 1200-1230(mo) in Slovenian 1200-1230(tu) in Russian 1200-1230(we) in Bulgarian 1200-1230(th) in Greek 1200-1230(fr) in Ukrainian 1200-1230(sa) in Armenian 1200-1300(su) National Magazine 1230-1300(mo-fr) Nationalities Music 1230-1300(sa) in Polish 1300-1500 in Serbian 1500-1700 in Romanian 1700-1900 in Slovak

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MOLDOVA - Chisinau (75 kW) Radio Moldova 0400-2000(2100mo) in Moldovan, except: 0700-0715 in Russian 0900-0915(su-fr) in Russian 1300-1315 in Russian 1600-1625 in Russian 1915-1945(mo) RFE/RL in Russian 2030-2100(mo) RFE/RL in in Romanian UNITED KINGDOM - Enniskillen, N Ireland (1 kW) BBC Radio Ulster (and BBC R5L overnight), includes: 1805-1900(su) "Culan" in Gaelic 1805-2000(sa) "Cachlar" in Gaelic 1905-2000(mo-fr) "Blas" in Gaelic AFRICA ETHIOPIA - Addis Ababa (100 kW) Ethiopia Broadcasting Corp, National Programme 0245v-2100 in Amharic and Ethiopian langs, except: 1200-1300(mo-fr) in English ASIA BANGLADESH - Chittagoing (100 kW) Bangladesh Betar 0030-0400 and 0600-1710 in Bengali, except: 0200-0205 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1530-1545 News in English 1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English CHINA - Xiamen, Fujian (200 kW) � China Huayi Broadcasting Company 24h in Chinese for listeners in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and South-East Asia in general CHINA - Harbin, Heilongjiang (100 kW) Heilongjiang PBS, Korean Service 2100-0000 in Korean 0000-1300 Storytelling Service in Chinese 1300-1500 in Korean JAPAN - Kumamoto (500 kW) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese SRI LANKA - Puttalam (400 kW) Transmitter operated by Sri Lanka BC 0130-0230(su) FEBA India in Tamil VIETNAM - Thoi Long (500 kW) Voice of Vietnam, Network 4 2155-1700 in minority languages: Cham, Khmer (Kho Me); aslo relay VOV-1 and VOV-3 in Vietnamese

882 kHz

ASIA CHINA - Hohhot, Nei Menggu (10 kW) Hohhot PBS, News and General Service 2200-0130 in Chinese and Mongolian 0150-0530 in Chinese and Mongolian 0830-1400 in Chinese and Mongolian CHINA - Yushu, Qinghai (10 kW) Yushu PBS 2255-0100 in Chinese and Tibetan 1025-1135 in Chinese and Tibetan 1135-1230 relay CNR-1 in Chinese CHINA - Yining, Xinjiang (1 kW) Ili PBS, Kazakh Programme 2350-0200 in Uighur 0550-0700 in Uighur 1220-1500 in Uighur CHINA - Yining, Xinjiang (1 kW) Ili PBS, Uighur Service 2350-0200 in Uighur 0550-0700 in Uighur 1150-1600 in Uighur KYRGYZSTAN - Bishkek Radio Rossii relay prgrs in Russian SRI LANKA - Puttalam (350 kW) � Radio 882 - TWR India Morning schedule: 2230-2300 in Bengali 2300-2315(mo/tu) in Kukna 2300-2330(mo-fr) in Guajarati 2315-2330(mo) in Bhili 2315-2330(tu) in Kutchi 2330-0000 in Malayalam 0000-0030(tu-su) in Tamil 0030-0045(tu) in Konkani 0030-0045(we-sa) in English 0030-0045(su) in Tulu 0045-0100(tu-su) in English 0100-0115(we) in Oriya 0100-0115(fr) in Kannada 0100-0130(tu) in Tamil 0100-0130(th) in English 0115-0130(we) in Banjara 0115-0130(fr) in English Evening schedule: 1230-1245(tu) in Varli 1230-1245(we) in Gujarati 1230-1245(th) in Koya 1230-1245(fr) in Northern Gondi 1230-1245(sa) in Banjara 1230-1245(su) in Malayalam 1245-1300(sa/su) in Sora 1245-1315(mo-fr) in Chattisgarhi 1300-1315(sa/su) in Chattisgarhi 1315-1345(mo-fr) in Deccan 1315-1345(sa) in Gujarati 1315-1330(su) in Deccan 1330-1345(su) in Telugu

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1345-1415(mo-sa) in Telugu 1345-1400(su) in Oriya 1400-1415(sa/su) in Gujarati 1415-1430(sa) in Oriya 1415-1430(su) in Gujarati 1415-1445(mo-fr) in Kannada 1430-1445(su) in Kannada 1430-1500(mo-sa) in Marathi 1445-1500(su) in Marathi 1500-1530(sa) in Oriya 1500-1515(su) in Oriya 1515-1545(su-fr) in Oriya 1530-1545(sa) in Telugu 1545-1615(mo-fr) in Northern Gondi 1545-1615(sa) in Gujarati 1545-1615(su) in English

891 kHz

AFRICA ETHIOPIA - Dese (100 kW) Ethiopia Broadcasting Corporation, National Programme 0245v-2100 in Amharic and Ethiopian langs, except: 1200-1300(mo-fr) in English

900 kHz

ASIA CHINA - Beijing China Radio International, Beijing 5, CRI News Radio 24h in Chinese CHINA - Kashgar, Xinjiang (1 kW) China Radio International, Easy FM 24h in English CHINA - Luxi City, Yunnan (50 kW) Dehong PBS, Minority Service 2300-0000 in Dehong Dai 0000-0100 in Jingpo 0100-0200 in Zaiwa 0200-0300 China Radio International in Burmese 0400-0500 in Dehong Dai 0500-0600 in Jingpo 0600-0700 in Zaiwa 0700-0800 in China Radio International in Burmese 1100-1200 in Dehong Dai 1200-1300 in Jingpo 1300-1400 in Zaiwa 1400-1500 in China Radio International in Burmese

909 kHz

EUROPE ROMANIA - Cluj (200 kW) Radio Cluj 24h in Romanian, except: 0000-0200(mo-fr) Kolozsvari Radio in Hungarian 0600-0800(mo-fr) Kolozsvari Radio in Hungarian 0800-0820(su) Prgr Maghiar-German in Hungarian 0820-0830(su) Prgr Maghiar-German in German 1200-1600(su) Kolozsvari Radio in Hungarian 1200-1300(mo-sa) Prgr Maghiar-German in German 1300-1600(mo-sa) Kolozsvari Radio in Hungarian

ROMANIA - Constanta (25 KW) Radio Constanta 0400-2200 in Romanian, except: 1615-1700(su) Minority Prgr in Aromanian 1705-1800(mo-fr) Minority Prgr in Armenian, Greek, Russian, Tatar, and Turkish AFRICA BOTSWANA - Sebele Phikwe (600 kW) � Transmitter operated by IBB 0300-0700 Voice of America in English 1600-1700 Voice of America in English 1700-1720(sa/su) VOA Studio 7 in Shona 1700-1730(mo-fr) VOA Studio 7 in Shona 1720-1740(sa/su) VOA Studio 7 in English 1730-1800(mo-th) VOA Studio 7 in English 1730-1800(fr) VOA Studio 7 in Ndebele 1740-1800(sa/su) VOA Studio 7 in Ndebele 1800-1830(mo-th) VOA Studio 7 in Ndebele 1800-1830(fr) VOA Studio 7 in English 1830-1900(mo-fr) VOA Studio 7 in Live Talk 1800-1900(sa/su) Voice of America in English 1900-2100 Voice of America in English

ASIA CHINA - Quanzhou, Fujian (100 kW) � CNR-6, Taiwan 2, Voice of Shenzhou 2155-1605 in Amoy/Hakka/Mandarin broadcasting to listeners in Taiwan CHINA - Bortala/Hoboksar/Khaosu, Xinjiang (10 kW) Xinjiang PBS, Mongolian & Kyrgyz Services 2300-0330 in Mongolian 0530-1030 in Mongolian 1030-1230 in Kyrgyz 1230-1800 in Mongolian JAPAN - Nagoya (10 kW) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese

918 kHz AFRICA ETHIOPIA - Mekele (100 kW) � Opposition broadcasts from Ethiopia to Eritrea: 0300-0600 Dimtsi Wegahta in Arabic/Tigrinya 1400-2000 Dimtsi Wegahta in Arabic/Tigrinya

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ASIA CHINA - Jinan (200 kW) (+ several lower power txers) Shandong PBS, News Channel 1940-1650 in Chinese 1650-1700 in English THAILAND - Salaya (100 kW) Radio Thailand Network 6 0000-0600 in English & Thai 0600-0730 in Malay 0730-0900 in Chinese 0900-0910 in English & Thai 0910-1000 in Burmese 1000-1010 in English & Thai 1010-1100 in Lao 1100-1105 in English & Thai 1105-1200 in Khmer 1200-1700 in English & Thai 2200-2400 in English & Thai

927 kHz ASIA CHINA - Xiamen, Fujian (100 kW) � CNR-6, Taiwan 2, Voice of Shenzhou 2155-1605 in Amoy/Hakka/Mandarin broadcasting to listeners in Taiwan CHINA - Xilinhot (10 kW) Xilingol PBS, Mongolian General Service 2220-1505 in Mongolian CHINA - Hunchun, Jilin (1 kW) Hunchun PBS, Storytelling Station 2030-1530 in Chinese & Korean TAJIKISTAN - Dushanbe (300 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by Radiotelekom 1600-1630 NHK World/Radio Japan in Russian 1630-1700 NHK World/Radio Japan in Persian 1700-1745 NHK World/Radio Japan in Urdu

936 kHz AFRICA MOROCCO - Agadir (100 kW) SNRT Network C & Radio Agadir 24h in Arabic & Berber dialects, including: 0900-1300(tu-sa) in Arabic & Tachelhit 2000-2400(mo) in Tachelhit ASIA PAKISTAN - Mirpur, Azad Kashmir (100 kW) Azad Kashmir Radio / Radio Pakistan 0045-0515 and 1100-1810 in Gojri, Kashmiri, Pahari & Urdu, except News in English at 0300, 1100, 1300, 1600, 1700

TAIWAN - Chung-li (5 kW) Voice of Han 2100-1600 in Chinese, except: 1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian

945 kHz AFRICA ANGOLA - Luanda-Mulenvos (25 kW) Radio N'Gola Yetu in National Languages 24h in National Languages , except: 1200-1300 RNA Canal A National News in Portuguese 2000-2100 RNA External Service in Lingala 2100-2200 RNA External Service in French 2200-2300 RNA External Service in English 2300-0000 RNA External Service in Portuguese note: External Service prgrs one hour later on Sundays

ERITREA - Asmara (100 kW) Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, Programme 1 0250v ... 1900v in in Tigrinya, Tigre, Kunama possibly with Ethiopian opposition prgrs at times ASIA CHINA - Akqi/Kuqa/Yarkant, Xinjiang (10 kW) CNR-13, China National Radio Uighur Service 0000-1800 in Uighur

954 kHz ASIA CHINA - Hailar, Nei Menggu (50 kW) Hulun Buir PBS, Mongolian News General Service 2150-2400 in Mongolian 0355-0600 in Mongolian 0920-1500 in Mongolian CHINA - Chengdu (10 kW) Sichuan PBS, Minority Service 2155-1705 in Chinese, Tibetan, & Yi

963 kHz EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM - Haslingden (0.2 kW) Asian Sound Radio 24h with progrs for Asian community UNITED KINGDOM - Hackney, London (0.95 kW) Sunrise Radio 24h with prgrs for Asian community

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AFRICA TUNISIA - Tunis (100 kW) Radio Tunis Chaîne Internationale (RTCI): 24h in French, except: 1303-1330 in English 1300-1400 in Italian 1903-1930 in Spanish 1930-2000 in German MIDDLE EAST KUWAIT - Kuwait (20 kW) Radio State of Kuwait 0000-0500 in Arabic 0500-0800 in English "Easy FM" 0800-1000 in Persian 1000-1200 in Filipino 1200-1600 in Arabic 1600-1800 in Urdu 1800-2100 in English "Easy FM" 2100-2400 in Arabic ASIA BANGLADESH - Sylhet (20 kW) Bangladesh Betar 0030-0400 and 0800-1710 in Bengali, except: 0200-0205 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1530-1545 News in English 1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English CHINA - Huadian, Jilin (600 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by SARFT 1000-1600 China Radio International in Russian CHINA - Tacheng/Yining (10 kW) Xinjiang BS, Kazakh Service 2330-1800 in Kazakh

972 kHz EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM - London (Southall) (1 kW) Sunrise Radio 24h with prgrs for Asian community AFRICA ETHIOPIA - Robe (100 kW) Ethiopia Broadcasting Corp, National Programme 0245v-2100 in Amharic and Ethiopian langs, except: 1200-1300(mo-fr) in English ASIA CHINA - Altay, Xinjiang (1 kW) Xinjiang PBS, Kazakh Service 2330-1800 in Kazakh KOREA (Rep of) - Dangjin (1500 kW) � HCLA, KBS Global Korean Network 1 0350-0000 in Korean, except 1600-1700 in Japanese

TAJIKISTAN - Dushanbe (Orzu) (1000 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by Radiotelekom 1400-0200 Radio Aap ki Dunyaa (VOA) in Urdu for listeners in Pakistan, except for news in English at 1900-1905, 2000-2005, 2100-2105, 2200-2205, 2300-2305 and 0000-0005; also relay VOA Deewa Radio in Pashto at 2005-2100 and 0005-0100

981 kHz EUROPE ITALY - Trieste (10 kW) RAI Trieste A - Rai Friuli Venezia 0600-0700(mo-sa) in Slovenian 0700-1100 in Slovenian 1100-1105(mo-sa) in German 1100-1105(su) in Slovenian 1105-1830 in Slovenian 1830-0600 Filodiffusione 4 Canale in Italian ASIA CHINA - Chamdo, Xizang CNR-11, CNR Tibetan Service 2155-1605 in Tibetan TAIWAN - Hsinfeng (250 kW) � Voice of Kuanghua 24h in Chinese (to Mainland China) THAILAND - Bangkok (10 kW) Thammasat University Radio Station programmes in Thai, including: 1230-1300(mo-fr) HNK World R Japan in Thai

990 kHz MIDDLE EAST CYPRUS - Cape Greco (600 kW) � Transmitter owned by France Médias Monde and leased by IBB for relay of Radio Sawa 24h in Arabic for listeners in Egypt and Levant countries

999 kHz EUROPE MALTA - Bizbizja (5 kW) Radio Malta 24h in Maltese and English, including 0600-0640 BBC WS in English 0900-0910(mo-sa) BBC WS in English (Mo-Sa) 1100-1110(mo-fr) BBC WS in English (Mo-Fr) 1500-1510 BBC WS in English 2130-0000 BBC WS in English overnight BBC WS in English

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MOLDOVA (PMR) - Grigoriopol (500 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by Pridnestrovskiy Radioteletsentr 1900-1915(sa/su) TWR in Ukrainian 1900-1930(mo-fr) TWR in Ukrainian 1915-1930(sa) TWR in Russian 1915-2030(su) TWR in Russian 1930-2015(mo) TWR in Russian 1930-2015(sa) TWR in Ukrainian 1930-2030(tu) TWR in Russian 2000-2030(we-fr) TWR in Russian 2015-2030(sa) TWR in Russian ASIA BANGLADESH - Thakurgaon (10 kW) Bangladesh Betar 0950-1710 in Bengali, except: 1100-1105 News in English 1530-1545 News in English 1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English

1008 kHz AFRICA EGYPT - El Arish, North Sinai (100 kW) Egyptian Radio 0600-1500 Palestine Programme in Arabic 1500-1600 Tourist Programme in Russian 1600-1640 Tourist Programme in English 1640-1700 Toursit Programme in French 1700-2200 Palestine Programme in Hebrew ASIA CHINA - transmitter site to be confirmed � China Radio International / Voice of the South China Sea launched on 9 April 2013 and reported to broadcast in six languages: Mandarin, English, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Filipino and Indonesian. English prgr of the Voice of the South China Sea stated as being at 0600-0700 UTC (1400-1500 Beijing time) CHINA - Beijing (10 kW) China Radio International, Beijing 3, AM 1008 24h in English CHINA - Urumqi, Xinjiang (3 kW) China Radio International, CRI News Radio 24h in English PAKISTAN - Hyderabad (120 kW) Radio Pakistan 0045-0405 and 0600-1900 in Urdu, except 0300-0310 News in English 0800-0805 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English 1700-1705 News in English TAIWAN - Lukang (600/300 kW) � Transmitter operated by Radio Taiwan International 0400-0500 Radio Taiwan International in Chinese 0500-0600 Radio Taiwan International in Amoy 1000-1700 Radio Taiwan International in Chinese

1017 kHz ASIA CHINA - Changchun, Jilin (100 kW) Transmitter operated by SARFT 1000-1100 CNR-8 in Korean 1100-1600 China R International in Korean 2100-2300 China R International in Korean JAPAN - Fukuoka (50 kW) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese

1026 kHz EUROPE JERSEY (CHANNEL ISLANDS) - Trinity (1 kW) BBC Jersey (with BBC R5L overnight), including: 1945-2000(mo) News in Jèrriais and Portuguese

1035 kHz EUROPE ESTONIA - Tartu (100 kW) ���� Radio Eli, consisting of: 0300-0500 TWR in Russian 0500-1700 Tartuiskoye Semeinoye Radio in Russian incl 1200-1230(sa) Missionswerk Friedensstimme 1600-1630(sa) Missionswerk Friedensstimme 1700-1800(mo/we/fr) TWR in Russian 1700-1800(tu/th/sa/su) Tartuiskoye Sem. R. in Russian incl 1200-1230(su) Missionswerk Friedensstimme 1800-2000 TWR in Russian 2000-0300 Tartuiskoye Semeinoye Radio in Russian incl 2105-2135(th) Missionswerk Friedensstimme 0100-0130(tu) Missionswerk Friedensstimme UNITED KINGDOM - Crystal Palace, London (2.5 kW) Lyca Dilse 1035 24h with prgrs for Asian community ASIA JAPAN - multiple locations (1 kW) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese

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PAKISTAN - Multan (120 kW) Radio Pakistan 0045-0405 and 0600-1810 in Urdu, except 0300-0310 News in English 0800-0805 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English 1700-1705 News in English

1044 kHz

ASIA CHINA - Henglin, Changzhou (300 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by SARFT 1100-1600 China Radio International in Japanese CHINA - Urumqi/Aksu/Korla/Turfan (all 10 kW) Xinjiang BS, Uighur Minority Prgr 2300-1800 in Uighur HONG KONG - Peng Chau (10 kW) Metro Plus 24h in English, and partly in Chinese, Mandarin, Filipino and Indonesian

1053 kHz

EUROPE ROMANIA - Iasi (400 kW) Radio Iasi 0400-2000 in Romanian and limited Ukrainian AFRICA MOROCCO - Tetouan Radio Tetouan Minority Prgr 0800-1200 Arabic & Rifain ASIA BANGLADESH - Rangpur (20 kW) Bangladesh Betar 0030-0400 and 0800-1710 in Bengali, except: 0200-0205 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1530-1545 News in English 1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English CHINA - Wenshan (50 kW) Wenshan PBS, Minority Channel 2225-0030 in Chinese/Zhuang/Miao/Yao 0355-0530 in Chinese/Zhuang/Miao/Yao 0955-1400 in Chinese/Zhuang/Miao/Yao INDIA - Tuticorin (200 kW) ���� All India Radio External Service 0000-0045 in Tamil 0045-0115 in Sinhala 0115-0330 in Tamil 1000-1100 in English 1100-1300 in Tamil 1300-1500 in Sinhala 1500-1530 in Tamil 1530-1600 Home News in English

KOREA (DPRK) - Haeju (500 kW) ���� Korean Central Broadcasting Station broadcasting to listeners in South Korea 0830-1430 in Korean 2230-0430 in Korean

1062 kHz

EUROPE ITALY (SARDINIA) - Cagliari (25 kW) RAI Radio 1, Sardegna 0500-2300 in Italian, including local prgrs from RAI Sardegna in Sardinian (Sardu), and 1130-1200(fr) "Mediterradio" in Italian and Corsican, co-produced by RAI Siclia, RAI Sardegna and R Corsa Frequenza Mora ITALY (SICILY) - Catania (2 kW) RAI Radio 1, Sicilia 24h in Italian, including local prgrs from RAI Sicilia, and 1130-1200(fr) "Mediterradio" in Italian and Corsican, co-produced by RAI Siclia, RAI Sardegna and RCFM MIDDLE EAST TURKEY - Diyarbakir (300 kW) TRT-6 Kurdish Service, Radyo Sese 0300-1300 in Kurdish

1071 kHz EUROPE CZECH REP - Ostrava (5 kW) Český rozhlas (ČRo 1 Plus), includes: 2134-2139(mo-fr) ČRo Plus News in English 0005-0010 ČRo Plus News in English

MIDDLE EAST SYRIA - Tartus (100 kW) ���� Radio Al-Nur 24h in Arabic; pro-Hezbollah radio station based in Beirut, Lebanon and using facilities of Syrian Radio; irregular ASIA CHINA - Urumqi Urumqi PBS, Uighur General Sce 2345-1630 in Uighur INDIA - Rajkot (1000 kW) ���� All India Radio External Service 0015-0100 in Urdu 0100-0200 in Sindhi 0200-0430 in Urdu 0830-1230 in Urdu 1230-1500 in Sindhi 1500-1600 in Baluchi 1600-1930 in Urdu

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1080 kHz MIDDLE EAST IRAN - Mahshahr (750 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by IRIB 1630-0330 VOIRI External Service in Arabic, includes Call of Bahrain (Neda al-Bahrain) at 1700-2000 ASIA BANGLADESH - Rajshahi (10 kW) Bangladesh Betar 0030-0400 and 0600-1710 in Bengali, except: 0200-0205 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English 1530-1545 News in English CHINA - Xuanwei, Kunming, Yunnan (200 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by SARFT 1130-1230 China Radio International in Thai 1330-1430 China Radio International in Thai 1430-1530 China Radio International in Lao 1600-1800 China Radio International in English KOREA (DPRK) - Haeju (1500 kW) ���� Echo of Unification 0430-0630, 1230-1430 and 2230-0030 in Korean (broadcasting to South Korea) KOREA (Rep of) - Daegu (5 kW) / Waegwan (0.25 kW) American Forces Network (AFN) Korea 24h Thunder AM in English

1089 kHz AFRICA ERITREA - Asmara (10 kW) This is believed to be a transmitter previously assigned to Radio Bana that is operated by the Eritrean Ministry of Information and if still active may possibly now be used by both Eritrean Radio and Ethiopian opposition groups. ASIA CHINA - Fuzhou, Fujian (100 kW) � CNR-6, Taiwan 2, Voice of Shenzhou 2155-1605 in Amoy/Hakka/Mandarin JAPAN - Sendai (10 kW) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese TAIWAN - Yunlin (10 kW) Voice of Han 2100-1600 in Chinese

1098 kHz EUROPE ITALY - San Pietro di Casale (0.5 kW) Onda Media Broadcast 24h in Italian, including relays of Vatican Radio and Radio Svizzera Italiana SLOVAKIA - Nitra-Jarok (10 kW) Slovensky Rozhlas 0500-1700 Radio Patria in Hungarian 1700-0500 Radio Devin in Slovak

MIDDLE EAST IRAN - Zabol (200 kW) � Transmitter operated by IRIB 0130-0230 VOIRI External Service in Urdu 0300-0630 VOIRI External Service in Dari 0720-0820 VOIRI External Service in Pashto 0820-1450 VOIRI External Service in Dari 1550-1760 VOIRI External Service in Tajik 1620-1720 VOIRI External Service in Pashto ASIA CHINA - Multi-transmitters in Nei Menggu (10 kW >) Nei Menggu PBS, Mongolian News General Service 2150-1605 in Mongolian CHINA - Hami (1 kW) Hami PBS, Uighur Service 2300-1600 in Uighur TAIWAN - Kouhu, Yunlin (300 kW) � Transmitter operated by Radio Taiwan International 1300-1705 Radio Taiwan International in Chinese 1900-2200 Radio Free Asia in Chinese (see below) CHINA - Golmud, Qinghai (1000 kW) observed from sign-on at 1840v with CNR-1 in Chinese (sometimes Firedrake music instead), presumably to block Radio Free Asia relayed via Taiwan between 1900-2200. From 2155 switches to scheduled CNR-11 in Tibetan until sign-off at 1605

1107 kHz AFRICA KENYA - Maralal (100 kW) KBC, Radio Taifa 0200-2110 in Swahili, including 1905-2000 China Radio International in Swahili ASIA CHINA - Hutubi, Xinjiang (120 kW) Xinjiang PBS, Kazakh Service 2330-1800 in Kazakh

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1116 kHz EUROPE ITALY (SICILY) - Palermo (10 kW) RAI Radio 1, Sicilia 0500-2300 in Italian, including local prgrs from RAI Sicilia, and 1130-1200(fr) "Mediterradio" in Italian and Corsican, co-produced by RAI Siclia, RAI Sardegna and RCFM ASIA CHINA - Shaowu, Fujian (600 kW) � CNR-5, Taiwan 1, Voice of Zhonghua 0055-0615 & 0955-0005 in Chinese broadcasting to listeners in Taiwan TAIWAN - Taipei (10 kW) / Ilan (10 kW) Voice of Han 2100-1600 in Chinese, except: 1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian PHILIPPINES - Zamboanga City (5 kW) DXAS, Far East Broadcasting Company 2100-0215(mo-fr), 1000-1300(mo-fr), 2200(sa)-1300(su) in Filipino, Chinese and English

1125 kHz ASIA JAPAN - Okinawa (10 kW) & several low power txers NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese PHILIPPINES - Legaspi City (5 kW) DWAS, Far East Broadcasting Company 2130-0400 and 0900-1300(mo-fr) in Filipino, Bicol and English SRI LANKA - Puttalam (50 kW) � Transmitter operated by Sri Lanka BC 0000-0030(su-tu) FEBA India in Tamil 0030-0045(mo) FEBA India in Tamil 0030-0100(su) FEBA India in Tamil 0045-0100(mo/tu) FEBA India in Tamil 0100-0115(tu) FEBA India in Tamil 0130-0230(su) FEBA India in Tamil

0715-0815(su) SLBC in Tamil 1330-1345(tu/we) FEBA India in Telugu 1330-1345(sa) FEBA India in Tamil

1134 kHz EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM - Catterick/Nuneaton/Sandhurst BFBS Gurkha Radio (all 0.001 kW) 24h in Nepali

AFRICA KENYA - Kitale (50 kW) KBC English Service 0200-2110 in English, including 1630-1730 China Radio International in English 1902-2000(mo-fr) BBC World Service in English ASIA KOREA (Rep of) - Hwaseong (500 kW) ���� HLKC, KBS Radio 3 2055-1805 in Korean (to North Korea) PAKISTAN - Quetta (300 kW) Radio Pakistan 0200-0400 and 1300-1900 in Urdu, except 0300-0310 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English 1700-1705 News in English

1143 kHz

ASIA

CHINA - Beijing (10 kW) CNR-8 Ethnic Minority Radio 2055-0400 in Mongolian 0900-1000 in Kazakh CHINA - Gejiu, Yunnan (1 kW) Yunnan PBS, Economic Service 24h in Chinese, except 1300-1500 China Radio International in English CHINA - Tashkurgan, Xinjiang (1 kW) Xinjiang PBS, Kazakh Service 2330-1800 in Kazakh CHINA - Tongliao, Nei Menggu (1 kW) Nei Menggu PBS, Mongolian News and General Service 2150-1605 in Mongolian CHINA - Tumen (1 kW) Tumen PBS, Local Minority Service 2155-2400 in Chinese and Korean 0330-0500 in Chinese and Korean 0855-1230 in Chinese and Korean

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KOREA (Rep of) - Goyang ���� Radio Free Korea 0900-2100 in Korean (to North Korea) NEPAL - Bardibas (10 kW) Radio Nepal 2315-1715 in Nepali and includes news at: 0010-0015 in Sanskrit 0215-0227 in English 0325-0330(mo/we) in Newari 0330-0337(fr-su) in Newari 0417-0515(mo) in Sherpa 0417-0515(tu) in Bhojpuri 0417-0515(we) in Newari 0417-0515(su) in Mathili 0815-0827 in English 1415-1427 in English 1615-1627 in Hindi TAJIKISTAN - Dushanbe (150 kW) ���� Voice of Tajik / Ovoji Tojik 0200-0400 in Tajik 0400-0600 in Persian 0600-0800 in Dari 0800-1000 in Russian 1000-1100 in Uzbek 1100-1200 in Hindi 1200-1300 in Arabic 1300-1400 in English 1400-1600 in Tajik 1600-1800 in Persian

1152 kHz

MIDDLE EAST UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Ras al Khaimah (200 kW) Voice of Kerala 0200-2100v in Malayalam

ASIA CHINA - Ulanhot, Nei Menggu (10 kW) Hinggan PBS, Voice of Alateng 2200-0600 in Chinese 0600-0655 in Mongolian 0655-1600 in Chinese JAPAN - Kochi/Kushiro (10 kW) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese

PAKISTAN - Rawalpindi (100 kW) Radio Pakistan 0200-0400 and 1300-1900 in Urdu, except 0300-0310 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English 1700-1705 News in English

1161 kHz MIDDLE EAST IRAN - Qasar e-Shirin (600 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by IRIB 0130-0420 VOIRI External Service in Arabic 1620-2120 VOIRI External Service in Arabic ASIA BANGLADESH - Rangamati (10 kW) Bangladesh Betar 0530-1030 in Bengali, except: 0200-0205 News in English KOREA (Rep of) - Uijeongbu (0.25 kW) American Forces Network (AFN) Korea 24h Thunder AM in English TAJIKISTAN - Orzu (40 kW) TR-2, Sadol Dushanbe 0300-0600 in Tajik 0600-0800 in Russian 0800-1500 in Tajik

1170 kHz EUROPE SLOVENIA - Beli Kriz (15 kW) Radio Capodistria 24h in Italian UNITED KINGDOM - Swansea (0.58 kW) Swansea Sound 24h in English, except for news in Welsh at 1700, 1800 & 1900 and and other programmes/segments in Welsh AFRICA SWAZILAND - Mpangela Range, Manzini (100 kW) ���� TWR Swaziland 1630-1700 in Zulu 1700-2105 in English ASIA KOREA (Rep of) - Gimje (500 kW) ���� HLSR, KBS Ethnic Korean Service, 2nd Programme 24h in Korean, except: 1000-1100 KBS World Radio in Korean 1100-1300 KBS World Radio in Japanese 1300-1400 KBS World Radio in Chinese

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PAKISTAN - Peshawar (100 kW) Radio Pakistan 0200-0400 and 1300-1900 in Urdu, except 0300-0310 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English 1700-1705 News in English VIETNAM - Long Xuyen (10 kW) An Giang Radio and TV Station 2200-1330 in Vietnamese, with local prgrs and VOV-1 also some content in Cambodian

1188 kHz

EUROPE HUNGARY - Marcali (300 kW) / Szolnok (100 kW) Magyar Radio, MR-4 0700-0900 in Croatian 0900-1100 in German 1100-1103 The Southern Bell (Angelus) 1103-1200(mo-fr) in Romany 1103-1200(sa/su) Nationalities Music 1200-1230(mo) in Slovenian 1200-1230(tu) in Russian 1200-1230(we) in Bulgarian 1200-1230(th) in Greek 1200-1230(fr) in Ukrainian 1200-1230(sa) in Armenian 1200-1300(su) National Magazine 1230-1300(mo-fr) Nationalities Music 1230-1300(sa) in Polish 1300-1500 in Serbian 1500-1700 in Romanian 1700-1900 in Slovak

ASIA CHINA - Kunming, Yunnan (300 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by SARFT 1100-1200 China Radio International in Burmese 1200-1300 China Radio International in English 1300-1400 China Radio International in Bengali 1400-1500 China Radio International in Nepali 1500-1600 China Radio International in English 1600-1700 China Radio International in Hindi CHINA - Yanbian Yanji PBS, Korean Satellite Service 2130-1510 in Korean KOREA (Rep of) - Seoul (100 kW) ���� HLKX - Far East Broadcasting Company 1000-1100 FEBC in English 1100-1500 Voice of America in Korean 1500-1900 Radio Free Asia in Korean 1900-2000 FEBC in Chinese 2000-1000 FEBC in Korean

RUSSIA - Khabarovsk (5 kW) Radio Teos 0400-1200 in Russian, including 1000-1100 FEBC Radio in Russian TAIWAN - Taipei (1 kW) Taiwan Broadcasting Company, 2nd Network 24h in Chinese, except 1000-1100(su) in Vietnamese

1197 kHz EUROPE ROMANIA - Brasov (15 kW) Radio Romania Actualitati / Radio Targu Mures 0400-2000 in Romanian, except: 0600-0900(sa) Marosvásárhelyi Radio in Hungarian 0700-0830(su) Radio Neumarkt in German 0800-1500(mo-fr) Marosvásárhelyi Radio in Hungarian 0930-1600(su) Marosvásárhelyi Radio in Hungarian 1100-1500(sa) Marosvásárhelyi Radio in Hungarian 1800-1900(mo-sa) Radio Neumarkt in German ASIA CHINA - Hailar, Nei Menggu Nei Menggu PBS, Mongolian News and General Sce 2150-1605 in Mongolian KOREA (Rep of) - Dongducheon (1 kW) American Forces Network (AFN) Korea 24h Thunder AM in English

1206 kHz AFRICA RODRIGUES - Citronelle (10 kW) Radio Rodrigues 24h in English, French and Indian languages 1400-1415 relay Radio Maurice 684 kHz ASIA CHINA - Yanbian (200 kW) CNR-8 Voice of Minorities 0900-1100 in Korean CHINA - Yanji (150 kW) Yanji PBS, Korean News General Service 2040-1600 in Korean CHINA - Weihai (1 kW) Weihai PBS, News General Service 2100-0530 in Chinese 0530-0600 in Korean 0600-0825(exc tu) in Chinese 0825-1430 in Chinese 1430-1500 in Korean 1500-1600 in Chinese CHINA - Nanjing (1 kW) Voice of Jinling 1445-1705 in Chinese for listeners in Taiwan

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TAIWAN - Minhsiung (100 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by Radio Taiwan International 1000-1100 RTI in Amoy 1100-1200 RTI in Chinese 1200-1300 RTI in Amoy 1300-1400 RTI in Vietnamese TAIWAN - Hsinchu (10 kW) Taiwan Broadcasting Company, 1st Network 24h in Chinese, except: 0900-1000(su) in Indonesian 1000-1100(su) in Tagalog 1100-1200(su) in Thai 1200-1300(su) in Vietnamese 1300-1400(su) in Tagalog

1215 kHz ASIA INDIA - New Delhi - 20 kW All India Radio 1325-0043 National Channel, includes 1530-1545 News at Nine in English

1224 kHz AFRICA REUNION - St Andre (10 kW) Radio Reunion 24h in French, including: 2300-0100 Radio France International in French MIDDLE EAST IRAN - Kerman (400 kW) � Transmitter operated by IRIB 24h VOIRI External Service in Arabic, includes Call of Bahrain (Neda al-Bahrain) at 1000-1300 ASIA CHINA - Xiamen, Fujian (100 kW) � CNR-6, Taiwan 2, Voice of Shenzhou 2155-1605 in Amoy/Hakka/Mandarin broadcasting to listeners in Taiwan

1233 kHz AFRICA KENYA - Marsabit (50 kW) KBC English and North-Eastern Services 0200-2110 in English / local languages, including: 1630-1730 China Radio International in English 1902-2000(mo-fr) BBC World Service in English

MIDDLE EAST CYPRUS - Cape Greco (600 kW) � Transmitter owned by France Médias Monde 0330-2020 Monte Carlo Doualiya in Arabic 2025-2040(mo-we) TWR in Arabic 2025-2055(th) TWR in Arabic 2025-2125(sa/su) TWR in Arabic 2025-2155(fr) TWR in Arabic 2030-2045(fr) TWR in Egyptian Arabic 2040-2055(mo/we) TWR in Lebanese Arabic 2040-2055(tu) TWR in Jordanian Arabic 2045-2100(sa) TWR in Egyptian Arabic 2055-2155(mo-we) TWR in Arabic 2125-2140(su) TWR in Lebanese Arabic 2125-2155(th) TWR in Arabic 2125-2225(sa) TWR in Egyptian Arabic 2140-2210(su) TWR in Egyptian Arabic ASIA CHINA - Hutubi (120 kW) + lower power transmitters Xinjiang PBS, Minority Services 2330-0330 in Mongolian 0330-0530 in Kyrgyz 0530-0800 in Mongolian 0800-1030(exc tu/th) in Mongolian 1030-1100(exc tu/th) in Kyrgyz 1100-1230 in Kyrgyz 1230-1800 in Mongolian

1242 kHz ASIA INDONESIA - Bogor, West Java (10 kW) Radio Republik Indonesia / RRI Bogor (Pro-1) 2155-1700 in Indonesian, except: 0300-0310 in Sundanese 0930-1030(su) in English VIETNAM - Thoi Long, Can Tho (500 kW) ���� Voice of Vietnam External Service 1300-1330 in Cambodian 1330-1430 in Lao 1430-1500 in Thai 1500-1600 in Vietnamese

1251 kHz EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM - York (0.001 kW) BFBS Gurkha Radio 24h in Nepali ASIA CHINA - Bejing (10 kW) Transmitter operated by SARFT 24h China Radio International / Easy FM in English CHINA - Xining (100 kW) Qinghai PBS, Tibetan Service 2250-1600 in Tibetan

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PAKISTAN - Loralai (10 kW) Radio Pakistan 1145-1615 in Urdu, except 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English TAIWAN - Kaohsing (10 kW) Voice of Han 2100-1600 in Chinese, except: 1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian TAJIKISTAN - Dushanbe - BBC WS (100 kW) ���� Transmitter owned and operated by Teleradiokom 0200-0230 BBC World Service in Tajik 0230-0330 BBC World Service in Persian 0330-0430 BBC World Service in Persian 0930-1000 BBC World Service in Tajik 1000-1030(su/mo) BBC World Service in Pashto 1000-1030(tu-sa) BBC World Service in Russian 1300-1400 BBC World Service in Uzbek 1400-1500 BBC World Service in Tajik 1530-1615 HCJB in Central Asian languages 1530-1600(th-mo) Radio Payam e-Hayat in Dari 1530-1545(tu/we) Radio Payam e-Hayat in Uzbek 1530-1545(th-mo) Sadaye Zindagi in Dari 1545-1615(tu/we) Radio Payam e-Hayat in Turkmen 1600-1615(th-mo) R Payam e-Hayat in Turkmen 1700-1730 BBC World Service in English 1730-1800(mo-fr) BBC World Service in Russian 1700-1800(sa/su) BBC World Service in English 1800-1830 BBC World Service in Tajik 1830-1900 BBC World Service in Dari

1260 kHz EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM - Leicester (0.29 kW) Sabras Radio 24h for Asian community

ASIA PAKISTAN - Peshawar II (300 kW) Radio Pakistan 0045-0405 and 0600-1810 in Urdu, except 0300-0310 News in English 0800-0805 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English 1700-1705 News in English

1269 kHz AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA - Midrand, Gauteng (2 kW) ArrowLine Chinese Radio 0400-2000 in Chinese

MIDDLE EAST UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Ras al Khaimah (200 kW) Radio Asia 24h in Malayalam with limited Tamil/Telugu ASIA CHINA - Xuanwei, Yunnan (600 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by SARFT 1100-1300 China Radio International in English 1300-1400 China Radio International in Hindi 1400-1500 China Radio International in Bengali 1500-1600 China Radio International in Nepali 1600-1800 China Radio International in Hindi CHINA - Fuzhou (200 kW) Voice of the Strait News Channel, includes: 1500-1525su Focus on China in English TAIWAN - Penghu (10 kW) Voice of Han 2100-1600 in Chinese, except: 1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian

1278 kHz EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM - Folkestone/Stafford (0.001 kW) BFBS Gurkha Radio - 24h in Nepali

1287 kHz EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM - Blandford/Brecon/Maidstone Aldershot (all 0.001 kW) BFBS Gurkha Radio - 24h in Nepali ASIA BANGLADESH - Khulna (100 kW) Bangladesh Betar 0445-1115 in Bengali, except: 1100-1105 News in English KYRGYZSTAN - Bishkek (150 kW) (partly � ) Transmitter operated by Kyrgyztelecom 0000-1230 Kyrgyz Radio in Kyrgyz/Russian 1445-1500 TWR in English 1500-1530 TWR in Kazakh 1530-1600 TWR in Uzbek 1600-1630 TWR in Uighur 1630-1715 TWR in Russian 1715-1730 TWR in Kyrgyz TAIWAN - Taichung (10 kW) Voice of Han 2100-1600 in Chinese, except: 1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian

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1296 kHz EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM - Birmingham (10 kW) Radio XL - 24h for Asian community

ASIA AFGHANISTAN - Kabul (400 kW) ���� Transmitter operated in IBB 0030-0100 VOA Radio Ashna in Pashto 0100-0130 VOA Radio Ashna in Dari 0130-0200 VOA Radio Ashna in Pashto 0200-0230 VOA Radio Ashna in Dari 0230-0330 RFE/RL Radio Azadi in Pashto 0300-0330 RFE/RL Radio Azadi in Dari 0330-0430 RFE/RL Radio Azadi in Pashto 0430-0530 RFE/RL Radio Azadi in Dari 0530-0630 RFE/RL Radio Azadi in Pashto 0630-0730 RFE/RL Radio Azadi in Dari 0730-0830 RFE/RL Radio Azadi in Pashto 0830-0930 RFE/RL Radio Azadi in Dari 0930-1030 RFE/RL Radio Azadi in Pashto 1030-1130 RFE/RL Radio Azadi in Dari 1130-1230 RFE/RL Radio Azadi in Pashto 1230-1330 RFE/RL Radio Azadi in Dari 1330-1400 RFE/RL Radio Azadi in Pashto 1400-1430 RFE/RL Radio Azadi in Dari 1430-1500 VOA Radio Ashna in Pashto 1500-1630 VOA Radio Ashna in Dari 1630-1730 VOA Radio Ashna in Pashto CHINA - Kunming, Yunnan (300 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by SARFT 1100-1700 China Radio International in Vietnamese

1305 kHz AFRICA KENYA - Wajir (50 kW) KBC English and Northern Services 0200-2110 in English / local languages, including: 1630-1730 China Radio International in English 1902-2000(mo-fr) BBC World Service in English ASIA CHINA - Zhengxianbai, Nei Menggu (1 kW) Nei Menggu PBS, Mongolian News and General Service 2150-1605 in Mongolian CHINA - Hezuo, Gansu CNR-11, Tibetan Service 2155-1605 in Tibetan

1314 kHz

EUROPE ROMANIA - Timisoara (25 KW) Antena Satelor 24h in Romanian, except: 0800-0820(su) Prgr Maghiar-German in Hungarian 0820-0830(su) Prgr Maghiar-German in German 1200-1300(mo-sa) Prgr Maghiar-German in German 1300-1400(mo-sa) Prgr Maghiar-German in Hungarian MIDDLE EAST & CAUCASUS ARMENIA - Gavar (1000 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by AR Radio Intercontinental Public Radio of Armenia 1600-1630 in Kurdish 1630-1700 in Yezidi 1700-1715 in Azeri 1715-1730(mo-fr) in Azeri 1715-1730(sa/su) in Turkish 1730-1745 in Turkish ASIA

CHINA - Yantai (10 kW) Yantai PBS, News Channel 2055-1600 in Chinese, except: 1300-1315 China Radio International in Korean

1323 kHz

EUROPE

UNITED KINGDOM - Leeds (0.001 kW) Akash Radio: 24h for Punjabi Community (Comm Radio)

ROMANIA - Targu Mures (15 kW) Radio Romania Actualitati / Radio Targu Mures 0400-2000 in Romanian, except: 0500-0800(sa) Marosvásárhelyi Radio in Hungarian 0700-0830(su) Radio Neumarkt in German 0800-1500(mo-fr) Marosvásárhelyi Radio in Hungarian 0830-1500(su) Marosvásárhelyi Radio in Hungarian 1100-1500(sa) Marosvásárhelyi Radio in Hungarian 1800-1900(mo-sa) Radio Neumarkt in German

MIDDLE EAST

IRAN - Jolfa, East Azerbaijan (50 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by IRIB Radio Tabriz and Radio Iran in Persian, except: 0320-0520 VOIRI in Azeri 1420-1650 VOIRI in Azeri

ASIA

CHINA - Huadian, Jilin (600 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by SARFT 1100-1400 China Radio International in Korean 1400-1500 Voice of Russia in Korean 2100-2300 China Radio International in Korean

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CHINA - Hutubi, Xinjiang (500 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by SARFT 1100-1200 China Radio International in Russian 1200-1300 China Radio International in Mongolian 1300-1500 China Radio International in Russian 1500-1800 China Radio International in English

CHINA - Shuanghyashan, Heilonjiang (100 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by SARFT 1100-1600 China Radio International in Russian

CHINA - Multi-transmitters in Xizang CNR-11, Tibetan Service 2155-1605 in Tibetan

TAIWAN - Taipai (1 kW) Taiwan Broadcasting Company, 1st Network 24h in Chinese, except: 0900-1000(su) in Indonesian 1000-1100(su) in Tagalog 1100-1200(su) in Thai 1200-1300(su) in Vietnamese 1300-1400(su) in Tagalog TAJIKISTAN - Dushanbe (7 kW) TR 1 Radioi Tojikiston, 2300-2000 in Tajik, except 0400-0430 Russian 1000-1030 Russian 1030-1100 Uzbek

1332 kHz ASIA CHINA - Hezou, Gansu (10 kW) Gannan PBS 2220-0100, 0430-0600, 0950-1400 in Chinese & Tibetan PAKISTAN - Lahore (100 kW) Radio Pakistan 0200-1900 in Urdu, except 0300-0310 News in English 0800-0805 News in English 1100-1105 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English 1700-1705 News in English TAIWAN - Kaohsiung (10 kW) Voice of Han 2100-1600 in Chinese, except: 1200-1400 RTI Voice of Taiwan in Thai and Indonesian

1341 kHz EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM - Lisnagarvey, N Ireland (100 kW) BBC Radio Ulster (and BBC R5L overnight), includes: 1805-1900(su) "Cúlán" in Gaelic 1805-2000(sa) "Cachlar" in Gaelic 1905-2000(mo-fr) "Blas" in Gaelic

ASIA CHINA - Huadu, Guangdong (300 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by SARFT 1130-1200 China Radio International in Filipino 1200-1400 China Radio International in English 1430-1500 China Radio International in Filipino CHINA - Shannan, Xizang (1 kW) Shannan PBS 2335-0135, 0405-0535, 1005-1340 in Chinese/Tibetan INDONESIA - Tanjung Pinang, Bintan Island (5 kW) Radio Republik Indonesia / RRI Tanjung Pinang (Pro-1) 2200-1700 in Indonesian, except: 1330-1500(su) in Chinese KAZAKHSTAN - Almaty (25 kW) Transmitter operated by Kaztelradio 0100-0200 RFE/RL Radio Azayytq in Kazakh 1000-1100 RFE/RL Radio Svoboda in Russian 1106-1126(mo) Qazaq Radiosi in German 1106-1126(tu) Qazaq Radiosi in Uighur 1106-1126(we) Qazaq Radiosi in Korean 1106-1126(th) Qazaq Radiosi in Turkish 1106-1126(fr) Qazaq Radiosi in Tatar 1106-1126(sa) Qazaq Radiosi in Azeri 1300-1400 RFE/RL Radio Azayytq in Kazakh 1500-1600 RFE/RL Radio Svoboda in Russian PAKISTAN - Lahore (100 kW) Radio Pakistan 0850-1810 in Urdu, except 1100-1105 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English 1700-1705 News in English

1350 kHz EUROPE ITALY - Milan (5 kW) iAM Radio, including 2000-2100 Europa Jazz Radio in English may also include other prgs in English

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CAUCASUS ARMENIA - Gavar (1000 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by AR Radio Intercontinental 1800-1814 TWR in Kurmanji Kurdish (Mizgini) 1815-1845(mo-fr) TWR Turkish (Thru the Bible) 1815-1845(sa) TWR Turkish (Women of Hope) 1815-1845(su) TWR Turkish (Leading the Way) 1846-1916(mo) TWR Hebrew (Kol HaYeshua Youth) 1846-1916(tu) TWR Hebrew (Kol HaYeshua Teaching) 1846-1916(we) TWR Hebrew (Kol HaYeshua Youth) 1846-1916(th) TWR Hebrew (Kol HaYeshua Torah) 1846-1916(fr) TWR Russian (Teacher of Righteousness) 1846-1916(sa) TWR Hebrew (Kol HaYeshua Light Refl.) 1846-1916(su) TWR Hebrew (Kol HaYeshua Teachings) GEORGIA - Sukhumi (30 kW) Apsua Radio / Abkhazaye Radio 0400-0600(mo-fr) in Abkhaz/Georgian/Russian news in Russian at 0530-0540 0500-0700(sa/su) in Abkhaz/Georgian/Russian news in Russian not found 1500-1600(daily) in Abkhaz/Georgian/Russian news in Russian 1508-1518(mo-sa); 1450(su-irreg) Note: All times vary, usually before sign-on Avto Radio, Moscow, is heard in Russian for 10-20 minutes, eg from Mon-Fr 0350, Sat/Sun 0450, daily 1450. (Rumen Pankov). ASIA CHINA - Tongliao (50 kW) Tongliao PBS / Voice of Horqin 2110-1730 in Mongolian

1359 kHz ASIA CHINA - Huzhu, Qinghai (10 kW) Qinghai PBS 2250-1600 in Tibetan JAPAN - Multi-transmitters (all 0.1 kW) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese TAIWAN - Fangliao (600 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by Radio Taiwan International 1100-1200 Radio Taiwan International in English 1300-1500 R Free Malaysia in Malay (currently inactive)

1368 kHz

EUROPE ITALY - Villa Estense, Padova Challenger Radio, includes programmes from IRRS Milan

ISLE OF MAN - Foxdale (20 kW) Manx Radio 24h in English, except: 0900-1000(su) Moghrey Jedoonee in English & Manx 1600-1630(we) Shiaght Laa in English & Manx 1800-1900(su) Claare Ny Gael in English & Manx

ASIA CHINA - Multi-transmitters in Nei Menggu (> 10 kW) Nei Menggu PBS, Mongolian News General Service 2150-1605 in Mongolian

1377 kHz

EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM - Ashton-under-Lyne (0.08 kW) Asian Sound Radio 24 hrs with prgrs for Asian community CAUCASUS

ARMENIA - Gavar, Yerevan (1000 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by AR Radio Intercontinental 1700-1715 TWR in Sorani Kurdish 1715-1730(sa-we) TWR in Persian 1715-1730(th) TWR in Gilaki 1715-1730(fr) TWR in Qashqai 1730-1900 TWR in Persian 1900-1915(sa) TWR in Assyrian 1900-1915(su) TWR in Arabic 1900-1930(fr) TWR in Arabic 1900-1945(th) TWR in Arabic 1900-2000(mo-we) TWR in Arabic 1915-1930(sa) TWR in Egyptian Arabic 1915-1930(su) TWR in Iraqi Arabic 1930-1945(fr) TWR in Egyptian Arabic 1930-1945(sa) TWR in Jordanian Arabic 1930-2000(su) TWR in Arabic 1945-2000(th) TWR in Syrian Arabic 1945-2000(fr) TWR in Sudanese Arabic 1945-2000(sa) TWR in Egyptian Arabic

ASIA JAPAN - multiple-transmitters (5 kW and below) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese

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1386 kHz

EUROPE LITHUANIA - Viešintos (75 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by Radio Baltic Waves 0300-0330 RFE/RL in Belarusian 0330-0400 NHK World Radio Japan in Russian 0400-0500 Polish R in Belarusian 1630-1730 Polish R in Russian 1730-1800 NHK World Radio Japan in Russian 1800-1900 RFE/RL in Russian 1900-2100 RFE/RL in Belarusian 2100-0300 RFE/RL in Russian AFRICA KENYA - Maralal (100 kW) KBC English and Northern Services 0200-2110 in English / local languages, including: 1630-1730 China Radio International in English 1902-2000(mo-fr) BBC World Service in English

ASIA JAPAN - multiple transmitters (10 kW and below) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese, includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese

1395 kHz MIDDLE EAST & CAUCASUS

IRAN - Golstan Province (50 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by IRIB 1420-1820 VOIRI External Service in Turkmen ASIA

CHINA - Nei Menggu Nei Menggu PBS, Mongolian News General Service 2150-1605 in Mongolian

1404 kHz EUROPE

ROMANIA - Sighetul Marmatiei (50 kW) Radio Romania Actualitati / Radio Cluj 24h in Romanian, except: 0000-0200(su-th) Kolozsvari Radio in Hungarian 0440-0450mo Radio Sighet in Hungarian 0520-0525(mo-sa) Radio Sighet in Hungarian 0600-0800(mo-sa) Kolozsvari Radio in Hungarian

0800-0820(su) Prgr Maghiar-German in Hungarian 0820-0830(su) Prgr Maghiar-German in German 1200-1600(su) Kolozsvari Radio in Hungarian 1300-1600(mo-fr) Kolozsvari Radio in Hungarian 1620-1630(tu) Radio Sighet in Hungarian 1700-1755(fr) Radio Sighet in Ukrainian 1730-1755(th) Radio Sighet in Hungarian ASIA

KYRGYZSTAN - Multi-transmitters (> 20 kW) KGR-1, Birinchi Radio 2300-1800 in Kyrgyz and Russian

1413 kHz EUROPE MOLDOVA (PMR) - Grigoriopol - 500 kW Transmitter operated by Pridnestroskiy Radioteletsentr 24 hours Vesti FM (Russia) in Russian (to Ukraine)

UNITED KINGDOM - Bradford, West Yorks (0.001 kW) Bradford Asian Radio, 24 hours a day, with prgrs for Asian community MIDDLE EAST OMAN - A'Seela (800 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by Babcock International 0030-0100 BBC World Service in Dari 0100-0130 BBC World Service in Hindi 0130-0230 BBC World Service in English 0230-0400 BBC World Service in Persian 0400-0500 BBC World Service in English 1300-1400 BBC World Service in English 1400-1430 BBC World Service in Hindi 1430-1500 BBC World Service in English 1500-1600 BBC World Service in Urdu 1600-1630 BBC World Service in Hindi 1630-1800 BBC World Service in English 1800-1830 BBC World Service in Pashto 1830-1900 BBC World Service in Dari 1900-2100 BBC World Service in English ASIA BANGLADESH - Cornilla (10 kW) Bangladesh Betar 1000-1700 in Bengali, except: 1100-1105 News in English 1530-1545 News in English 1235-1245(mo) SARC News in English CHINA - Multi-transmitters in Xinjiang (> 10 kW) Xinjiang PBS, Uighur Minority Prgr 2300-1800 in Uighur

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1422 kHz ASIA CHINA - Kashi, Xinjiang (600 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by SARFT 2355-0100 CNR-13 in Uighur 0100-0300 CNR-8 in Korean 0500-0600 CNR-8 in Korean 0600-0700 CNR-13 in Uighur 0700-0800 CNR-1 in Chinese 0800-0900 CNR-13 in Uighur 0900-1100 CNR-1 in Chinese 1100-1200 CNR-8 in Korean 1300-1400 China R Int in Hindi 1400-1600 China R Int in Urdu 1600-1700 China R Int in Hindi TAIWAN - Minhsiung (100 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by Radio Taiwan International 2200-0000 RTI in Chinese 0000-0100 RTI in Thai 0100-0200(mo-fr) RTI in Amoy 0200-0300(mo-fr) RTI in Chinese 0300-0400 RTI in Indonesian 0400-0500 RTI in Chinese 0500-0600 RTI in Vietnamese 0600-0700 RTI in Chinese 0700-0900 RTI in Amoy 0900-1100 RTI in Chinese 1100-1200 RTI in Vietnamese 1200-1300 RTI in Indonesian 1300-1400 RTI in Chinese 1400-1500 RTI in Thai

1431 kHz EUROPE UKRAINE - Mykolayoiv (800 kW) ���� Radio Ukraine International 1700-2100 RUI in Russian AFRICA DJIBOUTI - Arta (600 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by IBB 1600-1630(mo-fr) Voice of America in Amharic 1600-1630(sa/su) Voice of America in Somali 1645-0400 Radio Sawa in Arabic ASIA KYRGYZSTAN - Jalal-Abad (40 kW) KGR-1, Birinchi Radio 2300-1800 in Kyrgyz and Russian MONGOLIA - Choibalsan (power to be confirmed) ���� Brokered by Babcock 1430-1500 Shiokaze (Seabreeze) in Korean/Japanese effective 29 July 2016; Babcock had previously tested the transmitter on 1431 kHz between 25-28 May 2016.

1440 kHz ASIA CHINA - Bayanhot (10 kW) Alxa PBS, Mongolian Service 2230-1600 in Mongolian CHINA - Chifeng (50 kW) Chifeng PBS, Mongolian General Service 2000-1730 in Mongolian KOREA (Rep of) - multiple txers (5 kW & below) American Forces Network (AFN) Korea 24h Thunder AM in English

1449 kHz EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM - Peterborough (0.15 kW) BBC Asian Network 0600-0000 Prgrs in English and South Asian langs 0000-0600 Relay BBC R5L MIDDLE EAST IRAN - Bandar-e-Torkamen (400 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by IRIB 1320-1420 VOIRI External Service in Russian 1420-1820 VOIRI External Service in Turkmen ASIA PAKISTAN - Zhob, Baluchistan (10 kW) Radio Pakistan 1155-1600 in Urdu, except 1300-1310 News in English

1458 kHz EUROPE GIBRALTAR - Gibraltar (2 kW) Radio Gibraltar 24h in English, except: 1300-1500(mo-th) in Spanish

UNITED KINGDOM - Birmingham (5 kW) BBC Asian Network 0500-2300 Prgrs in English and South Asian langs 2300-0500 Relay BBC R5L UNITED KINGDOM - London (125 kW) Lyca Radio 1458 24h with prgrs for Asian community

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AFRICA MAYOTTE - Pamandzi (5 kW) Radio Mayotte 24h in French, including 1900(1830-sa)-0045(-0145su) RFI in French

1467 kHz

EUROPE FRANCE - Roumoules (1000 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by Monte Carlo Radiodiffusion 2045-2115(su-fr) TWR in Polish 2115-2145(mo-fr) TWR in Kabyle 2115-2145(sa) TWR in Tarifit 2115-2145(su) TWR in Sous/Tachelchit 2145-2200(th) TWR in Arabic 2145-2200(sa) TWR in Jordanian Arabic 2145-2215(su) TWR in Arabic 2145-2245(mo-we/fr) TWR in Arabic 2200-2215(th) TWR in Moroccan Arabic 2200-2245(sa) TWR in Arabic 2215-2230(su) TWR in Algerian Arabic 2230-2245(su) TWR in Arabic ASIA CHINA - Dezhou (1 kW) Shandong PBS News Channel 1940-1650 in Chinese 1650-1700 in English JAPAN - multiple-transmitters (all 1 kW) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese

KYRGYZ - Krasnaya Rechka, Bishkek (150 kW) ���� TWR for Pakistan, Afghanistan and N India (PANI) 1330-1345(sa) Kashmiri 1330-1400(mo-fr) Punjabi 1330-1400(su) Hindi 1345-1355(sa) Kumauni 1355-1400(sa) Punjabi 1400-1430 Punjabi 1430-1500 Urdu 1500-1515(sa) Punjabi 1500-1530(fr) Northern Pashto 1500-1530(su-th) Punjabi 1515-1530(sa) Southern Pashto 1530-1600 Dari 1600-1630 Northern Pashto

1476 kHz

ASIA CHINA - multiple-transmitters Heilongjiang PBS 2100-0000 in Korean 0000-1300 Story Service in Chinese 1300-1500 in Korean CHINA - Qian Gorlos (1 kW) Qian Gorlos PBS, Local Minority Service 2125-2330 in Chinese & Mongolian 0325-0500 in Chinese & Mongolian 0955-1230 in Chinese & Mongolian JAPAN - multiple transmitters (0.1 kW) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese PAKISTAN - Faisalabad, Punjab (10 kW) Radio Pakistan 0045-0820 in Urdu, except 0300-0310 News in English 0800-0805 News in English THAILAND - Lamphun (50 kW) Radio Thailand 2200-1600 Chiang Mai Province Network 2 in Minority languages and Thai for hill tribes: 2200-2300 in Hmong 2300-0000 in Mien (Yao) 0000-0030 in Thai (incl relays of Bangkok 891 kHz) 0030-0100 in Lisu 0100-0130(mo-fr) in Akha 0100-0200(sa/su) in Akha 0130-0230(mo-fr) in Karen 0200-0230(sa/su) in Karen 0230-0300 in Lahu 0300-0400 in Thai Yai (Shan) 0400-0900 in Thai (incl relays of Bangkok 891 kHz) 0900-1000 in Mien (Yao) 1000-1100 in Hmong 1100-1200 in Karen 1200-1230 in Thai (incl relays of Bangkok 891 kHz) 1230-1300 in Lisu 1300-1330 in Thai (incl relays of Bangkok 891 kHz) 1330-1400 in Lahu 1400-1500 in Akha 1500-1600 in Thai Yai (Shan)

1485 kHz EUROPE LATVIA - Riga (1 kW) Radio Merkurs Prgrs in Latvian; occasionally in other languages,

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ASIA CHINA - Weihai (1 kW) Shandong PBS News Channel in Chinese, except: 1650-1700 English

1494 kHz ASIA TAIWAN - Taipei (10 kW) / Changhua (5 KW) Chiao Yu BS 24h in Chinese, except (subject to confirmation): 0930-1030 Radio France International in Chinese 1500-1600 BBC World Service in English 1600-1700 Radio France International in French 2200-2300 BBC World Service in English

1503 kHz EUROPE AZORES - Lajes Field (0.1 kW) American Forces Network (AFN) Europe 24h in English BOSNIA - Mecevici (1 kW) Radio Zavidovice in Bosnian, including: 1500-1530 RFE/RL in Bosnian

UNITED KINGDOM - Sideway, Staffordshire (1 kW) BBC Radio Stoke (and BBC R5L overnight), includes: 2100-2300(mo) show for South Asian listeners ASIA JAPAN - multiple-transmitters (5 kW & below) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese TAIWAN - Fangliao (600 kW) Transmitter operated by Radio Taiwan International 1100-1400 Radio Taiwan Int in Chinese 1330-1400 Radio DLSN in Vietnamese 1400-1430 Radio Free Asia in Vietnamese 1430-1500 Radio DLSN in Vietnamese 1500-1600 Radio Taiwan Int in Thai 1600-1705 Radio Taiwan Int in Chinese

1512 kHz ASIA JAPAN - multiple transmitters (5 kW & below) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese KOREA - multiple-transmitters (0.25 kW & below) American Forces Network (AFN) Korea 24h Thunder AM in English PAKISTAN - Gilit, Northen Areas (10 kW) Radio Pakistan 1000-1700 in Urdu, except 1100-1105 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English

1521 kHz ASIA CHINA - Hutubi, Xinjiang (500 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by SARFT 0000-0200 China Radio International in Russian 1100-2000 China Radio International in Russian CHINA - multiple-transmitters (10 kW & below) Nei Menggu PBS, Mongolian News and General Sce 2150-1605 in Mongolian CHINA - Jining, Nei Menngu (10 kW) Ulanqab PBS Mongolian Minority Sce 2125-1505 in Mongolian JAPAN - multiple-transmitters (1 kW & below) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese

1530 kHz EUROPE ROMANIA - Tulcea (14 KW) Radio Constanta 0400-2200 in Romanian, except: 1615-1700(su) Minority Prgr in Aromanian 1705-1800(mo-fr) Minority Prgr in Armenian, Greek, Russian, Tatar, and Turkish

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AFRICA SAO TOME - Pinheira (600 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by IBB 0300-0430 Voice of America in English 0500-0530 Voice of America in Hausa 0530-0600(mo-fr) Voice of America in French 0600-0700 Voice of America in English 1600-1700 Voice of America in English 1700-1800 Voice of America in Portuguese 1800-1830(mo-fr) Voice of America in Portuguese 1830-2000 Voice of America in French 2000-2200 Voice of America in English ASIA KOREA (Rep of) - Seoul (10 kW) American Forces Network (AFN) Korea 24h Thunder AM in English

1539 kHz

JAPAN - multiple-transmitters (0.1 kW & below) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese

1548 kHz

EUROPE MOLDOVA (PMR) - Grigoriopol (500/1000 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by Pridnestrovskiy Radioteletsentr 1900-1930 TWR in Bulgarian 1930-1945 TWR in Balkan Romany 1945-2015(mo-fr) TWR in Romanian 1945-2045(sa/su) TWR in Romanian 2015-2045(mo-fr) TWR in Vlax Romany 2045-2100(mo-sa) TWR in Serbian 2045-2100(su) TWR in Montenegrian MIDDLE EAST KUWAIT - Kuwait City (600 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by IBB 24h Radio Sawa in Arabic ASIA

CHINA - Weifang (200 kW) Shandong PBS News Channel in Chinese, including: 1650-1700 in English

CHINA (TIBET) - Nayalam, Xizang Xizang PBS/China Tibet Radio Schedule: 2100-1805 in Tibetan and includes: 0700-0800 "Holy Tibet" in English 1600-1700 "Holy Tibet" in English

SRI LANKA - Trincomalee (400 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp. and hired by Athmik Yatra Radio with religious prgrs: 2345-0000(su/mo) in Sinhala 2345-0000(tu-sa) in Tamil 0000-0015(mo) in Tulu 0000-0015(tu) in Konkani 0000-0015(we-su) in Kannada 0015-0030(mo) in Banjara 0015-0030(tu) in Koya 0015-0030(we-su) in Telugu 0030-0045 in Malayalam 1330-1345(mo-we) in Marathi 1330-1345(th) in Chowdhari 1330-1345(fr/sa) in Kui 1330-1345(su) in Burmese 1345-1400(mo/tu) in Chhattisgarhi 1345-1400(we/th) in Gujarati 1345-1400(fr/sa) in Oriya 1345-1400(su) in Chin 1400-1415(mo-we) in Santhali 1400-1415(th) in Gamit 1400-1415(fr) in Sambalpuri 1400-1415(sa/su) in Kokborok 1415-1430(mo) in Khota 1415-1430(tu) in Malto 1415-1430(we) in Khariya 1415-1430(th) in Kotwalia 1415-1430(fr/sa) in Bhojpuri 1415-1430(su) in Chakma 1430-1445(mo/tu) in Khurukh 1430-1445(we) in Mundari 1430-1445(th) in Kukna 1430-1445(fr/sa) in Magahi 1430-1445(su) in Halam 1445-1500(mo/tu) in Sadri 1445-1500(we) in Ho 1445-1500(th) in Vasavi 1445-1500(fr) in Soura 1445-1500(sa/su) in Hindi 1500-1515(fr-su) in Hindi 1515-1530(mo-th) in Bengali 1515-1530(fr) in Bengali (Muslimi) 1515-1530(sa/su) in Urdu

1550 kHz AFRICA

ALGERIA - Rabouni, Tindouf Province (50 kW) National Radio of the Sawhari Arab Democratic Front 1800-2300 in Arabic and Hassaniyya 2300-2330 in Castillian Note: schedule subject to confirmation

1557 kHz ASIA PAKISTAN - Skardu, Northern Areas (10 kW) Radio Pakistan 1000-1700 in Urdu, except 1100-1104 News in English 1300-1310 News in English 1600-1605 News in English

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TAIWAN - Kouhu, Yunlin (300 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by Radio Taiwan International 0900-1700 iLoveMusic 1557 in Chinese

1566 kHz EUROPE NETHERLANDS - Nootdorp (1 kW) Vahon FM: 24h in Hindi and Dutch AFRICA BENIN - Parakou (100 kW) ���� TWR Africa 0315-0330(mo-fr) in English 0330-0430(mo-fr) in Hausa 0335-0345(sa/su) in English 0345-0430(sa/su) in Hausa 0430-0500 in English 0500-0515(sa/su) in Twi 0500-0530(mo-fr) in Twi 0515-0530(sa/su) in Ewe 0530-0545 in English 1725-1745 in Fongbe 1745-1820 in English 1820-1855 in Yoruba 1855-1910(mo-fr) in Hausa 1855-1910(sa) in Yoruba 1855-1910(su) in Fon 1910-1925 in Kanuri 1925-1940(mo-fr) in Kotokoli 1925-1940(sa) in Ditamari 1925-1940(su) in Lopka 1940-2010(mo-fr) in Fon 1940-2010(sa/su) in Fulfulde 2010-2025(sa) in Songhai 2010-2025(su/mo) in Dendi 2010-2025(tu/we) in Fongbe 2025-2040(fr) in Bambara 2025-2040(mo-we) in Moore 2025-2040(sa/su) in Igbo 2025-2040(th) in Jula 2040-2215 in French 2215-2230(mo-fr) in French ASIA INDIA - Nagpur - 1000 kW All India Radio 1325-0043 National Channel, includes 1530-1545 News at Nine in English KOREA (Rep of) - Jeju (250 kW) ���� HLAZ - Far East Broadcasting Company 1100-1230 FEBC in Chinese, except: 1200-1230(sa/su) Leading the Way in Chinese 1230-1345 FEBC in Japanese 1345-1600 FEBC in Chinese, except: 1730-1830 FEBC "New Dynamic English" in Chinese 1600-1730 FEBC in Korean 1830-1900 Radio Teos in Russian 1900-1100 FEBC in Korean, except:: 1900-1930(mo/we) Voice of Wilderness in Korean 1900-2000(sa) Voice of Wilderness in Korean

1575 kHz AFRICA MAURITIUS - Bigara (2 kW) BBC World Service 24h in English MIDDLE EAST UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Dhabbaya (800 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by IBB 24h Radio Farda in Persian ASIA JAPAN - multiple txers (1 kW & below) American Forces Network (AFN) Sasebo 24h in English THAILAND - Ban Phachi, Ayutthaya (1000 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by IBB 1030-1100 Radio Saranrom in Thai 1100-1130(mo) Radio Saranrom News/Views in English 1100-1130(tu-fr) Radio Saranrom in Thai 1200-1230(mo-fr) Radio Saranrom in Thai 1230-1300 Voice of America in Lao 1300-1330 Voice of America in Vietnamese 1330-1430 Voice of America in Cambodian 1430-1500 Voice of America in Burmese 1500-1530(mo-fr) Radio Saranrom in Thai 1530-1600 Voice of America in Burmese 1600-1700 Voice of America in Bengali 2200-2230 Voice of America in Cambodian 2230-0000(tu-sa) Radio Saranrom in Thai, except: 2230-2300(tu) Radio Saranrom Spice of Asia in English 0000-0030 Voice of America in Burmese

1584 kHz ASIA HONG KONG - Chung Hom Kok (0.1 kW) RTHK-3 24h in English PAKISTAN - Chitral, Khyber-Pakhunkwa (0.25 kW) Radio Pakistan 1050-1515 in Urdu, except 1100-1105 News in English 1300-1310 News in English PAKISTAN - Sibi, Baluchistan (0.25 kW) Radio Pakistan 0755-1108 in Urdu, except 0800-0805 News in English 1100-1105 News in English

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1593 kHz EUROPE ROMANIA - Oradea (15 kW) / Sibiu (10 kW) Radio Cluj in Romanian, except: 0000-0100(mo-fr) Kolozsvári Radio in Hungarian 0600-0800(mo-sa) Kolozsvári Radio in Hungarian 1200-1600(su) Kolozsvári Radio in Hungarian 1300-1600(mo-fr) Kolozsvári Radio in Hungarian ROMANIA - Miercurea Ciuc (15 kW) Radio Târgu Mureş in Romanian, except: 0700-1000(sa) Marosvásárhelyi Radio in Hungarian 0900-0920(su) Prgr Mahiar-German in Hungarian 0920-0930(su) Prgr Mahiar-German in German 0930-1000(su) Radio Neumarkt in German 1000-1300(mo-sa) Marosvásárhelyi Radio in Hungarian 1000-1800(su) Marosvásárhelyi Radio in Hungarian 1300-1400(mo-sa) Prgr Mahiar-German in German 1400-1800(mo-sa) Marosvásárhelyi Radio in Hungarian 2000-2100(mo-sa) Radio Neumarkt in German MIDDLE EAST KUWAIT - Kuwait City (150 kW) ���� Transmitter operated by IBB 24h Radio Sawa in Arabic TURKEY - Incirlik (0.005 kW) American Forces Network Europe - 24h in English ASIA JAPAN - Matsue (10 kW) / Niigata (10 kW) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese and includes NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese

1602 kHz EUROPE FINLAND - Virrat (0.1 kW) Scandinavian Weekend Radio in English/Finnish 2000(fr)-2100(sa) on 1st Friday/Saturday of the Month

NETHERLANDS - Pietersbierum (1 kW) 0500-1700 The Mighty KBC in English 1700-0500 Radio Seagull in English UNITED KINGDOM - Southall, London (0.07 kW) Desi Radio, 24 hours a day, with prgrs in Panjabi UNITED KINGDOM - Manchester (0.001) Heritage Radio, 24 hours a day, with Islamic prgrs ASIA JAPAN - multiple-transmitters (1 kW and below) NHK Radio 2 2100-1540v in Japanese, with NHK World news at: 0400-0415(-0410sa/su) in Spanish 0500-0530(-0510sa/su) in English 0900-0915(-0910sa/su) in Chinese 0910-0930(-0920sa/su) in Korean 0920-0945(-0930sa/su) in Portuguese

BRITISH DX CLUB

GUIDE TO EXTERNAL SERVICES & FOREIGN / MINORITY LANGUAGES ON MEDIUMWAVE

Compiled by Tony Rogers with special thanks to Dave Kenny, Alan Pennington, and Christian Ghibaudo and also thanks for their help in the past to: Thomas Schweder and Sei-ichi Hasegawa

Compiled from listening observations, station schedules and information that has appeared in the DX press, notably

DX Listening Digest and BC-DX, as well as WRTH Updates.

This guide is updated on a regular basis. If you know of anything that is incorrect or anything that can be added, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Tony Rogers at tony@bdxc.org.uk

Front cover: Tecsun Tunable MW Loop Antenna with the hills surrounding Sheigra, NW Scotland, in the background. Photographed on a sunny afternoon during the Sheigra DXpedition, October 2008.