Monday, June 30, 2014

Frequency Update - International Shortwave Broadcast Guide: Summer 2014

This is the second update for the 2014 Summer edition of International Shortwave Frequency Guide. The ebook from Teak Publishing, can be purchased at Amazon.com for US $ 4.99, and is available at: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K6YKNFM

All time references are in UTC, frequencies in kHz (kilohertz) // indicates a parallel frequency. Broadcast are daily unless otherwise indicated.

Country/Station
Language
Hrs/freq/info

Clandestine, Ictimai/VO Talyshistan
Azeri
1600-1700  11761as (new entry)

Clandestine, R Free Sarawak
Iban
1100-1130  mtwhfa  15425as (ex 1100-1145 15410as)
1130-1200  mtwhfa  15425as  (ex 1145-1200 15420as)
1200-1230  mtwhfa  15425as (ex 15420as)

Clandestine, Hamada R Intl
Hausa
0530-0600  mtwhf  7350as (broadcast cancelled)

Clandestine, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze
Chinese/Korean
1330-1400  t  6020as (6135as)
1400-1430  t  6020as (6135as) (new entry)
English
1330-1400  h  6020as (6135as)
1400-1430  h  6020as (6135as)
1600-1700  h  6165as (ex 6090as)
Japanese
1330-1400  mw  6020as (ex 6135as)
1400-1430  mw  6020as (ex 6135as)
Korean
1330-1400  f  6020as (ex 6135as)
Korean/Japanese
1330-1400  Sat/Sun  6020as (new entry)
1400-1430  Sat/Sun  6020as (new entry)

Clandestine, VO Martyrs (Freedom)
Korean
1600-1700  7515as (ex 7505as)
1700-1730  7515as (ex 7505as)

France, R France Intl
Chinese
0930-1000  7325as  11875as (broadcast cancelled)
1100-1200  9955as (new entry)
1200-1300  9955as (new entry)
2300-0000  9660as (additional freq) // 9955as (deleted)

Germany, Deutsche Welle
Dari
1330-1400  15595as (cancelled)
Pashto
1400-1427  15595as (cancelled)

Laos, Lao National R
(new entrys to database)
Khmer
1530-1600  6130as
Thai
1330-1400  6130as
Vietnamese
1500-1530  6130as

Sweden, IBRA Radio
Bengali
0000-0030  9390as (ex 5905as)
Swahili
1730-1800  11785af (effective 01 July)

UK, BBC World Service
English
0100-0200  11600as (transmission/freq suspended to Thailand)
0200-0300  11600as (transmission/freq suspended to Thailand)
0300-0400  7370as (transmission/freq suspended to Thailand)
0400-0500  7370as (transmisison/freq suspended to Thailand)
0500-0800 11700as (transmission/freq suspended to Thailand)

Farsi
0230-0300  7325as (ex 7250as)
0300-0315  7324as (ex 7250as)
0330-0400  9780as (9425as)
0400-0430  9780as (9425as)
Tamil
1545-1600  9900as (9500as)
1600-1615  9900as (9500as)
Sinhala
1630-1700  9900as (9500as)
Urdu
1500-1600  11910 (11730as)

UK, FEBA Radio
English
1330-1345  m  9720as (new entry)
Kannada
1330-1345  Sun  9720as
Kuvi
1330-1345  Sat  9720as (new entry)
Malayalam
1345-1400  thfa  9720as (new entry)
Tamil
1330-1345  w  9720as (new entry)
1345-1400  mwa  9720as (new entry)
Telugu
1330-1345  thf  9720as (new entry)

USA, Radio Free Asia - Revised A14 Schedule
Transmitters via: Germany, Kuwait, Lithuania, Mariana Islands-Saipan & Tinian,
Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, and United Arab Emirates.

(this schedule is likely to be revised, and I will post an updated version when available/GVH)

Burmese (4 hours daily)
0030-0130  9940IRA  12115KWT  15700TIN
1230-1330  7390IRA   9335TIN  13870TIN
1330-1400  7390TIN   9335TIN  12140SAI
1400-1430  7390TIN   9335TIN
1630-1730  9940IRA

Cantonese (2 hours daily)
all via Tinian Isl, variable change every week.
1400-1500 13585Sa 13595Su 13635Mo/We/Fr 13700Tu/Th
2200-2300 15260Mo 15270Tu 15280We 15290Th 15300Fr
          15380Sa 15390Su

Khmer (2 hours daily)
1230-1330 12140SAI
2230-2330 13740SAI

Korean (5 hours daily)
1500-1700  1188SEO   5820TIN   7210TIN   7455TIN
1700-1800  1188SEO   5820TIN   9975TIN
1800-1900  5820TIN
2100-2200  7460MNG   9610TIN  11945SAI

Lao (2 hours daily)
0000-0100 15690TIN
1100-1200  9325SAI  15120TIN

Mandarin (12 hours daily)
0300-0400 13710SAI  17495TIN  17615TIN  17855SAI
0400-0500 13790SAI  15615TIN  17855SAI  21505TIN
0500-0600 13790SAI  15615TIN  17855SAI  21690TIN
0600-0700 13790SAI  15615TIN  17495TIN  17790SAI  17810TIN
1500-1600  9455SAI  13675TJK  15205TIN  15430SAI
1600-1630  9455SAI  13675TJK  15560SAI
1630-1700  9695SAI  11685TIN  13675TJK  15560SAI
1700-1800  5890TIN   7395TIN   9355SAI   9745SAI
1800-1900  5890TIN   9355SAI   9745SAI  11555SAI
1900-2000  1098KOU-TWN   5890TIN   7260TIN
           9355SAI       9745KWT
2000-2100  1098KOU-TWN   5890TIN   6140TIN  7260TIN
           7435TJK       9355SAI   9745KWT
2100-2200  1098KOU-TWN   5890TIN   7435TJK
           9335TIN       9690KWT
2300-2330  9440KWT  11785TIN  15570TIN
2330-0000  9440SAI  11785TIN  15570TIN

Tibetan (10 hours daily)
TIN and KWT frequency hopping, variable change every week,
variable operation day of the week change very often.

0100-0200  9680KWT   9885TJK  11695UAE  17730MNG
          TIN:17635Tu/Th 17665Sa 17685Mo/We/Fr 17700Su
0200-0300  9885TJK  11695UAE  11745KWT  17730MNG
          TIN:21550Mo 21560Tu 21575We 21585Th 21595Fr
              21610Sa 21620Su
0600-0700 17510TJK  17635KWT  17700KWT  21550TIN  21690UAE
1000-1100 13680KWT  15620TIN
          TIN:21455Su 21465Sa 21475Fr 21485Th 21495We
              21505Tu 21525Mo
1100-1200  7470MNG  13830TJK  15195UAE
          KWT:18930Mo 18980Fr/Tu 18990We/Sa 19000Th 19010Su
1200-1300  7470MNG  11605TIN  13830TJK  15195TJK
          KWT:18930Su 18980Mo/Th 18990Tu/Fr 19000We/Sa
1300-1400  7470MNG  11605TIN  13830TJK  15195TJK
          KWT:18930Mo 18980Tu/Fr 18990We/Sa
              19000Th 19010Su
1400-1500  9920UDO  17485UDO  17515UDO  17570LAM
1500-1600  9370TJK  11795UAE  13735TIN
2200-2300  7505TJK   9370SAI
          KWT:11830Mo 11870Tu 11965We 11995Th 12035Fr
              12045Sa 12125Su
2300-0000  6075KWT   9805UAE   9815KWT   9875TJK

Uyghur (2 hours daily)
0100-0200  9350TJK   9400SIT  11640UAE  11945UAE  17540TIN
1600-1700  9370TJK   9555UAE   9975TIN  11560TIN

Vietnamese (2 hours daily)
0000-0030 12125KWT  13835SAI  15675TIN
1400-1430  1503FAO-TWN
1400-1500  9720TIN  12130TIN  13825SAI
2300-2400  1503FAO-TWN
2330-2400 12125KWT  13835SAI  15675TIN
(via wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 20/WWDC Top Nx 1167)

USA, Voice of America
VOA to end shortwave broadcasts in English and several language services. From Monday June 30 all shortwave frequencies for English News programs to Asia will be eliminated. We will no longer be heard via shortwave in the morning 2200-0200 UT and in the evening 1200-1600 UT.

Shortwave frequencies for the following services will also be eliminated:

This may not be a complete listing for all of VOA's Asian services that were dropped. Missing from this release are services in Burmese, Cantonese, Chinese, Korean and Tibetan. When an updated version is available, it will be posted on this blog./GVH

Azeri (Azerbaijani)
1730-1800  7435 KWT 250 kW 058 deg to CeAs
1730-1800  9490 BIB 100 kW 080 deg to CeAs
1730-1800 11985 SMG 250 kW 073 deg to CeAs

Bangla (Bengali)
1600-1700  7475 UDO 250 kW 300 deg to SoAs
1600-1700 11850 UDO 250 kW 300 deg to SoAs

English
2200-2300  5895 IRA 250 kW 065 deg to SoEaAS Sun-Thu
2200-2300  5915 UDO 250 kW 018 deg to EaAS   Sun-Thu
2200-2300  7480 KWT 250 kW 058 deg to SoAS   Sun-Thu
2200-2300  7575 PHT 250 kW 270 deg to SoEaAS Sun-Thu
2200-2300 12150 TIN 250 kW 313 deg to EaAS   Sun-Thu
2300-2400  5895 PHT 250 kW 275 deg to SEAs
2300-2400  7480 UDO 250 kW 018 deg to EaAs
2300-2400  7575 PHT 250 kW 270 deg to SEAs
2300-2400 12150 TIN 250 kW 313 deg to EaAs
0100-0200  7425 KWT 250 kW 082 deg to SoAs
0100-0200  9780 IRA 250 kW 356 deg to SoAs
0100-0200 15205 UDO 250 kW 292 deg to SoAs
1200-1300  7575 UDO 250 kW 018 deg to EaAs
1200-1300  9510 PHT 250 kW 283 deg to SEAs
1200-1300 12075 PHT 250 kW 349 deg to SEAs
1200-1300 12150 PHT 250 kW 270 deg to EaAs
1300-1400  7575 UDO 250 kW 018 deg to EaAS   Sat/Sun
1300-1400  9510 PHT 250 kW 283 deg to SoEaAS Sat/Sun
1300-1400 12075 TIN 250 kW 305 deg to EaAS   Sat/Sun
1300-1400 12150 PHT 250 kW 349 deg to SoEaAS Sat/Sun
1400-1500  7575 UDO 250 kW 268 deg to SoAS   Mon-Fri
1400-1500 12110 PHT 250 kW 270 deg to SoAS   Mon-Fri
1400-1500 15490 PHT 250 kW 270 deg to SoEaAS Mon-Fri
1500-1600  7575 UDO 250 kW 268 deg to SoAs
1500-1600 12110 PHT 250 kW 270 deg to SoAs
1500-1600 15490 UDO 250 kW 280 deg to SoAs

English Learning
2230-2300  7460 PHT 250 kW 270 deg to SEAs
2230-2300  9570 UDO 250 kW 018 deg to EaAs
2230-2300 11840 PHT 250 kW 349 deg to EaAs
2300-2400  7460 PHT 250 kW 270 deg to SEAs
2300-2400  9570 UDO 250 kW 018 deg to EaAs
2300-2400 11840 PHT 250 kW 349 deg to EaAs
0030-0100  7425 KWT 250 kW 082 deg to SoAs
0030-0100  9790 KWT 250 kW 078 deg to SEAs
0030-0100 12015 UDO 250 kW 030 deg to EaAs
0030-0100 12150 UDO 250 kW 280 deg to SEAs
0030-0100 15290 PHT 250 kW 349 deg to EaAs
0030-0100 17820 PHT 250 kW 021 deg to EaAs
1500-1600  6140 UDO 250 kW 284 deg to SoAs
1500-1600  7540 PHT 250 kW 270 deg to SoAs
1500-1600  9400 PHT 250 kW 349 deg to EaAs

Khmer
2200-2230  5905 PHT 250 kW 270 deg to SEAs
2200-2230  9320 PHT 250 kW 270 deg to SEAs
1330-1430 11695 IRA 250 kW 073 deg to SEAs

Kurdish
0500-0600 11995 SMG 250 kW 114 deg to WeAS
0500-0600 15560 IRA 250 kW 310 deg to WeAS
0500-0600 17870 BIB 100 kW 085 deg to WeAS
1400-1500 15470 BOT 100 kW 010 deg to WeAS
1400-1500 17870 IRA 250 kW 299 deg to WeAS
1700-1800  7365 BIB 100 kW 105 deg to WeAS
1700-1800  9850 BIB 100 kW 105 deg to WeAS
1700-1800 11995 IRA 250 kW 315 deg to WeAS

Lao
1230-1300 11965 PHT 250 kW 270 deg to SEAs

Uzbek
1500-1530 11810 KWT 250 kW 046 deg to CeAs
1500-1530 11920 SMG 250 kW 073 deg to CeAs
1500-1530 13650 UDO 250 kW 316 deg to CeAs
1500-1530 17600 KWT 250 kW 046 deg to CeAs

Shortwave being used by services at Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty and
Radio Free Asia are also being cut.
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 28)

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Legend
Days:
m (Monday)
t (Tuesday)
w (Wednesday)
h (Thursday)
f (Friday)
a/Sat (Saturday)
s/Sun (Sunday)
DRM: Digital Radio Mondiale

Target Areas:
af Africa
as  Asia
ca Central America
eu Europe
na North America
pa Pacific
sa South America
va various target areas