Global Short Wave Frequencies

West & Central Africa

30th October 2011 - 24th March 2012 Frequency chart with transmitter details for this region

All times GMT

FromToDaysFrequency (kHz)
03:00 04:00 Daily 6145
03:00 06:00 Daily 7255
04:00 05:00 Daily 12095
04:00 07:00Daily 6005
05:00 10:00Daily 15400
06:00 07:00Daily 9410, 12015
07:0008:00Daily 11770, 13820
07:00 10:00Daily 17830
10:00 11:00 Sat-Sun 15400, 17830
11:00 11:30Daily15400
11:00 18:00Daily 17830
15:00 21:00 Daily 15400
16:00 18:00 Daily 13790
18:00 21:00 Daily 9430, 11810
20:00 21:00 Daily 13710
21:00 22:00 Daily 9410
21:00 23:00 Daily 9915, 12095
22:00 23:00Daily 6190

East Africa

30th October 2011 - 24th March 2012 Frequency chart with transmitter details for this region

All times GMT

FromToDaysFrequency (kHz)
02:00 04:00Daily 7385
03:0004:00Daily 9460
03:00 05:00Daily 11860
04:00 05:00Daily 12035
05:00 06:00Daily 12095
05:00 07:00 Daily 15420
05:00 19:00Daily 17640
08:00 14:00Daily 21470
13:00 18:00Daily 15420
15:00 23:00Daily 12095
18:30 23:00Daily 9410
19:00 21:00 Daily 6005
21:00 23:00 Daily 5940

Southern Africa

30th October 2011 - 24th March 2012 Frequency chart with transmitter details for this region

All times GMT

FromToDaysFrequency (kHz)
03:00 04:00Daily 6145*, 7385
03:00 06:00Daily 3255
03:00 22:00Daily 6190
04:00 05:00Daily 12095*
05:00 06:00Daily9410*
05:00 07:00Daily 15400*
06:00 15:00Daily12095
08:00 14:00Daily21470
13:00 17:00Daily 17640
15:00 16:00Daily 9490
16:0022:00Daily 3255
18:00 23:00Daily 12095
21:00 23:00Daily 5940, 9410

 

* West Africa programmes

South Asia

30th October 2011 - 24th March 2012 Frequency chart with transmitter details for this region

All times GMT

FromToDaysFrequency (kHz)
00:00 01:00Daily 7360. 9410
00:00 02:00Daily 5970
00:00 03:00Daily 12095
01:00 14:00Daily 15310
02:00 02:30Daily 1413
03:00 13:00 Daily 17790
13:00 14:00 Daily1413
13:00 16:00 Daily 6195*
13:00 17:00 Daily 9410
14:00 18:30 Daily 5975
15:00 18:30 Daily 9505
17:00 18:00 Daily 1413
17:00 18:30 Daily 7600

* East Asia programmes

East Asia

30th October 2011 - 24th March 2012 Frequency chart with transmitter details for this region

All times GMT

FromToDaysFrequency (kHz)
00:0001:00Daily 13725
00:0002:00Daily 9740, 15335., 15755
01:00 02:00Daily 17685
09:00 11:00Daily 17760
09:00 12:00Daily 15285
09:00 13:00Daily 11895
09:00 16:00Daily 9740
12:00 16:00Daily 5875
13:00 15:00Daily 11890
13:00 16:00Daily6195
21:00 23:00Daily 5965
21:00 00:00 Daily 5875
22:00 23:00Daily 6195
22:00 00:00Daily 6135, 7490
23:00 00:00Daily 9740, 5980

South East Asia

30th October 2011 - 24th March 2012 Frequency chart with transmitter details for this region

All times GMT

FromToDaysFrequency (kHz)
00:0001:00Daily6195
00:0002:00Daily9740, 15335
01:0002:00Daily11750
09:0016:00Daily6195, 9740
21:0000:00Daily3915, 6195
22:0023:00Daily 5875, 5890
22:0000:00Daily9740
23:0000:00Daily11955

Middle East & Gulf States

30th October 2011 - 24th March 2012 Frequency chart with transmitter details for this region

All times GMT

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FromToDaysFrequency (kHz)
02:00 02:30Daily 1413
02:00 03:00Daily 5875
02:0004:00Daily6195
02:00 07:30Daily 1323*
03:00 03:30Daily 639
03:00 04:00Daily 1413
03:00 06:00Daily 9410
06:00 15:00Daily 11760
07:00 14:00 Daily 15575
07:30 09:00 Sat-Sun 1323*
09:00 23:00 Daily 1323*
15:0017:00Daily 11830
18:0020:00Daily5875
19:0021:00Daily1413

* East Mediterranean Only

Afghanistan, Iran & Central Asia

30th October 2011 - 24th March 2012 Frequency chart with transmitter details for this region

All times GMT

FromToDaysFrequency (kHz)
01:00 04:00Daily 5940
02:0002:30Daily1413
02:00 03:00Daily 5875
03:0004:00Daily 1413, 12095
03:0006:00Daily 9410
06:00 07:00Daily 11760
07:00 14:00Daily 15575
14:00 15:00Daily 11760
15:00 17:00Daily 11830
18:00 20:00 Daily 5875, 5945
19:0021:00Daily1413

* South Asia programmes

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