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GLOBAL SHORT WAVE FREQUENCIES

EUROPE & AFRICA

SOUTH ASIA

West & Central Africa

East Africa

South Asia

Middle East & Gulf

ASIA PACIFIC

Afghanistan & Iran

East Asia

South Africa

MIDDLE EAST

South East Asia

West & Central Africa

27th March to 29th October 2011
Frequency chart with transmitter details for this region
All times GMT
From

To

Days

Frequency (kHz)

03:00

04:00

Daily

6145

03:00

06:00

Daily

7255

04:00

05:00

Daily

7310

04:00

07:00

Daily

6005

05:00

07:00

Daily

9410

06:00

07:00

Daily

12015, 15105

07:00

08:00

Daily

11765, 13830

07:00

10:00

Daily

15400, 17830

10:00

11:00

Sat-Sun

15400, 17830

11:00

11:30

Daily

15400

11:00

18:00

Daily

17830

15:00

21:00

Daily

15400

16:00

20:00

Daily

17795

18:00

21:00

Daily

11810

20:00

21:00

Daily

13710

21:00

22:00

Daily

9410

21:00

23:00

Daily

9915, 12095

22:00

23:00

Daily

5935

East Africa
27th March to 29th October 2011
Frequency chart with transmitter details for this region
All times GMT
From

To

Days

Frequency (kHz)

02:00

04:00

Daily

6005

03:00

04:00

Daily

9750

03:00

05:00

Daily

12035

04:00

06:00

Daily

11945

05:00

07:00

Daily

15420

05:00

17:00

Daily

17640

08:00

17:00

Daily

21470

12:00

14:00

Daily

15420

15:00

17:00

Daily

15420

17:00

18:00

Daily

9410

17:00

19:00

Daily

7405

17:00

21:00

Daily

12095

18:30

21:00

Daily

9410

19:00

21:00

Daily

6005

Southern Africa
27th March to 29th October 2011
Frequency chart with transmitter details for this region
All times GMT
From

To

Days

Frequency (kHz)

03:00

04:00

Daily

6005, 6145*

03:00

06:00

Daily

3255

03:00

22:00

Daily

6190

04:00

05:00

Daily

7310*

05:00

06:00

Daily

9410*

06:00

07:00

Daily

9860, 12105*

07:00

14:00

Daily

12095

08:00

17:00

Daily

21470

13:00

17:00

Daily

17640

14:00

16:00

Daily

7435

16:00

22:00

Daily

3255

17:00

21:00

Daily

12095

21:00

22:00

Daily

6005, 9410*

* West Africa programmes

South Asia
27th March to 29th October 2011
Frequency chart with transmitter details for this region
All times GMT
From

To

Days

Frequency (kHz)

00:00

01:00

Daily

5970, 7395, 11955

00:00

02:00

Daily

12095

01:00

02:00

Daily

9410, 11750*

01:00

16:00

Daily

15310

02:00

02:30

Daily

1413

02:00

13:00

Daily

17790

13:00

14:00

Daily

1413

13:00

16:00

Daily

6195*

14:00

17:00

Daily

12095

15:00

16:00

Daily

9540

16:00

18:30

Daily

5975

16:00

18:00

Daily

9495

17:00

18:00

Daily

9810

17:30

18:00

Daily

1413

18:00

18:30

Daily

5850

* East Asia programmes

East Asia
27th March to 29th October 2011
Frequency chart with transmitter details for this region
All times GMT
From

To

Days

Frequency (kHz)

00:00

01:00

Daily

9740

00:00

02:00

Daily

15335, 15360, 17685

09:00

11:00

Daily

21660

09:00

12:00

Daily

15285, 17760

09:00

16:00

Daily

9740

12:00

13:00

Daily

11750

12:00

16:00

Daily

5875

13:00

16:00

Daily

6195

21:00

23:00

Daily

5785, 5905

22:00

23:00

Daily

6195

22:00

00:00

Daily

7490, 9580, 9740

23:00

00:00

Daily

9890, 12010

South East Asia

27th March to 29th October 2011
Frequency chart with transmitter details for this region
All times GMT
From

To

Days

Frequency (kHz)

00:00

01:00

Daily

6195

00:00

02:00

Daily

9740, 15335

01:00

02:00

Daily

11750

09:00

16:00

Daily

6195, 9740

21:00

00:00

Daily

3915, 6195

22:00

23:00

Daily

5875

22:00

00:00

Daily

9740

23:00

00:00

Daily

11850

Middle East & Gulf States

27th March to 29th October 2011
Frequency chart with transmitter details for this region
All times GMT
From

To

Days

Frequency (kHz)

01:00

02:00

Daily

7395

02:00

02:30

Daily

1413

02:00

04:00

Daily

6195

02:00

07:00

Daily

12095

02:00

07:30

Daily

1323*

03:00

03:30

Daily

639

03:00

04:00

Daily

1413, 9410

07:00

14:00

Daily

11760, 15575

07:30

09:00

Sat-Sun

1323*

09:00

23:00

Daily

1323*

14:00

17:00

Daily

13820

18:00

20:00

Daily

5875

19:00

21:00

Daily

1413

* East Mediterranean Only

Afghanistan, Iran & Central Asia

27th March to 29th October 2011
Frequency chart with transmitter details for this region
All times GMT
From

To

Days

Frequency (kHz)

01:00

02:00

Daily

7395

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02:00

02:30

Daily

1413

02:00

07:00

Daily

12095

03:00

04:00

Daily

1413

03:00

06:00

Daily

15365

07:00

14:00

Daily

15575

14:00

17:00

Daily

12095*, 13820

17:00

18:00

Daily

9810*

18:00

20:00

Daily

5875, 5950

19:00

21:00

Daily

1413

* South Asia programmes

2011
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