Note: This information is an aggregation of publicly available (like HFCC for example) and informal sources. It represents a general overview of DRM broadcasts and is not a complete list which the DRM consortium cannot provide and is not responsible for. The list may suffer updates so please check the schedules periodically.
For best reception please use a long wire antenna (app. 20m wire located in 3 to 5 m above ground) or an active receiving antenna.
Also visit the DRM Reception Project – for schedules and reception reports at www.drmrx.org.
TIME IN UTC/GMT | BROADCASTER | FREQ in kHz | DAYS | LANGUAGE | TARGET | TRANSMITTING SITE | Power kW | Antenna beam degrees |
TO EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA | ||||||||
0000-2400 | Funklust | 15785 | Daily | German | Nuremberg area | Erlangen, Germany | 0.2 | Non Directional |
0000-2400 | University Station | 26060 | Irregular | Hungarian | Budapest | Budapest, Hungary | 1 | Non Directional |
0600-0700 | BBC World Service | 3955 | Daily | English | NW Europe | Woofferton, UK | 100 | 114 |
0945-1325 | Radio Kuwait | 15110 | Daily | Arabic | Europe | Kuwait, Kabd | 50 | 310 |
0630-0700 | Radio Romania International | 11930 | Daily | English | W. Europe | Romania, Galbeni | 90 | 300 |
1900-2000 | Radio Romania International | 7235 | Daily | German | Germany | Romania, Tiganesti | 90 | 307 |
1700-1800 | Radio Romania International | 9720 | Daily | French | France | Romania, Tiganesti | 90 | 292 |
1800-1900 | Radio Romania International | 11630 | Daily | English | Europe | Romania, Tiganesti | 90 | 307 |
1900-1930 | Radio Romania International | 5955 | Daily | Italian | Italy | Romania, Tiganesti | 40 | 270 |
2200-2300 | Radio Romania International | 17530 | Daily | Spanish | Spain + S. America | Romania, Tiganesti | 90 | 247 |
TO PACIFIC ISLANDS, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND | ||||||||
1651-1755 (times may vary) | Radio New Zealand International | 9780 | Sun-Fri | English | Pacific | New Zealand, Rangitaiki | 50 | 35 |
1756-1857 (times may vary) | Radio New Zealand International | 11690 | Sun-Fri | English | Pacific | New Zealand, Rangitaiki | 50 | 35 |
1859-2058 (times may vary) | Radio New Zealand International | 13840 | Sun-Fri | English | Pacific | New Zealand, Rangitaiki | 50 | 35 |
ASIA | ||||||||
1500-1545 | Trans World Radio (KTWR) | 13690 | Sunday | English | India | KTWR, Guam | 90 | 290 |
1600-1630 | Trans World Radio (KTWR) | 13690 | Sunday | Tamil | India | KTWR, Guam | 90 | 290 |
1100-1130 | Trans World Radio (KTWR) | 12040 or 12120 | Saturday | Chinese | China | KTWR, Guam | 90 | 305 |
1130-1230 | Trans World Radio (KTWR) | 9910 | Saturday | Japanese/English | Japan | KTWR, Guam | 50 | 350 |
1215-1245 | Trans World Radio (KTWR) | 9910 | Monday | Mandarin | China | KTWR, Guam | 90 | 305 |
0400-0500 | Radio Romania International | 15260 | Daily | Chinese | China | Romania, Galbeni | 90 | 97 |
0800-0900 | BBC World Service | 15110 | Daily | English | India | Uzbekistan, Tashkent | 30 | 163 |
0100-0900 | China National Radio 1 | 13825 | Daily | Chinese | S China | China, Beijing | 30 | 175 |
0100-0900 | China National Radio 1 | 17770 | Daily | Chinese | N China | China, Donfang | 30 | 41 |
0000-0400 | China National Radio 1 | 13850 | Daily | Chinese | N China | China, Qigihar | 30 | 203 |
0400-0900 | China National Radio 1 | 11990 | Daily | Chinese | N China | China, Qigihar | 30 | 203 |
0900-1200 | China National Radio 1 | 13710 | Daily | Chinese | China | China, Qiqihar | 30 | 203 |
2200-0800 | China National Radio 1 | 9655 | Daily | Chinese | China | China, Urumqi | 30 | 98 |
0100-0800 | China National Radio 1 | 17830 | Daily | Chinese | China | China, Urumqi | 30 | 98 |
2025-1805 | China National Radio 1 | 6030 | Daily | Chinese | N China | China, Beijing | 30 | Non Dir |
0800-1200 | China National Radio 1 | 9655 | Daily | Chinese | N & E China | China, Urumqi | 30 | 98 |
0100-0400 | China National Radio 1 | 15180 | Daily | Chinese | China | China, Kunming | 30 | 32 |
0800-1100 | China National Radio 1 | 15180 | Daily | Chinese | China | China, Kunming | 30 | 32 |
0400-0800 | China National Radio 1 | 17800 | Daily | Chinese | China | China, Kunming | 30 | 32 |
0800-1100 | China National Radio 1 | 13810 | Daily | Chinese | China | China, Kunming | 30 | 32 |
2000-1800 | Korea Central Broadcast Station (DPRK) | 3205 | Daily | Korean | East Asia | Pyongyang, DPR Korea | 100 | Non Dir |
2000-1800 | Korea Central Broadcast Station (DPRK) | 6140 | Daily | Korean | East Asia | Pyongyang, DPR Korea | 100 | Non Dir |
0300-0400 | Akashvani | 1071 | Daily | Baluchi | Baluchistan | Rajkot, India | 1000 | Non Dir |
0400-1130 | Akashvani | 1071 | Daily | Urdu (incl. Hindi section) | Pakistan | Rajkot, India | 1000 | Non Dir |
1130-1230 | Akashvani | 1071 | Daily | Saraiki and Punjabi | Pakistan | Rajkot, India | 1000 | Non Dir |
00-00 | Akashvani | 1071 | Daily | Dari | Afghanistan | Rajkot, India | 1000 | Non Dir |
00-00 | Akashvani | 1071 | Daily | Hindi (Vividh Bharati) | South Asia | Rajkot, India | 1000 | Non Dir |
LOCATION | FREQENCY | POWER | MODE | CONTENT | NOTE |
Chennai | 783 kHz | 20 kW | Pure DRM (2 channel) | Vividh Bharati/Raagam (pure DRM) | |
Delhi C | 1368 kHz | 20 kW | Pure DRM (2 channel) | Vividh Bharati, Raagam (pure DRM) | |
Rajkot | 1071 kHz | 870 kW | Pure DRM (1 channel) | AIR Urdu service, others | |
Ahmedabad | 837 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
Ajmer | 594 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
Bengaluru | 603 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | FM Gold | 1 |
Barmer | 1449 kHz | 20 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Vividh Bharati Mumbai | 1 |
Bikaner | 1386 kHz | 20 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Vividh Bharati Mumbai | 1 |
Chennai A | 711 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Raagam (Classical music station) | 1 |
Chennai C | 783 kHz | 20 kW | pure DRM | News on Air, Raagam (pure DRM) | 1 |
Chinsurah | 1125 kHz | 1000 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | (off air?) | |
Delhi A | 810 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | News on Air, FM Rainbow (pure DRM) | 1 |
Dharwad | 756 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
Dibrugarh | 577 kHz | 300 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Vividh Bharati Mumbai | |
Guwahati B | 1026 kHz | 20 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
Hyderabad A | 729 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | AIR Hyderabad, AIR 24×7 News, AIR VBS National, AIR Journaline | |
Itanagar | 666 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
Jabalpur | 792 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | News on Air, Primary, FM Rainbow | 1 |
Jalandhar A | 864 kHz | 300 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | FM Gold | |
Jammu | 981 kHz | 300 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 2 |
Kolkata A | 648 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | FM Gold (Kolkata) | 1 |
Kolkata B | 999 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | FM Rainbow (Kolkata) | 1 |
Luknow | 756 kHz | 300 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | AIR News 24×7, AIR Lucknow, AIR Journaline | 1 |
Jagdalpur | 747 kHz | 100 kW | 1 | ||
Mumbai A | 1044 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Samvadita, News on Air, Raagam | 1 |
Pasighat | 1053 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | 1 | |
Mumbai B | 549 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | DTH Marathi | 1 |
Panaji | 1296 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | FM Gold | 1 |
Passighat | 1071 kHz | 10 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Vividh Bharati Mumbai | |
Patna | 612 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
Pune | 801 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
Rajkot | 801 kHz | 300 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Vividh Bharati /Urdu | |
Ranchi | 558 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | |
Siliguri | 702 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
Visakhapatnam | 918 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
Suratgarh | 909 kHz | 300 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Vividh Bharati Mumbai | |
Tawang | 1512 kHz | 10 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Vividh Bharati Mumbai | |
Trichirapalli | 927 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | News on Air, Primary, Vividh Bharti | 1 |
Varanasi | 1233 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | News on Air, Primary, Vividh Bharati | 1 |
Vijayawada | 828 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | FM Gold | 1 |