Broadcast Schedule

Note:  This page lists regular shortwave broadcasts that have been reported to us by the broadcasters or have been collated by using publicly available data (the HFCC site, for instance). This is not an exhaustive list, as there may be broadcasts the DRM Consortium is not aware of, and there may be occasional changes which are not reported to us.

Please check these transmission schedules periodically and if there are inaccuracies or changes, please bring them to our attention by writing to: projectoffice@drm.org.

B25 Season

The DRM Consortium has developed an online tool to quickly find DRM shortwave broadcasters, their transmission times and target areas. This tool is accessible for both DRM members and non-members and is illustrated in the following picture.

To use the map and the broadcast information, simply click on the circles which cover world regions where transmissions occur and where broadcasts are received.

After clicking those circles, the details of shortwave broadcasts to that region will appear in the table listing below the map.

There is no similar comprehensive list for mediumwave transmissions.

Listeners with a radio set capable of receiving DRM transmissions can tune in to the broadcasts below.
The nature of shortwave signals means that reception is often possible far outside the intended target areas.
Time in UTC/GMT Broadcaster Freq in kHz Days Language Target Transmitting Site Power kW Antenna beam degrees
To Europe, Middle East, Africa
0500-0600 BBC World Service for Europe 3955 Daily English NW Europe UK, Woofferton 100 78
1700-1800 Radio Romania International 9720 Daily French Europe Romania, Tiganesti 100 292
1800-1900 Radio Romania International 9570 Daily English Europe Romania, Tiganesti 90 307
1900-1930 Radio Romania International 5955 Daily Italian Europe Romania, Tiganesti 90 270
1900-2000 Radio Romania International 7235 Daily German Europe Romania, Tiganesti 90 307
1830-1930 Music 4 Joy 7225 Tue & Thu Multi E. Europe, Middle East Germany, Nauen 100 113
1800-1900 Music 4 Joy 13730 Tue & Thu Multi E. Africa Germany, Nauen 100 158
2000-2100 Music 4 Joy 9810 Tue & Thu Multi W.Africa Germany, Nauen 100 213
To Spain and Latin America
2200-2300 Radio Romania International 17570 Daily Spanish Spain and Latin America Romania, Tiganesti 90 247
To Pacific Islands, Australia, New Zealand
1650-1900 Radio New Zealand International 9780 Sun-Fri English Pacific New Zealand, Rangitaiki 50 35
1900-2100 Radio New Zealand International 13840 Sun-Fri English Pacific New Zealand, Rangitaiki 50 35
0400-0500 Radio Romania International 15250 Daily English India Romania, Tiganesti 90 112
0630-0700 Radio Romania International 21470 Daily English India Romania, Tiganesti 90 97
To Asia
1200-1230 TransWorld Radio (KTWR) 12105 Saturday Japanese Japan Uzbekistan, Tashkent 50 76
1230-1300 TransWorld Radio (KTWR) 12105 Saturday Chinese China Uzbekistan, Tashkent 50 76
1445-1505 TransWorld Radio (KTWR) 9975 Sunday English India Uzbekistan, Tashkent 50 131
0400-0500 Radio Romania International 15250 Daily English India Romania, Tiganesti 90 112
1330-1400 Radio Romania International 9580 Daily Chinese China Romania, Tiganesti 90 67
1500-1600 BBC World Service for Asia 17575 Daily English India United Kingdom, Woofferton 100 82
1300-1400 Music 4 Joy 13650 Tue & Thu Multi East Asia Germany, Nauen 100 62
0100-0900 China National Radio 1 13825 Daily Chinese S China China, Beijing 30 175
0100-0900 China National Radio 1 17770 Daily Chinese China China, Donfang 30 16
0000-1000 China National Radio 1 13790 Daily Chinese China China, Qihar 30 225
0300-0400 China National Radio 1 15590 Daily Chinese China China, Kunming 30 32
0400-0500 China National Radio 1 15640 Daily Chinese China China, Kunming 30 32
0400-1100 China National Radio 1 13810 Daily Chinese China China, Kunming 30 32
1000-1600 China National Radio 1 6180 Daily Chinese N China China, Beijing 30 Non Directional
2025-1805 China National Radio 1 6030 Daily Chinese N China China, Beijing 30 Non Directional
0100-0600 China National Radio 1 17650 Daily Chinese China China, Kunming 30 32
0100-0800 China National Radio 1 17830 Daily Chinese N & E China China, Urumqi 30 98
2200-0100 China National Radio 1 9655 Daily Chinese N & E China China, Urumqi 30 98
0700-0800 China National Radio 1 15720 Daily Chinese China China, Kunming 30 135
2000-1800 Korea Central Broadcast Station (DPRK) 3205 Daily Korean East Asia DPR Korea, Pyongyang 100 Non Directional
2000-1800 Korea Central Broadcast Station (DPRK) 6140 Daily Korean East Asia DPR Korea, Pyongyang 100 Non Directional

BROADCASTS IN INDIA BY All India Radio

Indicative locations of MW DRM transmitters in India

Location Frequency Power Mode Content Note
Mumbai B, Maharashtra 549 kHz 100 kW 0000-2400 Daily Asmita Channel Asmita Channel
Ranchi, Jharkhand 549 kHz 100 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Dibrugarh, Assam 558 kHz 300 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Ajmer, Rajasthan 594 kHz 200 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Bengaluru, Karnataka 603 kHz 200 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Patna, Bihar 612 kHz 100 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Kolkata A, West Bengal 648 kHz 200 kW 0000-2400 Daily Geetanjali Channel Geetanjali Channel
Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 666 kHz 200 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Siliguri, Bengal 702 kHz 200 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Chennai A, Tamil Nadu 711 kHz 200 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Hyderabad A, Telangana 729 kHz 200 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Luknow, Uttar Pradesh 738 kHz 300 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Dharwad, Karnataka 756 kHz 200 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Chennai C, Tamil Nadu 783 kHz 20 kW 0000-2400 Daily Vividh Bharati Vividh Bharati. Pure DRM
Pune, Maharashtra 783 kHz 100 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 792 kHz 200 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Rajkot, Gujarat 801 kHz 300 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Delhi A, New Delhi 810 kHz 200 kW 0000-2400 Daily Indraprastha Channel Indraprastha Channel
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 828 kHz 100 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Ahmedabad, Gujarat 837 kHz 200 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Jalandhar A, Punjab 864 kHz 300 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Suratgarh, Rajasthan 909 kHz 300 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 918 kHz 100 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Trichirapalli, Tamil Nadu 927 kHz 100 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir 981 kHz 300 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Kolkata B, West Bengal 999 kHz 100 kW 0000-2400 Daily Sanchayita Channel Sanchayita Channel
Guwahati B, Assam 1026 kHz 20 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Mumbai A, Maharashtra 1044 kHz 100 kW 0000-2400 Daily Samvadita Channel Samvadita Channel, Pure DRM
Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh 1053 kHz 100 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 1233 kHz 100 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Panaji A, Goa 1278 kHz 100 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
New Delhi C, Delhi 1368 kHz 20 kW 0000-2400 Daily Vividh Bharati Vividh Bharati, Pure DRM
Bikaner, Rajasthan 1386 kHz 20 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Barmer, Rajasthan 1449 kHz 20 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi
Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh 1512 kHz 20 kW 0000-2400 Daily Hindi

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