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Broadcast Schedule

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.

A23 Season — Valid from 26 March 2023

 

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.

To use the map, simply click on circles to see details of shortwave broadcasts to that region highlighted in green in the list below.
To get transmission information, click on relevant circle to see list of shortwave broadcasts highlighted in green.

Local Time
UTC Time

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
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
0100-0057 Radio France International 3965 Daily French France France, Issoudun 1 Non Directional
0600-0700 BBC World Service 3955 + 5875 Daily English NW Europe Woofferton, UK 100 114 + 78
0530-0600 Radio Romania International 11960 Daily English W. Europe Romania, Galbeni 90 300
0600-0630 Radio Romania International 11620 Daily German W. Europe Romania, Tiganesti 90 307
0500-0530 Radio Romania International 11740 Daily French W. Europe Romania, Galbeni 90 285
0900-1500 Radio France International 6175 occasional tests Daily French Europe + N. Africa France, Issoudun 100 + 100 153 + 267
0945-1325 Radio Kuwait 15110 Irregular Arabic Europe Kuwait, Sulaibiyah 200 310
1700-1800 Radio Romania International 13750 Daily English W. Europe Romania, Tiganesti 90 307
1930-2030 All India Radio 9620 Daily French France India, Bengaluru 100 300
1600-2100 Radio Kuwait 15540 Irregular Urdu + English W. Europe Kuwait, Sulaibiyah 200 310
2000-2030 Radio Romania International 11975 Daily French W. Europe Romania, Tiganesti 90 292
1800-1900 Radio Romania International 7245 Daily German W. Europe Romania, Tiganesti 90 307
1800-1830 Radio Romania International 5910 Daily Italian Italy Romania, Tiganesti 40 270
2000-2030 Radio Romania International 11975 Daily French W. Europe Romania, Galbeni 90 285
2030-2100 Radio Romania International 11975 Daily English W. Europe Romania, Galbeni 90 300
0430-0500 Radio Romania International 11800 Daily Russian Russia Romania, Tiganesti 90 37
1500-1530 Radio Romania International 13660 Daily Russian Russia Romania, Tiganesti 90 37
1700-2000 Radio Kuwait 13650 Irregular Arabic Middle East Kuwait, Sulaibiyah 200 350
0700-0800 WINB 7330 Sunday English Europe USA, Red Lion PA 50 62
0700-0900 WINB 9805 Mon-Fri English Europe USA, Red Lion PA 50 62
0700-0730 WINB 13810 Saturday English Europe USA, Red Lion PA 50 62
0730-0900 WINB 13740 Saturday English Europe USA, Red Lion PA 50 62
0800-1000 WINB 9805 Sunday English Europe USA, Red Lion PA 50 62
0900-1000 WINB 13740 Mon-Fri English Europe USA, Red Lion PA 50 62
0900-1000 WINB 15750 Saturday English Europe USA, Red Lion PA 50 62
1000-1400 WINB 15720 Mon-Fri English Europe USA, Red Lion PA 50 62
1400-1500 WINB 15735 Mon-Fri English Europe USA, Red Lion PA 50 62
1500-1700 WINB 15750 Mon-Fri English Europe USA, Red Lion PA 50 62
2100-2200 Radio Romania International 13650 Daily Spanish Spain + S.America Romania, Tiganesti 90 247
TO PACIFIC ISLANDS, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND
1651-1755 (times may vary) Radio New Zealand International 7425 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) 15390 Sunday English India KTWR, Guam 90 290
1515-1545 Trans World Radio (KTWR) 15390 Tue-Fri English India KTWR, Guam 90 290
1600-1630 Trans World Radio (KTWR) 15205 Sunday Huarijio India KTWR, Guam 90 285
1100-1130 Trans World Radio (KTWR) 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
0400-0430 Radio Romania International 17760 Daily Chinese China Romania, Tiganesti 90 67
0300-0400 Radio Romania International 15330 Daily English India Romania, Galbeni 90 100
0800-0900 BBC World Service 17720 + 21660 Daily English India Singapore, Kranji + Oman, A Seela 100 315 + 63
0500-0815 Radio Kuwait 11970 Irregular English India Kuwait, Sulaibiyah 200 100
1600-1800 Radio Kuwait 15540 Irregular Urdu India Kuwait, Sulaibiyah 200 100
0100-0900 China National Radio 1 11695 Daily Chinese E & S China China, Dongfang 30 41
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 16
0000-0400 China National Radio 1 9420 Daily Chinese N China China, Qigihar 30 203
0400-1000 China National Radio 1 7360 Daily Chinese N China China, Qigihar 30 203
0700-0900 China National Radio 1 17760 Irregular Chinese N China China, Kunming 30 135
1000-1200 China National Radio 1 9870 Daily Chinese China China, Qiqihar 30 203
0100-0800 China National Radio 1 17830 Daily Chinese China China, Urumqi 30 98
0800-1200 China National Radio 1 9655 Daily Chinese China China, Urumqi 30 98
2025-1805 China National Radio 1 6030 Daily Chinese N China China, Beijing 30 Non Dir
2200-0100 China National Radio 1 9655 Daily Chinese N & E China China, Urumqi 30 98
0100-0300 China National Radio 1 13730 Daily Chinese China China, Kunming 30 32
0400-1100 China National Radio 1 13810 Daily Chinese China China, Kunming 30 32
0500-0700 China National Radio 1 13730 Irregular Chinese China China, Kunming 30 32
0100-0400 China National Radio 1 15180 Daily Chinese China China, Kunming 30 32
0300-0700 China National Radio 1 15760 Daily Chinese China China, Kunming 30 32
0100-0300 China National Radio 1 12020 Irregular Chinese China China, Kunming 30 135
0300-0500 China National Radio 1 13710 Irregular Chinese China China, Kunming 30 135
0700-0900 China National Radio 1 15590 Irregular Chinese China China, Kunming 30 135
0000-2400 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
2000-2300 Radio Purga (Chutkotka) 9850 Irregular Russian Russian Far East Russia, Komsomolsk 20 33
2300-0400 Radio Purga (Chutkotka) 12025 Irregular Russian Russian Far East Russia, Komsomolsk 20 33
0400-1000 Radio Purga (Chutkotka) 15735 Irregular Russian Russian Far East Russia, Komsomolsk 20 33

MEDIUM WAVE BROADCASTS IN INDIA BY All India Radio
Indicative locations of MW DRM transmitters in India

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

Simulcast stations, above, list the DRM frequency and the AM carrier is 9 kHz lower. Programme content of AM and DRM is the same.
Vividh Bharati Service is also known as VBS. Regional programme variants are indicated by city name after the network title.
Note 1: Operates in Pure DRM mode 1530-1630 hrs. (India Standard Time) every day except Sunday carrying two channels
Note 2: Operates on 990 kHz (i.e. 999 minus 9 kHz) in pure DRM Mode at 1030-1130 hrs (India Standard Time) every day except Sunday carrying two channels
Broadcasts will have local coverage during daylight hours but generally cover long distances during darkness
Updates 17th April 2018