Broadcast Schedule
Valid to 30th March 2019
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.
To get transmission information, click on relevant circle to see list of shortwave broadcasts highlighted in green.
Local Time
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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.
TO PACIFIC ISLANDS, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND
| TIME IN UTC/GMT | BROADCASTER | FREQ in kHz | DAYS | LANGUAGE | TARGET | TRANSMITTING SITE | Power kW | Antenna beam degrees |
| TO EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST,EAST AFRICA | ||||||||
| 0100-0057 | Radio France International | 3965 | Daily | French | France | France, Issoudun | 1 | Non Directional |
| 0100-0057 | Funklust bitXpress | 15785 | Irregular | German | Europe | Germany, Erlangen | 0.1 | Non Directional |
| 0459-0600 | BBC World Service | 3955 | Daily | English | NW Europe | UK, Woofferton | 100 | 114 |
| 0500-0530 | Radio Romania International | 7325 | Daily | French | W. Europe | Romania, Galbeni | 90 | 285 |
| 0530-0600 | Radio Romania International | 7325 | Daily | English | W.Europe | Romania, Tiganesti | 90 | 300 |
| 0600-0630 | Radio Romania International | 7325 | Daily | German | W.Europe | Romania, Tiganesti | 90 | 307 |
| 0900-1200 | Radio France International | 6175 occasional tests |
Daily | French | Europe + N.Africa | France, Issoudun | 100 + 100 | 153 + 267 |
| 0945-1325 | Radio Kuwait | 15110 | Daily | Arabic | Europe | Kuwait, Sulaibiyah | 200 | 310 |
| 0700-0900 | WINB | 7325 | Mon-Fri | English and Spanish | Europe | USA, Red Lion, PA | 15 | 62 |
| 0900-1100 | WINB | 9625 | Mon-Fri | English and Spanish | Europe | USA, Red Lion, PA | 15 | 62 |
| 1100-1700 | WINB | 15670 | Mon-Fri | English and Spanish | Europe | USA, Red Lion, PA | 15 | 62 |
| 1700-1800 | Radio Romania International | 9760 | Daily | English | W.Europe | Romania, Tiganesti | 90 | 307 |
| 1600-1900 | Voice of Nigeria | 15120 | Daily | Arabic, Igbo and English | W.Europe | Nigeria, Abuja Lugbe | 250 | 7 |
| 1600-1630 | Voice of Nigeria | 15120 | Irregular | Arabic, Igbo and English | W.Europe | Nigeria, Abuja Lugbe | 250 | 7 |
| 1800-2100 | Radio Kuwait | 15540 | Daily | English | W.Europe | Kuwait, Sulaibiyah | 200 | 310 |
| 1745-1945 | All India Radio | 7550 | Daily | Dual Channel, English, GOS III, Hindi, Raagam | W.Europe | India, Bengaluru | 140 | 320 |
| 1945-2045 | All India Radio | 7550 | Daily | Hindi and French | W.Europe | India, Bengaluru | 140 | 320 |
| 2045-2230 | All India Radio | 7550 | Daily | Dual Channel, English, GOS IV, Hindi, Raagam | W.Europe | India, Bengaluru | 140 | 320 |
| 1800-1830 | Radio Romania International | 5910 | Daily | Italian | Italy | Romania, Saftica | 90 | 270 |
| 1800-1900 | Radio Romania International | 6090 | Daily | German | Germany | Romania, Tiganesti | 90 | 307 |
| 2000-2030 | Radio Romania International | 7315 | Daily | French | France | Romania, Galbeni | 90 | 285 |
| 2030-2100 | Radio Romania International | 7315 | Daily | English | W.Europe | Romania, Galbeni | 90 | 300 |
| 0430-0500 | Radio Romania International | 7305 | Daily | Russian | Russia | Romania, Tiganesti | 90 | 37 |
| 1500-1530 | Radio Romania International | 9580 | Daily | Russian | Russia | Romania, Tiganesti | 90 | 37 |
| 1700-2000 | Radio Kuwait | 13650 | Daily | Arabic | Middle East | Kuwait, Sulaibiyah | 200 | 350 |
| 2100-2200 | Radio Romania International | 9610 | Daily | Spanish | Spain and S.America | Romania, Tiganesti | 90 | 247 |
| 0700-0900 | The Overcomer Ministry (WINB) | 7325 | Daily | English | N.America | USA, Red Lion, PA | 50 | 242 |
| 1100-1700 | The Overcomer Ministry (WINB) | 9980 | Daily | English | S.America | USA, Red Lion, PA | 50 | 62 |
| 1100-1700 | WINB | 15670 | Mon-Fri | English | S.America | USA, Red Lion, PA | 50 | 62 |
| 1645-1900 (times may vary) | Radio New Zealand International | 6115 | Sun-Fri | English | Pacific | New Zealand, Rangitaiki | 50 | 35 |
| 1645-1845 (times may vary) | Radio New Zealand International | 7285 | Sun-Fri | English | Pacific | New Zealand, Rangitaiki | 50 | 35 |
| 1745-2000 (times may vary) | Radio New Zealand International | 9760 | Sun-Fri | English | Pacific | New Zealand, Rangitaiki | 50 | 35 |
| 1950-2100 (times may vary) | Radio New Zealand International | 11690 | Sun-Fri | English | Pacific | New Zealand, Rangitaiki | 50 | 35 |
| 1000-1100 | All India Radio | 15410 | Daily | Dual Channel, English, GOS I, Hindi Raagam | Australia | India, Bengaluru | 140 | 120 |
| 2245-0045 | All India Radio | 7550 | Daily | Dual Channel, English, GOS V, Hindi Raagam | Asia Pacific | India, Bengaluru | 140 | 90 |
| TO ASIA | ||||||||
| 0400-0430 | Radio Romania International | 13730 | Daily | Chinese | China | Romania, Tiganesti | 90 | 67 |
| 0300-0400 | Radio Romania International | 13630 | Daily | English | India | Romania, Galbeni | 90 | 097 |
| 0759-0900 | BBC World Service | 15620 | Daily | English | India | Singapore, Kranji | 100 | 315 |
| 0500-0800 | Radio Kuwait | 11970 | Daily | English | India | Kuwait, Sulaibiyah | 200 | 100 |
| 0900-1200 | All India Radio | 6110 | Daily | Dual Channel English and Hindi | South Asia | India, Bengaluru | 200 | 90 |
| 1145-1330 | All India Radio | 15030 | Daily | Dual Channel Chinese and Tibetan | East Asia | India, Bengaluru | 140 | 60 |
| 0100-0300 | China National Radio | 17790 | Daily | Chinese | North East Asia | China, Dongfang | 30 | 16 |
| 0700-0900 | China National Radio | 17790 | Daily | Chinese | North East Asia | China, Dongfang | 30 | 16 |
| 0100-0900 | China National Radio | 11695 | Daily | Chinese | S &; S East Asia | China, Dongfang | 30 | 41 |
| 0100-0800 | China National Radio | 17830 | Daily | Chinese | S &; East Asia | China, Urumqi | 30 | 98 |
| 0300-0700 | China National Radio | 21555 | Daily | Chinese | East Asia | China, Kunming | 30 | 32 |
| 2025-1800 (not Tue 0600-0900) | China National Radio | 6030 | Daily | Chinese | East Asia | China, Beijing | 30 | |
| 0100-0900 | China National Radio | 13825 | Daily | Chinese | S & East Asia | China, Beijing | 30 | 175 |
| 0900-1100 (not Tue 0600-0900) | China National Radio | 9540 | Daily | Chinese | East Asia | China, Qiqihar | 30 | 203 |
| 0400-0900 | China National Radio | 11990 | Daily | Chinese | East Asia | China, | 30 | |
| 2200-0100 | China National Radio | 9655 | Daily | Chinese | East Asia | China, Urumqi | 30 | 98 |
| 0900-1200 | China National Radio | 13710 | Daily | Chinese | East Asia | China, Qiqihar | 30 | 203 |
| 0100-0900 | China National Radio | 17770 | Daily | Chinese | East Asia | China, Dongfang | 30 | 16 |
| 0000-0400 | China National Radio | 13850 | Daily | Chinese | East Asia | China, Qiqihar | 30 | 225 |
| 0800-1200 | China National Radio | 9655 | Daily | Chinese | East Asia | China, Urumqi | 30 | 98 |
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 Chennai + FM Rainbow Chennai | |
| Delhi | 1368 kHz | 20 kW | Pure DRM (2 channel) | Vividh Bharati Delhi + FM Rainbow Delhi | |
| Rajkot | 1071 kHz | 870 kW | Pure DRM (1 channel) | AIR Urdu service | |
| Ahmedabad | 855 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
| Ajmer | 612 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
| Bengaluru | 621 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | FM Gold | 1 |
| Barmer | 1467 kHz | 20 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Vividh Bharati Mumbai | 1 |
| Bikaner | 1404 kHz | 20 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Vividh Bharati Mumbai | 1 |
| Chennai A | 729 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Raagam (Classical music station) | 1 |
| Chinsurah | 603 kHz | 870 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | |
| Delhi A | 828 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | FM Gold | 1 |
| Dharwad | 774 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
| Dibrugarh | 576 kHz | 300 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Vividh Bharati Mumbai | |
| Guwahati-B | 1044 kHz | 10 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
| Hyderabad | 747 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | AIR Hyderabad | |
| Itanagar | 684 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
| Jabalpur | 810 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
| Jalandhar | 882 kHz | 300 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | FM Gold | |
| Jammu | 999 kHz | 300 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 2 |
| Kolkata A | 666 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | FM Gold (Kolkata) | 1 |
| Kolkata B | 1017 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | FM Rainbow (Kolkata) | 1 |
| Luknow | 756 kHz | 300 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | FM Gold | 1 |
| Mumbai A | 1053 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | DTH Hindi | 1 |
| Mumbai B | 567 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 | 630 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
| Pune | 801 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
| Rajkot | 819 kHz | 300 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
| Rajkot | 1080 kHz | 870 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Vividh Bharati /Urdu | |
| Ranchi | 558 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | |
| Siliguri | 720 kHz | 200 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Rainbow India | 1 |
| Suratgarh | 927 kHz | 300 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Vividh Bharati Mumbai | |
| Tawang | 1530 kHz | 10 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Vividh Bharati Mumbai | |
| Trichirapalli | 945 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Vividh Bharati Chennai | 1 |
| Varanasi | 1251 kHz | 100 kW | Simulcast AM+DRM | Vividh Bharati Mumbai | 1 |
| Vijayawada | 846 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
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