SWL FREQUENCY GUIDE





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                   * SELECTED ENGLISH LANGUAGE BROADCASTS *
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                   *             SPRING 1989              *
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                   *          BY GERRY L. DEXTER          *
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NOTE: THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF BROADCASTS AIRED IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EVERYDAY
ON THE SHORTWAVE BROADCAST BANDS. MANY OF THEM ARE DIRECTED TO NORTH AMERICA.
THIS IS A REPRESENTATIVE LISTING AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A COMPLETE GUIDE.
THE LISTING IS AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE, HOWEVER STATIONS OFTEN MAKE CHANGES
IN THEIR BROADCASTING HOURS AND/OR FREQUENCIES, OFTEN WITH LITTLE OR NO
ADVANCE NOTICE. SOME BROADCASTERS AIR ONLY PART OF THE TRANSMISSION IN
ENGLISH OR MAY RUN INTO THE HOUR OR HOURS FOLLOWING. SOME MAY HAVE AN ALTERED
 SCHEDULE ON WEEKENDS. NUMBERS IN PARENTHESIS INDICATE THE STARTING TIME
 FOR ENGLISH THAT MANY MINUTES PAST THE START OF THE HOUR. ALL TIMES ARE
GIVEN IN 'UTC'.

SECTION #1

TIME      COUNTRY/STATION               FREQUENCIES
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0000------R. AUSTRIA INTERNATIONAL(30)  9875
          BRT BELGIUM(30)               9675, 9925
          RADIO BEIJING, CHINA          9655, 9665, 9770, 11715, 15455
          VATICAN RADIO(30)             6150, 9605, 11780
          WSHB, S. CAROLINA             11980, 13760
          WCSN                          9850
          WRNO                          7355
          REE, SPAIN                    9630, 11880
          RCI, CANADA                   5960, 9755
          RBI, E. GERMANY(45)           6080, 11890
          R. LUXEMBOURG                 6090
          R. BUDAPEST, HUNGARY(30)      6110, 9520, 9585, 9835, 11910, 15160
          R. SOFIA, BULGARIA            9700, 11720
          RHC, CUBA                     9655
          R. KIEV, UKRAINE(30)          5980, 6020, 6200, 7165, 11790
                                        13645, 15180, 15455
          HCJB, ECUADOR(30)             9720, 11775, 15115

0100------R. YUGOSLAVIA                 5980, 9620, 9660
          RFPI, COSTA RICA              7375
          R. PRAGUE, CZECHOSLAVAKIA     5930, 6055, 7345, 9540, 9740, 11990
          R. BUDAPEST, HUNGARY          6110, 9520, 9585, 9835, 11910, 15160
          KVOH                          13695
          R. BAGHDAD, IRAQ              11775
          KOL ISRAEL                    7460, 9385, 9435
          RAI, ITALY                    9575, 11800
          R. JAPAN                      11905
          VOICE OF GERMANY              6040, 6085, 6145, 9735, 11865
          VOICE OF GREECE(30)           7430, 9420, 11645
          R. MOSCOW                     6000, 6045, 6115, 9700, 9720
                                        9765, 11710, 12010

0200------R. RSA, SOUTH AFRICA          9580, 9615, 11760
          R. SWEDEN(30)                 9695
          WSHB, S. CAROLINA             13760
          RCI, CANADA                   9535, 9755, 11845, 11940
          RBI, E. GERMANY               6080
          R. PORTUGAL(30)               6060, 9680, 9705
          KOL ISRAEL                    7460, 9385, 9435
          R. BUCHAREST, ROMANIA         5990, 6155, 9510, 9570, 11830, 11940
          RAE, ARGENTINA                11710
          R. NETHERLANDS(30)            6020, 6165, 9590, 9895
          SRI, SWITZERLAND              6095, 6135, 9725, 9885, 12035, 17730
          VOFC, REP. OF CHINA           5985, 9680, 9765, 15345
          RADIOBRAS, BRAZIL             11745
          VOICE OF NICARAGUA            6100
          RADIO CAIRO, EGYPT            9475, 9675
          RHC, CUBA                     6140, 9655, 9770
          RADIO TIRANA, ALBANIA(30)     7065, 9760

0300------R. BEIJING, CHINA             8425, 9770, 11715, 11860,
                                        15180, 15290, 15455
          VATICAN RADIO(10)             6150
          R. PRAGUE, CZECHOLAVAKIA      5930, 6055, 7345, 9540, 9740, 11990
          RADIO FINLAND(30)             11755
          RADIO NEW ZEALAND(30)         15150, 17705
          TWR BONAIRE                   9535
          VOICE OF TURKEY               9445
          HRVC, HONDURAS                4820
          RADIO BUCHAREST, ROMANIA      5990, 6155, 9510, 9570, 11830, 11940
          RADIO JAPAN                   5060, 11870
          VOICE OF GREECE(40)           7430, 9395, 9420
          RADIO KIEV, UKRAINE           5980, 6020, 6200, 7165,
                                        11790, 13645, 15180, 15455
          VOICE OF GERMANY              6085, 6130, 9545, 9605, 9700
          RFI, FRANCE(15)               9800, 11670
          RADIO TIRANA, ALBANIA(30)     7065, 9760
          R. YEREVAN, ARMENIA(50)       11790, 11860, 13645
          BBC, ENGLAND                  5975, 6175, 7325, 9590,
                                        9660, 9915, 12095

0400------R. AUSTRIA INTERNATIONAL(30)  6015, 6155, 15410
          RADIO BEIJING, CHINA          8425, 15180, 15290
          WSHB, S. CAROLINA             6005, 9455
          WCSN                          9870
          WRNO                          6285
          RBI, E. GERMANY               9620, 11785
          R. SOFIA, BULGARIA            7115, 11720, 11735, 11765
          HCJB, ECUADOR                 6230, 9720, 11775, 15155
          RADIO BUCHAREST, ROMANIA      5990, 6155, 9510, 9570, 11830, 11940
          RADIO NORWAY(SUN)             9650, 11760
          KVOH                          11960
          WMLK                          9465
          RADIO LESOTHO                 4800
          RAE, ARGENTINA                11710
          SRI, SWITZERLAND              6135, 9725, 9885, 12035

0500------RADIO BEIJING, CHINA          9770, 11860
          KUSW                          6175
          KOL ISRAEL                    9435, 9815, 11585, 11655, 11700
          REE, SPAIN                    9630
          R. JAPAN                      5960, 11870
          VOICE OF GERMANY              5960, 6120, 6130, 9635, 9700
          VOICE OF NICARAGUA            6100
          RADIO NETHERLAND(30)          6185, 9715
          VOICE OF NIGERIA              7255
          ELWA, LIBERIA(55)             4760

0600------WSHB, S. CAROLINA             6005, 9455
          RCI, CANADA                   6050, 6240, 7155, 9740,
                                        9760, 11840, 15235
          RADIO KOREA(30)               6060, 9570
          RHC, CUBA                     11760
          WCSN                          7365
          WRNO                          6185
          GBC, GHANA                    4915
          WMLK                          9455

0700------WYFR                          11580
          TWR, MONACO                   7105
          KUSW                          6135
          VOFC, REP. OF CHINA           5985
          HCJB, ECUADOR                 6130, 9610, 9745
          SIBC, SOLOMAN ISLAND          5020, 9545

0800------WSHB, S. CAROLINA             9495
          KNLS                          6065
          HCJB, ECUADOR                 6130, 9745, 11925
          KUSW                          6135
          RADIO AUSTRALIA               9580
          TWR, GUAM(05)                 11805

0900------VOICE OF GERMANY              6160, 9650, 11945
          RADIO AFGANISTAN              6085, 15255
          RADIO KOREA                   9570
          RCI, CANADA                   5960, 9755

1000------KYOI, SAIPAN                  11900
          WSHB, S. CAROLINA             6150
          VOICE OF VIETNAM              9840, 12030, 15010
          RBI, E. GERMANY               9665, 11890
          RADIO NETHERLANDS(30)         6020, 9565
          KSDA, GUAM                    9465
          RADIO NEW ZEALAND             6100, 9850
          WYFR                          5950
          SLBC, SRI LANKA               11835

1100------RADIO BEIJING, CHINA          9665
          AIR, INDIA(35)                7110, 9610, 9765, 11850, 15320
          HCJB, ECUADOR                 11740
          R. NACIONAL VENEZUELA         9540
          RADIO PAKISTAN                15606, 17660
          KUSW                          6130
          VOICE OF VIETNAM              9840, 12030, 14010
          TWR, BONAIRE(10)              11815, 15345
          R. PYONGYANG, N. KOREA        9600, 9977, 11735
          RADIO JAPAN                   6120
          RADIO AUSTRALIA               6060, 9580
          VOIRI, IRAN(30)               11790

1200------RADIO AUSTRIA INT'L(30)       6155, 13730, 15450
          RADIO BEIJING, CHINA          9665, 15110, 17710
          R. ULAN BATOR, MONGOLIA       9615, 12015
          RADIO FINLAND                 11945, 15400
          RADIO SWEDEN(30)              9565, 15430, 17780
          WSHB, S. CAROLINA             13760
          WCSN                          5980
          RADIO BANGLADESH(30)          15195, 17710
          RADIO TASHKENT, UZBEK         7275, 7325, 9600, 9715, 11785
          V. OF PEOPLE OF KAMPUCHEA     9695, 11938
          FEBC, SEYCHELLES              15325
          SBC, SINGAPORE                5052, 11940
          AIR, INDIA(30)                9615, 11620

1300------BRT, BELGIUM(30)              17555, 21815
          RADIO BEIJING, CHINA          11600, 11660, 15280
          FEBC, PHILIPINES              11850
          RADIO YUGOSLAVIA              11735, 15325, 15380
          RADIO FINLAND                 11945, 15400
          RADIO NORWAY(SUN)             6035, 9590, 15310, 21705
          VOICE OF VIETNAM(30)          9840, 12030, 15010
          RCI, CANADA                   9625, 11855, 17820
          AIR, INDIA(30)                9545, 11810, 15335
          RADIO JORDAN                  9560
          RADIO PYONGYONG, N. KOREA     9600, 11335, 11735

1400------R. RSA, SO. AFRICA            11925, 21535, 21590, 21670
          RADIO FINLAND                 11945, 15400
          RADIO NORWAY(SUN)             15190, 15250, 15310, 21700
          RADIO SWEDEN                  15345, 17860
          WSHB, SO. CAROLINA            17640
          WCSN                          13760
          KVOH                          17775
          RADIO KOREA                   9750, 15575
          RADIO AUSTRALIA               9580
          PEACE & PROGRESS, USSR        9790, 11655, 13700, 17645
          VOICE OF MEDITERRANEAN, MALTA 11925

1500------VOICE OF GREECE               17565
          KYOI, SAIPAN                  11900
          WRNO                          11965
          KNLS                          7355
          RADIO JORDAN                  9560
          RADIO JAPAN                   5990, 9505
          VOICE OF NIGERIA              11770
          BBS, ENGLAND                  11775, 15260
          RADIO VERITAS, PHILIPPINES    11760, 15220

1600------RADIO NORWAY(SUN)             11760, 15310, 21705
          RADIO PAKISTAN                9475, 9775, 11615,13675
          UAE RADIO                     11730, 11955, 15435, 17865
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