Middle East on Shortwave

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MIDDLE EAST ON SHORTWAVE

GUIDE TO SHORTWAVE BROADCASTS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST

AUGUST 2014

BAHRAIN

BAHRAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION CORPORATION Radio Bahrain shortwave transmissions commenced in 1991. Transmitter Site : Abu Hayan - 2 x 10 kW. GENERAL PROGRAMME Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 24 hours Daily Arabic Gulf 9745 - carrier + usb

Radio Bahrain's English service was last reported on 6010 kHz in August 2012.

CYPRUS

CYPRUS BROADCASTING CORPORATION CyBC Greek-language programming on shortwave via the BBC East Mediterranean Relay Station was discontinued in January 2013.

BBC EAST MEDITERRANEAN RELAY STATION The BBC East Mediterranean Relay Station, operated by Babcock for BBC relays mainly to the Middle East, West Asia and North Africa, closed at the end of March 2013.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

RADIO BAYRAK INTERNATIONAL Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation is the official radio and television broadcasting corporation of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It had broadcast on 6150 kHz from a 25 kW transmitter, but is now believed to be inactive.

EGYPT

EGYPTIAN RADIO - GENERAL PROGRAMME The General Programme is the ERTU's flagship radio service. It was founded in 1934. Although intended primarily for a domestic audience, it has traditionally been broadcast on shortwave for Arabic-speaking listeners outside of Egypt. Transmitter Site : Abis - 250 kW; Abu Zaabal - 100/250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0200-0700 Daily Arabic North America 9905-abs 0700-1100 Daily Arabic West & Central Africa 17510-abz

VOICE OF THE ARABS Voice of the Arabs was founded in 1953 and was once the most influential broadcast medium in the Middle East and North Africa. Transmitter Site : Abu Zaabal - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1900-0030 Daily Arabic North-East Africa 11540-abz

RADIO CAIRO Radio Cairo was founded in 1953 and is the external service of Egyptian radio. It has traditionally served listeners outside of the Arab world with its African and overseas services. Transmitter Site : Abis - 250 kW; Abu Zaabal - 100/250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0400-0600 Daily Swahili East Africa 13650-abz 15610-abz 1015-1215 Daily Arabic Middle East 17480-abz 17830-abz 1215-1330 Daily English South & South-East Asia 17480-abz 17870-abz 1230-1400 Daily Indonesian South-East Asia 15710-abs 1330-1400 Daily Dari West Asia 15360-abz 1300-1600 Daily Arabic West Africa 15535-abs 15800-abs 1330-1530 Daily Persian West Asia 15245-z 15790-abz

1400-1600 Daily Pashto West Asia 15545-abz 15770-abz 1500-1600 Daily Albanian South-East Europe 13580-abs 1500-1600 Daily Uzbek Central Asia 15160-abs 1600-1700 Daily Bosnian South-East Europe 13680-abs 1600-1700 Daily Afar East Africa 15450-abs 1600-1800 Daily Urdu West Asia 13820-abs 15735-abs 1600-1800 Daily English Central & Southern Africa 15345-abs 1600-1800 Daily Swahili East Africa 17840-abz 1700-1800 Daily Somali East Africa 15285-abz 1700-1900 Daily Turkish South-East Europe 9280-abs 1800-1900 Daily Italian Southern Europe 9490-abs 9655-abs 1800-1900 Daily Amharic East Africa 15285-abz 1800-2100 Daily Hausa West Africa 15710-abs 1845-2000 Daily Fulfulde West Africa 15520-abz 17625-abz 1900-2000 Daily Russian Russia 9685-abs 9885-abs 1900-2000 Daily German Central Europe 9410-abs 1900-2030 Daily English West Africa 15290-abz 2000-2115 Daily French Western Europe 9410-abs 2000-2200 Daily Arabic Australasia 9855-abz 11610-abz 15225-abz 2100-2300 Daily French West & Central Africa 13580-abs 2115-2245 Daily English Western Europe 9895-abs 2215-2330 Daily Portuguese South America 12000-abz 15480-abz 2300-0030 Daily English North America 9965-abs 2330-0045 Daily Arabic South America 12000-abz 12070-abs 15480-abz 0030-0430 Daily Arabic North America 9965-abs 0045-0200 Daily Spanish The Americas 9315-abs 11670-abs 11710-abs 0200-0330 Daily English North America 9315-abs / 12070-abs

IRAN

IRIB WORLD SERVICE - VOICE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN The Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the external service of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. Transmitter Sites: Ahwaz - 250 kW; Kamalabad - 100/500 kW; Mashhad - 500 kW; Sirjan - 500 kW; Times/UTC Days Lanugage Target Freq/kHz Zahedan - 500 kW 0020-0320 Daily Spanish S America 9860-kam 11760-kam(until 0220) 0050-0220 Daily Tajik C Asia 5950-sir 7365-kam 0120-0220 Daily Kazakh C Asia 9790-sir 11820-sir 0120-0220 Daily Urdu SW Asia 7325-kam 7410-kam 9480-ahw 0150-0250 Daily Hindi S Asia 11970-sir 13800-sir 0220-0250 Daily Uzbek C Asia 7400-kam 11880-sir 0220-0320 Daily Pashto SW Asia 6175-sir 9700-kam 0250-0320 Daily Armenian Caucasus 7220-sir 9750-sir 0250-0320 Daily Russian Russia 13630-sir 11925-kam 0250-0620 Daily Dari SW Asia 12070-kam 13740-ahw 0320-0420 Daily English N America 11780-kam 13650-sir (Voice of Justice) 0320-0420 Daily Kurdish Middle East 7415-kam 9750-sir (Sorani dialect) 0320-0520 Daily Azeri Caucasus 11760-sir 0350-0450 Daily Swahili E Africa 13750-sir 15340-kam 0420-0450 Daily Hebrew Middle East 9610-kam 11875-sir 0420-0550 Daily Turkish Turkey 11925-kam 13710-kam 0450-0520 Daily Russian Russia 13590-kam 15530-sir 17655-sir 21520-sir 0520-0620 Daily Spanish SW Europe 15430-kam 17530-sir 0520-0620 Daily Bosnian SE Europe 15310-sir 17660-kam 0500-0650 Daily Hausa W Africa 17540-sir 0620-0720 Daily Albanian SE Europe 15550-sir 17595-kam 0620-0720 Daily French W Europe 15430-kam 17780-sir 0620-0720 Daily Italian S Europe 13650-kam 17660-kam 0620-0820 Daily Dari SW Asia 15630-kam 0720-0820 Daily German C Europe 15500-sir 17570-sir

0720-0820 Daily Pashto SW Asia 11810-sir 13730-sir (Mashhad programme) 0820-0920 Daily Swahili E Africa 21525-kam 21790-kam 0920-0950 Daily Armenian Caucasus 11945-sir 13720-sir 0820-1150 Daily Dari SW Asia 13880-ahw 15500-kam 1020-1120 Daily English S Asia 17640-kam 17820-kam 1120-1150 Daily Hausa W Africa 21505-sir 21750-sir 1150-1220 Daily Hebrew Middle East 13685-kam 15500-sir 1150-1250 Daily Chinese China 17700-sir 17780-kam 21470-sir 21650-kam 1150-1420 Daily Dari SW Asia 12065-kam 13880-ahw 1220-1320 Daily Pashto SW Asia 11730-sir 13730-kam 1220-1320 Daily Indonesian SE Asia 17590-sir 21750-sir 1250-1420 Daily Urdu SW Asia 9500-sir 9790-sir 15520-kam 1320-1420 Daily Japanese Far East 13630-sir 15555-kam 1320-1620 Daily Kurdish Middle East 7355-kam (Kirmanji dialect) 1420-1520 Daily Bengali S Asia 11720-kam 13840-kam 15400-kam 1420-1520 Daily Hindi S Asia 13765-sir 15300-kam 1420-1520 Daily Russian Russia 9830-kam 11825-ahw 13800-sir 1420-1650 Daily Azeri Caucasus 11985-zah 1450-1550 Daily Uzbek C Asia 9810-kam 11860-sir 1520-1620 Daily Urdu SW Asia 6175-sir (Mashhad prgr) 1520-1620 Daily English S&SE Asia 11620-kam 13780-sir 1520-1620 Daily Kazakh C Asia 9940-kam 11600-sir 1550-1720 Daily Tajik C Asia 5950-sir 7435-kam 1500-1720 Daily Turkish Turkey 6185-kam 9860-kam 1620-1650 Daily Bengali S Asia 9580-kam 11825-kam 1620-1720 Daily Armenian Caucasus 7230-sir 9655-sir 1620-1720 Daily Pashto SW Asia 6005-sir 7340-ahw 1650-1750 Daily Russian Russia 7350-kam 9870-ahw 1720-1820 Daily Bosnian SE Europe 9610-sir 11865-kam 1720-1820 Daily German C Europe 7410-kam 9860-sir 1720-1820 Daily Swahili E Africa 11965-sir 13670-kam 1750-1850 Daily Russian Russia 5920-sir 7350-kam 1820-1920 Daily Albanian SE Europe 9570-sir 11985-kam 1820-1920 Daily French W Africa 13730-kam 1820-1920 Daily Hausa W Africa 11680-sir 13840-kam 1820-1920 Daily French W Europe 9860-kam 11715-sir 1920-1950 Daily Italian S Europe 7305-sir 9755-kam 1920-2020 Daily English W Europe 7315-sir 9400-kam 1920-2020 Daily English S Africa 9715-kam 11885-sir 1920-2020 Daily Russian Russia 6035-kam 7405-sir 2020-2120 Daily Albanian SE Europe 6090-sir 9830-kam 2020-2120 Daily Spanish SW Europe 7425-kam 9480-sir 2050-2150 Daily Japanese Far East 9540-sir 11830-sir 2120-2220 Daily Bosnian SE Europe 9720-sir 11685-kam 2220-2320 Daily Indonesian SE Asia 7200-kam 9720-sir 2320-0020 Daily Chinese China 11865-kam 11660-sir 13715-sir

ARABIC RADIO OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN IRIB External Service in Arabic. Transmitter Sites: Ahwaz - 250 kW; Kamalabad - 100/500 kW; Sirjan - 500 kW; Zahedan - 500 kW. Times/UTC Days Lang. Target Freq/kHz 0220-0520 Daily Arabic Middle East 12080-kam 0520-1020 Daily Arabic Middle East 13785-kam 15750-zah 17550-kam 1020-1120 Daily Arabic Middle East 11925-ahw 13770-kam 13785-kam 15750-zah 17550-kam 1120-1420 Daily Arabic Middle East 13785-kam 15750-zah 17550-kam 1420-1620 Daily Arabic Middle East 9445-kam 17550-kam 1620-1720 Daily Arabic Middle East 9420-zah 9445-kam 1720-2020 Daily Arabic Middle East 6155-kam 9420-zah 2020-0220 Daily Arabic Middle East 9420-zah

TARGET BROADCASTS FROM IRAN TO THE WEST BANK & GAZA

VOICE OF THE ISLAMIC PALESTINIAN REVOLUTION Programming from the Voice of the Islamic Palestinian Revolution originates from Iran and is aired over IRIB transmitters in support of Palestinian groups. Transmitter Sites: IRIB transmitters at Kamalabad - 500 kW, Zahedan - 500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0320-0420 Daily Arabic West Bank & Gaza 9610-kam 11875-sir

AL-QUDS TV AUDIO An audio feed of Al Quds TV was first heard in late January 2009 and is now carried between 0230-0527 via transmitters of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. Transmitter Sites: IRIB transmitters at Kamalabad - 500 kW, Zahedan - 500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0220-0520 Daily Arabic West Bank & Gaza 9480-kam 11660-zah

TARGET BROADCASTS TO IRAN

RADIO FARDA Radio Farda ("Radio Tomorrow") is a joint venture between RFE/RL and the Voice of America, broadcasting political, cultural, social and art news with emphasis on Iran. Transmitter Sites : Biblis, Germany - 100 kW; Iranawila, Sri Lanka - 250 kW; Kuwait - 250 kW; Lampertheim, Germany - 100 kW; Nauen, Germany - 250 kW; Udon Thani, Thailand - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0030-0100 Daily Persian Iran 5860-ira 5940-bib 7585-ira 0100-0130 Daily Persian Iran 5860-kwt 5940-bib 7585-ira 0130-0230 Daily Persian Iran 5860-kwt 5940-bib 15690-udo 0230-0400 Daily Persian Iran 5860-kwt 9760-lam 15680-bib 15690-udo 0400-0430 Daily Persian Iran 5860-kwt 9760-lam 15680-bib 15690-ira 0430-0530 Daily Persian Iran 5860-kwt 9760-lam 13860-lam 15680-bib 15690-ira 0530-0600 Daily Persian Iran 9760-lam 13860-lam 15680-bib 15690-ira 17630-bib 0600-0830 Daily Persian Iran 7220-kwt 13860-lam 15680-bib 15690-ira 17630-udo 0830-0930 Daily Persian Iran 7435-kwt 13860-lam 15680-bib 15690-ira 17630-lam 0930-1100 Daily Persian Iran 7435-kwt 15680-udo 15690-ira 17630-lam 1100-1200 Daily Persian Iran 7435-kwt 15680-lam 15690-ira 17880-udo 1200-1230 Daily Persian Iran 7435-kwt 15680-lam 15690-bib 17880-udo 1230-1300 Daily Persian Iran 7435-kwt 15680-lam 15690-bib 17880-bib 1300-1400 Daily Persian Iran 7435-kwt 12005-ira 15680-lam 15690-bib 17880-bib 1400-1430 Daily Persian Iran 11540-ira 12005-ira 15680-lam 15690-bib 17880-bib 1430-1530 Daily Persian Iran 11540-ira 12005-ira 15690-bib 17880-bib 1530-1600 Daily Persian Iran 5860-ira 11540-ira 12005-ira 15690-bib 1600-1700 Daily Persian Iran 5860-ira 11540-ira 12005-ira 1700-1730 Daily Persian Iran 5860-ira 7585-ira 11540-ira 1730-1800 Daily Persian Iran 5860-kwt 7585-ira 11540-ira 1800-2230 Daily Persian Iran 5860-kwt 7585-ira 2230-0030 Daily Persian Iran 5860-ira 7585-ira

RADIO PAYAM-E DOOST Payam-e-Doost, is a Bahá’í radio programme in Persian, whose mission is to dissipate misinformation about the Bahá’í Faith and create a bridge of love and understanding to Persian-speaking people around Transmitter Site : Grigoriopol, PMR - 500 kW the world. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0230-0315 Daily Persian Iran 7460-gri 1800-1845 Daily Persian Iran 7480-gri

RADIO MEHR Radio Mehr is operated by the Paris-based Iranian National Council. It's first broadcast was on Transmitter Site : Issoudun, France - 250 kW. Friday 27 September 2013. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1630-1700 Mon/Fri Persian Iran 15670-iss

RADIO RANGINKAMAN (RADIO RAINBOW) According to WRTH 2013, this is a programme targetting the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) communities in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. Transmitter Site : Grigoriopol, PMR - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1600-1630 Mon/Fri Persian Iran 7575-gri

RADIO VOICE OF KURDISTAN Radio Voice of Kurdistan broadcasts in support of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Iran. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0145v-0330v Daily Kurdish/Persian Iran 3930± 1245v-1430v Daily Kurdish/Persian Iran 3930± Note : ± = frequency may shift to adjacent channels to avoid Iranian jamming.

RADIO VOICE OF IRANIAN KURDISTAN Radio Voice of Iranian Kurdistan broadcasts in support of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Transmitter Site : reported to be Salah Al-Din, Northern Iraq. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0230v-0430v Daily Kurdish/Persian Iran 3960± 4860± 1200v-1330v Daily Kurdish/Persian Iran 3960± 4860± Note : ± = frequency may shift to adjacent channels to avoid Iranian jamming.

IRAQ

There are currently no official broadcasts on shortwave from Iraq.

ISRAEL

KOL ISRAEL Kol Israel is Israel's public domestic and international radio service, operated as a division of the Israel Broadcasting Authority. All shortwave services, with the exception of broadcasts in Persian, were discontinued on 31 March 2008. The Persian service was subsequently discontinued on 30 June 2013.

GALEI ZAHAL - ISRAEL DEFENCE FORCES BROADCASTING STATION Galei Zahal (Israel Army Radio) is a nationwide radio network operated by the Israel Defence Forces. It was reported in December 2013 that shortwave transmissions had been discontinued.

JORDAN

RADIO JORDAN Radio Jordan is part of Jordan Radio and Television (JRTV), the state broadcaster of Jordan. Shortwave broadcasts have been discontinued.

BROADCASTS FOR KURDISH-SPEAKING REGIONS

TARGET BROADCAST TO MIDDLE EAST

DENGE KURDISTAN (VOICE OF KURDISTAN) Voice of Kurdistan broadcasts from studios located in Belgium (operational since 1 September 2012; this service either replaces Denge Mezopotmaya/Voice of Mezopotamya or has been renamed from it) Transmitter Site : Grigoriopol, PMR - 300 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0300-1900 Daily Kurdish Middle East 11510-gri

KUWAIT

RADIO KUWAIT MAIN ARABIC PROGRAMME Radio State of Kuwait is the state-operated broadcasting service of Kuwait. Transmitter Site : Sulaibiyah - 100/150/300/500 kW Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0000-0000 Daily Arabic Europe/North America 15475 0500-0900 Daily Arabic East Asia 15515 0945-1745 Daily Arabic Europe/North America 21540 1100-1600 Daily Arabic North Africa 9750 1600-2100 Daily Arabic Middle East 6050

RADIO KUWAIT HOLY QUR'AN SERVICE Transmitter Site : Sulaibiyah - 100/150/300/500 kW Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0930-1600 Daily Arabic West/Central Africa 11630

RADIO KUWAIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERVICES Transmitter Site : Sulaibiyah - 100/150/300/500 kW Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0800-1000 Daily Persian West Asia 7250 1000-1200 Daily Filipino South-East Asia 21580 1600-1800 Daily Urdu South Asia 15540 1800-2100 Daily English Europe/North America 15540

IBB RELAY STATION KUWAIT Operated by the IBB for relays of VOA and RFE/RL broadcasts to the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Transmitter Site : Kabd - 4 x 250 kW Times/UTC Days Station Language Target Freqs/kHz 0000-0100 Daily Voice of America Tibetan East Asia 7250 0030-0130 Daily R Free Asia Burmese South-East Asia 12115 0100-0130 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Dari Afghanistan 11925 0100-0200 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 5860 0100-0200 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 9680 0130-0200 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 11925 0130-0400 Daily Deewa R (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 12035 0200-0230 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Dari Afghanistan 11925 0200-0300 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 11745 0200-0530 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 5860 0230-0300 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 17670 0300-0330 Daily Afia Darfur Arabic Darfur/Sudan 9815 0300-0330 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 17670 0300-0400 Daily Deewa R (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 12020 0330-0400 Daily Voice of America Kinyarwanda East Africa 11905 0330-0430 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 17670 0400-0430 Sat/Sun Voice of America Kinyarwanda East Africa 11905 0400-1300 Daily R Mashaal (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 12130 0430-0530 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 17670 0500-0700 Daily R Svoboda (RFE/RL) Russian Central Asia 17770 0530-0630 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 17670 0600-0700 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 17635/17700 0600-0830 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 7220 0630-0730 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 17670 0730-0830 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 15090 17690 0830-0930 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 15090 17690 0830-1400 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 7435 0900-1000 Daily R Mashaal (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 15360 0930-1030 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 15090 17690 1000-1100 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 13680

1030-1130 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 15090 17690 1100-1200 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 18930-19010 1130-1230 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 15090 17690 1200-1300 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 18930-19010 1230-1330 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 15090 17690 1300-1400 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 18930-19010 1330-1400 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 15090 17690 1400-1430 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 15090 17690 1400-1500 Daily R Ozodi (RFE/RL) Tajik Central Asia 12035 1400-1500 Daily R Ozodlik (RFE/RL) Uzbek Central Asia 13615 1430-1500 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 7495 9790 15090 1500-1630 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Dari Afghanistan 7495 9790 15090 1600-1700 Daily R Ozodi (RFE/RL) Tajik Central Asia 9760 1600-1700 Daily R Ozodlik (RFE/RL) Uzbek Central Asia 11790 1630-1700 Daily Voice of America Swahili East Africa 15265 1630-1730 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 7495 12140 1700-1800 Daily Voice of America Somali Horn of Africa 13680 1730-2230 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 5860 1800-1900 Daily Deewa R (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 9965 1800-1900 Daily Voice of America Amharic Horn of Africa 11905 1900-1930 Daily Afia Darfur Arabic Darfur/Sudan 12040 1900-2100 Daily R Free Asia Chinese East Asia 9745 2000-2100 Daily R Svoboda (RFE/RL) Russian Western Russia 5995 2100-2200 Daily R Free Asia Chinese East Asia 9690 2200-2300 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 9815 2300-2330 Daily R Free Asia Chinese East Asia 9440 2300-0000 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 6075 9815

LEBANON

Radio Lebanon no longer broadcasts on shortwave. The last entry in the World Radio TV Handbook for shortwave transmissions was in the 1984 edition.

TARGET BROADCAST TO LEBANON & THE MIDDLE EAST

VOICE OF CHARITY Voice Of Charity Christian radio was founded in 1984 by the Maronite Lebanese Missionaries who have run it ever since its inception. It is the leading Christian radio in the Middle East and has a half-hour programme in Arabic that forms part of Vatican Radio's service to the Middle East. Transmitter Site : Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0400-0430 Daily Arabic Middle East 9645-smg

OMAN

RADIO SULTANATE OF OMAN Radio Sultanate of Oman is the state-operated broadcasting service of Oman. Transmitter Site : Thumrait - 100 kW Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0000-0200 Daily Arabic Western Europe 9500 0200-0300 Daily Arabic East Africa 9540 0300-0400 Daily English East Africa 9540 0400-1000 Daily Arabic East Africa 13600 1400-1500 Daily English Western Europe 15140 1500-2200 Daily Arabic Western Europe 15140 2200-0000 Daily Arabic Western Europe 15355

BBC EASTERN RELAY STATION Operated by Babcock for relays of BBC to the Middle East and Asia Transmitter Site : A'Seela - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0000-0100 Daily English South Asia 5970 0030-0100 Daily Dari Afghanistan 5915 7445 0100-0130 Daily Hindi South Asia 6165 7445 9410 0100-0130 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 6195 7445 0130-0200 Daily Urdu South Asia 7395 0130-0200 Daily Dari Afghanistan 6195 7445 0200-0230 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 7445 9895 0200-0300 Daily English South Asia 12095 0230-0300 Daily Dari Afghanistan 7445 9895 0300-0330 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 9895 11790 0300-0400 Daily English West Asia 12095 0330-0430 Daily Persian Iran 11895 0400-0500 Daily English West Asia 13660 0500-0700 Daily Arabic North Africa 15790 0830-0930 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 15310 17870 0930-1030 Daily Dari Afghanistan 15310 17870 1030-1130 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 15310 1100-1130 Daily Somali Horn of Africa 17780 1300-1330 Mon Uzbek Central Asia 15175 17510 1300-1330 Tue Uzbek Central Asia 15495 17510 1300-1330 Wed Uzbek Central Asia 15175 17575 1300-1330 Thu Uzbek Central Asia 15495 17575 1300-1330 Fri Uzbek Central Asia 15330 17575 1300-1330 Sat Uzbek Central Asia 15175 17510 1300-1330 Sun Uzbek Central Asia 15330 17575 1300-1400 Mon English Central/South Asia 17720 1300-1400 Tue English Central/South Asia 17845 1300-1400 Wed English Central/South Asia 17720 1300-1400 Thu English Central/South Asia 17845 1300-1400 Fri English Central/South Asia 17790 1300-1400 Sat English Central/South Asia 17845 1300-1400 Sun English Central/South Asia 17790 1400-1500 Daily Dari Afghanistan 9705 13660 1400-1500 Daily English Central/South Asia 15310 1500-1600 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 13660 1500-1700 Daily English West Asia 9410 11675 1600-1630 Daily Hindi South Asia 9490 1700-1730 Daily Dari Afghanistan 7425 1700-1900 Daily English West Asia 6195 7375 1730-1800 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 7425 1800-1900 Daily Dari Afghanistan 7425 2000-2100 Daily Arabic North Africa 11680

QATAR

Qatar Broadcasting Service was last heard on shortwave in 2002.

SAUDI ARABIA

BROADCASTING SERVICE OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA The Broadcasting Service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the state-operated broadcasting service of Saudi Arabia.

BSKSA RADIO RIYADH Transmitter Sites: Riyadh - 250/500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0600-0855 Daily Arabic North Africa 17730 0600-0855 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 17740 0900-1155 Daily Arabic North Africa 17805 0900-1155 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 15490 1200-1455 Daily Arabic North Africa 21505 1200-1455 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 17705 1700-1755 Daily Arabic North Africa 15225 1700-1755 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 15435 1800-2255 Daily Arabic North Africa 9555 1800-2255 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 9870 Note : BSKSA sometimes carries programming from the Gulf Co-operation Council when in session.

BSKSA HOLY QUR'AN Transmitter Sites: Riyadh - 250/500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0300-0555 Daily Arabic Central Asia 15170 0300-0755 Daily Arabic North & East Asia 17895 0300-0955 Daily Arabic Middle East 9715 0600-0855 Daily Arabic Middle East 15380 0900-1155 Daily Arabic Middle East 11935 0900-1155 Daily Arabic SE Asia 17570 17615 1200-1355 Daily Arabic Middle East 15380 1200-1355 Daily Arabic SE Asia 17625 1200-1455 Daily Arabic North Africa 17895 1300-1555 Daily Arabic East Africa 17615 1500-1755 Daily Arabic North Africa 13710 1600-1755 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 15205 1600-1755 Daily Arabic West/N Central Africa 17560 1800-2255 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 11820 1800-2255 Daily Arabic North Africa 11915 1800-2255 Daily Arabic West/N Central Africa 11930

BSKSA CALL OF ISLAM Transmitter Sites: Riyadh - 500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 1500-1655 Daily Arabic North Africa 15225 1500-1655 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 15435

BSKSA EXTERNAL SERVICE Transmitter Sites: Riyadh - 250/500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0400-0655 Daily Swahili East Africa 15285 0900-1155 Daily Indonesian South-East Asia 21670 1200-1455 Daily Urdu South Asia 13775 1200-1455 Daily Bengali South Asia 15120 1500-1755 Daily Persian Middle East 7240 1500-1555 Daily Turkmen Central Asia 9885 1600-1655 Daily Uzbek Central Asia 9885 1700-1755 Daily Tajik Central Asia 9885 1800-2055 Daily Turkish SE Europe/Middle East 9675

BSKSA RADIO SAUDI INTERNATIONALE Transmitter Sites: Riyadh - 500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 1400-1555 Daily French West Africa 17660

SYRIA

RADIO DAMASCUS Radio Damascus, the Voice of the Syrian Arab Republic, is the state-operated external broadcasting service of Syria. It is not currently heard on shortwave.

TURKEY

TURKISH RADIO AND TELEVISION CORPORATION - TRT TURKISH SERVICE The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation is the national public broadcaster of Turkey. The domestic service in Turkish is relayed on shortwave to the expatriot community around the world. Transmitter Site : Emirler - 250/500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0000-0200 Daily Turkish Central Asia 7260 0400-0600 Daily Turkish Europe/Asia 6040 11980 0600-0900 Daily Turkish Europe/Asia/Australasia 11750 11955 13635 0900-1200 Daily Turkish Europe/Asia/Australasia 11955 13635 1200-1300 Daily Turkish Europe/Asia/Austalasia 13635 1300-1600 Daily Turkish Europe 9840 1600-2100 Daily Turkish Europe/N America/M East/N Africa 5960 9460

VOICE OF TURKEY The Voice of Turkey is the external broadcasting service of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. Transmitter Site : Emirler - 250/500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0100-0200 Daily Spanish Europe/Americas 9770 9870 0200-0300 Daily Uighur Central Asia 9465 0300-0400 Daily English Europe/M East/North America 6165 9515 0700-0800 Daily Azeri Caucasus 11730 0830-1000 Daily Persian Middle East 11795 0900-1000 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 11750 1000-1030 Daily Tatar Central Asia 9855 1000-1100 Daily Georgian Caucasus 9655 1030-1100 Daily Uzbek Central Asia 13650 1100-1130 Daily Bulgarian South-East Europe 7210 1100-1200 Daily Chinese East Asia 152408 1130-1230 Daily German Europe 13760 1200-1230 Daily Turkmen Central Asia 11825 1200-1300 Daily Urdu South Asia 13710 1230-1330 Daily English Europe/North America 15450 1230-1330 Daily Uighur Central Asia 11700 1300-1400 Daily Russian Russia 11965 1330-1400 Daily Kazakh Central Asia 11880 1400-1430 Daily Italian Europe 9610 1400-1500 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 9540 17770 1500-1530 Daily Dari South-West Asia 11765 1500-1600 Daily Persian Middle East 9765 1530-1600 Daily Pashto South-West Asia 11765 1530-1630 Daily Azeri Caucasus 9530 1630-1730 Daily English South/South-East Asia 15520 1630-1730 Daily Spanish Near East/Asia 11930 1730-1830 Daily French West Africa 7360 1730-1830 Daily German Europe 11835 1830-1930 Daily English Europe 9785

1930-2030 Daily French Europe/West Africa 7360 9635 2030-2130 Daily English Asia/Australasia 7205 2200-2300 Daily English Europe/North America 9830

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

DHABBAYA TRANSMITTING STATION Owned by Emirates Media and operated/maintained by Babcock Transmitter Site : Dhabbaya - 250/500 kW. Time/UTC Days Station Language Target kHz 0100-0200 Daily R Free Asia Uighur Central Asia 11640 11945 0100-0330 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 11695 0130-0200 Daily BBC Urdu South Asia 9410 0200-0215 Daily FEBA R Urdu South Asia 9750 0215-0230 Mon-Wed FEBA R Baluchi South Asia 9750 0215-0230 Thu-Sat FEBA R Sindhi South Asia 9750 0215-0230 Sun FEBA R Urdu South Asia 9750 0230-0300 Daily FEBA R/Sed Zindagi Dari West Asia 6125 0230-0300 Daily BBC Hindi South Asia 11995 0230-0330 Daily BBC Persian West Asia 7250 0300-0315 Daily FEBA R/Sed Zindagi Hazaragi West Asia 6125 0300-0330 Daily BBC Urdu South Asia 13580 0300-0400 Daily BBC Arabic North Africa 9410 0330-0345 Mon/Fri/Sun TWR Amharic Horn of Africa 11710 0330-0345 Tue TWR Oromo Horn of Africa 11710 0330-0345 Wed/Thu TWR Sidamo Horn of Africa 11710 0330-0430 Daily BBC Persian West Asia 9425 0400-0430 Daily BBC Somali Horn of Africa 11995 0400-0430 Daily R Tamazuj Arabic Sudan 15550 0400-0800 Daily BBC English East Africa 15420 0430-0500 Daily BBC French Indian Ocean Isl. 17640 0430-0600 Daily R Dabanga Arabic Darfur/Sudan 15550 0430-1300 Daily NHK World/R Japan English Europe 21590 0600-0700 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 21690 0630-0700 Daily Deutsche Welle Hausa West Africa 21780 0800-0830 Daily Deutsche Welle Pashto West Asia 15640 17800 0830-0900 Daily Deutsche Welle Dari West Asia 15640 17800 0830-0930 Daily R Ergo Somali Horn of Africa 13685 1100-1130 Daily BBC Somali Horn of Africa 15530 1100-1200 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 15195 1130-1145 Fri Eternal Good News English South Asia 15525 1200-1230 Daily FEBA R Tibetan East Asia 15215 1300-1400 Sat BBC Somali Horn of Africa 21470 1300-1400 Daily Deutsche Welle Hausa West Africa 21780 1330-1400 Daily Deutsche Welle Dari West Asia 15640 1400-1430 Daily Deutsche Welle Pashto West Asia 15640 1400-1430 Tue-Thu FEBA R Urdu South Asia 11880 1400-1500 Tue/Sun BBC Bengali South Asia 15720 1400-1500 Daily BBC Somali Horn of Africa 21470 1430-1445 Fri-Mon FEBA R Urdu South Asia 11880 1430-1445 Tue FEBA R Baluchi South Asia 11880 1430-1445 Wed/Thu FEBA R Sindhi South Asia 11880 1430-1500 Daily Deutsche Welle Urdu South Asia 15640 1500-1600 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 11795 1500-1600 Daily BBC Urdu West Asia 12075 1500-1600 Daily Deutsche Welle Swahili East Africa 17710 1515-1600 Daily NHK R Japan Urdu South Asia 13870 1600-1630 Daily BBC Hindi South Asia 15710 1600-1700 Daily BBC Persian West Asia 6195

1600-1700 Daily R Free Asia Uighur Central Asia 9555 1600-1700 Daily Deutsche Welle Amharic Horn of Africa 17800 1630-1645 Sun TWR-Africa Somali Horn of Africa 11635 1630-1700 Sun-Wed FEBA R Tigrinya Horn of Africa 9820 1630-1700 Thu-Sat FEBA R Amharic Horn of Africa 9820 1630-1700 Mon-Sat TWR-Africa Somali Horn of Africa 11635 1700-1730 Daily FEBA R Somali Horn of Africa 6180 1700-2000 Daily BBC English East Africa 9410 1700-2000 Daily BBC Arabic North Africa 12095 1715-1730 Daily IBRA R/R Ibrahim Swahili East Africa 11785 1730-1800 Daily IBRA R/R Ibrahim Swahili East Africa 11785 1800-1815 Mon-Wed TWR-Africa Tigrinya Horn of Africa 6120 1800-1815 Thu-Fri TWR-Africa Amharic Horn of Africa 6120 1800-1830 Daily BBC Somali Horn of Africa 6145 1800-1830 Sat TWR-Africa Tigre Horn of Africa 6120 1800-1830 Sun TWR-Africa Kunama Horn of Africa 6120 1815-1845 Mon-Fri TWR-Africa Tigrinya Horn of Africa 6120 1830-1845 Sun TWR-Africa Amharic Horn of Africa 6120 1830-1900 Mon-Fri BBC Kinyarw/Kirundi East Africa 9460 1900-1930 Mon-Fri Voice of America Tigrinya Horn of Africa 11905 2030-2130 Daily Voice of Vietnam German Europe 9430 2000-2100 Daily KBS World R Arabic North Africa 13585 2200-2330 Daily R Australia Indonesian South-East Asia 9610 2200-0000 Daily R Australia English South-East Asia 9855 2300-2330 Daily R Australia Burmese South-East Asia 5955 2300-0000 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 9805

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YEMEN

REPUBLIC OF YEMEN RADIO - RADIO SANA'A Republic of Yemen Radio is the state broadcasting service of Yemen. Transmitter Site : Sana'a. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0500-0800 Daily Arabic Middle East 6135 1300-1500 Daily Arabic Middle East 6135 9780 1800-1900 Daily English Middle East 6135 1900-1915 Irreg Arabic Middle East 6135

BRITISH DX CLUB

MIDDLE EAST ON SHORTWAVE

Compiled by Tony Rogers with thanks to Dave Kenny, Alan Pennington and members of the British DX Club.

and acknowledging the following sources of news and information: BC-DX, Eike Bierwirth (EiBi List), DX Listening Digest, DXing.info, DXplorer, DSWCI DX Window, DX Mix-Bulgaria, HCDX, the Nagoya DXers Circle (Aoki List), HFCC and thanks to Steve Lare for his observations

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DX LISTENING DIGEST For the very latest shortwave news visit Glenn Hauser's World of Radio at www.worldofradio.com

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