Europe on Longwave, Mediumwave and Shortwave
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British DX Club Europe on Longwave, Mediumwave and Shortwave Guide to radio stations in Europe broadcasting on longwave, mediumwave and shortwave September 2021 featuring schedules for the A21 season Europe on LW, MW & SW This guide covers longwave, mediumwave and shortwave broadcasting in Europe. It is evolving to provide a variety of information about the radio scene in Europe. Descriptions used in this guide have been taken from radio station websites and Wikipedia. This guide was last revised on 27 September 2021 Please check www.dxguides.info for the very latest edition of this guide. Compiled and edited by Tony Rogers. Please send updates to: [email protected] or [email protected]. Thank you! Albania Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTS) RTSH is the national broadcasting service of Albania. All national and regional services from RTSH are on FM only. External broadcasting on shortwave Radio Tirana Radio Tirana is the external service of RTSH. Although no longer broadcasting from transmitters in Albania, Radio Tirana is on shortwave via Radio Miami International in Okeechobee, Florida. Shortwaveservice in Kall-Krekel, Germany also broadcasts Radio Tirana daily as a private initiative. Transmitter sites: Kall-Krekel, Germany (kll) - 1 kW; Okeechobee FL USA (rmi) - 100 kW. Time/UTC Days Language Target kHz 1230-1300 Mon-Sat English Europe 6005-kll 1500-1530 Daily German Europe 3985-kll 2230-2300 Mon-Thu/Sat English Americas 7780-rmi 2300-2330 Mon-Fri English Americas 5850-rmi International relays on shortwave China Radio International relay The Cërrik transmitting station is owned by RTSH and is leased to China Radio International. However, since the A20 season no broadcasts have been heard from CRI despite frequencies having been registered with HFCC. Andorra Ràdio Nacional d'Andorra (RNA) RNA is the public broadcasting service of Andorra. It broadcasts on FM only. Radio Andorra Revival on shortwave Radio Andorra Revival Occasionally there are broadcasts to celebrate the history of Radio Andorra, produced by Christian Milling. The most recent Radio Andorra Revival special broadcast was on 7 August 2021 on 6180 kHz, 1700-2000 UTC, from Moosbrunn Austria. It celebrated 82 years of Radio Andorra and offered another opportunity to hear again the world famous "Aqui Radio Andorra!" 2 Austria Ősterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) ORF is the national public broadcasting service of Austria. Private radio stations on mediumwave Museumsradio AM 1476 Museumsradio AM 1476 is the brainchild of Reinhard Pirnbacher, who has moderated the "Pirnis Plattenkiste" programme at Radio Salzburg for over 14 years. His museum broadcasting station airs old German and international record productions. Pirnbacher draws on a collection of over 100,000 records. Transmitter site: Bad Ischi - 0.4 kW. Time/UTC Language kHz 1500-2100 German 1476 International broadcasting on shortwave Radio Ö1 International Radio Ö1 International is a service of Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), Austria's national public service broadcaster. It has a daily broadcast in German for listeners in Europe on shortwave. Transmitter site: Moosbrunn, Austria - 300 kW. Time/UTC Days Language Target kHz 0500-0610 Sat/Sun German Central Europe 6155 0500-0620 Mon-Fri German Central Europe 6155 Shortwave relays from Moosbrunn The Moosbrunn transmitting station is owned and operated by Österreichische Rundfunksender GmbH & Co KG. Transmitter site: Moosbrunn - 2 x 100 kW & 2 x 300 kW. Time/UTC Days Station Language Target kHz 0030-0100 Daily BBC Dari Afghanistan 7295 0100-0130 Daily BBC Pashto Afghanistan 7295 0130-0200 Daily BBC Dari Afghanistan 7295 0200-0230 Daily Adventist World Radio Urdu South Asia 7385 0230-0300 Daily Adventist World Radio Punjabi South Asia 7385 0330-0400 Daily Adventist World Radio Persian Iran 6120 0400-0430 Daily Adventist World Radio Turkish Middle East 6120 0500-0530 Daily Adventist World Radio Hausa West Africa 9630 0529-0600 Daily BBC Hausa West Africa 9745 0600-0629 Daily BBC French North Africa 11930 0600-0700 Daily Adventist World Radio Arabic North Africa 11880 0700-0730 Daily Adventist World Radio French West Africa 11880 0800-0830 Daily Adventist World Radio French North Africa 15145 0800-0830 Daily IBRA Media Arabic Middle East 15260 0800-0900 1st Sun Welle 370 German/English Europe 6140 0900-1000 Sun Radio DARC German Central Europe 6070 1000-1100 1st Sun Radio Joystick German/English Europe 7330 1300-1400 Daily MBR registration on demand Europe 5960 1400-1430 Daily Adventist World Radio Urdu South Asia 15440 1500-1530 Daily Adventist World Radio Turkish Middle East 11955 1530-1600 Daily Adventist World Radio Punjabi South Asia 15265 1600-1630 Daily Adventist World Radio Urdu South Asia 11800 1630-1700 Daily Adventist World Radio Persian Iran 11955 1700-1715 Fri Bible Voice Broadcasting English Middle East 9810 1700-1730 Thu Bible Voice Broadcasting English Middle East 9810 1700-1730 Daily Adventist World Radio Swahili East Africa 17570 1700-1900 Sat Bible Voice Broadcasting English Middle East 9810 1730-1800 Daily Adventist World Radio Masai East Africa 17570 1730-1900 Sun Bible Voice Broadcasting English Middle East 9810 1800-1900 Daily Adventist World Radio Arabic North Africa 11955 1900-1930 Daily Adventist World Radio Hausa West Africa 11955 1930-2000 Daily Adventist World Radio French Central Africa 17570 2000-2030 Daily Adventist World Radio Dyula West Africa 9610 2030-2100 Daily Adventist World Radio French West Africa 11880 3 Azores RTP Antena 1 Açores RTP, formally Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, is the public service broadcasting organisation of Portugal. RTP Antena 1 Açores is a regional station for the Azores. Transmitter site: Monte das Cruzes, Flores - 1 kW. Time/UTC Days Language kHz 24 hours Daily Portuguese 828 AFRTS This station serves the US Air Force based at Lajes Field. Transmitter site: Lajes Field - 1 kW (currently believed to be operating at lower power). Time/UTC Days Language kHz 24 hours Daily English 1503 Belarus Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BRTC) BTRC, also know as Belteleradiocompany, operates two national and three regional radio services, all operating on FM (longwave, mediumwave and shortwave transmitters that had broadcast programmes from Belarus's domestic services have all closed). The external service, Radio Belarus, operates on shortwave from a transmitter in Germany. International broadcasting on shortwave Radio Belarus International Radio Belarus International is the External Service of BRTC. Although there is no longer any external broadcasting from transmitters in Belarus itself, Radio Belarus has daily transmissions via ShortwaveService in Germany. Transmitter site: Kall-Krekel, Germany - 1 kW. Time/UTC Days Language Target kHz 1420-1440 Daily Spanish Europe 3985 1440-1500 Daily French Europe 3985 1700-1800 Daily English Europe 3985 1900-2000 Daily English Europe 3985 2000-2200 Daily German Europe 3985 Belgium Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroep (VRT) Radio-Télévision Belge de la Communauté Francaise (RTBF) Belgisches Rundfunk und Fernsehzentrum der Deutschprachigen Gemeinschaft (BRF) VRT, RTBF and BRF are the Dutch, French and German language broadcasting networks in Belgium. All services are on FM and digital platforms only. Private radio stations on shortwave Radio Onda Radio Onda is a licensed Belgian station using a shortwave transmitter at Borculo, east Netherlands. Transmitter site: Margraten, Netherlands - 1 kW. Time/UTC Days Language Target kHz Notes 0600-1700 Sat/Sun Portuguese Europe 6140 future plans include a daily service on 6140 kHz; also 9530 kHz planned from October or November. Bosnia and Herzegovina Radio-Televizija Bosne i Hercegovine (BHRT) Radio-Televizjia Federacije Bone i Hercegovine (RTV FBiH) Radio Televizija Republike Srpske (RTRS) BHRT, RTV FBiH and RTRS are the Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian language broadcasting networks in Bosnia and Herzegovina. All of their services are on FM only. 4 Private radio stations on mediumwave Radio 1503 Radio 1503 is the only radio station in Bosnia and Herzegovina that is still broadcasting on mediumwave. Transmitter site: Zavidovići, Zenica-Doboj Canton, central Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1 kW. Time/UTC Days Language kHz Notes 24 hours Daily Bosnian 1503 includes relays of BHR-1 and Radio FBiH at certain times and carries the RFE/RL Bosnian Service at 0600-0700, 1300-1330, 1600-1630, 2000-2100 and 2200-2300 as per RFE/RL website Bulgaria Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) BNR is Bulgaria's national radio broadcasting organisation. BNR-1, Horizont Horizont is BNR's most listened-to channel, with round-the-clock news, comment, and music. Transmitter site: Vidin, Vidin Provinve, northwestern Bulgaria - 200 kW. Time/UTC Days Language kHz Notes 24 hours Daily Bulgarian 576 click here for daily program scheme for Horizont International broadcasting on shortwave Spaceline Bulgaria Spaceline Ltd Bulgaria was established in 1995 in Bulgaria from group of experts in telecommunications, TV and Radio broadcasting with main objective to provide transmission facilities and technical services. It manages the operation of the NURTS-owned transmitting site at Kostinbrod and is a service provider of shortwave radio broadcasting. Transmitter site: Kostinbrod (Sofia) - 4 x 50 kW, 3 x 100 kW, 1 x 250 kW. Time/UTC Days Station Language Target kHz 0330-0430 Daily BBC Persian Iran 9880 0430-0530 Daily BBC Persian Iran 15310 0700-1000 Daily World's Last Chance Arabic Middle East 13840 0700-1000 Daily The Overcomer Ministry English Europe 12100 0700-1000 Daily The Overcomer