Middle East On Shortwave

BRITISH DX CLUB
MIDDLE EAST
ON SHORTWAVE
Guide to Shortwave Broadcasts

from the Middle East
November 2015
Bahrain
Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation
Radio Bahrain shortwave transmissions commenced in 1991.
Transmitter Site: Abu Hayan - 2 x 10 kW.
Shabab FM 98.4 (Youth 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
FG Radio
FG Radio is part of the Famagusta Gazette and seeks to provide a window on the diverse perspectives
and issues in Cyprus and Europe today, both online and via radio broadcasts. They are committed to a
goal of being a reliable source of information with relevant, interesting and thought-provoking programmes
for those with an interest in this part of the world. The radio service broadcasts the "FG News Review"
and "Anything Goes" and is on air as per the schedule below:
Transmtter sites: Okeechobee FL, USA - 100 kW; Kostinbrod, Bulgaria - 50/100 kW
Times/UTC Days
Language Target
Freq/kHz
0015-0050 Mon
English
Central America
9955-oke
0145-0100 Tue
English
Central America
9955-oke
0415-0430 Wed/Fri English
Central America
9955-oke
1130-1145 Sun
English
Central Ameria
9955-oke
1300-1315 Wed
English
Central America
9955-oke
1345-1400 Tue
English
Central America
9955-oke
1800-1815 Daily
English
Southern Africa
13600-kos
1845-1900 Sat
English
Western Europe 5900-kos
2100-2115 Wed
English
W North America 7570-oke
2100-2115 Wed
English
Western Europe 15770-oke
2145-2200 Sat
English
2300-2315 Tue/Thu English
Note: transmissions via Kostinbrod are intermittent.
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 and Television Union
ERTU is owned and operated by the Egyptian government. Following its inauguration in 1934, the
Egyptian Broadcasting Corporation, as it was then called, developed slowly until the emergance of
Colonel Nasser in 1952 when Egyptian radio's coverage and influence rapidly grew throughout the Arab
World and North Africa. The General Programme, Voice of the Arabs, and the Radio Cairo external
service are currently broadcast on shortwave from 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
9745-abs 13850-abs
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
Transmitter Site: Abu Zaabal - 100 kW.
Middle East and North Africa.
Freq/kHz
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
15230-abz 15610-abz
Australasia
9730-abz 15225-abz
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
1400-1600 Daily Dari
West Asia
11665-abs 15400-abs 15410-abs
West Africa
15535-abs 15800-abs
1330-1530 Daily Persian
West Asia
15300-abz 15790-abz
1400-1600 Daily Pashto
West Asia
15350-abz
1500-1600 Daily Albanian
South-East Europe
13580-abs
1500-1600 Daily Uzbek
Central Asia
11790-abs 13770-abs 15160-abs
1600-1700 Daily Bosnian
South-East Europe
15450-abz
1600-1800 Daily Urdu
West Asia
13670-abs 13820-abs
Central & Southern Africa 15345-abs
1600-1700 Daily Afar
East Africa
15285-abz
East Africa
17730-abz 17765-abz
1700-1800 Daily Somali
East Africa
15285-abz
1700-1900 Daily Turkish
South-East Europe
9280-abs 9745-abs
1800-1900 Daily Italian
Southern Europe
9435-abs 9490-abs
1800-1900 Daily Amharic
East Africa
15285-abz
1800-2100 Daily Hausa
West Africa
15710-abs
1845-2000 Daily Fulfulde
West Africa
17625-abz
1900-2000 Daily Russian
Russia
9685-abs 9885-abs
1900-2000 Daily German
Central Europe
9570-abs
West Africa
15290-abz
2000-2115 Daily French
Western Europe
9900-abs
Australasia
9855-abz 11610-abz 15225-abz
West & Central Africa
13580-abs
Western Europe
9800-abs 9900-abs
2215-2330 Daily Portuguese
South America
13820-abz
North America
9965-abs
South America
12070-abs 13820-abz
North America
9965-abs
0045-0200 Daily Spanish
The Americas
9315-abs 9860-abs 11750-abs
11935-abs 12070-abs 12080-abs
North America
9860-abs 9965-abs
Note: frequencies are HFCC registrations and may not all be in use at once.
Radio Cairo shortwave transmissions may be extremely distored or have very low audio quality.
Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, or IRIB is an Iranian media corporation which hold the monopoly of
domestic radio and television services in the Islamic Republic of Iran IRIB is independent of the Iranian
government and its head is appointed directly by the supreme leader.
IRIB World Service - Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran
IRIB World Service is the official international broadcasting radio network of Iran
Transmitter Sites: Ahwaz - 250 kW; Kamalabad - 100/250/500 kW; Mashhad - 500 kW;
Sirjan - 250/500 kW; Zahedan - 500 kW
Times/UTC Days Lanugage Target
Freq/kHz
S America
7225-kam 9445-kam(-0220)
0050-0220 Daily Tajik
C Asia
5950-sir 7270-kam
SW Asia
6100-kam 6170-ahw 7360-kam
0150-0250 Daily Hindi
S Asia
6085-sir 7280-kam
C Asia
5950-kam 7300-sir
SW Asia
6075-sir 7390-kam
0250-0320 Daily Armenian
Caucasus
6145-sir 7300-sir
SW Asia
9480-ahw 11925-kam
N America
7325-kam 9710-sir ("Voice of Justice")
0320-0520 Daily Azeri
Caucasus
7380-sir
E Africa
11825-sir 13680-sir
0420-0520 Daily Kurdish
Middle East 7350-kam 9875-sir (Sorrani dialect)
0420-0450 Daily Hebrew
Middle East 9755-kam 11780-sir
Turkey
7330-kam 9550-kam
SW Europe
13865-sir 15530-kam
0520-0620 Daily Bosnian
SE Europe
13735-kam 15330-sir
W Africa
17560-sir
0620-0720 Daily Albanian
SE Europe
13820-kam 15490-sir
W Europe
15450-kam 17865-kam
S Europe
15085-kam 17660-sir
SW Asia
15400-kam
C Europe
15175-kam 17690-sir
SW Asia
11810-sir 13730-sir (Mashhad programme)
Russia
15170-sir 17685-kam 17820-sir
E Africa
17640-kam 17710-sir
0920-0950 Daily Armenian
Caucasus
11825-sir 15220-sir
0920-1020 Daily Kazakh
C Asia
15615-kam 17660-kam
SW Asia
13830-ahw 15300-kam
S Asia
17560-kam 21510-kam
W Africa
21520-sir 21600-sir
1150-1220 Daily Hebrew
Middle East 13740-kam 15240-sir
1150-1250 Daily Chinese
China
15140-kam 15525-kam 17560-sir 17670-sir
SW Asia
11720-kam 13830-ahw(to 1420)
SW Asia
7360-sir 9510-kam
1220-1320 Daily Indonesian SE Asia
15360-kam 17715-sir
SW Asia
9500-sir 11730-kam
Middle East 11675-kam
1320-1420 Daily Japanese
Far East
9585-sir 12040-kam
Middle East 5920-kam (Kirmanji dialect)
1420-1520 Daily Bengali
South Asia
7320-sir 9800-sir 11760-kam
S Asia
11730-kam 13790-sir
Russia
7350-kam 9580-ahw 11880-sir
Caucasus
7360-zah
C Asia
5930-kam 7445-sir
SW Asia
5940-sir (Mashhad programme)
S&SE Asia
11940-kam 13785-sir
C Asia
7380-ahw 9480-sir
1550-1720
1550-1720
1620-1650
1620-1720
1620-1720
1650-1750
1720-1820
1720-1820
1720-1820
1750-1850
1820-1920
1820-1920
1820-1920
1820-1920
1920-1950
1920-2020
1920-2020
1920-2020
2020-2120
2020-2120
2050-2150
2120-2220
2220-2320
2320-0020
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Tajik
Turkish
Bengali
Armenian
Pashto
Russian
Serbo-Croat
German
Swahili
Russian
Albanian
French
French
Hausa
Italian
English
English
Russian
Albanian
Spanish
Japanese
Bosnian
Indonesian
Chinese
C Asia
Turkey
S Asia
Caucasus
SW Asia
Russia
SE Europe
C Europe
E Africa
Russia
SE Europe
W Europe
W Africa
W Africa
S Europe
W Europe
S Africa
Russia
SE Europe
SW Europe
Far East
SE Europe
SE Asia
China
6005-sir 7445-kam
5995-kam 7315-kam
7375-kam 9740-kam
5945-sir 7290-sir
5935-sir 7345-ahw
6110-ahw 7375-kam
6175-sir 9590-kam
5900-kam 7425-sir
11830-kam 13750-sir
6110-kam 7220-sir
5925-sir 9850-kam
5935-air 6135-kam
11955-kam
9545-kam 12040-sir
6135-kam 7305-sir
6040-sir 7425-kam
13735-kam 15460-sir
6195-kam 7225-sir
5935-sir 9630-kam
6195-kam 7400-sir
5965-sir 7425-sir
5950-sir 9590-kam
9490-kam 11830-sir
6090-sir 6110-sir 9490-kam
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
0030-0230 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 6060-zah
0230-0530 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 6055-kam
0530-0830 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 13780-kam 15360-sir 15750-zah
0830-1030 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 13750-kam 15360-sir 15750-zah
1030-1130 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 11760-sir 13570-kam 13790-kam 13750-kam 15750-zah
1130-1430 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 13570-kam 13750-kam 15750-zah(to 1420)
1430-1700 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 6120-kam 9515-kam
1700-1730 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 6060-zah 9515-kam
1730-2030 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 6060-zah 7285-kam
2030-0030 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 6060-zah
Target Broadcasts from Iran to the West Bank & Gaza
Al-Quds TV audio
Al-Quds TV is a Palestinian satellite channel broadcast which began broadcasting in November 2008.
The station is pro-Palestinian and is licensed in London, with offices in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, Beirut
and Damascus. It is considered by many to be the mouthpiece of Hamas. An audio feed of Al-Quds TV
was first heard in late January 2009 and is now carried between 0230-0530 via transmitters of the Islamic
Republic of Iran Broadcasting.
Transmitter Sites: IRIB transmitters at Kamalabad - 500 kW, Zahedan - 500 kW.
Freq/kHz
West Bank & Gaza 7370-kam 9895-zah
Voice of the Islamic Palestinian Revolution
Voice of the Islamic Palestinian Revolution originates from Iran in support of Palestinian groups.
Freq/kHz
West Bank & Gaza 6175-kam 7425-sir
Target Broadcasts to Iran

Radio Payam-e Doost
Payam-e-Doost is a Bah faith radio programme in Persian.
Transmitter Site: Grigoriopol, PMR - 500 kW.
Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz
Iran
7460-gri
Iran
7480-gri
Radio Ranginkaman (Radio Rainbow)
According to WRTH 2013, this is a programme for LGBT communities in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan.
Transmitter Site: to be confirmed for B-15 season
Times/UTC Days
Language Target Freq/kHz
1600-1630 Mon/Fri Persian
Iran
to be confirmed for B-15 season
Radio Voice of Kurdistan
Radio Voice of Kurdistan broadcasts in support of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Iran.
Target Freq/kHz
0245v-0430v Daily Kurdish/Persian Iran
3930
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.
Target
Freq/kHz
3960 4860
3960 4860
Note: = frequency may shift to adjacent channels to avoid Iranian jamming.
Radio Farda
Radio Farda ("Radio Tomorrow") is a joint venture between RFE/RL and the Voice of America.
Transmitter Sites: Biblis, Germany - 100 kW; Iranawila, Sri Lanka - 250/500 kW; Kuwait - 250 kW;
Lampertheim, Germany - 100 kW.
Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz
Iran
5865-lam
Iran
5865-lam 7585-ira
Iran
5865-kwt 7585-ira
Iran
7585-kwt 13710-ira
Iran
7585-kwt 13710-ira 15690-bib
Iran
7585-kwt 13710-lam 15690-bib
Iran
7585-kwt 12005-bib 13710-lam
Iran
7585-kwt 12005-bib 13710-lam 15690-ira
Iran
9990-kwt 12005-bib 13710-lam 15690-ira
Iran
9990-kwt 12005-bib 13710-ira 15690-ira
Iran
9990-kwt 12005-bib 13710-lam 15690-ira
Iran
9990-kwt 12005-bib 13765-lam 15690-ira
Iran
9990-kwt 12005-bib 13765-lam 15690-bib
Iran
9990-ira 12005-bib 13765-lam 15690-bib
Iran
12005-bib 13765-lam 15690-bib
Iran
12005-bib 15690-bib
Iran
5865-ira 12005-bib
Iran
5865-kwt12005-bib
Iran
5865-kwt
Iran
5865-ira
Iran
5865-kwt
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
Jordan Radio and Television is the state broadcaster of Jordan. SW broadcasts have been discontinued.
Broadcasts for Kurdish-Speaking Region

Target Broadcast to Middle East
Denge Kurdistan (Voice of Kurdistan)
Voice of Kurdistan broadcasts from studios located in Belgium.
Transmitter Site: Issoudun, France - 250 kW; Grigoriopol, PMR - 300 kW; Kostinbrod, Bulgaria - 100 kW.
Freqs/kHz
Middle East 11600-iss
Middle East 11600-gri
Middle East 11600-kos
Middle East 11600-iss
Middle East 11600-gri
Kuwait
Radio Kuwait
Radio Kuwait is the state-operated broadcasting service of Kuwait. Shortwave transmissions appear to have
been discontinued with nothing having been heard since early July 2015.
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
R Farda
Persian
Iran
5865
0000-0100 Daily
Voice of America
Tibetan
East Asia
7580
0030-0100 Daily
R Ashna (VOA)
Pashto
Afghanistan
7495
0100-0130 Daily
R Ashna (VOA)
Dari
Afghanistan
7495
0100-0200 Daily
R Free Asia
Uighur
Central Asia
9480
0100-0300 Daily
R Free Asia
Tibetan
East Asia
11695
0100-0400 Daily
Deewa R (VOA)
Pashto
Afghanistan
9765
0130-0200 Daily
R Ashna (VOA)
Pashto
Afghanistan
7495
0200-0230 Daily
R Ashna (VOA)
Dari
Afghanistan
7495
0200-0300 Daily
R Free Asia
Tibetan
East Asia
9570
0230-0300 Daily
R Azadi (RFE/RL)
Pashto
Afghanistan
12140
0300-0330 Daily
R Azadi (RFE/RL)
Dari
Afghanistan
12140
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0500
0330-0430
0400-0830
0400-1300
0430-0530
0500-0800
0530-0630
0630-0730
0730-0830
0800-1100
0830-0930
0830-1330
0930-1030
1030-1130
1100-1200
1130-1230
1200-1300
1230-1330
1300-1400
1330-1400
1400-1430
1400-1500
1400-1600
1430-1500
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1600-1630
1600-1700
1630-1700
1630-1730
1700-1730
1700-1900
1700-1900
1730-1800
1800-1900
1900-1930
1900-2000
1900-2030
2000-2030
2000-2100
2000-0000
2100-2200
2100-2200
2200-2300
2300-0000
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Mon-Fri
Daily
Mon-Fri
Daily
Mon-Fri
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
R Farda
Deewa R (VOA)
Voice of America
R Azadi (RFE/RL)
R Farda
R Mashaal (RFE/RL)
R Azadi (RFE/RL)
R Svoboda (RFE/RL)
R Azadi (RFE/RL)
R Azadi (RFE/RL)
R Azadi (RFE/RL)
R Mashaal (RFE/RL)
R Azadi (RFE/RL)
R Farda
R Azadi (RFE/RL)
R Azadi (RFE/RL)
R Free Asia
R Azadi (RFE/RL)
R Free Asia
R Azadi (RFE/RL)
R Free Asia
R Azadi (RFE/RL)
R Azadi (RFE/RL)
R Free Asia
R Ozodi (RFE/RL)
R Ashna (VOA)
R Free Asia
R Free Asia
R Ashna (VOA)
R Ashna (VOA)
R Free Asia
Voice of America
R Ashna (VOA)
Voice of America
R Farda
Deewa R (VOA)
Voice of America
Voice of America
Voice of America
R Free Asia
Voice of America
Voice of America
R Free Asia
R Farda
R Free Asia
R Svoboda (RFE/RL)
R Free Asia
R Free Asia
Persian
Pashto
English
Pashto
Persian
Pashto
Dari
Russian
Pashto
Dari
Pashto
Pashto
Dari
Persian
Pashto
Dari
Tibetan
Pashto
Tibetan
Dari
Tibetan
Pashto
Dari
Tibetan
Tajik
Pashto
Chinese
Tibetan
Dari
Pashto
Uighur
Swahili
Pashto
English
Persian
Pashto
Oromo
Amharic
Tigrinya
Chinese
Rwanda-Rundi
French
Chinese
Persian
Chinese
Russian
Tibetan
Tibetan
Iran
Afghanistan
Africa
Afghanistan
Iran
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Russia
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Iran
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
East Asia
Afghanistan
East Asia
Afghanistan
East Asia
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
East Asia
Central Asia
Afghanistan
East Asia
East Asia
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Central Asia
East Africa
Afghanistan
Africa
Iran
Afghanistan
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
East Asia
Great Lakes
Africa
East Asia
Iran
East Asia
Russia
East Asia
East Asia
5865
12025
15580
12140
7585
12130
12140 19010
17530
12140 19010
12140 19010
12140 19010
13580
12140 19010
9990
12140 19010
12140 19010
11540
12140 19010
11560
12075 12140
12050 13650
12075 12140
12075 12140
11910 15160
6060
11860 12140
9850
11805
11860 12140
11860 12075 12140
7455
13745
12075 12140
13590
5865
7520
12140
12140
12140
6095
12140
9490
7445
5865
7415
7485
7480 9890
7540 9535
Lebanon
Radio Lebanon is the state-operated broadcasting service of Lebanon. It was last on shortwave in 1984.
Oman
Radio Sultanate of Oman
Radio Sultanate of Oman is the state-operated broadcasting service of Oman.
Transmitter Site: Thumrait - 100 kW
Freq/kHz
Western Europe
9500 (also check 9740)
East Africa
9540
East Africa
9540
East Africa
13600
Western Europe
15140
Western Europe
15140
Western Europe
9740
BBC Eastern Relay Station
Operated by Babcock for relays of BBC to the Middle East and Asia
Transmitter Site: A'Seela - 250 kW.
Freq/kHz
South Asia
5970
Afghanistan
5930
Afghanistan
6195
South Asia
7395
Afghanistan
6195
Afghanistan
6195 7445
South Asia
12095
Afghanistan
6195 7445
Afghanistan
11970
West Asia
6195 9410
Iran
9695
West Asia
9410 12035
North Africa
17790
Afghanistan
15310
Afghanistan
15310
Afghanistan
15310
Afghanistan
15310
Afghanistan
15310
Afghanistan
15310
Horn of Africa
17780
1130-1230 Sat
Somali
Horn of Africa
17780
Central Asia
13865 17780
Central/South Asia 9410
Afghanistan
5975
Horn of Africa
17745
South Asia
6175
West Asia
6195 9505
South Asia
9490
Afghanistan
5910
West Asia
6195
Afghanistan
5910
Afghanistan
5910
West Asia
5945 6195
Afghanistan
5910
North Africa
11875
East Asia
5960
Qatar
Qatar Broadcasting Service was last heard on shortwave in 2002.
Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) is a governmental entity of Saudi Arabia, organised under the
Ministry of Culture and Information. SBC operates almost all broadcasting outlets in the Kingdom.
Radio Riyadh (General Programme)
BSKSA is the state-operated broadcasting service of Saudi Arabia.
Transmitter Sites: Riyadh - 250/500 kW.
Freqs/kHz
North Africa
17730
Europe/Mediterranean
17740
North Africa
17805
15490
North Africa
21505
17705
North Africa
15225
15435
North Africa
9555
9870
Qur'an Service
Central Asia
North & East Asia
Middle East
Middle East
Middle East
SE Asia
Middle East
SE Asia
North Africa
East Africa
North Africa
West/N Central Africa
North Africa
West/N Central Africa
Freqs/kHz
15170
17895
9715
15380
11935
17570 17615
15380
17625
17895
17615
13710
15205
17560
11820
11915
11930
Call of Islam
Transmitter Sites: Riyadh - 500 kW.
North Africa
Freqs/kHz
15225
15435
External Service
East Africa
0900-1155 Daily Bengali
South Asia
0900-1155 Daily Indonesian South-East Asia
South Asia
West Asia
Middle East
1500-1555 Daily Turkmen
Central Asia
Central Asia
1700-1755 Daily Tajik
Central Asia
SE Europe/Middle East
Freqs/kHz
15285
15120
21670
13775
9695
7240
9885
9885
9885
9675
10
Radio Saudi Internationale

Transmitter Sites: Riyadh - 500 kW.
West Africa
Freqs/kHz
17660
Syria
Radio Damascus
Radio Damascus is the state-operated external broadcasting service of Syria. Shortwave transmissions
have been discontinued, presumably due to the on-going conflict in Syria.
Turkey
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation is the national public broadcaster of Turkey.
TRT Turkish Service
The domestic service in Turkish is relayed on shortwave to the expatriot community around the world.
Transmitter Site: Emirler - 250/500 kW.
Freqs/kHz
Central Asia
6000
Europe/Asia
9700 9820
Europe/Asia/Australasia
11925 15350 15480
Europe/Asia/Australasia
15350 15480
Europe/Asia/Austalasia
15350
Europe
11815
Europe/N America/M East/N Africa 5980 6120
Voice of Turkey
Voice of Turkey is the external broadcasting service of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation.
Transmitter Site: Emirler - 250/500 kW.
Freqs/kHz
Europe/Americas
9410 9650
0300-0400 Daily Uighur
Central Asia
9460
Europe/M East/North America
7240 9655
Caucasus
11835
Middle East
11795
Middle East/North Africa
11955
1100-1130 Daily Tatar
Central Asia
15360
1100-1200 Daily Georgian
Caucasus
9840
Central Asia
13625
1200-1230 Daily Bulgarian
South-East Europe
7245
1200-1300 Daily Chinese
East Asia
12045
Europe
17755
1300-1330 Daily Turkmen
Central Asia
11965
South Asia
11985
Europe/North America
12035
1330-1430 Daily Uighur
Central Asia
13685
Russia
9410
Central Asia
9785
Europe
6185
Middle East/North Africa
9665 15200
South-West Asia
11680
Middle East
9530
South-West Asia
11680
Caucasus
5965
South/South-East Asia
11730
Near East/Asia
9495
West Africa
9620
11
1830-1930
1930-2030
2030-2130
2130-2230
2300-0000
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
German
English
French
English
English
Europe
Europe
Europe/West Africa
Asia/Australasia
Europe/North America
7205
6050
5970 6050
9610
5960
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
0100-0130 Daily
BBC
Hindi
0100-0200 Daily
R Free Asia
Uighur
0200-0215 Daily
FEBA R
Urdu
0215-0230 Mon-Wed
FEBA R
Baluchi
0215-0230 Thu-Sat
FEBA R
Sindhi
0215-0230 Sun
FEBA R
Urdu
0230-0300 Daily
IBRA R
Dari
0230-0300 Daily
BBC
Hindi
0300-0400 Daily
BBC
Arabic
0330-0430 Daily
BBC
Persian
0400-0430 Daily
BBC
Somali
0400-0500 Daily
BBC
English
0430-0500 Daily
BBC
French
0430-0530 Daily
BBC
Persian
0500-0530 Daily
NHK World R Japan
English
0500-0800 Daily
BBC
English
0600-0700 Daily
R Free Asia
Tibetan
0630-0700 Daily
Deutsche Welle
Hausa
0700-0800 Daily
Deutsche Welle
English
1000-1100 Daily
R Free Asia
Tibetan
1100-1130 Daily
BBC
Somali
1100-1200 Daily
R Free Asia
Tibetan
1130-1145 Fri
Eternal Good News
English
1130-1300 Sat
BBC
Somali
1200-1230 Daily
FEBA R
Tibetan
1200-1300 Daily
R Ergo
Somali
1300-1315 Thu-Sun
TWR-Africa
Afar
1300-1400 Sat
BBC
Somali
1300-1400 Daily
Deutsche Welle
Hausa
1330-1400 Daily
Deutsche Welle
Dari
1400-1430 Daily
Deutsche Welle
Pashto
1400-1430 Mon-Fri
BBC
Hausa
1400-1500 Daily
BBC
Somali
1500-1600 Daily
R Free Asia
Tibetan
1500-1600 Daily
Deutsche Welle
Swahili
1515-1600 Daily
NHK R Japan
Urdu
1600-1630 Daily
IBRA R
Afar
1600-1630 Daily
BBC
Hindi
1600-1700 Daily
R Free Asia
Uighur
1600-1700 Daily
Deutsche Welle
Amharic
1630-1645 Sun
TWR-Africa
Somali
1630-1700 Sun-Wed
IBRA R
Tigrinya
1630-1700 Thu-Sat
IBRA R
Amharic
1630-1700 Mon-Sat
TWR-Africa
Somali
1700-1730 Daily
IBRA R
Somali
1700-1730 Daily
IBRA R
Oromo
1700-2000 Daily
BBC
Arabic
12
Target
South Asia
Central Asia
South Asia
South Asia
South Asia
South Asia
West Africa
South Asia
North Africa
West Asia
Horn of Africa
East Africa
Indian Ocean Isl.
West Asia
Europe
East Africa
East Asia
West Africa
Africa
East Asia
Horn of Africa
East Asia
South Asia
Horn of Africa
East Asia
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
West Africa
West Asia
West Asia
West Africa
Horn of Africa
East Asia
East Africa
South Asia
Horn of Africa
South Asia
Central Asia
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
North Africa
kHz
5980
9690
7320
7320
7320
7320
5940
7350 9560
7285
6095
15490
12095
17640
9670
13640
15420
21680
21780
17800
9690
15530
15375
15525
17745 21470
15215
17845
17680
21470
21780
15430
15430
17640
21470
11660
17710
13870
11655
12065
9720
15560
11635
9820
9820
11635
6180
9540
12095
1730-1800
1730-1800
1730-1800
1800-1815
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1830
1815-1845
1830-1845
1830-1900
1900-1930
1900-2000
2000-2100
2030-2130
2300-0000
Daily
Daily
Daily
Mon-Thu
Sat
Daily
Sun
Mon-Fri
Sun
Mon-Fri
Mon-Fri
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
IBRA R
IBRA R
IBRA R
TWR-Africa
TWR-Africa
BBC
TWR-Africa
TWR-Africa
TWR-Africa
BBC
Voice of America
R Taiwan Int
KBS World R
Voice of Vietnam
R Free Asia
Somali
Oromo
Tigrinya
Tigrinya
Tigre
Somali
Kunama
Tigrinya
Amharic
English
Tigrinya
French
Arabic
German
Tibetan
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
East Africa
Horn of Africa
Western Europe
North Africa
Europe
East Asia
6180
9485
9540
5965
5965
6180
5965
5965
5965
9410
11900
9895
9840
6175
5905
West Bank & Gaza

Target Broadcasts to West Bank & Gaza
Al-Quds TV audio
Al-Quds TV is a Palestinian satellite channel broadcast which began broadcasting in November 2008.
Freq/kHz
West Bank & Gaza 7370-kam 9895-zah
Voice of the Islamic Palestinian Revolution
Voice of the Islamic Palestinian Revolution originates from Iran in support of Palestinian groups.
Freq/kHz
West Bank & Gaza 6175-kam 7425-sir
Yemen
Republic of Yemen Radio - Radio Sana'a
Republic of Yemen Radio is the state broadcasting service of Yemen. During the current civil war in the
country shortwave transmissions direct from Yemen are unheard.
Target Broadcast to Yemen
Republic of Yemen Radio - Radio Sana'a - Pro-Hadi
Chris Greenway reported via DXLD on 20 October 2015 the existence of a broadcast on shortwave in
support of Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. President Hadi, who was deposed by Houthi
rebels in 2014 and subsequently fled to Saudi Arabia in March 2015, recently returned to the southern city
of Aden to reportedly superivse an offensive against rebels. Tarek Zeidan reported an ID at 2000 UTC on
20 October 2015 as "Huna Sana'a idhaat aljumhuriya alyamaniya al bernamaj al a'am" ("This is Sana'a,
Republic of Yemen Radio General Programme, with news about the return of the Yemeni president to
Aden"). Tarek adds that according to some sources there are two transmissions, the first one from 0700
to 1200 and the second one from 2100 to 0200. Tarek checked the audio stream of Sana'a online and
there was a different feed talking about the Saudi invasion of Yemen, so that was operated by the Houthi
rebels supporting the former president of Yemen Ali Abdul Allah Saleh. According to an online source the
pro-Hadi transmission on shortwave is from Aden, but based on the fact that Yemen is having problems
with power and a lot of blackouts, leaving the greater part of Yemen without electricity, it must be coming
from a nearby country, presumably Saudi Arabia.
Transmitter Site: believed to be in Saudi Arabia.
Times/UTC
Days Language Target
Freq/kHz
0400-0900 (0700-1200 local) Daily Arabic
Yemen 11860
1800-2300 (2100-0200 local) Daily Arabic
Yemen 11860
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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
Please send corrections and up-dates by email to: tony@bdxc.org.uk
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