BRITISH DX CLUB

SOUTH ASIA
ON SHORTWAVE

Guide to Broadcasting Stations

on Shortwave in South Asia
November 2015

Bangladesh
Bangladesh Betar
Bangladesh Betar is the state-owned radio broadcasting organisation of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Betar - Home Service
The Bangladesh Betar Home Service has nationwide coverage on MW, SW and FM. The current 100 kW
shortwave transmitter was inaugurated in 2006.
Transmitter Site: Shavar - 100 kW.
Time/UTC
Language
kHz
0600-1710 (1200-2310 BST) Bengali/English 4750
Note: WRTH says news in English at 1100 & 1530 UTC, with SAARC news in English at 1250 UTC Mondays
Bangladesh Betar - External Service
Bangladesh Betar's External Service had in recent years operated on two shortwave frequencies in the
41 and 31 metre-bands (7250 and 9550 kHz). This was reduced to just one frequency (7250 kHz) and
from early 2010 was not heard at all, probably due to the remaining transmitter being in a state of
disrepair. However, during 2012 a new Thomson 250 kW shortwave transmitter and rotatable antenna
system was installed at Khabipur and tests were first heard in August 2012 on a number of frequencies
including 7105, 15105, 15505 and 15520 kHz. The monitored schedule since mid-August is below.
Transmitter Site: Kharbirpir - 250 kW.
Time/UTC Language Target
kHz
Notes
1230-1300 English
South & South-East Asia 15105 General Overseas Service
1315-1345 Nepali
Nepal
9455
1400-1430 Urdu
Pakistan
15505
1515-1545 Hindi
India
15505
1600-1630 Arabic
Middle East
7250
1630-1730 Bengali
Middle East
7250
1745-1900 English
Europe
13580 General Overseas Service
1915-2000 Bengali
Europe
13580

Bhutan
Bhutan Broadcasting Service
Radio Broadcasting was started by a group of young volunteers, known as the National Youth Association
of Bhutan (NYAB) in November 1973. The station was operational only on Sundays with 30 minutes of
news and music. The NYAB club office was transformed to radio studio at weekends. The 400-watt
transmitter was rented from the local telegraph office. The station was called Radio NYAB. In 1979, the
Royal Government recognizing the importance of the radio for development communication, incorporated
the station under the Ministry of Communications. In 1986 with the commissioning of a 10 kW shortwave
transmitter and a small broadcast studio, Radio NYAB was renamed as Bhutan Broadcasting Service
(BBS). In March 1991, BBS acquired its permanent seat in Chubachu, Thimphu, and a 50 kW shortwave
transmitter. In August 2007, a 100 kW shortwave transmitter with DRM capability was commissioned.
BBS radio broadcasts for 15 hours daily from 6 am to 7 pm local time in four languages (Dzongkha,
Sharchop, Lhotsamkha and English).
Transmitter Site: Thimpu - 100 kW
Time/UTC
Language kHz
0000-0300 (0600-0900 BTT) Dzongkha 6035
0300-0400 (0900-1000 BTT) Sharchop 6035
0400-0500 (1000-1100 BTT) Lhotsam
6035
0500-0600 (1100-1200 BTT) English
6035
0600-0700 (1200-1300 BTT) Sharchop 6035
0700-0800 (1300-1400 BTT) Dzongkha 6035
0900-1000 (1500-1600 BTT) Sharchop 6035
1000-1100 (1600-1700 BTT) Lhotsam
6035
1100-1300 (1700-1900 BTT) Dzongkha 6035
Note: BBS's shortwave transmitter was repaired by engineers from All India Radio and returned to the air
in late August 2014.
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India
All India Radio
All India Radio (abbreviated as AIR), officially known as Akashvani, is the radio broadcaster of India and a
division of Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), an autonomous corporation of the Ministry
of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. It was established in 1936. All India Radio is one
of the largest radio networks in the world.
All India Radio - National Channel
All India Radio offers a 3 tier system of broadcasting, namely National, Regional and Local. Started on 18
May 1988, the National channel of All India Radio works as a night service from 6.50 pm to 6.10 am the
next morning. It covers 64% area and about 76% population of the country, through its 3 MW transmitters
at Nagpur (1566 kHz), Delhi (1215 kHz) and Kolkata (1134 kHz from 2300 hrs) with shortwave support on
31 Meter Band 9425 kHz & 9470 kHz) which covers the entire country. Having the whole of India as its
zone, the programme complexion of the channel has been designed to make it representative of the
varied cultural morale and ethos of the Nation as a whole.
Transmitter Sites: Delhi-Khampur (dkh) - 250 kW; Aligargh (alg) - 250 kW.
Schedule
Languages
kHz
1320-0043 (1850-0613 IST) Hindi/English/Urdu 6155-dkh 9380-alg
Note: Home News in Hindi and English at 1430, 1530, 1630, 1730, 1830, 1935, 2030, 2135, and 2230.
All India Radio - FM Gold
FM Gold is a radio channel of All India Radio. It is heard in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai. It can also
be heard on DTH platform. The programme content of Gold FM and its sister station, Rainbow FM, is
mainly popular Indian and Western music, compered in a vivacious and contemporary style and therefore
highly popular with the urban youth. News bulletins and current affairs programmes are also broadcast. A
relay of FM Gold is currently carried on shortwave via a transmitter at Chennai.
Transmitter Sites: Chennai (cni) - 100 kW.
Schedule
Lang.
kHz
0130-0430 (0700-1000 IST) Hindi /English 7270-cni
All India Radio - Vividh Bharati
One of the most famous services of the AIR is the Vividh Bharati Seva (roughly translating to "Multi-Indian
service"). Vividh Bharati celebrated its Golden Jubilee on 3 October 2007. Vividh Bharati has the only
comprehensive database of songs from the so termed "Golden Era" of Hindi film music (roughly from
1940s to 1980s). This service is the most commercial of all and is popular in Mumbai and other cities of
India. This service offers a wide range of programmes including news, film music, comedy shows, etc.
Transmitter Sites: Aligargh (alg) - 250 kW; Bangalore (blg) - 500 kW; Delhi-Khampur (dkh) - 50 kW.
Morning schedule
Lang. kHz
0100-0435 (0630-1005 IST) Hindi 9380-alg 9870-bgl
Afternoon schedule
Lang. kHz
0900-1200 (1430-1730 IST) Hindi 9380-alg 9870-bgl
Evening schedule
Lang. kHz
1245-1740 (1815-2310 IST) Hindi 9870-bgl
All India Radio - Uttarakhand Programme
On 9 November 2000 Uttarakhand (formerly Uttaranchal) was
carved out of Uttar Pradesh as a seperate state. All India Radio
has a dedicated programme for the region that originates from
its studios in Delhi and is aired on shortwave during the morning
and evening periods.
Transmitter Site: Delhi (Kingsway) - 100 kW.
Morning schedule
Lang. kHz
0200-0230 (0730-0800 IST) Hindi 6030-dki
Evening schedule
Lang. kHz
1215-1430 (1745-2000 IST) Hindi 6030-dki

All India Radio Regional Services

All India Radio has five regional services - North, North-East, East, South and West. They broadcast in
Hindi, English and the principal languages of the respective states and Union Territories (such as
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil,
Telegu and Urdu). As well as programmes originating from regional studios, the Regional Services also
relay certain news broadcasts and Network programmes from Delhi (Network programmes may consist of
entertainment, education, and health information of importance to the community).
Five All India Radio regional stations were officially closed in October 2014. These five transmitters, each
rated at 50 kW, were located at Gorakhpur, Gauhati, Jammu, Mumbai and Ranchi.
North Regional Service

All India Radio - Leh

State: Jammu and Kashmir.
Transmitter Site: Leh - 10 kW
Morning schedule
Mo-Sa 0213-0400 (0743-0930 IST)
Su
0130-0430 (0700-1000 IST)
Afternoon schedule
Mo-Sa 0700-0930 (1230-1500 IST)
Su
0630-0930 (1200-1500 IST)
Evening schedule
Daily 1130-1630 (1700-2200 IST)

All India Radio - Delhi

State: National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Transmitter Site: Delhi (Kingsway) - 50 kW
Morning schedule
Daily 0230-0330 (0800-0900 IST) 4870 kHz
Evening schedule
Daily 1430-1530 (2000-2100 IST) 4870 kHz
All India Radio - Jaipur
State: Rajasthan
Transmitter Site: Jaipur - 50 kW
Morning schedule
Mo-Sa 0025-0430 (0555-0930 IST)
Su
0025-0530 (0555-1030 IST)
Afternoon schedule
Daily 0630-0931 (1130-1501 IST)
Evening schedule
Daily 1130-1741 (1700-2311 IST)
All India Radio - Lucknow
State: Uttar Pradesh.
Transmitter Site: Lucknow - 50 kW
Morning schedule
Mo-Sa 0025-0430 (0555-1000 IST)
Su
0025-0415 (0555-0945 IST)
Su
0430-0700 (1000-1230 IST)
Afternoon schedule
Daily 0700-1000 (1230-1530 IST)
Daily 1005-1006 (1535-1536 IST)
Evening schedule
Daily 1215-1741 (1745-2311 IST)

All India Radio - Srinagar

State: Jammu and Kashmir.
Transmitter Site: Srinagar - 50 kW
Morning schedule
Mo-Sa 0120-0215 (0650-0745 IST)
Su
0030-0215 (0600-0745 IST)
Daily 0225-0501 (0755-1031 IST)
Afternoon schedule
Mo-Sa 0600-1115 (1130-1645 IST)
Su
0501-1115 (1031-1645 IST)
Evening schedule
Daily 1120-1743 (1650-2313 IST)
irregular

4910 kHz
4910 kHz
7325 kHz
4910 kHz

4880 kHz
4880 kHz
7440 kHz

4760 kHz
4760 kHz
6000 kHz
6000 kHz
4760 kHz

4950 kHz-irreg
4950 kHz-irreg
6110 kHz
6110 kHz
6110 kHz
4950 kHz-irreg

North-East Regional Service

All India Radio - Aizawl
State: Mizoram
Transmitter Site: Aizawl - 10 kW
Morning schedule
Daily 0025-0400 (0555-0930 IST) 5050 kHz
Afternoon schedule
Daily 0700-1000 (1230-1500 IST) 7295 kHz
Evening schedule
Daily 1130-1630 (1700-2200 IST) 5050 kHz
irregular

7440 kHz
7440 kHz
4880 kHz

All India Radio - Shimla

State: Himachal Pradesh.
Transmitter Site: Shimla - 50 kW
Morning schedule
Daily 0025-0200 (0555-0730 IST) 4860 kHz
Daily 0215-0400 (0745-0930 IST) 6020 kHz
Daily 0415-0700 (0945-1230 IST) 6020 kHz
Afternoon schedule
Mo-Sa 0700-0930 (1230-1500 IST) 6020 kHz
Su
0700-1000 (1230-1530 IST) 6020 kHz
Evening schedule
Daily 1130-1230 (1700-1800 IST) 6020 kHz
Daily 1300-1741 (1830-2311 IST) 4860 kHz
temporarily inactive due to transmitter problem.

All India Radio - Gangtok

State: Sikkim
Transmitter Site: Gangtok - 10 kW
Morning schedule
Daily 0100-0500 (0630-1030 IST) 4835 kHz
Afternoon schedule
Irreg
6085 kHz
Evening schedule
Daily 1030-1600 (1600-2130 IST) 4835 kHz
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All India Radio - Imphal

State: Manipur
Transmitter Site: Imphal - 50 kW
Morning schedule
Mo-Sa 0030-0215 (0600-0745 IST)
Su
0000-0215 (0530-0745 IST)
Mo-Sa 0225-0400 (0755-0930 IST)
Su
0225-0430 (0755-1000 IST)
Afternoon schedule
Daily 0630-1000 (1200-1530 IST)
Evening schedule
Daily 1030-1700 (1600-2230 IST)
currently off-air

East Regional Service

All India Radio - Jeypore
State: Orissa
Transmitter Site: Jeypore - 50 kW
Morning schedule
Daily 0025-0445 (0555-1015 IST) 5040 kHz
Afternoon schedule
Daily 0446-0915 (1016-1445 IST) 6040 kHz
Evening schedule
Daily 1130-1741 (1700-2311 IST) 5040 kHz

4775 kHz
4775 kHz
7335 kHz
7335 kHz
7335 kHz
4775 kHz

All India Radio - Kolkata

State: West Bengal
Transmitter Site: Kolkata - 50 kW
Morning schedule
Daily 0025-0215 (0555-0745 IST)
Daily 0230-0400 (0800-0930 IST)
Afternoon schedule
Mo-Sa 0730-1001 (1300-1531 IST)
Su
0700-1001 (1230-1531 IST)
Evening schedule
Daily 1130-1745 (1700-2315 IST)
currently off-air

All India Radio - Itanagar

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Transmitter Site: Itanagar - 50 kW
Morning schedule
Irreg
0020-0400 (0550-0930 IST) 4990 kHz
Afternoon schedule
Daily 0700-0900 (1230-1430 IST) 6150 kHz
Evening schedule
Irreg
1000-1630 (1530-2200 IST) 4990 kHz
currently off-air
All India Radio - Kohima
State: Nagaland
Transmitter Site: Kohima - 50 kW
Morning schedule
Daily 0000-0415 (0530-0945 IST)
Daily 0430-0510 (1000-1040 IST)
Afternoon schedule
off-air 0700-0900 (1230-1430 IST)
Evening schedule
Daily 1000-1700 (1530-2230 IST)
Note: transmissions are irregular.

4820 kHz
7210 kHz
7210 kHz
7210 kHz
4820 kHz

All India Radio - Kurseong

State: West Bengal
Transmitter Site: Kurseong - 50 kW
Morning schedule
Daily 0055-0430 (0625-1030 IST) 4895 kHz
Afternoon schedule
Daily 0620-1030 (1150-1600 IST) 7230 kHz
Evening schedule
Mo-Fr 1130-1700 (1700-2230 IST) 4895 kHz
Sa/Su 1130-1741 (1700-2311 IST) 4895 kHz

4850 kHz
6065 kHz
6065 kHz
4850 kHz

South Regional Service

All India Radio - Shillong
State: Meghalaya
Transmitter Site: Shillong - 50 kW
Morning schedule
Daily 0025-0400 (0555-0930 IST) 4970 kHz
Afternoon schedule
Daily 0656-0931 (1226-1501 IST) 7315 kHz
Evening schedule
Daily 1056-1630 (1626-2200 IST) 4970 kHz

All India Radio - Chennai

State: Tamil Nadu.
Transmitter Site: Chennai - 50 kW
Morning schedule
Daily 0015-0245 (0545-0815 IST)
Morning/Afternoon schedule
Mo-Sa 0300-0930 (0830-1500 IST)
Su
0300-1130 (0830-1700 IST)
Evening schedule
Daily 1200-1739 (1730-2309 IST)

West Regional Service

4920 kHz
7380 kHz
7380 kHz
4920 kHz

All India Radio - Hyderabad

State: Telengana.
Transmitter Site: Hyderabad - 50 kW
Morning schedule
Daily 0020-0215 (0550-0745 IST) 4800 kHz
Morning/Afternoon schedule
Mo-Sa 0225-0930 (0755-1500 IST) 7420 kHz
Su
0225-1030 (0755-1600 IST) 7420 kHz
Evening schedule
Daily 1130-1744 (1700-2314 IST) 4800 kHz

All India Radio - Bhopal

State: Madhya Pradesh
Transmitter Site: Bhopal - 50 kW
Morning schedule
Daily 0025-0215 (0555-0745 IST) 4810 kHz
Morning/Afternoon schedule
Daily 0225-0932 (0755-1502 IST) 7430 kHz
Evening schedule
Daily 1130-1742 (1700-2312 IST) 4810 kHz

All India Radio - Port Blair

State: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Transmitter Site: Port Blair - 8.5 kW
Morning schedule
Daily 2355-0300 (0525-0830 IST) 4760 kHz
Mo-Fr 0315-0400 (0845-0930 IST) 7390 kHz
Sa
0315-0415 (0845-0945 IST) 7390 kHz
Su
0315-0500 (0845-1030 IST) 7390 kHz
Afternoon schedule
Mo-Sa 0700-0931 (1230-1501 IST) 7390 kHz
Su
0700-1000 (1230-1530 IST) 7390 kHz
Evening schedule
Daily 1030-1700 (1600-2230 IST) 4760 kHz
sometimes extended to 1730 (2300 IST)

All India Radio - Thiruvananthapuram

State: Kerala.
Transmitter Site: Thiruvananthapuram - 50 kW
Morning schedule
Daily 0020-0215 (0550-0745 IST) 5010 kHz
Morning/Afternoon schedule
Mo-Sa 0230-1000 (0800-1530 IST) 7290 kHz
Su
0230-1030 (0800-1600 IST) 7290 kHz
Evening schedule
Daily 1130-1740 (1700-2310 IST) 5010 kHz
irregular

All India Radio Regional Stations by Frequency

kHz
kW Location
Time/UTC
4760 10 Leh
0213-0400mo-sa
0130-0430su
1130-1630
4760 8.5 Port Blair
2355-0300
1030-1700/1730
4775 50 Imphal
0030-0215mo-sa
0000-0215su
1030-1700/1730
4800 50 Hyderabad
0020-0215
1130-1744
4810 50 Bhopal
0025-0215
1130-1742
4820 50 Kolkata
0025-0215
1130-1745v
4835 10 Gangtok
0100-0500
1030-1600
4850 50 Kohima
0000-0415 irreg
1000-1700 irreg
4860 50 Shimla
0025-0200
1300-1741
4870 50 Delhi (Kingsway)
0230-0330
1430-1530
4880 50 Lucknow
0025-0430mo-sa
0025-0415su
1215-1741
4895 50 Kurseong
0055-0430
1130-1700mo-fr
1130-1741sa/su
4910 50 Jaipur
0025-0430mo-fr
0025-0530su
1130-1741
4920 50 Chennai
0015-0245
1200-1739
4950 50 Srinagar
0120-0215mo-sa
0030-0215su
1120-1743
2220-2315
4970 50 Shillong
0025-0400
1056-1630
4990 50 Itanagar
0020-0400 irreg
1000-1630 irreg
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Region
North
North
North
South
South
North-East
North-East
North-East
South
South
West
West
East
East
North-East
North-East
North-East
North-East
North
North
North
North
North
North
North
East
East
East
North
North
North
South
South
North
North
North
Ramzan
North-East
North-East
North-East
North-East

Transmitter usage at other times

on 6000 afternoons
on 6000 afternoons
on 6000 afternoons
on 7390 afternoons
on 7390 afternoons
on 7335 afternoons
on 7335 afternoons
on 7335 afternoons
on 7420 afternoons
on 7420 afternoons
on 7430 afternoons
on 7430 afternoons
on 7210 late mornings/afternoons
on 7210 late mornings/afternoons
on 6085 afternoons
on 6085 afternoons
on 6065 late mornings/afternoons
on 6065 late mornings/afternoons
on 6020 afternoons
on 6020 afternoons
on 7440 afternoons
on 7440 afternoons
on 7440 afternoons
on 7230 afternoons
on 7230 afternoons
on 7230 afternoons
on 7325 afternoons
on 7325 afternoons
on 7325 afternoons
on 7380 afternoons
on 7380 afternoons
on 6110 afternoons
on 6110 afternoons
on 6110 afternoons
special broadcasts
on 7315 afternoons
on 7315 afternoons
on 6150 afternoons
on 6150 afternoons

5010

50

Thiruvanathapuram

5040

50

Jeypore

5050

10

Aizwal

5985
6000

50
10

Ranchi
Leh

6020

50

Shimla

6040 50
6065 50
6085 10
6100 250
6110 50

Jeypore
Kohima
Gangtok
Delhi
Srinagar

6150
7210

50
50

Itanagar
Kolkata

7230
7290

50
50

Kurseong
Thiruvanathapuram

7295
7315
7325
7335

10
50
50
50

Aizwal
Shillong
Jaipur
Imphal

7380

50

Chennai

7390

8.5 Port Blair

7420
7420

50
50

Guwahati
Hyderabad

7430
7440

50
50

Bhopal
Lucknow

0020-0215
1130-1740
0025-0445
1130-1741
0025-0400
1130-1630
discontinued
0700-0930mo-sa
0630-0930su
0215-0410
0415-1000su
0700-0930mo-sa
1130-1230
0446-0915
currently off-air
irregular
0730-0830
0225-0501mo-sa
0225-1115su
0600-1115mo-sa
0700-0900
0230-0400
0730-1001mo-sa
0700-1001su
0620-1030
0230-1000
0230-1030sa/su
0700-1000
0656-0931
0630-0931
0225-0400mo-sa
0225-0430su
0630-1000mo-sa
0600-1000su
0300-0930mo-sa
0300-1130su
0315-0400mo-fr
0315-0415sa
0315-0500su
0700-0900mo-sa
0700-0930su
currently off-air
0225-0930mo-sa
0225-1030su
0225-0932
0430-1000su
0700-1000mo-sa
1005-1006

South
South
East
East
North-East
North-East
East
North
North
North
North
North
North
East
North-East
North-East
North
North
North
North
North-East
East
East
East
East
South
South
North-East
North-East
North
North-East
North-East
North-East
North-East
South
South
South
South
South
South
South
North
South
South
West
North
North
North

on 7290 afternoons
on 7290 afternoons
on 6040 afternoons
on 6040 afternoons
on 7295 afternoons
on 7295 afternoons
has permanently left SW
on 4660 mornings/evenings
on 4660 mornings/evenings
on 4860 mornings/evenings
on 4860 mornings/evenings
on 4860 mornings/evenings
on 4860 mornings/evenings
on 5040 mornings/evenings
on 4850 irreg early morning/evening
on 4835 mornings/evenings
on 4950 mornings/evenings
on 4950 mornings/evenings
on 4950 mornings/evenings
on 4990 mornings/evenings
on 4820 early mornings/evenings
on 4820 early mornings/evenings
on 4820 early mornings/evenings
on 4895 mornings/evenings
on 5010 mornings/evenings
on 5010 mornings/evenings
on 5050 mornings/evenings
on 4970 mornings/evenings
on 4910 mornings/evenings
on 4775 mornings/evenings
on 4775 mornings/evenings
on 4775 mornings/evenings
on 4775 mornings/evenings
on 4920 mornings/evenings
on 4920 mornings/evenings
on 4760 mornings/evenings
on 4760 mornings/evenings
on 4760 mornings/evenings
on 4760 mornings/evenings
on 4760 mornings/evenings
on 4800 mornings/evenings
on 4800 mornings/evenings
on 4810 mornings/evenings
on 4880 mornings/evenings
on 4880 mornings/evenings
on 4880 mornings/evenings

All India Radio Home News

Home News broadcasts from All India Radio's Delhi studios are targeted at states and Union Territories in
English, Hindi and other principal languages. They are broadcast at specific times each day and may be
relayed on the All India Radio National Channel (Hindi and English news on 6155 and 9380 kHz) and by
various All India Radio regional stations on shortwave as follows:
Morning schedule
0030-0035 (0600-0605 IST)
0035-0040 (0605-0610 IST)
0125-0130 (0655-0700 IST)
0130-0135 (0700-0705 IST)
0135-0145 (0705-0715 IST)
0135-0145 (0705-0715 IST)
0145-0155 (0715-0725 IST)
0145-0155 (0715-0725 IST)
0155-0205 (0725-0735 IST)
0155-0205 (0725-0735 IST)
0205-0215 (0735-0745 IST)
0215-0225 (0745-0755 IST)
0215-0225 (0745-0755 IST)

Hindi
English
Sanskrit
Hindi
Assamese
Telugu
Oriya
Tamil
Bengali
Malayalam
Kannada
Gujarati
Kashmiri

0230-0245 (0800-0815 IST)

0245-0300 (0815-0830 IST)
0300-0310 (0830-0840 IST)
0300-0310 (0830-0840 IST)
0300-0310 (0830-0840 IST)
0310-0320 (0840-0850 IST)
0320-0335 (0850-0905 IST)
0330-0335 (0900-0905 IST)
0335-0340 (0905-0910 IST)
0340-0345 (0910-0915 IST)
0345-0350 (0915-0920 IST)
0350-0355 (0920-0925 IST)

Hindi
English
Dogri
Marathi
Punjabi
Sindhi
Urdu
Hindi
English
Hindi States News
Hindi Vikas Yatra
English Anns

Afternoon schedule
0700-0710 (1230-1240 IST)
0710-0720 (1240-1250 IST)
0720-0730 (1250-1300 IST)
0730-0735 (1300-1305 IST)
0735-0740 (1305-1310 IST)
0740-0750 (1310-1320 IST)
0750-0800 (1320-1330 IST)
0800-0810 (1330-1340 IST)

Telugu
Tamil
Malayalam
English
Hindi
Kannada
Gujarati
Bengali

0800-0810
0810-0820
0810-0820
0820-0830
0820-0830
0830-0900
0900-0930

(1330-1340 IST)
(1340-1350 IST)
(1340-1350 IST)
(1350-1400 IST)
(1350-1400 IST)
(1400-1430 IST)
(1430-1500 IST)

Marathi
Assamese
Punjabi
Oriya
Urdu
English
Hindi

Evening schedule
1115-1130 (1645-1700 IST)
1130-1135 (1700-1705 IST)
1135-1140 (1705-1710 IST)
1230-1235 (1800-1805 IST)
1235-1240 (1805-1810 IST)
1240-1245 (1810-1815 IST)
1245-1255 (1815-1825 IST)
1255-1310 (1825-1840 IST)
1330-1335 (1900-1905 IST)
1335-1340 (1905-1910 IST)
1335-1345 (1905-1915 IST)
1335-1345 (1905-1915 IST)
1345-1355 (1915-1925 IST)
1345-1355 (1915-1925 IST)

Arunachali
Hindi
English
English
Hindi
Sanskrit
Sindhi
Kashmiri
Hindi
Hindi Sports
Assamese
Telugu
Oriya
Tamil

1345-1400
1355-1405
1355-1405
1405-1415
1405-1415
1420-1430
1430-1435
1435-1440
1435-1445
1515-1530
1530-1545
1546-1600
1730-1735
1735-1740

(1915-1930 IST)
(1925-1935 IST)
(1925-1935 IST)
(1935-1945 IST)
(1935-1945 IST)
(1950-2000 IST)
(2000-2005 IST)
(2005-2010 IST)
(2005-2015 IST)
(2045-2100 IST)
(2100-2115 IST)
(2116-2130 IST)
(2300-2305 IST)
(2305-2310 IST)

Dogri
Nepali
Malayalam
Bengali
Kannada
Gujarati
English
English Sports
Marathi
Hindi
English
Urdu
English
Hindi

Although the extensive schedule of Home News broadcasts direct from shortwave transmitters in Delhi
was discontinued a few years ago, the following are still aired on shortwave for listeners in Pakistan and
Afghanistan:
Times
0230-0300 (0800-0900 IST)
1130-1135 (1700-1705 IST)
1135-1140 (1705-1710 IST)
1530-1545 (2100-2115 IST)

Language Freq/kHz
Hidi
7505 - Delhi Kingsway (100 kW)
Hindi
11620 - Delhi Khampur (250 kW)
English
11620 - Delhi Khampur (250 kW)
English
9910 - Aligarh (250 kW)

All India Radio - External Services

The External Services Division of All India Radio broadcasts in 27 languages to countries outside of India,
primarily on shortwave although mediumwave is also used to reach neighbouring countries. In addition to
broadcasts targeted at specific countries by language there is a General Overseas Service which
broadcasts in English and is aimed at a general international audience.
Transmitter Sites: Delhi-Khampur (dkh); Delhi-Kingsway (dki); Aligarh (alg); Bangalore (blg);
Chennai (cni); Mumbai (mum); Panaji (pan)
Time/UTC Language Target
KHz
0000-0045 Tamil
S/SE Asia
7270-cni 9835-dki 11740-pan 11985-dkh 13795-bgl
0015-0430 Urdu
S Asia
6145-alg 7340-mum 7520-dkh 11620-bng
0045-0115 Sinhala
S Asia
7270-cni 11740-pan 11985-dkh
0100-0200 Sindhi
W Asia
5990-dkh 7370-dki 9635-dkh
0130-0230 Nepali
S Asia
7505-dki 9800-dki 11715-dkh
0215-0300 Kannada
M East
13695-bgl 15120-bgl
0215-0300 Pashto
W Asia
7350-dkh 9910-dkh 11560-pan
0300-0345 Dari
W Asia
7350-dkh 9910-dkh 11560-pan
0315-0415 Hindi
S Asia/M East 11840-dkh 13695-bgl 15120-bgl 15185-pan
0400-0430 Persian
M East
11670-bgl 15210-pan 15770-dkh
0415-0430 Gujarati
E Africa
15185-pan
0430-0530 Arabic
M East
11670-bgl 15210-pan 15770-dkh
0430-0530 Hindi
E Africa
15185-pan
0530-0600 Urdu
M East
11670-bgl 15210-pan 15770-dkh (Haj Season)
0700-0800 Nepali
S Asia
7520-dkh 9940-dki 11850-dki
0830-1130 Urdu
S Asia
7250-dki 7340-mum 7520-dkh 9940-dki 11620-dkh
0845-0945 Indonesian SE Asia
15770-pan 17510-dkh 17875-bgl
1000-1100 English
Australia/NZ
13695-bgl 17510-dkh
1000-1100 English
NE Asia
13605-bgl 15030-alg 15410-bgl
1000-1100 English
S Asia
7270-cni 15410-bgl
1115-1200 Thai
SE Asia
11670-bgl 13645-alg 15410-pan
1115-1215 Tamil
S/SE Asia
7270-cni 9810-pan 13695-bgl 17510-dkh
1145-1315 Chinese
E Asia
11845-dkh 17705-bgl
1215-1245 Telegu
SE Asia
9810-pan 13695-bgl
1215-1315 Burmese
SE Asia
9940-bgl 11710-dkh
1215-1330 Tibetan
E Asia
7555-dki 9575-bgl 11775-pan
1230-1500 Sindhi
W Asia
6165-dkh 7340-mum 9620-alg
1300-1500 Sinhala
S Asia
7270-cni 9820-dki
1315-1415 Dari
W Asia
9910-alg 11560-pan
1330-1430 Nepali
S Asia
4870-dki 7555-dki 11775-pan
1330-1500 English
SE Asia
9690-bgl 11620-dkh 13710-bgl
1415-1530 Pashto
W Asia
9910-alg 11560-pan
1500-1600 Baluchi
S Asia
6165-dkh 7340-mum 9620-alg
1515-1600 Gujarati
S Asia
11620-bgl 13640-bgl 15175-pan
1515-1615 Swahili
E Africa
9950-bgl 13605-bgl 17670-dkh
1530-1545 English
S Asia
7555-dkh
1615-1715 Russian
Russia
9595-bgl
1615-1730 Hindi
E Africa
9950-bgl 13605-bgl 17670-dkh
1615-1730 Hindi
M East
7505-pan 9445-dkh 12025-pan
1615-1730 Persian
M East
9620-alg 11710-dkh 13640-bgl
1730-1830 Malayalam M East
7505-pan 12025-pan
1730-1945 Arabic
M East
9620-alg 11710-dkh 13640-bgl
1745-1945 English
E Africa
11935-mum 13695-bgl 17670-dkh
1745-1945 English
UK/W Europe
11670-bgl
1745-1945 English
W&NW Africa
9445-dkh
1945-2030 French
W&NW Africa
9620-alg 11710-dkh 13640-bgl
1945-2045 Hindi
UK/W Europe
11670-bgl
2045-2230 English
Australia/NZ
9910-alg 11620-bgl 11740-pan
2045-2230 English
UK/W Europe
9445-bgl 11670-bgl
2245-0045 English
E & SE Asia
9690-bgl 9705-pan 11710-dkh
2300-0000 Hindi
SE Asia
9910-alg 11740-pan 13795-bgl
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All India Radio - DRM transmissions on shortwave

All India Radio transmissions in DRM were further expanded on 30 October 2011.
Transmitter Site: Bangalore (bgl) - 185 kW and Delhi-Khampur (dkh) - 90 kW.
Time/UTC Language/Service Target
kHz
0315-0415 Hindi
East Africa/Middle East 15120-bgl 17715-dkh
0415-0430 Gujarati
East Africa/Middle East 15120-bgl 17715-dkh
0430-0530 Hindi
East Africa/Middle East 15120-bgl 17715-dkh
0900-1000 Vividh Bharati
South Asia
6100-dkh
1000-1100 English
Australia/New Zealand
17895-bgl
1145-1315 Chinese
China
15040-bgl
1215-1330 Tibetan
Tibet
15040-bgl-ch.2
1300-1500 Sinhala
South Asia
15050-dkh
1615-1715 Russian
Europe
11620-bgl 15140-dkh
1745-1945 English
Europe
7550-bgl 9950-dkh
1745-1945 Vividh Bharati
Europe
7550-bgl-ch.2
1945-2045 Hindi
Europe
7550-bgl 9950-dkh
1945-2030 French
Europe
7550-bgl-ch.2
2045-2230 English
Europe
7550-bgl 9950-dkh
2045-2230 Vividh Bharati
Europe
7550-bgl-ch.2
2245-0045 English
North-East Asia
11645-dkh 13605-bgl
2245-0045 Vividh Bharati
Europe
13605-bgl-ch.2
Target Broadcasts from India to Pakistan-Administered Azad Kashmir
Voice of Kashmir (Radio Sedayee Kashmir)
The Voice of Kashmir is a radio station operated by the Indian government with anti-Pakistani programming aimed at Kashmir. It first went on air in late 2002 via the shortwave transmitters of All India
Radio in Delhi. Broadcasts are reported to be irregular.
Transmitter Sites: Delhi-Khampur (dkh); Delhi-Kingsway (dki)
Schedule
Languages
Target
kHz
0230-0330 (0730-0830 PKT) Kashmiri/Dogri Kashmir 4870-dkh
0730-0830 (1230-1330 PKT) Kashmiri/Dogri Kashmir 6100-dki
1430-1530 (1930-2030 PKT) Kashmiri/Dogri Kashmir 4870-dkh
note: all transmissions are irregular.

Nepal
Radio Nepal
Radio Nepal was established on 1 April 1951. Initially, the transmission covered duration of 4 hours and
30 minutes through a 250 Watt shortwave transmitter. Over the years, Radio Nepal has strengthened its
institutional capacity considerably and diversified itself in terms of programme format, technical efficiency
and coverage. Radio Nepal currently airs programmes on mediumwave and FM. Programming is mainly
in Nepali but the daily schedule includes segments in other languages. The Radio Nepal shortwave
transmitter at Khumaltar has not been reported on its usual frequency of 5005 kHz since mid-2010 and is
believed to be silent due to a technical fault.

Pakistan
Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation
The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) or Radio Pakistan is the state-run radio service of Pakistan.
It was established in August 1947.
Radio Pakistan Domestic Shortwave Service
Transmitter Site: Rawat, Islamabad - 100 kW.
Time/UTC
Language Target
0445-0530 (0945-1030 PKT) Balti
Gilgit-Baltistan
0530-0615 (1030-1115 PKT) Sheena
Gilgit-Baltistan

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kHz
7470
7470

Radio Pakistan - External Services

Transmitter Site: Rawat, Islamabad - 100/250 kW.
Time/UTC Days Language Target
0045-0215 Daily Urdu
South-East Asia
0500-0700 Daily Urdu
West Asia
0830-1105 Daily Urdu
Western Europe
0900-1000 Daily Bengali
South Asia
1000-1030 Daily Nepali
South Asia
1045-1145 Daily Hindi
South Asia
1145-1215 Daily Gujarati
South Asia
1200-1300 Daily Chinese
China
1230-1300 Daily Sinhala
South Asia
1300-1330 Daily Tamil
South Asia
1330-1530 Daily Urdu
West Asia
1345-1445 Daily Pashto
West Asia
1445-1630 Daily Dari
West Asia
1700-1800 Daily Persian
West Asia
1700-1900 Daily Urdu
Western Europe

kHz
11600 15730
11570 15730
15700 17700 (with news in English 1100-1104)
9745 11875
9795 11875
9700 11860
9700 11860
9670 11905
9795 11805
9795 11805
11530 15725
5885
5885
6095 7470
11570 15725

New transmitters: The Director General of the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, Samina Parvez has
said two new shortwave transmitters are being installed enabling listeners in Europe to tune in Radio
Pakistan. Speaking at a function at Broadcasting House in Islamabad in November 2014, she said a
shortwave transmitter was recently revived as a result of which programmes are now clearly being
listened in the Held Valley. (Radio Pakistan press release, 13 November 2014, via Mike Barraclough); the
two shortwave transmitters have been planned since 2006 and were ordered from Thomcast Thales, now
Ampegon, Turgi Switzerland/Schifferstadt, Germany (Wolfgang Bueschel)
Azad Kashmir
Azad Kashmir Radio Trarkhel
Rawalpindi III Programme from Islamabad (includes content from Radio Pakistan)
Transmitter Site: Rawat, Islamabad - 100 kW.
Time/UTC
Language kHz
0045-0425 (0545-0925 PKT) Urdu
7265
0900-1210 (1400-1710 PKT) Urdu
7265
1330-1810 (1830-2310 PKT) Urdu
7265 with news in English at 1600-1615 & 1700-1710
Target Broadcasts from Pakistan to Indian State of Jammu And Kashmir
Voice of Jammu and Kashmir Freedom Movement
The Voice of Jammu and Kashmir Freedom Movement is the mouthpiece of the Jammu and Kashmir
Freedom Movement (JKFM) and programmes have been aired on shortwave since 1999.
Transmitter Site: Rawat, Islamabad - 100 kW.
Time/UTC
Languages
kHz
1300-1415 (1830-1945 IST) Kashmiri/Urdu/Balti/Gojri/English/Hindi 3995 - irregular

Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
SLBC is the public broadcasting service of Sri Lanka.
Transmitter Site: Trincomalee - 125 kW
Time/UTC Days Languages Target
kHz
0115-0130 Daily Bengali
South Asia 11905
0130-0230 Daily Hindi
South Asia 11905
0230-0330 Sun
English
South Asia 11905 (Christian prgrs)
1115-1130 Daily Hindi
South Asia 9720
1130-1145 Daily Malayalam South Asia 9720
1145-1200 Daily Hindi
South Asia 9720
1200-1215 Daily Tamil
South Asia 9720
1630-1830 Daily Sinhala
Middle East 11750
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Observations of programmes on 11905 kHz between 0115-0330:

0115-0130 Sat-Wed
Bengali (sponsored Christian programme)
0115-0230 Thu/Fri
Hindi ("Golden Oldies" film music)
0130-0230 Mon/Tue/Wed/Sat/Sun
Hindi ("Golden Oldies" film music)
0230-0330 Sun
English (sponsored Christian programme)
SLBC Relay Station - Trincomalee
The Deutsche Welle Relay Station at Trincomalee was opened in 1984 and closed on 1 November 2011.
Upon closure it was transfered to the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
Transmitter Site: Trincomalee - 125/250 kW.
Times/UTC Days
Station
Language
Target
kHz
0000-0030 Daily
Adventist World R
Burmese
South-East Asia
9810
0000-0030 Daily
Adventist World R
Karen
South-East Asia
9810
0100-0130 Sun-Thu
Adventist World R
Min Nan
East Asia
15625
0100-0200 Fri/Sat
Adventist World R
Mandarin
East Asia
15625
0130-0200 Sun-Thu
Adventist World R
Yue
East Asia
15625
0300-0330 Daily
Adventist World R
Oromo
Horn of Africa
15500
0330-0400 Daily
Adventist World R
Amharic
Horn of Africa
15500
0500-0600 Daily
Adventist World R
Arabic
North Africa/Middle East 17780
1200-1230 Daily
Adventist World R
Mon
South-East Asia
15400
1230-1300 Wed/Fri/Sun
Adventist World R
Manipuri
South Asia
15430
1230-1300 Mon/Tue/Thu/Sat Adventist World R
Bengali
South Asia
15430
1300-1330 Daily
Adventist World R
Cambodian
South-East Asia
15150
1300-1330 Sun-Wed/Fri
Adventist World R
Isan
South-East Asia
17770
1300-1330 Thu/Sat
Adventist World R
Laotian
South-East Asia
17770
1330-1400 Sun
Adventist World R
Cambodian
South-East Asia
15150
1330-1400 Daily
Deutsche Welle
Dari
Afghanistan
15215
1400-1430 Daily
Deutsche Welle
Pashto
Afghanistan
15215
1400-1500 Daily
Adventist World R
Vietnamese South-East Asia
17670
1430-1500 Daily
Adventist World R
Manumanaw South-East Asia
17650
1500-1530 Daily
Adventist World R
Nepali
South Asia
15745
1500-1600 Daily
Deutsche Welle
Swahili
East Africa
15275
1530-1600 Daily
Adventist World R
Hindi
South Asia
11955
1530-1600 Daily
Adventist World R
Marathi
South Asia
12035
1600-1630 Daily
Adventist World R
English
South Asia
11780
1600-1630 Daily
Adventist World R
Urdu
South Asia
15360
1600-1700 Daily
Deutsche Welle
Amharic
Horn of Africa
15275
1630-1700 Tue/Thu/Sat/Sun Adventist World R
Sindhi
South Asia
15360
1630-1700 Mon/Wed/Fri
Adventist World R
English
South Asia
15360
1830-1900 Daily
Adventist World R
English
Africa
15155
IBB Relay Station - Iranawila
The IBB Relay Station at Iranawila began testing in 1999 and became fully operational in 2000.
Transmitter Site: Iranawila - 4 x 500 kW & 3 x 250 kW (all transmitters currently operate at 250 kW).
Times/UTC Days Station
Language
Target
kHz
0000-0100 Daily R Free Asia
Tibetan
East Asia
5885
0030-0130 Daily R Free Asia
Burmese
South-East Asia
12115
0100-0400 Daily Deewa R (VOA)
Pashto
Afghanistan
12005
0130-0230 Daily Voice of America
Burmese
South-East Asia
11820
0230-0400 Daily R Farda
Persian
Iran
7585
0400-0530 Daily R Farda
Persian
Iran
13710
0400-1100 Daily Mashaal R (RFE/RL)
Pashto
Afghanistan
15760
0730-0930 Daily R Farda
Persian
Iran
15690
0930-1100 Daily R Farda
Persian
Iran
13710 15690
1100-1300 Daily R Farda
Persian
Iran
15690
1100-1300 Daily Mashaal R (RFE/RL)
Pashto
Afghanistan
15760 17880
1130-1230 Daily Voice of America
Burmese
South-East Asia
11965
1300-1700 Daily Deewa R (VOA)
Pashto
Afghanistan
9370 13590
1330-1430 Daily R Farda
Persian
Iran
9990
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1400-1500
1530-1700
1600-1700
1700-1800
1700-1900
1700-1900
1900-2000
1900-2000
2200-2230
2230-2330
2330-0030

Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily

R Ozodlik (RFE/RL)
R Farda
R Ozodlik (RFE/RL)
Voice of America
Deewa R (VOA)
R Free Europe
R Farda
Voice of America
Voice of America
R Free Asia
Voice of America

Uzbek
Persian
Uzbek
Kurdish
Pashto
Korean
Persian
Kurdish
Cambodian
Cambodian
Burmese

Central Asia
Iran
Central Asia
Middle East
Afghanistan
Far East
Iran
Middle East
South-East Asia
South-East Asia
South-East Asia

13630
5865
7550
7485
9370
9985
5865
7455
9435
11850
7480

British DX Club

South Asia on Shortwave

Compiled by Tony Rogers with thanks to members of the British DX Club
also acknowledging: Aoki (NDXC), BC-DX, DX-India, DX Listening Digest,
DXing.info, DXplorer, DX Mix-Bulgaria, HFCC, Steve Lare.
Please send up-dates and corrections by email to:
tony@bdxc.org.uk

DX India
For complete and up-to-date details of Indian radio stations
broadcasting on shortwave, see Jose Jacob's highly recommended
"DX India" website at www.qsl.net/vu2jos

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