Middle East on Shortwave - Nov 2015

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BRITISH DX CLUB

MIDDLE EASTON SHORTWAVE

Guide to Shortwave Broadcastsfrom the Middle East

November 2015



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Bahrain

Bahrain Radio and Television CorporationRadio 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/kHz24 hours Daily Arabic Gulf 9745 carrier + usb

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

Cyprus

FG RadioFG Radio is part of the Famagusta Gazette and seeks to provide a window on the diverse perspectivesand issues in Cyprus and Europe today, both online and via radio broadcasts. They are committed to agoal of being a reliable source of information with relevant, interesting and thought-provoking programmesfor 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 kWTimes/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz0015-0050 Mon English Central America 9955-oke0145-0100 Tue English Central America 9955-oke0415-0430 Wed/Fri English Central America 9955-oke1130-1145 Sun English Central Ameria 9955-oke1300-1315 Wed English Central America 9955-oke1345-1400 Tue English Central America 9955-oke1800-1815 Daily English Southern Africa 13600-kos1845-1900 Sat English Western Europe 5900-kos2100-2115 Wed English W North America 7570-oke2100-2115 Wed English Western Europe 15770-oke2145-2200 Sat English Western Europe 15770-oke2300-2315 Tue/Thu English Western Europe 11580-oke

Note: transmissions via Kostinbrod are intermittent.

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation CyBC Greek-language programming on shortwave via the BBC East Mediterranean Relay Station wasdiscontinued in January 2013.

BBC East Mediterranean Relay StationThe BBC East Mediterranean Relay Station, operated by Babcock for BBC relays mainly to the MiddleEast, 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 ofthe self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It had broadcast on 6150 kHz from a 25 kWtransmitter, but is now believed to be inactive.

Egypt

Egyptian Radio and Television UnionERTU is owned and operated by the Egyptian government. Following its inauguration in 1934, theEgyptian Broadcasting Corporation, as it was then called, developed slowly until the emergance ofColonel Nasser in 1952 when Egyptian radio's coverage and influence rapidly grew throughout the ArabWorld and North Africa. The General Programme, Voice of the Arabs, and the Radio Cairo externalservice are currently broadcast on shortwave from Egypt.



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Egyptian Radio - General ProgrammeThe General Programme is the ERTU's flagship radio service. It was founded in 1934. Although intendedprimarily for a domestic audience, it has traditionally been broadcast on shortwave for Arabic-speakinglisteners outside of Egypt.Transmitter Site: Abis - 250 kW; Abu Zaabal - 100/250 kW.Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz0200-0700 Daily Arabic North America 9745-abs 13850-abs0700-1100 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 theTransmitter Site: Abu Zaabal - 100 kW. Middle East and North Africa.Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz1900-0030 Daily Arabic North-East Africa 11540-abz

Radio CairoRadio Cairo was founded in 1953 and is the external service of Egyptian radio. It has traditionally servedlisteners 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/kHz0400-0600 Daily Swahili East Africa 15230-abz 15610-abz0800-1000 Daily Arabic Australasia 9730-abz 15225-abz

1015-1215 Daily Arabic Middle East 17480-abz 17830-abz1215-1330 Daily English South & South-East Asia 17480-abz 17870-abz1230-1400 Daily Indonesian South-East Asia 15710-abs1400-1600 Daily Dari West Asia 11665-abs 15400-abs 15410-abs1300-1600 Daily Arabic West Africa 15535-abs 15800-abs1330-1530 Daily Persian West Asia 15300-abz 15790-abz1400-1600 Daily Pashto West Asia 15350-abz1500-1600 Daily Albanian South-East Europe 13580-abs1500-1600 Daily Uzbek Central Asia 11790-abs 13770-abs 15160-abs1600-1700 Daily Bosnian South-East Europe 15450-abz1600-1800 Daily Urdu West Asia 13670-abs 13820-abs1600-1800 Daily English Central & Southern Africa 15345-abs1600-1700 Daily Afar East Africa 15285-abz

1600-1800 Daily Swahili East Africa 17730-abz 17765-abz1700-1800 Daily Somali East Africa 15285-abz1700-1900 Daily Turkish South-East Europe 9280-abs 9745-abs1800-1900 Daily Italian Southern Europe 9435-abs 9490-abs1800-1900 Daily Amharic East Africa 15285-abz1800-2100 Daily Hausa West Africa 15710-abs1845-2000 Daily Fulfulde West Africa 17625-abz1900-2000 Daily Russian Russia 9685-abs 9885-abs1900-2000 Daily German Central Europe 9570-abs1900-2030 Daily English West Africa 15290-abz2000-2115 Daily French Western Europe 9900-abs2000-2200 Daily Arabic Australasia 9855-abz 11610-abz 15225-abz2100-2300 Daily French West & Central Africa 13580-abs

2115-2245 Daily English Western Europe 9800-abs 9900-abs2215-2330 Daily Portuguese South America 13820-abz2300-0030 Daily English North America 9965-abs2330-0045 Daily Arabic South America 12070-abs 13820-abz0030-0430 Daily Arabic North America 9965-abs0045-0200 Daily Spanish The Americas 9315-abs 9860-abs 11750-abs

11935-abs 12070-abs 12080-abs0200-0330 Daily English North America 9860-abs 9965-absNote: 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.



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Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, or IRIB is an Iranian media corporation which hold the monopoly ofdomestic radio and television services in the Islamic Republic of Iran IRIB is independent of the Iraniangovernment 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 IranTransmitter Sites: Ahwaz - 250 kW; Kamalabad - 100/250/500 kW; Mashhad - 500 kW;Sirjan - 250/500 kW; Zahedan - 500 kWTimes/UTC Days Lanugage Target Freq/kHz 0020-0320 Daily Spanish S America 7225-kam 9445-kam(-0220)0050-0220 Daily Tajik C Asia 5950-sir 7270-kam0120-0220 Daily Urdu SW Asia 6100-kam 6170-ahw 7360-kam0150-0250 Daily Hindi S Asia 6085-sir 7280-kam0220-0250 Daily Uzbek C Asia 5950-kam 7300-sir0220-0320 Daily Pashto SW Asia 6075-sir 7390-kam0250-0320 Daily Armenian Caucasus 6145-sir 7300-sir0250-0620 Daily Dari SW Asia 9480-ahw 11925-kam0320-0420 Daily English N America 7325-kam 9710-sir ("Voice of Justice")

0320-0520 Daily Azeri Caucasus 7380-sir0350-0450 Daily Swahili E Africa 11825-sir 13680-sir0420-0520 Daily Kurdish Middle East 7350-kam 9875-sir (Sorrani dialect)0420-0450 Daily Hebrew Middle East 9755-kam 11780-sir0420-0550 Daily Turkish Turkey 7330-kam 9550-kam0520-0620 Daily Spanish SW Europe 13865-sir 15530-kam0520-0620 Daily Bosnian SE Europe 13735-kam 15330-sir0550-0650 Daily Hausa W Africa 17560-sir0620-0720 Daily Albanian SE Europe 13820-kam 15490-sir0620-0720 Daily French W Europe 15450-kam 17865-kam0620-0720 Daily Italian S Europe 15085-kam 17660-sir0620-0820 Daily Dari SW Asia 15400-kam0720-0820 Daily German C Europe 15175-kam 17690-sir

0720-0820 Daily Pashto SW Asia 11810-sir 13730-sir (Mashhad programme)0820-0920 Daily Russian Russia 15170-sir 17685-kam 17820-sir0820-0920 Daily Swahili E Africa 17640-kam 17710-sir0920-0950 Daily Armenian Caucasus 11825-sir 15220-sir0920-1020 Daily Kazakh C Asia 15615-kam 17660-kam0820-1150 Daily Dari SW Asia 13830-ahw 15300-kam1020-1120 Daily English S Asia 17560-kam 21510-kam1120-1150 Daily Hausa W Africa 21520-sir 21600-sir1150-1220 Daily Hebrew Middle East 13740-kam 15240-sir1150-1250 Daily Chinese China 15140-kam 15525-kam 17560-sir 17670-sir1150-1450 Daily Dari SW Asia 11720-kam 13830-ahw(to 1420)1220-1320 Daily Pashto SW Asia 7360-sir 9510-kam1220-1320 Daily Indonesian SE Asia 15360-kam 17715-sir

1250-1420 Daily Urdu SW Asia 9500-sir 11730-kam1250-1420 Daily Urdu Middle East 11675-kam1320-1420 Daily Japanese Far East 9585-sir 12040-kam1320-1620 Daily Kurdish Middle East 5920-kam (Kirmanji dialect)1420-1520 Daily Bengali South Asia 7320-sir 9800-sir 11760-kam1420-1520 Daily Hindi S Asia 11730-kam 13790-sir1420-1520 Daily Russian Russia 7350-kam 9580-ahw 11880-sir1420-1650 Daily Azeri Caucasus 7360-zah1450-1550 Daily Uzbek C Asia 5930-kam 7445-sir1520-1620 Daily Urdu SW Asia 5940-sir (Mashhad programme)1520-1620 Daily English S&SE Asia 11940-kam 13785-sir1520-1620 Daily Kazakh C Asia 7380-ahw 9480-sir



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1550-1720 Daily Tajik C Asia 6005-sir 7445-kam1550-1720 Daily Turkish Turkey 5995-kam 7315-kam1620-1650 Daily Bengali S Asia 7375-kam 9740-kam1620-1720 Daily Armenian Caucasus 5945-sir 7290-sir1620-1720 Daily Pashto SW Asia 5935-sir 7345-ahw1650-1750 Daily Russian Russia 6110-ahw 7375-kam1720-1820 Daily Serbo-Croat SE Europe 6175-sir 9590-kam1720-1820 Daily German C Europe 5900-kam 7425-sir1720-1820 Daily Swahili E Africa 11830-kam 13750-sir

1750-1850 Daily Russian Russia 6110-kam 7220-sir1820-1920 Daily Albanian SE Europe 5925-sir 9850-kam1820-1920 Daily French W Europe 5935-air 6135-kam1820-1920 Daily French W Africa 11955-kam1820-1920 Daily Hausa W Africa 9545-kam 12040-sir1920-1950 Daily Italian S Europe 6135-kam 7305-sir1920-2020 Daily English W Europe 6040-sir 7425-kam1920-2020 Daily English S Africa 13735-kam 15460-sir1920-2020 Daily Russian Russia 6195-kam 7225-sir2020-2120 Daily Albanian SE Europe 5935-sir 9630-kam2020-2120 Daily Spanish SW Europe 6195-kam 7400-sir2050-2150 Daily Japanese Far East 5965-sir 7425-sir2120-2220 Daily Bosnian SE Europe 5950-sir 9590-kam

2220-2320 Daily Indonesian SE Asia 9490-kam 11830-sir2320-0020 Daily Chinese China 6090-sir 6110-sir 9490-kam

Arabic Radio of the Islamic Republic of IranIRIB 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/kHz0030-0230 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 6060-zah0230-0530 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 6055-kam0530-0830 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 13780-kam 15360-sir 15750-zah0830-1030 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 13750-kam 15360-sir 15750-zah1030-1130 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 11760-sir 13570-kam 13790-kam 13750-kam 15750-zah1130-1430 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-kam1700-1730 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 6060-zah 9515-kam1730-2030 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 6060-zah 7285-kam2030-0030 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 6060-zah

Target Broadcasts from Iran to the West Bank & Gaza

Al-Quds TV audioAl-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, Beirutand Damascus. It is considered by many to be the mouthpiece of Hamas. An audio feed of Al-Quds TVwas first heard in late January 2009 and is now carried between 0230-0530 via transmitters of the IslamicRepublic of Iran Broadcasting.

Transmitter Sites: IRIB transmitters at Kamalabad - 500 kW, Zahedan - 500 kW.Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz0220-0520 Daily Arabic West Bank & Gaza 7370-kam 9895-zah

Voice of the Islamic Palestinian RevolutionVoice of the Islamic Palestinian Revolution originates from Iran in support of Palestinian groups.Transmitter Sites: IRIB transmitters at Kamalabad - 500 kW, Zahedan - 500 kW.Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz0320-0420 Daily Arabic West Bank & Gaza 6175-kam 7425-sir



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Target Broadcasts to Iran

Radio Payam-e Doost Payam-e-Doost is a Bahá’í faith radio programme in Persian.Transmitter Site: Grigoriopol, PMR - 500 kW.Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0230-0315 Daily Persian Iran 7460-gri1800-1845 Daily Persian 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 seasonTimes/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1600-1630 Mon/Fri Persian Iran to be confirmed for B-15 season

Radio Voice of KurdistanRadio Voice of Kurdistan broadcasts in support of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Iran.Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz0245v-0430v Daily Kurdish/Persian Iran 3930±1345v-1530v Daily Kurdish/Persian Iran 3930±Note: ± = frequency may shift to adjacent channels to avoid Iranian jamming.

Radio Voice of Iranian KurdistanRadio 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/kHz0330v-0530v Daily Kurdish/Persian Iran 3960± 4860±1300v-1430v Daily Kurdish/Persian Iran 3960± 4860±Note: ± = frequency may shift to adjacent channels to avoid Iranian jamming.

Radio FardaRadio 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

0100-0230 Daily Persian Iran 5865-lam0230-0300 Daily Persian Iran 5865-lam 7585-ira0300-0400 Daily Persian Iran 5865-kwt 7585-ira0400-0430 Daily Persian Iran 7585-kwt 13710-ira0430-0530 Daily Persian Iran 7585-kwt 13710-ira 15690-bib0530-0630 Daily Persian Iran 7585-kwt 13710-lam 15690-bib0630-0730 Daily Persian Iran 7585-kwt 12005-bib 13710-lam0730-0830 Daily Persian Iran 7585-kwt 12005-bib 13710-lam 15690-ira0830-0930 Daily Persian Iran 9990-kwt 12005-bib 13710-lam 15690-ira0930-1100 Daily Persian Iran 9990-kwt 12005-bib 13710-ira 15690-ira1100-1200 Daily Persian Iran 9990-kwt 12005-bib 13710-lam 15690-ira1200-1300 Daily Persian Iran 9990-kwt 12005-bib 13765-lam 15690-ira1300-1330 Daily Persian Iran 9990-kwt 12005-bib 13765-lam 15690-bib

1330-1430 Daily Persian Iran 9990-ira 12005-bib 13765-lam 15690-bib1430-1500 Daily Persian Iran 12005-bib 13765-lam 15690-bib1500-1530 Daily Persian Iran 12005-bib 15690-bib1530-1700 Daily Persian Iran 5865-ira 12005-bib1700-1830 Daily Persian Iran 5865-kwt12005-bib1830-1900 Daily Persian Iran 5865-kwt1900-2000 Daily Persian Iran 5865-ira2000-0100 Daily Persian Iran 5865-kwt



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Iraq

There are currently no official broadcasts on shortwave from Iraq.

Israel

Kol IsraelKol 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, werediscontinued on 31 March 2008. The Persian service was subsequently discontinued on 30 June 2013.

Galei Zahal - Israel Defence Forces Broadcasting StationGalei Zahal (Israel Army Radio) is a nationwide radio network operated by the Israel Defence Forces. Itwas reported in December 2013 that shortwave transmissions had been discontinued.

Jordan

Radio JordanJordan 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.Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0400-0600 Daily Kurdish Middle East 11600-iss0600-1500 Daily Kurdish Middle East 11600-gri1500-1800 Daily Kurdish Middle East 11600-kos1800-2000 Daily Kurdish Middle East 11600-iss

2000-2200 Daily Kurdish Middle East 11600-gri

Kuwait

Radio KuwaitRadio Kuwait is the state-operated broadcasting service of Kuwait. Shortwave transmissions appear to havebeen discontinued with nothing having been heard since early July 2015.

IBB Relay Station KuwaitOperated by the IBB for relays of VOA and RFE/RL broadcasts to the Middle East, Asia and Africa.Transmitter Site: Kabd - 4 x 250 kWTimes/UTC Days Station Language Target Freqs/kHz

0000-0100 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 58650000-0100 Daily Voice of America Tibetan East Asia 75800030-0100 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 74950100-0130 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Dari Afghanistan 74950100-0200 Daily R Free Asia Uighur Central Asia 94800100-0300 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 116950100-0400 Daily Deewa R (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 97650130-0200 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 74950200-0230 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Dari Afghanistan 74950200-0300 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 95700230-0300 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 121400300-0330 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 12140



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0300-0400 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 58650300-0400 Daily Deewa R (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 120250300-0500 Daily Voice of America English Africa 155800330-0430 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 121400400-0830 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 75850400-1300 Daily R Mashaal (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 121300430-0530 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 12140 190100500-0800 Daily R Svoboda (RFE/RL) Russian Russia 175300530-0630 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 12140 19010

0630-0730 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 12140 190100730-0830 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 12140 190100800-1100 Daily R Mashaal (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 135800830-0930 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 12140 190100830-1330 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 99900930-1030 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 12140 190101030-1130 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 12140 190101100-1200 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 115401130-1230 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 12140 190101200-1300 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 115601230-1330 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 12075 121401300-1400 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 12050 136501330-1400 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 12075 12140

1400-1430 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 12075 121401400-1500 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 11910 151601400-1600 Daily R Ozodi (RFE/RL) Tajik Central Asia 60601430-1500 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 11860 121401500-1600 Daily R Free Asia Chinese East Asia 98501500-1600 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 118051500-1600 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Dari Afghanistan 11860 121401600-1630 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 11860 12075 121401600-1700 Daily R Free Asia Uighur Central Asia 74551630-1700 Daily Voice of America Swahili East Africa 137451630-1730 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 12075 121401700-1730 Daily Voice of America English Africa 135901700-1900 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 5865

1700-1900 Daily Deewa R (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 75201730-1800 Mon-Fri Voice of America Oromo Horn of Africa 121401800-1900 Daily Voice of America Amharic Horn of Africa 121401900-1930 Mon-Fri Voice of America Tigrinya Horn of Africa 121401900-2000 Daily R Free Asia Chinese East Asia 60951900-2030 Mon-Fri Voice of America Rwanda-Rundi Great Lakes 121402000-2030 Daily Voice of America French Africa 94902000-2100 Daily R Free Asia Chinese East Asia 74452000-0000 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 58652100-2200 Daily R Free Asia Chinese East Asia 74152100-2200 Daily R Svoboda (RFE/RL) Russian Russia 74852200-2300 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 7480 98902300-0000 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 7540 9535

Lebanon

Radio Lebanon is the state-operated broadcasting service of Lebanon. It was last on shortwave in 1984.



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Oman

Radio Sultanate of OmanRadio Sultanate of Oman is the state-operated broadcasting service of Oman.Transmitter Site: Thumrait - 100 kWTimes/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz0000-0200 Daily Arabic Western Europe 9500 (also check 9740)0200-0300 Daily Arabic East Africa 95400300-0400 Daily English East Africa 9540

0400-1000 Daily Arabic East Africa 136001400-1500 Daily English Western Europe 151401500-2200 Daily Arabic Western Europe 151402200-0200 Daily Arabic Western Europe 9740

BBC Eastern Relay StationOperated by Babcock for relays of BBC to the Middle East and AsiaTransmitter Site: A'Seela - 250 kW.Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz0000-0100 Daily English South Asia 59700030-0100 Daily Dari Afghanistan 59300100-0130 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 61950100-0130 Daily Hindi South Asia 73950130-0200 Daily Dari Afghanistan 61950200-0230 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 6195 74450200-0300 Daily English South Asia 120950230-0300 Daily Dari Afghanistan 6195 74450300-0330 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 119700300-0400 Daily English West Asia 6195 94100330-0430 Daily Persian Iran 96950400-0500 Daily English West Asia 9410 120350500-0700 Daily Arabic North Africa 177900830-0900 Daily Dari Afghanistan 153100900-0930 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 153100930-1000 Daily Dari Afghanistan 15310

1000-1030 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 153101030-1100 Daily Dari Afghanistan 153101100-1130 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 153101100-1130 Daily Somali Horn of Africa 177801130-1230 Sat Somali Horn of Africa 177801300-1330 Daily Uzbek Central Asia 13865 177801300-1500 Daily English Central/South Asia 94101400-1500 Daily Dari Afghanistan 59751400-1500 Daily Somali Horn of Africa 177451500-1600 Daily Urdu South Asia 61751500-1700 Daily English West Asia 6195 95051600-1630 Daily Hindi South Asia 94901700-1730 Daily Dari Afghanistan 5910

1700-1800 Daily English West Asia 61951730-1800 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 59101800-1830 Daily Dari Afghanistan 59101800-1900 Daily English West Asia 5945 61951830-1900 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 59102000-2100 Daily Arabic North Africa 118752200-2300 Daily English East Asia 5960

Qatar

Qatar Broadcasting Service was last heard on shortwave in 2002.



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Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) is a governmental entity of Saudi Arabia, organised under theMinistry 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.Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz0600-0855 Daily Arabic North Africa 177300600-0855 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 177400900-1155 Daily Arabic North Africa 178050900-1155 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 154901200-1455 Daily Arabic North Africa 215051200-1455 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 177051700-1755 Daily Arabic North Africa 152251700-1755 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 154351800-2255 Daily Arabic North Africa 95551800-2255 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 9870

Qur'an ServiceTransmitter Sites: Riyadh - 250/500 kW.Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz0300-0555 Daily Arabic Central Asia 151700300-0755 Daily Arabic North & East Asia 178950300-0955 Daily Arabic Middle East 97150600-0855 Daily Arabic Middle East 153800900-1155 Daily Arabic Middle East 119350900-1155 Daily Arabic SE Asia 17570 176151200-1355 Daily Arabic Middle East 153801200-1355 Daily Arabic SE Asia 176251200-1455 Daily Arabic North Africa 178951300-1555 Daily Arabic East Africa 176151500-1755 Daily Arabic North Africa 13710

1600-1755 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 152051600-1755 Daily Arabic West/N Central Africa 175601800-2255 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 118201800-2255 Daily Arabic North Africa 119151800-2255 Daily Arabic West/N Central Africa 11930

Call of IslamTransmitter Sites: Riyadh - 500 kW.Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz1500-1655 Daily Arabic North Africa 152251500-1655 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 15435

External Service

Transmitter Sites: Riyadh - 250/500 kW.Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz0400-0655 Daily Swahili East Africa 152850900-1155 Daily Bengali South Asia 151200900-1155 Daily Indonesian South-East Asia 216701200-1455 Daily Urdu South Asia 137751400-1555 Daily Pashto West Asia 96951500-1755 Daily Persian Middle East 72401500-1555 Daily Turkmen Central Asia 98851600-1655 Daily Uzbek Central Asia 98851700-1755 Daily Tajik Central Asia 98851800-2055 Daily Turkish SE Europe/Middle East 9675



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Radio Saudi InternationaleTransmitter Sites: Riyadh - 500 kW.Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz1400-1555 Daily French West Africa 17660

Syria

Radio Damascus

Radio Damascus is the state-operated external broadcasting service of Syria. Shortwave transmissionshave been discontinued, presumably due to the on-going conflict in Syria.

Turkey

Turkish Radio and Television CorporationThe Turkish Radio and Television Corporation is the national public broadcaster of Turkey.

TRT Turkish ServiceThe 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/kHz0100-0300 Daily Turkish Central Asia 6000

0500-0700 Daily Turkish Europe/Asia 9700 98200700-1000 Daily Turkish Europe/Asia/Australasia 11925 15350 154801000-1300 Daily Turkish Europe/Asia/Australasia 15350 154801300-1400 Daily Turkish Europe/Asia/Austalasia 153501400-1700 Daily Turkish Europe 118151700-2200 Daily Turkish Europe/N America/M East/N Africa 5980 6120

Voice of TurkeyVoice 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/kHz0200-0300 Daily Spanish Europe/Americas 9410 96500300-0400 Daily Uighur Central Asia 9460

0400-0500 Daily English Europe/M East/North America 7240 96550800-0900 Daily Azeri Caucasus 118350930-1100 Daily Persian Middle East 117951000-1100 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 119551100-1130 Daily Tatar Central Asia 153601100-1200 Daily Georgian Caucasus 98401130-1200 Daily Uzbek Central Asia 136251200-1230 Daily Bulgarian South-East Europe 72451200-1300 Daily Chinese East Asia 120451230-1330 Daily German Europe 177551300-1330 Daily Turkmen Central Asia 119651300-1400 Daily Urdu South Asia 119851330-1430 Daily English Europe/North America 120351330-1430 Daily Uighur Central Asia 136851400-1500 Daily Russian Russia 94101430-1500 Daily Kazakh Central Asia 97851500-1530 Daily Italian Europe 61851500-1600 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 9665 152001600-1630 Daily Dari South-West Asia 116801600-1700 Daily Persian Middle East 95301630-1700 Daily Pashto South-West Asia 116801630-1730 Daily Azeri Caucasus 59651730-1830 Daily English South/South-East Asia 117301730-1830 Daily Spanish Near East/Asia 94951830-1930 Daily French West Africa 9620



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1830-1930 Daily German Europe 72051930-2030 Daily English Europe 60502030-2130 Daily French Europe/West Africa 5970 60502130-2230 Daily English Asia/Australasia 96102300-0000 Daily English Europe/North America 5960

United Arab Emirates

Dhabbaya Transmitting Station

Owned by Emirates Media and operated/maintained by BabcockTransmitter Site: Dhabbaya - 250/500 kW.Time/UTC Days Station Language Target kHz0100-0130 Daily BBC Hindi South Asia 59800100-0200 Daily R Free Asia Uighur Central Asia 96900200-0215 Daily FEBA R Urdu South Asia 73200215-0230 Mon-Wed FEBA R Baluchi South Asia 73200215-0230 Thu-Sat FEBA R Sindhi South Asia 73200215-0230 Sun FEBA R Urdu South Asia 73200230-0300 Daily IBRA R Dari West Africa 59400230-0300 Daily BBC Hindi South Asia 7350 95600300-0400 Daily BBC Arabic North Africa 72850330-0430 Daily BBC Persian West Asia 60950400-0430 Daily BBC Somali Horn of Africa 154900400-0500 Daily BBC English East Africa 120950430-0500 Daily BBC French Indian Ocean Isl. 176400430-0530 Daily BBC Persian West Asia 96700500-0530 Daily NHK World R Japan English Europe 136400500-0800 Daily BBC English East Africa 154200600-0700 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 216800630-0700 Daily Deutsche Welle Hausa West Africa 217800700-0800 Daily Deutsche Welle English Africa 178001000-1100 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 96901100-1130 Daily BBC Somali Horn of Africa 155301100-1200 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 15375

1130-1145 Fri Eternal Good News English South Asia 155251130-1300 Sat BBC Somali Horn of Africa 17745 214701200-1230 Daily FEBA R Tibetan East Asia 152151200-1300 Daily R Ergo Somali Horn of Africa 178451300-1315 Thu-Sun TWR-Africa Afar Horn of Africa 176801300-1400 Sat BBC Somali Horn of Africa 214701300-1400 Daily Deutsche Welle Hausa West Africa 217801330-1400 Daily Deutsche Welle Dari West Asia 154301400-1430 Daily Deutsche Welle Pashto West Asia 154301400-1430 Mon-Fri BBC Hausa West Africa 176401400-1500 Daily BBC Somali Horn of Africa 214701500-1600 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 116601500-1600 Daily Deutsche Welle Swahili East Africa 17710

1515-1600 Daily NHK R Japan Urdu South Asia 138701600-1630 Daily IBRA R Afar Horn of Africa 116551600-1630 Daily BBC Hindi South Asia 120651600-1700 Daily R Free Asia Uighur Central Asia 97201600-1700 Daily Deutsche Welle Amharic Horn of Africa 155601630-1645 Sun TWR-Africa Somali Horn of Africa 116351630-1700 Sun-Wed IBRA R Tigrinya Horn of Africa 98201630-1700 Thu-Sat IBRA R Amharic Horn of Africa 98201630-1700 Mon-Sat TWR-Africa Somali Horn of Africa 116351700-1730 Daily IBRA R Somali Horn of Africa 61801700-1730 Daily IBRA R Oromo Horn of Africa 95401700-2000 Daily BBC Arabic North Africa 12095



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1730-1800 Daily IBRA R Somali Horn of Africa 61801730-1800 Daily IBRA R Oromo Horn of Africa 94851730-1800 Daily IBRA R Tigrinya Horn of Africa 95401800-1815 Mon-Thu TWR-Africa Tigrinya Horn of Africa 59651800-1830 Sat TWR-Africa Tigre Horn of Africa 59651800-1830 Daily BBC Somali Horn of Africa 61801800-1830 Sun TWR-Africa Kunama Horn of Africa 59651815-1845 Mon-Fri TWR-Africa Tigrinya Horn of Africa 59651830-1845 Sun TWR-Africa Amharic Horn of Africa 5965

1830-1900 Mon-Fri BBC English East Africa 94101900-1930 Mon-Fri Voice of America Tigrinya Horn of Africa 119001900-2000 Daily R Taiwan Int French Western Europe 98952000-2100 Daily KBS World R Arabic North Africa 98402030-2130 Daily Voice of Vietnam German Europe 61752300-0000 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 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.Transmitter Sites: IRIB transmitters at Kamalabad - 500 kW, Zahedan - 500 kW.Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz0220-0520 Daily Arabic West Bank & Gaza 7370-kam 9895-zah

Voice of the Islamic Palestinian RevolutionVoice of the Islamic Palestinian Revolution originates from Iran in support of Palestinian groups.Transmitter Sites: IRIB transmitters at Kamalabad - 500 kW, Zahedan - 500 kW.Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz0320-0420 Daily Arabic West Bank & Gaza 6175-kam 7425-sir

Yemen

Republic of Yemen Radio - Radio Sana'aRepublic of Yemen Radio is the state broadcasting service of Yemen. During the current civil war in thecountry shortwave transmissions direct from Yemen are unheard.

Target Broadcast to Yemen

Republic of Yemen Radio - Radio Sana'a - Pro-HadiChris Greenway reported via DXLD on 20 October 2015 the existence of a broadcast on shortwave insupport of Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. President Hadi, who was deposed by Houthirebels in 2014 and subsequently fled to Saudi Arabia in March 2015, recently returned to the southern cityof Aden to reportedly superivse an offensive against rebels. Tarek Zeidan reported an ID at 2000 UTC on20 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 toAden"). Tarek adds that according to some sources there are two transmissions, the first one from 0700to 1200 and the second one from 2100 to 0200. Tarek checked the audio stream of Sana'a online andthere was a different feed talking about the Saudi invasion of Yemen, so that was operated by the Houthirebels supporting the former president of Yemen Ali Abdul Allah Saleh. According to an online source thepro-Hadi transmission on shortwave is from Aden, but based on the fact that Yemen is having problemswith power and a lot of blackouts, leaving the greater part of Yemen without electricity, it must be comingfrom a nearby country, presumably Saudi Arabia.Transmitter Site: believed to be in Saudi Arabia.Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz0400-0900 (0700-1200 local) Daily Arabic Yemen 118601800-2300 (2100-0200 local) Daily Arabic Yemen 11860



British DX Club

Middle East on ShortwaveCompiled 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), HFCCand thanks to Steve Lare for his observations

Please send corrections and up-dates by email to: [email protected]

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Middle East on Shortwave - Nov 2015