List of shortwave radio broadcasters

This is a List of shortwave radio broadcasters updated on Mar 21, 2024:[1][2]

By country

State Broadcaster First shortwave broadcast Last shortwave broadcast Currently broadcasting on SW Notes
Afghanistan Radio Kabul 2011 2020 No
Albania Radio Tirana 1937 2022 No Relayed by Radio Miami International (WRMI) from 2017-2022
Algeria Radio Algérienne 1962 Yes
Angola Rádio Nacional de Angola 1979 2022 No
Argentina Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior 1949 Yes Relayed by Radio Miami International (WRMI)
Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel 1979 Yes
Armenia Public Radio of Armenia 1926 2018 No
Dengê Kurdistanê 2012 Yes
Australia Radio Australia 1939 2017 No Operated by the public Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
2FC 1925? 1930? No
3LO 1925? 1930? No
4QG 1925? 1930? No
6WF 1925 1929 No Transmissions of shortwave parallel ceased Sep 1929 when ABC/PMG assumed control
VLR 1925? 1930? No
VK2ME 1925? 1930? No
VK3ME 1925? 1930? No
VK6ME 1925? 1930? No
Reach Beyond Australia 2003 Yes Religious broadcaster. Based in Kilsyth, Victoria
Radio Hobart International 2004 Yes Based in Hobart, Tasmania.
North Queensland Radio 2017 Yes Based in Innisfail, Queensland.
Shortwave Australia 2022 Yes Based in Bendigo, Victoria.
77400 FM 2017 2018 No Based in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
Ozy Radio 2017 2018 No Based in Perth, Western Australia.
Radio Symban 2008 2018 No Based in Sydney, New South Wales.
Genesis Radio 2016 2018 No Based in Sydney, New South Wales.
Station X 2016 2018 No Based in Wee Waa, New South Wales.
Unique Radio 2016 2018 No Based in Gunnedah, New South Wales. Relays via WINB.
Austria Radio Austria International 1955 2003 No
Ö1 International 2003 2009 No
Azerbaijan İctimai Radio 2006 2018 No
Voice of Justice 1997 Yes
Voice of Talyshistan 2013 Yes
Bahrain Radio Bahrain 1971 2019 No
Bangladesh Bangladesh Betar 1939 Yes
Belarus Radio Belarus 1962 2016 No
Belgium RTBF International 2004 2009 No
Benin Radiodiffusion et télévision du Bénin 1972 2009 No
Bhutan Bhutan Broadcasting Service 1991 2020 No Last Heard in November 2020
Bolivia Radio Mosoj Chaski 1999 Yes Based in Cochabamba.
Radio Santa Ana del Yacuma 1999 Yes Based in Santa Ana del Yacuma, Beni Department.
Radio San Miguel ? Yes Based in Riberalta, Beni Department.
Radio Eco ? Yes Based in Reyes, Beni Department.
Radio Fides ? Yes Based in La Paz.
Radio Panamericana 1972 Yes Based in La Paz.
Radio Patria Nueva ? Yes Based in La Paz.
Radio Pio XII ? Yes Based in Siglo Veinte, Oruro Department.
Radio Yura 2000 Yes Based in Yura, Potosi Department.
Radio Santa Cruz 1975 Yes Based in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Department.
Botswana Radio Botswana 1965 2007 No
Brazil Rádio Nacional da Amazônia 1977 Yes Based in Brasília, Distrito Federal. Operated by the public EBC. Targeted to the population of Brazilian Amazon.
Radio Integração ? Yes Broadcast from Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre.
Radio Verdes Florestas ? Yes Broadcast from Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre.
Rádio Difusora do Amazonas 1948 Yes Broadcast from Manaus, Amazonas.
Rádio Rio Mar 1954 2017 No Broadcast from Manaus, Amazonas.
Rádio Brasil Central 1950 Yes Broadcast from Goiânia, Goiás.
Rádio Daqui ? 2017 No Broadcast from Goiânia, Goiás.
Rádio Inconfidência 1936 Yes Broadcast from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Operated by Empresa Mineira de Comunicação (Minas Gerais Communication Company), the public broadcasting company of the state of Minas Gerais.
Rádio Itatiaia 1952 2017 No Broadcast from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
Rádio Congonhas ? Yes Broadcast from Congonhas, Minas Gerais.
Rádio Marumby 1976 Yes Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Curitiba, Paraná.
Radio Cultura Filadélfia ? Yes Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná.
Rádio Alvorada de Londrina 2001 Yes Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Londrina, Paraná.
Rádio Difusora de Londrina 1950 Yes Broadcast from Londrina, Paraná.
Rádio Clube do Pará 1928 Yes Broadcast from Belém, Pará.
Radio Rural ? Yes Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Santarem, Pará.
Radio Relogio ? Yes Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro.
Rádio Gaúcha 1927 Yes Broadcast from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
Rádio Guaíba 1957 Yes Broadcast from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
Super Rede Boa Vontade 1992 Yes Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
Rádio Trans Mundial 1970 2018 No Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul.
Radio Caiari ? No Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Porto Velho, Rondônia.
Rádio Roraima ? Yes Broadcast from Boa Vista, Roraima.
Rádio Cultura de Cuiabá ? Yes Broadcast from Cuiabá, Mato Grosso.
Rádio Voz Missionária ? Yes Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Camboriú, Santa Catarina.
Rádio Nove de Julho 1953 Yes Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from São Paulo, São Paulo.
Rádio Bandeirantes 1937 2017 No Broadcast from São Paulo, São Paulo.
Rádio Deus é Amor 1962 Yes Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from São Paulo, São Paulo.
Rádio Canção Nova 1980 Yes Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Cachoeira Paulista, São Paulo.
Rádio Aparecida 1951 Yes Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Aparecida, São Paulo.
Rádio Cultura 1932 Yes Broadcast from Araraquara, São Paulo.
Rádio Meteorologia ? Yes Broadcast from Ibitinga, São Paulo.
Rádio Educadora 1939 Yes Broadcast from Limeira, São Paulo.
Rádio Novo Tempo 1989 Yes Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Jacareí, São Paulo.
Bulgaria Radio Bulgaria 1930 2012 No
Radio Na Gaskiya 2018 Yes Clandestine station targeted Nigeria.
Raadiyoo Warra Wangeelaa ? Yes Religious broadcaster.
Burkina Faso Radio Burkina 1959 2010 No
Burundi Radio-Télévision nationale du Burundi 1960 2003 No
Radio République Africaine 2001 2015 No Clandestine station targeted Burundi.
Cameroon Cameroon Radio Television 1987 2000 No
FM Mont Cameroon ? 2011 No
Voice of the Gospel 1966 Yes Religious broadcaster.
Canada Radio Canada International 1945 2012 No Transmitted via CKCX in Sackville, New Brunswick. Operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Known as CBC International Service until 1970. Continues as a web portal in 7 languages and produces podcasts in 5 foreign languages.
CBC Northern Service 1960 2012 No Relayed via CKCX to northern Quebec
CFCX 1920 2010 No A relay of CINW, based in Montreal, Quebec.
CFRX 1937 Yes A relay of CFRB, based in Toronto, Ontario.
CFVP 1931 2023 No Based in Calgary, Alberta.
CHNS 1955 2001 No Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
CHU 1923 Yes National Research Council time signal. Based in Ottawa.
CKFX 1923 2007 No Based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
CKZU 1946 2017 No A relay of CBU, based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
CKZN 1939 2017 No Based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, relay of CFGB Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Intended target is remote areas of Labrador. Silent since 2017 but license renewed in 2022 by the CRTC.
CRCX 1930[3] 1938[4] No Based in Bowmanville, Ontario, originally VE9GW, founded by Gooderham and Worts as a relay of CKGW Toronto. Leased by the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission in 1933 along with CKGW, and renamed CRCX. Both stations purchased by the CBC in 1937.
Bible Voice Broadcasting 2000 Yes Religious broadcaster. Does not have its own transmitter but leases time on transmitters in Nauen, Tashkent, Sofia, and Yerevan[5]
Cape Verde Radio Nacional de Cabo Verde 1987 1989 No
Central African Republic Radio Maïngo 2007 Yes
Chad Radiodiffusion et de Télévision du Tchad 1984 2013 No
Radio Ndarson International 2018 Yes Clandestine station targeted Chad.
China, People's Republic of China Radio International 1941 Yes
Voice of Jinling 1986 Yes
Voice of Strait 1958 Yes
Voice of Shangri-La 1986 Yes
Beibu Bay Radio 1984 Yes
Tibet People's Broadcasting Station 2003 Yes
Inner Mongolia People's Broadcasting Station 1950 Yes
Xinjiang People's Broadcasting Station 1950 Yes
Qinghai People's Broadcasting Station 1970 Yes
Gannan People's Broadcasting Station 1960 Yes
Guizhou People's Broadcasting Station 1968 Yes
Sichuan Radio and Television 1960 Yes
Hunan People's Broadcasting Station 1970 Yes
Hulunbeir People's Broadcasting Station 1950 Yes
China Huayi Broadcasting Corporations 1991 Yes
Voice of Pujiang 2011 2013 No
China, Republic of/Taiwan Voice of Free China / Radio Taiwan International 1949 Yes
Fu Hsin Broadcasting Station 1956 Yes
Kwanghua Broadcasting Station 1988 Yes
PCJ Radio 2008 2020 No
Croatia Voice of Croatia 1991 2013 No
Colombia Cadena Melodía de Colombia 1947 2012 No
Alcaraván Radio ? Yes
Comoros Radio Comores 1975 1997 No
Cuba Radio Havana Cuba 1961 Yes
Radio Progresso 1929 Yes
Radio Rebelde 1958 Yes
Cyprus Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation 1953 2013 No
Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation 1963 2017 No
Czech Republic Radio Prague 1936 Yes Leases time on various transmitters. Relayed on Radio Miami International (WRMI) since 2011.
Denmark Radio Denmark 1948 2004 No
World Music Radio 1967 Yes
Radio 208 2019 Yes
Radio OZ-Viola 2018 2018 No
Democratic Republic of Congo Radio Télé Candip 1974 No
Best Radio 2001 No
Republic of Congo Radio Congo 1945 Yes
Djibouti Radiodiffusion Television de Djibouti 1977 2010 No
Ecuador HCJB 1931 Yes International and regional broadcasts ended in 2009. Current shortwave broadcasts target Ecuador only.
Egypt Voice of the Arabs/Radio Cairo 1953 Yes
Equatorial Guinea Radio Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial 1967 2021 No
Eritrea Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea 1993 Yes Clandestine station targeted Ethiopia.
Ethiopia Ethiopian National Radio 1987 Yes
Somali Regional State Radio ? Yes
Voice of the Tigray Revolution ? Yes
Radio Oromiyaa ? Yes
Amhara Regional State Radio ? Yes
Radio Fana 1994 Yes
Voice of Peace and Democracy of Eritrea 2005 Yes Clandestine station targeted Eritrea.
Voice of Democratic Alliance of Eritrea 1999 Yes Clandestine station targeted Eritrea.
Finland YLE Radio Finland 1938 2006 No Transmitted via Lahti radio station from 1938 to 1948, Pori shortwave station from 1948 to 1987 and finally then new Pori's shortwave center in Preiviiki district from 1987 to the end of 2006. Known before early 1970s as shortwave service of Finnish Broadcasting Company.
Scandinavian Weekend Radio 2000 Yes
France Radio France Internationale 1945/1975 Yes Known from 1945 to 1975 successively as RTF Radio Paris, RDF Radio France, and ORTF Radio Paris
Poste Colonial 1931 1938 No State-owned, aimed at French colonial empire.
Paris-Mondial 1938 1940 No State-owned, terminated by German invasion of France during WWII.
Radio-Paris Mondial 1940 1944 No Used by German occupation forces to broadcast German propaganda in French, internationally
La Voix de la France 1941 1944 No Operated by Vichy France regime with propaganda broadcasts aimed at French colonies.
Radio Eritrea International 2012 Yes Clandestine station targeted Eritrea.
Radio Adal 2016 2018 No Clandestine station targeted Eritrea.
Radio Al-Mukhtar ? 2018 No Religious broadcaster. Clandestine station targeted Eritrea.
Radio Xoriyo 2000 Yes Clandestine station targeted Eritrea.
Sagalee Qeerroo Bilisummaa 2016 Yes Clandestine station targeted Eritrea.
Eye Radio 2016 2018 No Clandestine station targeted Eritrea.
Quê Me Radio ? Yes Clandestine station targeted Vietnam.
French Polynesia Radio Tahiti 1934 ? No
Gabon Africa No 1 1979 2013 No Most powerful shortwave station in Africa
Germany Deutsche Welle 1953 Yes State-owned
Radio Berlin International 1959 1990 No East German station absorbed by Deutsche Welle due to German reunification
Deutscher Kurzwellensender (German Shortwave Station) 1933 1945 No Nazi-era station operated by the Foreign Radio Section of the Ministry of Propaganda
Weltrundfunksender (World Radio Station) 1929 1933 No Shortwave station operated by the Reichspost (post office)
Deutscher Wetterdienst 1952 Yes Weather station
Evangelische Missions-Gemeinden ? Yes Religious broadcaster.
Radio Darc ? Yes
Radio Gloria International 1976 2018 No
Radio Joystick 1985 Yes
Hamburger Lokalradio ? Yes
Channel 292 1975 Yes
Voice of Oromo Liberation 1992 Yes Clandestine station targeted Ethiopia.
Georgia Radio Georgia 1925 2005 No
Voice of Abkhazia 1992 2016 No
Ghana Ghana Broadcasting Corporation 1935 2007 No
Greece Voice of Greece 1938 2022 No
Guinea Radio Télévision Guinéenne 1958 2021 No
Guinea-Bissau Radiodifusão Nacional da República de Guiné-Bissau 1973 1987 No
Hungary Radio Budapest 1950 2007 No
Iceland Rikisutvarpid 1948 2007 No
India All India Radio 1939 Yes
Voice of Kashmir 2002 Yes
Azad Kashmir Radio ? Yes
Athmik Yathra Radio 1985 Yes Religious broadcaster.
Indonesia Voice of Indonesia 1945 Yes
Iran IRIB World Service 1956 Yes
Voice of the Islamic Palestinian Revolution 2015 Yes Clandestine station targeted Israel.
Radio Payam-e Doost 2001 2018 No Clandestine station targeted Iran.
Ireland Raidió Teilifís Éireann 1995 2004 No
Israel Israel Radio International 1950 2013 No
Italy Rai Italia Radio 1930 2007 No
Italian Broadcasting Corporation 1979 2018 No
Ivory Coast Radiodiffusion-Télévision Ivorienne 1962 1996 No
Japan NHK World Radio Japan 1935 Yes
Radio Nikkei 1954 Yes
Shiokaze Radio 2004 Yes Clandestine station targeted North Korea.
Furusato no Kaze Radio 2007 Yes Clandestine station targeted North Korea.
Kenya Kenya Broadcasting Corporation 1928 2006 No
Kuwait Radio Kuwait 1983 Yes
Laos Lao National Radio 1960 2020 No
Latvia Radio Riga/Radio Latvia 1925 2009 No
Liberia Radio ELWA 2000 Yes
Libya Libyan Radio and Television Network 2011 2013 No
Lithuania Radio Vilnius 1952 ? No
Madagascar Radio Madagasikara 1960 Yes
Malawi Malawi Broadcasting Corporation 1964 2002 No
Malaysia Voice of Malaysia 1963 2011 No
Radio Klasik FM 2012 Yes
Radio Free Sarawak 2010 2014 No Clandestine station targeted Malaysia.
Mali Office de Radiodiffusion-Television du Mali 1983 Yes
Mauritania Radio Mauritanie 1960 2012 No
Mexico Radio México Internacional 1968 2004 No
Radio Educación 1924 Yes
Mongolia Voice of Mongolia 1966 Yes
Morocco Radio Mediterranee Internationale 1980 2017 No
SNRT Radio National 1956 2012 No
Mozambique Radio Mozambique 1975 2001 No
Myanmar Myanmar Radio 1946 Yes
Thazin Radio ? Yes

Namibia

Namibian Broadcasting Corporation 1979 2004 No
Nepal Radio Nepal 1951 2019 No
Netherlands Radio Netherlands Worldwide 1947 2013 No
Philips Radio (PCJJ & PHOHI) 1927 1947 No Private broadcaster. PHOHI was aimed at Dutch colonies in the East and West Indies, PCJJ was an international station broadcasting in English, Spanish, German and Dutch. Service suspended in 1940 due to World War II, resumed in 1945 until 1947 when the stations were nationalized and became Radio Netherlands.
The Mighty KBC 2009 Yes Aimed at European truckers. Broadcast via WRMI Miami since 2023. Previously used transmitters in Vilnus, Lithuania and Nauen, Germany.
New Zealand Radio New Zealand International 1948 Yes
Niger La Voix du Sahel 1958 2012 No
Nigeria Voice of Nigeria 1961 Yes
Radio Nigeria-Kaduna 1962 2017 No
Radio Na Gaskiya 2018 Yes Clandestine station targeted Nigeria.
Radio Herwa International 2017 2018 No Clandestine station targeted Nigeria. Relayed by Radio Miami International (WRMI) since 2018.
North Korea Pyongyang Broadcasting Station 1955 Yes Jammed in South Korea.
Korean Central Broadcasting Station 1945 Yes Jammed in South Korea.
Voice of Korea 1945 Yes
Voice of Unification 2013 Yes Clandestine station targeted to South Korea and also jammed in South Korea.
Voice of National Salvation 1970 2003 No Clandestine station targeted to South Korea and also jammed in South Korea.
Norway NRK 1948 2002 No
Voice of Tibet 1996 Yes Clandestine station targeted China.
Democratic Voice of Burma 1992 Yes Clandestine station targeted Myanmar.
Bergen Kringkaster 2012 Yes
Oman Radio Sultanate of Oman 1970 ? No
Pakistan Radio Pakistan 1973 2016 No
Voice of Jammu and Kashmir Freedom Movement 1999 2015 No Clandestine station targeted India.
Papua New Guinea National Broadcasting Corporation 1973 Yes
Paraguay Radio Nacional del Paraguay 1942 2005 No

LV del Chaco Paraguayo

? Yes Based in Filadelfia, Boqueron Department.

Radio P'ai Puku

? Yes Based in Asuncion.
Radio Licemil ? Yes Based in Ypané.
Peru Radio La Voz Bolivar ? Yes Broadcasts from Bolivar in Peru.

Reina de la Selva

? Yes Broadcasts from Chachapoyas in Peru.
Radio Logos ? Yes Broadcasts from Chazuta in Peru.
Radio Vision ? Yes Broadcasts from Chiclayo in Peru.
Radio Voz Cristiana ? Yes Broadcasts from Chilca in Peru.
Radio OAW7J ? Yes Broadcasts from Cusco in Peru.
Radio OAW7I ? Yes Broadcasts from Cusco in Peru.
Radio Tawantinsuyo ? Yes Broadcasts from Cusco in Peru.

La Voz de las Huarinjas

? Yes Broadcasts from Huancabamba in Peru.
Radio Virgen del Carmen ? Yes Broadcasts from Huancavelica in Peru.

Radio Huanta

? 2017 No Broadcasts from Huanta in Peru.

Radio Cultural Amauta

? Yes Broadcasts from Huanta in Peru.
Radio Ondas del Huallaga ? Yes Broadcasts from Huanuco in Peru.

Radio Ancash

? Yes Broadcasts from Huaraz in Peru.

Radio Melodia

? 2017 No Broadcasts from Hunter Aqp in Peru.
Radio OAD3A ? Yes Broadcasts from Independecia in Peru.
La Voz de la Selva ? Yes Broadcasts from Iquitos in Peru.
Radio Victoria ? 2017 No Broadcasts from Lima in Peru.
Radio Pacifico 1964 Yes Broadcasts from Lima in Peru.
Radio San Antonio de Padua 1993 2006 No Broadcasts from Padua in Peru.
Radio Madre de Dios ? Yes Broadcasts from Puerto Maldonado in Peru.

Radio Quillabamba

? Yes Broadcasts from Quillabamba in Peru.
Radio OAW2H ? Yes Broadcasts from Santiago de Chuco in Peru.
Radio Tarma ? Yes Broadcasts from Tarma in Peru.
Chaski Radio ? Yes Broadcasts from Urubamba in Peru.
Radio San Antonio ? Yes Broadcasts from Villa Atalaya in Peru.
Philippines Radyo Pilipinas Worldwide 1972 Yes
Radio Veritas 1969 2018 No Religious broadcaster.
FEBC Radio 1949 Yes Religious broadcaster.
Poland Radio Polonia 1936 2013 No
Portugal RDP Internacional 1935 2011 No
Qatar Qatar Media Corporation 1971 2002 No
Romania Radio Romania International 1927 Yes
Russian Federation Radio Moscow / Voice of Russia 1929 2014 No
Radiostansiya Rodina ? ? No Translates to Radio Station Motherland
Radiostansiya Atlantika ? ? No Broadcast to the Soviet fishing fleet
Radio Mayak 1964 ? No
Radio Station Peace and Progress 1964 1991 No
National Broadcasting Company of Sakha 2005 2018 No
GTRK Kamchatka 2018 Yes
GTRK "Adygea" 1992 2020 No
Rwanda Radio Rwanda 1961 2015 No
Saint Helena Radio Saint Helena 1967 2009 No
São Tomé and Príncipe Radio Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe 1975 1988 No
Saudi Arabia Saudi Broadcasting Corporation 1962 Yes
Radio Al-Azm 2017 Yes Clandestine station targeted Yemen.
Senegal Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise 1950 1997 No
Serbia Radio Belgrade / International Radio of Serbia 1935 2015 No
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation 1934 2002 No
Singapore Radio Singapore International 1994 2007 No
Slovakia Radio Slovakia International 1993 Yes Relayed through Radio Miami International (WRMI) since 2011.
Slovenia Radio Slovenia International 1992 2012 No
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation 1975 Yes
Somalia Puntland TV and Radio 2013 Yes
Warsan Radio 2016 Yes
Somaliland Radio Hargeisa 2012 Yes
South Africa Radio RSA / Channel Africa 1966 2019 No
South African Radio League 1925 Yes
Radio Sonder Grense 1937 Yes
South Korea KBS World Radio 1953 Yes
KBS Hanminjok Radio 1972 Yes Jammed by North Korea.
Korea Radio 2005 Yes Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
North Korea Reform Radio 2007 Yes Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
Voice of Wilderness 1993 Yes Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
Voice of Freedom 2008 Yes Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
Radio Free Chosun 2005 Yes Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
Open Radio for North Korea 2005 2018 No Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
Voice of the People 1986 Yes Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
Radio Echo of Hope 1973 Yes Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
MND Radio 2010 2013 No Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
Spain Radio Exterior de España 1942 Yes
Sri Lanka Radio Ceylon 1949 Yes
Sudan Voice of Africa 1956 Yes
Suriname Radio Apintie 1980 Yes
Sweden Radio Sweden 1938 2010 No
IBRA Media ? Yes Religious broadcaster.
Radyo Denge Welat 2012 Yes Clandestine station targeted Turkey
Radio Ranginkaman (Rainbow Radio) 2012 Yes Clandestine station targeted lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
Switzerland Swiss Radio International 1930 2004 No
Syria Radio Damascus 1957 2013 No
Tajikistan Voice of Tajik 1991 Yes
Tanzania Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation 1951 2005 No
Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation 1951 Yes
Thailand Radio Thailand World Service 1938 Yes
Tunisia Radio Tunis Chaîne Internationale 1938 2015 No
Turkey Voice of Turkey 1937 Yes
Togo Radiodiffusion-Télévision Togolaise 1973 2003 No
Uganda Uganda Broadcasting Corporation 1963 2015 No
Ukraine Radio Ukraine International 1950 Yes Relayed by Radio Miami International (WRMI) since 2010
United Kingdom BBC World Service 1932 Yes Previously known as the BBC Empire Service (1932-1939), BBC Overseas Service (1939-1965)
Voice of the People of Somaliland 2017 2017 No
Dandal Kura 2015 Yes
Al-Quds TV 2009 ? No
End Times Coming Radio ? Yes Religious broadcaster.
United States Voice of America (VOA) 1942 Yes Government-owned broadcaster
Radio Free Europe 1949 Yes Government-owned broadcaster originally targeting Eastern Europe during the Cold War
Radio Liberty 1953 Yes Government-owned broadcaster originally targeting the Soviet Union during the Cold War
Radio Martí 1985 Yes Government-owned broadcaster targeting Cuba
American Forces Network 1970 Yes
Radio Free Asia 1951 Yes Government-owned broadcaster targeting People's Republic of China and other Communist countries in East Asia.
Radio Farda 2002 Yes Government-owned broadcaster targeting Iran
Radio Azadi 2002 Yes Government-owned broadcaster targeting Afghanistan
Radio Mashaal 2010 Yes Government-owned broadcaster targeting Pashtuns in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
KGEI 1939 1994 No Based in Redwood Shores, California.
KJES 1992 2014 No Based in Vado, New Mexico.
KNLS 1983 Yes Based in Anchor Point, Alaska.
KYOI 1982 1989 No Based in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.
KWHR 1993 2009 No Based in Naalehu, Hawaii.
WWRB 1977 2020 No Based in Manchester, Tennessee.
WWCR 1989 Yes Based in Nashville, Tennessee.
WTWW 2010 2022 No Based in Lebanon, Tennessee.
WRNO 1982 2011 No Based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
WRMI Radio Miami International 1994 Yes Based in Okeechobee, Florida.
WMLK 1981 Yes Based in Bethel, Pennsylvania. Religious broadcaster.
WINB 1962 Yes Based in Red Lion, Pennsylvania.
WRHI 1985 Yes Based in Furman, South Carolina.
WEWN 1992 Yes Based in Irondale, Alabama.
WBCQ 1998 Yes Based in Monticello, Maine.
WJHR 2009 Yes Based in Milton, Florida. (Broadcasts in Upper Side Band)
WSHB 1989 2004 No Based in Furman, South Carolina
The Voice of Hope 1986 2023 No Religious broadcaster.
Trans World Radio 1952 Yes Religious broadcaster.
Adventist World Radio 1971 Yes Religious broadcaster.
Far East Broadcasting Company 1945 Yes Religious broadcaster.
University Network 1975 Yes Religious broadcaster.
Family Radio 1959 2013 No Religious broadcaster.
Oromia Media Network 2016 2018 No Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Radio Tamazuj 2011 Yes Clandestine station targeted Sudan.
Radio Dabanga 2008 Yes Clandestine station targeted Sudan.
Radio Biafra ? 2018 No Clandestine station targeted Nigeria.
KAIJ 1980 2018 No Based in Dallas, Texas.
KTBN 1987 2008 No Based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
WHRA 1985 2009 No Based in Greenbush, Maine.
Follow the Bible Ministries 2015 Yes Religious broadcaster.
Voice of Khmer M'Chas Srok 2014 2018 No Clandestine station targeted Cambodia.
Sound of Hope 2003 Yes Clandestine station targeted China.
Voice of China 1991 Yes Clandestine station targeted China.
Radio Republica 2005 Yes Clandestine station targeted Cuba.
Radio Itahuka 2016 Yes Clandestine station targeted Rwanda.
Radio Sedaye Mardom 2015 2017 No Clandestine station targeted Sudan.
Radio Munansi 2018 Yes Clandestine station targeted Uganda.
Uruguay

Radiodifusion Nacional Uruguay

1945 2015 No
Vanuatu Radio Vanuatu 1980 Yes
Vatican City Vatican Radio 1931 Yes https://www.vaticannews.va/en/short-waves.html
Venezuela Canal Internacional de Radio Nacional de Venezuela 1936 2010 No
Vietnam Voice of Vietnam 1945 Yes
Dien Bien Radio Station ? ? No No Longer broadcast on shortwave.
Western Sahara National Radio of the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic 1975 2011 No
Yemen Radio Sanna 1991 Yes Irregular
Zambia Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation 1941 2022 No
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation 1963 2012 No

By frequency

Frequency (MHz) Program Transmitter site Time, UTC Days Language Power (kW) Az Remarks
3.965 Radio France Internationale (DRM) France Issoudun 01:00-00:57 1234567 French (Digital) 1 ND France RFI
3.975 6160 Shortwave AM Radio Germany Winsen 16:00-18:00 .234567 English 1 ND Germany
3.985 SRF Schweizer Radio Germany Kall-Krekel 16:00-17:00 1234567 German 1 ND Germany
3.995 HCJB Deutsch Germany Weenermoor 05:30-15:30 1234567 German 1.5 ND Germany HCJ
4.026 Laser Hot Hits ? 00:00-00:00 1234567 English ? ? Republic of Ireland
4.625 UVB-76 Russia Kerro 00:00-00:00 ? Russian ? ? Russia
4.996 RWM Etalon Vremeni Russia Taldom ? ? Russian 5 ? Russia RC3
5.000 IAM Segnale Orario Italy Rome ? ? Italian ? ? Italy EUR
5.140 Charleston Radio International Bozen 00:00-24:00 1234567 English 1 ND
5.825 Radio OZ-Viola Danish Realm Hillerod ? ? Danish 0.15 ? Danish Realm
5.830 Dniprovs'ka Khvylia Ukraine Zaporizhzhia 04:00-07:00 .....67 Ukrainian 0.25 ? Ukraine
5.840 World Music Radio Denmark Karup 00:00-00:00 1234567 Danish 0.1 ND -
5.895 LKB/LLE Norway Bergen Kringkaster 04:30-23:00 1234567 Norwegian 1 ND Norway E-3
5.900 BIBLE VOICE BCN/ Radio Dardasha7 Bulgaria Kostinbrod (Sofia) 18:15-18:30 1234567 Arabic 50 126 Bulgaria BVBN
5.905 Deutscher Wetterdienst Germany Pinneberg 16:00-16:30 1234567 German 10 ND Germany
5.920 HCJB Deutsch Germany Weenermoor 05:30-15:30 1234567 German 1 145 Germany HCJ
5.970 China Radio International Albania Cerrik 16:00-18:00 1234567 German 150 330 Albania
5.980 Scandinavian Weekend Radio Finland Virrat 00:01-00:00 .....6. Finnish 0.1 ND
6.000 Radio Rossii Adygeya Russia Tbilisskaya Russian 1000
6.005 BBC United Kingdom Woofferton 05:00-06:00 1234567 English 250 184 United Kingdom
6.005 Schweizer Radio SRF Germany Kall-Krekei 10:30-11:00 .23456. German 1 10 Germany
6.070 Radio Channel 292 Germany Rohrbach Waal 05:25-19:00 1234567 German, Dutch, English 25 ND Germany
6.085 Radio MiAmigo Germany Kall-Krekei 09:00-14:00 1234567 English 20 ND Germany
6.090 Caribbean Beacon (University Network) United Kingdom Anguilla 22:00-10:00 1234567 English 100 320 United Kingdom CBB
6.150 Radio Marabu Germany Dattteln 06:00-16:00 1234567 German 0.15 ND Germany
6.150 Europa 24 Germany Dattteln 16:00-18:00 1234567 German 0.15 ND Germany
6.155 Ö1 Austria Moosbrunn Deutsch 300
6.160 6160 AM Shortwave Radio Germany Winsen 10:00-12:00 .234567 English 1 ND Germany
6.170 Scandinavian Weekend Radio Finland Virrat 00:01-00:00 .....6. Finnish 0.1 ND
6.170 Radio Onda Margraten 00:00-24:00 1234567 Portuguese-English 0.35 RON
6.175 Radio France Internationale France Issoudun 09:00-12:00 1234567 French 100 153,267 France
6.180 Deutscher Wetterdienst Germany Pinneberg 16:00-16:30 1234567 German 10 ND Germany
6.205 Laser Hot Hits English
6.990 Radio Voronezh Russia 12:00-15:00 1234567 Russian 1 ND ?
7.285 China Radio International Albania Cerrik 09:00-09:57 1234567 Romanian 150 ND Albania
7.330 Radio Joystick Austria Moosbrunn 10:00-11:00 1...... English 100 283 Austria MVB/MBR
7.345 BBC United Kingdom Woofferton 05:00-06:00 1234567 English 250 170 United Kingdom
7.365 HCJB Deutsch Germany Weenermoor 06:00-16:00 1234567 German 2 145 Germany
7.440 Radio Channel 292 Germany Rohrbach Waal
7.450 ERT3 102FM Greece Athens Greek 100
9.275 WMLK Radio United States Pennsylvania 17:00-22:00 123456 English 300 53 United States
9.420 ERA I Foni tis Elladas Greece Athens 05:00-22:55 1234567 Greek 250 323 Greece ERT
9.50 Golos And Germany Nauen 15:30-16:30 Russian Germany
9.545 BBC Bulgaria Kostinbrod-Sofia 17:30-17:49 .23456. Amharic 200 156 Bulgaria
9.565 China Radio International Albania Cerrik 15:00-15:57 1234567 Turkish 150 ND Albania
9.640 VATICAN RADIO Vatican City Santa Maria di Galeria 16:40-17:00 1234567 Ukrainian 100 54 Vatican City
9.645 VATICAN RADIO Vatican City Santa Maria di Galeria 06:05-07:00 1..... Ukrainian 250 26 Vatican City
9.830 Adventist World Radio Germany Nauen 16:00-16:30 1234567 Bulgarian 100 135 Germany
9.935 ERA I Foni tis Elladas/ERT3 102 FM Greece Athens 13:00-04:55 1234567 Greek 100 285 Greece
9.996 RWM Etalon Vremeni Russia Taldom ? ? Russian 8 ? Russia
11.530 Voice of Welt (Radyo Denge Welat) France Issoudun 15:00-21:00 1234567 Kurdish 250 90 France MEZ
11.645 ERA I Foni tis Elladas Greece Athens ? 1234567 Greek 100 ? Greece
11.700 VATICAN RADIO Vatican City Santa Maria di Galeria 16:40-17:00 1234567 Ukrainian 100 58 Vatican City
11.740 VATICAN RADIO Vatican City Santa Maria di Galeria 06:05-07:00 1...... Ukrainian 250 62 Vatican City
11.920 China Radio International Albania Cerrik 14:00-15:57 1234567 French 150 240 Albania
11.955 Adventist World Radio Austria Moosbrunn 15:00-15:30 1234567 Turkish 300 115 Austria
11.980 Dniprovs'ka Khvylia Ukraine Zaporizhzhia Ukrainian 0.25 Ukraine
12.005 Radio Farda United Kingdom Woofferton 13:00-18:00 1234567 Persian 300 90 United Kingdom
12.160 TWR India Maryland Kishinev-Grigoriopol 14:45-15:45 .23456. Panjabi 300 98 Maryland
13.565 S06 Spy Numbers Russia 09:10-09:15 1234567 ? ? ? Russia
13.690 Radio France Internationale France Issoudun 16:00-17:00 1234567 Hausa 500 170 France
13.800 Golos And Germany Nauen 15:30-16:30 Russian Germany
14.996 RWM Etalon Vremeni Russia Taldom ? ? Russian 8 ? Russia
15.150 WMLK Radio United States Pennsylvania 04:00-09:00 123456 English 300 53 United States
15.390 Radio Exterior de Espana Spain Noblejas 18:00-22:00 1234567 Spanish 200 161 Spain
15.520 Radio Exterior de Espana Spain Noblejas 14:00-18:00, 18:00-22:00 1.....7, 1234567 Spanish 200 110 Spain
15.785 bit eXpress Germany Erlangen 00:00-00:00 1234567 German 0.1 ND Germany
17.605 Adventist World Radio Austria Moosbrunn 14:30-15:00 1234567 Afar 300 140 Austria
17.620 Radio France Internationale France Issoudun 18:00-19:00 1234567 French 500 175 France
17.640 Radio Free Asia Germany Lampertheim 11:00-12:00 1234567 Tibetan 100 77 Germany
17.715 Radio Exterior de Espana Spain Noblejas 14:00-18:00, 18:00-22:00 1.....7, 1234567 Spanish 200 230 Spain
17.770 Radio Xoriyo Ogaden France Issoudun 16:00-16:30 .2...6. Somali 500 130 France OGM
17.830 Radio Farda Germany Biblis 08:30-15:30 1234567 Persian 100 85 Germany
17.850 Radio France Internationale France Issoudun 18:00-19:00 1234567 French 500 155 France
17.855 Radio Exterior de Espana Spain Noblejas 14:00-18:00, 18:00-22:00 1.....7, 1234567 Spanish 200 290 Spain
21.580 Radio France Internationale France Issoudun 08:00-09:00 1234567 French 500 150 France
21.620 Radio Exterior de Espana Spain Noblejas 14:00-18:00 1.....7 Spanish 200 161 Spain
21.690 Radio France Internationale France Issoudun 16:00-17:00 1234567 French 500 185 France RFI
25.000 MIKES Aikamerkki Finland Espoo ? ? Finnish - - Finland
25.900 Zeleniy Glaz Russia Moscow ? ? Russian ? ? Russia
26.060 Railway Roma (DRM) Italy Rome ? ? Italian (Digital) ? ? Italy

See also

References

  1. ^ WRTH 2017. WRTH Publications Limited. 2017. ISBN 978-0955548192.
  2. ^ "Article Index". British DX Club. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  3. ^ World Radio 1932 worldradiohistory.com [dead link]
  4. ^ "The early shortwave stations : A broadcasting history through 1945 9781476604749, 1476604746".
  5. ^ https://www.short-wave.info/
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