Category Archives: Schedules and Frequencies

Alan Roe’s A-25 Season Guide to Music on Shortwave (version 3.0)

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his A-25 (version 3.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download:

Click here to download Music on Shortwave A-25 v3.0 (PDF)

As always, thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan!

This dedicated page will always have the latest version of Alan’s guide available for download.

RTI Live Test Broadcasts in German on Saturday, June 28, 2025

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet, who shares the following note:

After this news:
https://swling.com/blog/2025/06/rti-live-test-broadcasts-in-french-on-sunday-june-29-2025/ 

[We have this] similar news for the Deutsch service transmissions from Tamsui, Taïwan!  See below:


Dear listeners,

Radio Taiwan International is once again planning broadcasts of its German-language program from the Tamsui transmission site this year.

For this purpose, RTI will air 10-minute test transmissions on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the following times and frequencies:

Test Transmissions: Saturday, June 28, 2025
(Times listed in UTC / CEST = UTC+2)

    • 15145 kHz (17:00–17:10 UTC)
    • 11995 kHz (17:15–17:25 UTC)
    • 11995 kHz (17:30–17:40 UTC)
    • 9550 kHz (17:45–17:55 UTC)

We kindly ask you to monitor these test transmissions and send your reception reports to RTI:
Email: deutsch@rti.org.tw

From the above frequencies, two will be selected for the live broadcasts.

Official Broadcast Dates:
(Each broadcast will consist of half an hour on one frequency from 17:00–17:30 UTC, and half an hour on a second frequency from 17:30–18:00 UTC.)

    • July 4 (Friday), July 5 (Saturday), July 6 (Sunday)
    • July 11 (Friday), July 12 (Saturday), July 13 (Sunday)
    • July 18 (Friday), July 19 (Saturday), July 20 (Sunday)
    • July 25 (Friday), July 26 (Saturday), July 27 (Sunday)

More information and announcements:
https://www.rti.org.tw/de/informationlist?uid=15

Our new website:
https://www.rti.org.tw/de

With best regards,
Your RTI Editorial Team
? deutsch@rti.org.tw

Original German version:

Liebe Hörerinnen und Hörer,

Radio Taiwan International plant auch in diesem Jahr wieder Ausstrahlungen des deutschsprachigen Programms von der Sendeanlage in Tamsui.

RTI strahlt dafür am Samstag, 28. Juni, jeweils 10-minütige Testsendungen zu folgenden Zeiten auf folgenden Frequenzen aus:

Testsendungen: am 28. Juni 2025 (Samstag)
Zeitangaben in UTC (MESZ=UTC+2)

    • 15145 kHz (17:00-17:10 UTC)
    • 11995 kHz (17:15-17:25 UTC)
    • 11995 kHz (17:30-17:40 UTC)
    • 9550 kHz (17:45-17:55 UTC)

Wir bitten Sie, die Testsendungen zu beobachten und RTI Ihre Empfangsbeobachtungen mitzuteilen: E-Mail: deutsch@rti.org.tw

Aus den oben genannten Frequenzen werden 2 Frequenzen für die Direktausstrahlungen ausgewählt.

Offizielle Sendetermine:

(Eine halbe Stunde auf einer Frequenz von 17:00-17:30 Uhr UTC, eine halbe Stunde auf der zweiten Frequenz von 17:30-18:00 Uhr UTC):

    • 04.07. (Freitag), 05.07. (Samstag), 06.07. (Sonntag)
    • 11.07. (Freitag), 12.07. (Samstag), 13.07. (Sonntag)
    • 18.07. (Freitag), 19.07. (Samstag), 20.07. (Sonntag)
    • 25.07. (Freitag), 26.07. (Samstag), 27.07. (Sonntag)

Weitere Informationen und Ankündigen:
https://www.rti.org.tw/de/informationlist?uid=15

Unsere neue Internetadresse ist:
https://www.rti.org.tw/de

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Ihre RTI-Redaktion
deutsch@rti.org.tw

RTI Live Test Broadcasts in French on Sunday, June 29, 2025

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia, who shares the following news from Radio Taiwan International’s French language service. Please note that the English translation is followed by the original notice in French:

Dear listeners,

The French Service of Radio Taiwan International is pleased to inform you that during the month of August 2025, we will be broadcasting live from the Tamsui transmission center, located in northern Taiwan, to Europe and North Africa.

To best prepare for this French-language radio event, a test transmission will be carried out on Sunday, June 29, via shortwave, at the following times and frequencies:

    • Frequency 15145 kHz (325°), 17:00–17:10 UTC
    • Frequency 11995 kHz (325°), 17:15–17:25 UTC
    • Frequency 11995 kHz (325°), 17:30–17:40 UTC
    • Frequency 9550 kHz (315°), 17:45–17:55 UTC

Your reception reports for these 10-minute test segments will help us identify the two optimal frequencies for the 30-minute “Live from Tamsui” broadcast in August—so we can ensure the best possible listening conditions.

This French-language broadcast will air on shortwave every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from August 1 to August 31. Frequencies and times will be announced following the June 29 test transmission.

Thank you for your valued participation!

A special QSL card is being produced for all reception reports sent to the French Service—both for the test broadcast and for the August transmissions. You can send reports by postal mail or email.

Thank you for listening and for your continued support.

Kind regards,
French Service, RTI
https://www.rti.org.tw/fr/index
fren@rti.org.tw

Original message in French:

Chers auditeurs,

Le service français de Radio Taïwan International est heureux de vous informer que durant le mois d’août 2025, nous procéderons à une diffusion directe depuis le centre de transmission de Tamsui, dans le nord de Taïwan, vers l’Europe et l’Afrique du nord.

Afin de préparer au mieux cette activité radiophonique en français, une diffusion-test sera effectuée le dimanche 29 juin en ondes courtes, aux horaires et fréquences suivants :

    • Fréquence 15145 kHz (325°), 17h00-17h10, temps universel
    • Fréquence 11995 kHz (325°), 17h15-17h25, temps universel
    • Fréquence 11995 kHz (325°), 17h30-17h40, temps universel
    • Fréquence 9550 kHz (315°), 17h45-17h55, temps universel

Vos rapports d’écoute sur ces tests par segments de 10 minutes nous aideront à identifier les deux fréquences optimales pour la diffusion du mois d’août « en direct de Tamsui » de 30 minutes dans les meilleures conditions d’écoute possible.

Le programme de cette activité radiophonique en français sera diffusé en Ondes Courtes tous les vendredis, samedis et dimanches du 1er août au 31 août. Les fréquences et horaires vous seront communiqués après la diffusion-test du 29 juin.

Merci de votre contribution appréciée !

Une carte QSL spéciale est réalisée pour tous les rapports d’écoute que vous nous adresserez par courrier, courriel au service français, aussi bien pour la diffusion test que lors de la diffusion du mois d’août prochain.

Merci de votre écoute et de votre fidélité.

Cordialement,

Service français, Rti

https://www.rti.org.tw/fr/index

fren@rti.org.tw

July 2025 Schedule Updates: From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update:

From the Isle of Music, July 2025
July’s program will be the second of several episodes featuring the best of Cubadisco 2025, Cuba’s most important discographic awards. This is the best of the best of Cuba’s new releases.
Friday, July 11:
6070 kHz at 1700 UTC
3955 kHz at 2100 UTC
Sunday, July 13:
9670 kHz at 1700 UTC using booster beam E to eastern Europe and Eurasia (repeat of July 11 episode).

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, July 2025
In July we will recognize the national days of Canada and the United States with music and comedy from both places, but it will not be standard patriotic fare in either case.
Friday, July 18:
6070 kHz at 1700 UTC
3955 at 2100 UTC
Sunday, July 20
9670 kHz at 1700 UTC using beam E (repeat of July 18 episode).

*For those who were avoiding 3955 due to mixing product issues at the station, we have been informed that this has been fixed.
**In addition to direct radio reception, we do honor reception reports using remote SDRs as long as the whole program is described and which SDR is specified.

Help record the 2025 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast later today (June 21, 2025)

Every year, the BBC broadcasts a special program to the scientists and support staff in the British Antarctic Survey Team. The BBC plays music requests and sends special messages to the small team located at various Antarctic research stations. Each year, the thirty minute show is guaranteed to be quirky, nostalgic, and certainly a DX-worthy catch!

After successful listener events from years past, I’m once again calling on all SWLing Post readers and shortwave radio listeners to make a short recording (say, 30-60 seconds) of the BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast today and share it here on the SWLing Post. Details on this below.

Time and frequencies

Our intrepid contributor, Richard Langley, reports the following message via the British DX Club:

Shortwave schedule 2130-2200 UTC on 5960 UAE, 9575 Ascension Island, 12065 Woofferton (UK), 13810 Woofferton (UK).

A slightly shorter version will be carried the same day from 1832-1900 UTC on BBC World Service English streams online as well as via DAB in the UK.

Recording the Midwinter Broadcast has become an SWLing Post community tradition! Read our previous post for more details.

I’m especially fond of this broadcast as it always falls on my birthday and it’s always fun capturing this unique DX!

Share your recording and notes with us!

Comment with your recording!

During the Midwinter broadcast, I will publish a dedicated post where you can comment and include links to audio and video of your 2024 Midwinter Broadcast recordings. When this post is available, I will link to it here. This will allow you to post your logs and recordings at your convenience without my availability becoming the bottleneck.

So that there’s no confusion, I’ve turned off comments on this post so that comments are left on the appropriate article.

Here’s the format I’d like you to leave in your comment of the dedicated post:

Name:

Listening location:

Notes: (Include frequencies and any details about your receiver and antenna.)

Link to audio or video: (YouTube, Vimeo, Internet Archive, SoundCloud, etc.)

Video and Audio Recordings

There is no way to directly upload audio in your comments, however, you can link to the recordings if you upload them to the Internet Archive (which I’d highly recommend) or any of the video streaming services–like YouTube and Vimeo–or audio services like SoundCloud.

If you have a photo you’d like to include in your comment, send me an email from the same address you used in your comment. I’ll manually post the image at the top of your comment when time allows.

As with each year, I’ll make sure the BAS team and the BBC receive a link with all of your recordings!

Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast 2025 – 70th Anniversary Edition: Tune in Saturday, June 21, 2025

Each year, we look forward to one of the most unique traditions in the world of shortwave radio: the BBC’s Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast—a special program beamed to a handful of overwintering scientists and support staff at British Antarctic research stations.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the broadcast, and it promises to be a particularly memorable one. Hosted by Cerys Matthews, the program features personal messages from friends and family back home, as well as music requests from those wintering in Antarctica.

Halley VI: The British Antarctic Survey’s new base (Source: British Antarctic Survey)

SWLing Post readers around the globe regularly tune in and make off-air recordings of this remarkable broadcast, sharing reception reports and recordings from every corner of the planet. It’s one of our favorite annual traditions!

SWling Post contributor Richard Langley, noted that a test broadcast last Saturday (20:30 UTC) used the following frequencies:

  • 5960 kHz – UAE
  • 9575 kHz – Ascension
  • 13810 kHz – Woofferton

UPDATE (19 June 2025) – Richard adds the following:

According to the British DX Club:
“Saturday 21 June 2025: at 1832-1900 and 2130-2200 UTC.

BBC World Service annual mid-winter broadcast to Antarctica for British Antarctic Survey staff working at UK bases on Antarctica’s midwinter’s day.

Shortwave schedule 2130-2200 UTC on 5960 UAE, 9575 Ascension Island, 12065 Woofferton (UK), 13810 Woofferton (UK).

A slightly shorter version will be carried the same day from 1832-1900 UTC on BBC World Service English streams online as well as via DAB in the UK.”

Frequencies will likely be posted on this page for the official broadcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7zyv

As always, we’ll post an article here on Saturday as the broadcast begins, where you can share your own reception reports, audio clips, and impressions in the comments section—just as we’ve done in years past.

Stay tuned—once the official frequencies are confirmed, we’ll post them here as well.

Happy DXing, and let’s celebrate midwinter together—wherever you are in the world!