Category Archives: Schedules and Frequencies

Aeronautical HF Radio Map

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Many thanks to Craig Fuller who shared this excellent Aeronautical HF radio map on the Shortwave Listeners Global Facebook page.

Click here or here to download the map as a large graphic.

Note that this map is 13 years old and somewhat out-of-date.  Paul Jones kindly posted some frequency updates to the Shortwave Listeners Global Facebook page:

Confirmed SHANWICK QRG’s.
(Shanwick = Shannon/Prestwick)
Clearance Delivery
123.950Mhz
127.650Mhz
135.525Mhz

Southern Routes
3016 HF
5598 HF
8906 HF
13306 HF
17946 HF

Family ‘B’Central & Northern Routes
2899 HF
5616 HF
8864 HF
11279 HF
13291 HF
17946 HF

Family ‘C’ Central & Northern Routes
2872 HF
5649 HF
8879 HF
11336 HF
13306 HF
17946 HF

Family ‘D’ Central & Northern Routes
2971 HF
4675 HF
8891 HF
11279 HF
13291 HF
17946 HF

Family ‘F’ Central & Northern Routes
3476 HF
6622 HF
8831 HF
13291 HF
17946 HF

Shanwick VHF 127.900 Mhz

EMERGENCY 121.500 MHz

WRTH update to A15 schedule

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WRTH has released a free update for the A15 schedules file. This PDF contains frequency changes, address etc., updates and some new stations. Please visit www.wrth.com and navigate to ‘Latest WRTH Updates’, choose the link under ‘International Radio’ and select the file you wish to download. The file is also available from our webshop:

http://www.wrth.com/_shop/?page_id=444

2015 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast frequencies confirmed

800px-Antarctica.svgMany thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Stephen Cooper, who has confirmed the frequencies that will be used for the 2015 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast on June 21 at 21:30 UTC.

Again, this year, I’m calling on all SWLing Post readers and shortwave radio listeners to make a short recording (say, 30-60 seconds) of the show and share it here at the Post. Click here for details.

Stephen received confirmation of the following frequencies directly from the BBC World Service:

  • 5,985 kHz,
  • 9,590 kHz,
  • and 5,905 kHz

Evidently, these were the frequencies chosen from the following that were tested:

  • 7,425 kHz, Ascension, 207 degrees
  • 5,985 kHz, Woofferton, 184 degrees
  • 9,590 kHz, Woofferton, 182 degrees
  • 5,905 kHz, Dhabayya, 203 degrees

I think it’s safe to assume that the same antenna paths will be used from the tests. I had hoped an Ascension Island frequency would have made the cut as it’s typically the frequency I hear best here in eastern North America. Of course, the selections were made based on actual test reception in the various parts of Antarctica where the team is located.

Please note these frequencies and take a little time to submit your recording! We look forward to sharing and mapping them across the globe.

RFI: The Sound Kitchen now on shortwave radio

RFI-Logo-World-LargeMany thanks to SWLing Post reader, Mike who notes that Radio France International’s program, The Sound Kitchen, is now available over shortwave radio.

The Sound Kitchen staff reported this news in the show notes of their latest episode, Pieces of Eight:

“Fabulous news! We have a shortwave frequency again! It’s 13725 kHz, on the 22m band; you can hear us between 6.00 and 7.00 UT every day! We’ve had reception reports from New Zealand, Japan, Bangladesh and the UK, and although the frequency is “aimed” (or however that works) towards the African continent, give it a try! You never know!”

Fabulous news, indeed! Though–as they state–North America is not the target of this broadcast frequency and time, I will certainly be listening as night time openings on the 22M band are certainly possible. I imagine those of you in Africa, Asia and the Pacific can receive The Sound Kitchen with relative ease.

Prime Time Shortwave may be shutting down

PrimeTimeShortwave-ScreenGrabMany thanks to SWLing Post reader, Chris Crosby, for passing along this information from Daniel Sampson of Prime Time Shortwave:

Prime Time Shortwave shutting down June 26, 2015
~.~.~
It is disappointing to have to do this but it looks like I may be discontinuing the Prime Time Shortwave website June 24. Where I have the Prime Time Shortwave hosted, Front Page extensions will no longer be supported, and the costs for using their website builder is too high added to the server space. I expected this day would eventually come since the Front Page product was discontinued in 2006.

I have been doing the Prime Time Shortwave website for 17 years and it is getting difficult to find the time to work on it.

Regards,
Daniel Sampson
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Prime Time Shortwave
http://www.primetimeshortwave.com

Nigeria’s Freedom Radio shortwave frequencies

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Regarding a previous article posted about Nigeria’s Freedom Radio broadcasting on shortwave, SWLing Post contributor, Richard Langley writes:

According to swskeds, current schedule is:

  • 05:00-06:00 UTC Sunday to Saturday 7415 kHz from Ascension

  • 18:00-19:00 UTC Sunday to Saturday 12050 kHz from Ascension

Many thanks, Richard!

Note that we’re not sure if the frequency listed in the article (9,940 kHz) is correct.  Have any readers heard Freedom Radio on this frequency?