{"id":66393,"date":"2026-06-17T02:10:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T06:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=66393"},"modified":"2026-06-17T02:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T06:10:53","slug":"rti-test-broadcast-on-sunday-june-21-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/rti-test-broadcast-on-sunday-june-21-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"RTI Test Broadcast on Sunday, June 21, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RadioTaiwanInternationalLogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6358 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RadioTaiwanInternationalLogo-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RadioTaiwanInternationalLogo-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RadioTaiwanInternationalLogo-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/RadioTaiwanInternationalLogo.jpg 591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following announcement from Radio Taiwane International&#8217;s French Language service (first the English translation, then the original in French):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Dear Listener,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The French Service would like to inform you that during August 2026 (August 7\u201330), Radio Taiwan International (RTI) will broadcast directly from its Tamsui transmission site in northern Taiwan to Europe and North Africa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">To determine the most suitable frequencies, we will conduct a test broadcast on Sunday, June 21. The frequencies and schedule are as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">15145 kHz \u2014 1700\u20131710 UTC<br \/>\n11995 kHz \u2014 1715\u20131725 UTC<br \/>\n11995 kHz \u2014 1730\u20131740 UTC<br \/>\n9545 kHz \u2014 1745\u20131755 UTC<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The two frequencies that provide the best reception will be selected for the August broadcasts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">A special QSL card will be sent to listeners who submit reception reports. Reports may be sent by email to the French Service or via the radio&#8217;s online reception report form.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Thank you for listening and for your continued support.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">French Service<br \/>\nRadio Taiwan International<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Original message in French:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Ch\u00e8re auditrice, cher auditeur,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Le service fran\u00e7ais vous informe que durant le mois d\u2019ao\u00fbt 2026 (du 7 au 30 ao\u00fbt), Rti proc\u00e8dera \u00e0 une diffusion directe depuis le centre de transmission de Tamsui, dans le nord de Ta\u00efwan, vers l\u2019Europe et l\u2019Afrique du nord.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Afin de chosir les fr\u00e9quences les plus appropri\u00e9es, nous pr\u00e9voyons un essai de diffusion le dimanche 21 juin. Voici les fr\u00e9quences et horaires de cette diffusion\u00a0:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Fr\u00e9quence 15145 kHz, 17h00-17h10, temps universel<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Fr\u00e9quence 11995 kHz, 17h15-17h25, temps universel<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Fr\u00e9quence 11995kHz, 17h30-17h40, temps universel<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Fr\u00e9quence 9545 kHz, 17h45-17h55, temps universel<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Les deux fr\u00e9quences les plus appropri\u00e9es seront retenues pour cette diffusion estivale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Une carte QSL sp\u00e9ciale vous sera envoy\u00e9e pour confirmer vos rapports d\u2019\u00e9coute que vous pouvez nous adresser par courriel au service fran\u00e7ais ou via le\u00a0formulaire en ligne\u00a0de la radio.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Merci de votre \u00e9coute et de votre fid\u00e9lit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Service fran\u00e7ais<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Radio Taiwan International<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following announcement from Radio Taiwane International&#8217;s French Language service (first the English translation, then the original in French): Dear Listener, The French Service would like to inform you that during August 2026 (August 7\u201330), Radio Taiwan International (RTI) will broadcast directly from its Tamsui [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,43],"tags":[4895,1884,1885],"class_list":["post-66393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-david-iurescia-lw4daf","tag-radio-taiwan-international","tag-rti"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-hgR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":63284,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/rti-live-test-broadcasts-in-french-on-sunday-june-29-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":66393,"position":0},"title":"RTI Live Test Broadcasts in French on Sunday, June 29, 2025","author":"Thomas","date":"June 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia, who shares the following news from Radio Taiwan International's French language service. 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