“TRADITIONAL” SHORTWAVE BROADCASTS TO NORTH AMERICA IN ENGLISH

With the addition of a full slate of World Radio Network – North American stream programming being carried on shortwave by Radio Miami International (WRMI), Okeechobee Florida, there are more “traditional” stations receivable via shortwave than one might first realize.  This in addition to direct broadcasts (#) and those contracted as relays (*) via Okeechobee.

Here is a current listing with frequencies targeting North American listeners. However, please note this information is drawn from publicly announced station schedules which are not always completely accurate. Listings for SWL programs do not include their broadcasts on stations other than WRMI.  Check all frequencies listed as some may not be in use. All is subject to change and correction, and no claim of complete accuracy is made here. As the saying goes, “Just trying to help.”

UTCStationFrequencies
0000Radio Habana Cuba#11880 heard randomly
Radio Prague International 5950 (Sun-Tue)
Radio Romania International#11620 (11900 if 1st transmitter fails)
AWR “Wavescan” (Mon)9455
0015“CQ Calling” (Fri)9955
0030Radio Slovakia International  5850, 15770
“Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio”7780 (Mon), 9395 (Wed.)
AWR “Wavescan”7780 (Tue/Thu)
0045“CQ Calling” (Fri)7780 (WRMI), 4840 (WWCR)
0100“Copenhagen Calling” (Sun)7780
Deutsche Welle (Mon-Sat)7780
CGTN China (relay via Habana)9580 (not heard recently)
AWR “Wavescan” (Tue)5850
0130Radio Prague International (Tue-Sat)7780
Radio Slovakia International*5800, 15770
Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio7780 (Sun/Mon)
AWR “Wavescan” (Fri)5010
0145“CQ Calling” (Wed)5850
0150Radio Nacional da Amazonia (5 min)6180, 11780 (Tue-Sat, exc. futbol)
0200KBS World Radio (Tue-Sat)5800
0215CQ Calling (Sun)5800
0230AWR “Wavescan” (Mon)5800
0300CGTN, China (relay via Habana)9790 (not heard recently)
Radio Slovakia International* (exc. Sun.)5850
Radio Prague International*9955
Radio Romania International#15330
Voice of Turkiye#7275
Polish Radio External Service5950 (Tue)
0330Radio Prague International* (exc. Sun)5850
AWR “Wavescan”7780 (Tue)
0400Israel Radio7780, 9395
0500Radio Prague International7730, 7780; 5850 (Tue/Thu)
AWR “Wavescan” (Fri)5850
0530Radio Slovakia International7730, 7780; 5850 (Tue/Thu)
AWR “Wavescan” (Sat)5850
“Shortwave Radiogram” (Fri)5850
0600Deutsche Welle (to 0630 Sun)5850, 7730, 7780
0630Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio (Sun)5850, 7730, 7780
0700Polish Radio External Service5850, 7570, 7730, 7780
0800Israel Radio7730
“Shortwave Radiogram” (Mon)5850
AWR “Wavescan” (Wed)5850
0815“CQ Calling” (Thu)5850
0830Radio Prague International7730
0900RTE (“Good Morning Ireland”)5850, 9395
Voice of Indonesia (Mon/Tue)7780
0930AWR “Wavescan”7570 (Sun), 7780 (Wed)
“Shortwave Radiogram” (Thu)7780
“Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio” (Sat)7570
1000Deutsche Welle (to 1030 Sun)7730, 7780, 9395
1030“Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio” (Sun)7730, 7780, 9395
1100Radio Prague International9955 (Mon-Fri)
1130Radio Slovakia International5850, 9395; 15770 (Mon/Wed)
1200KBS World Radio9395
Radio Prague International*9955
1300RTE (“News at One”)9395
KBS World Radio#15575
Voice of Korea#9435, 11710
AWR “Wavescan”15770 (Wed); 9955 (Fri/Sat)
“Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio“9955 (Tue), 15770 (Fri)
1315AWR “Wavescan” (Mon)9955
1330“CQ Calling” (Wed)9955
“Shortwave Radiogram” (Wed)15770
1400AWR “Wavescan” (Mon/Thu)9955
“Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio” (Tue)9955
Israel Radio (Sun-Fri)7730, 9395
1430Radio Prague International7730, 9395
AWR “Wavescan” (Sat)9955
“Shortwave Radiogram” (Sun)9955
1500Deutsche Welle (Sun-Fri)9395; 9955 (Mon-Fri, to 1530 Fri)
KBS World Radio (Sat)9395
Voice of Korea#9435, 11710
1530Deutsche Welle (Sat)9395
1600“Copenhagen Calling” (Sun)7730, 9395
RTE (“Drivetime”) (Mon-Fri)7730, 9395
“Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio” (Sat)7730, 9395
1630Radio Prague International (Mon-Fri)7730, 9395
“RTE Sport” (Sat-Sun)7730, 9395
1700Israel Radio7730, 9395
1800Polish Radio External Service9395
1900Radio Slovakia International9395
Radio Habana Cuba# [inconsistent]11880, 15140
1930RTE (“Drivetime”) (Mon-Fri)9395
“Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio” (Sat)9395
2000KBS World Radio (Mon-Fri)9395
“Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio” (Sat)9395
2015AWR “Wavescan” (Sat)7730
2030Radio Romania International#9740, 15130, 15420
AWR “Wavescan” (Tue)7730
2100Deutsche Welle (Mon-Fri)9395
“Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio”7490 (Wed – WBCQ), 9395 (Sat – WRMI)
AWR “Wavescan” (Sun)9395
2115“CQ Calling” (Fri)15770
2130AWR “Wavescan”9955 (Tue/Thu)
2200Radio Nacional de Espana (Wed)#15390, 15500, 15520, 17715
Radio Slovakia International*5850
Voice of Turkiye#11785
“Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio” (Fri)9955
AWR “Wavescan” (Mon)9955
2230Radio Prague International* (Mon-Fri)15770, 17790
Radio Argentina al Exterior*  5850
“Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio”9955 (Tue); 15770, 17790 (Sat)
AWR “Wavescan”9995 (Sun); 15770, 17790 (Sun)
2300CGTN China (relay via Habana)5990 [not heard recently]
KBS World Radio9955 (Mon/Thu); 15770 (Mon/Tue/Thu)
Radio Prague International (Mon-Fri)9395
“Shortwave Radiogram” (Sat)9455
AWR “Wavescan” (Sun)9455
Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio (Sun)9395
2330Israel Radio9955 (Mon/Thu), 15770 (Mon/Tue/Thu)
Radio Prague International*5850, 17790
“Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio”9455 (Sun), 9395 (Wed), 5950 (Thu)
“CQ Calling” (Thu)9395

Compiled by John Figliozzi

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