BRITISH DX CLUB

AFRICA ON SHORTWAVE

Country-by-Country Guide to Domestic and External Shortwave Broadcasting in Africa

including opposition and selected target broadcasts to the African continent

November 2015

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Algeria Radio Algérienne Radio Algérienne is part of Entreprise Nationale de Radiodiffusion Sonore (ENRS). Shortwave transmissions are currently relayed via Issoudun in France for listeners in North Africa and the Sahel and consist of relays of Radio Algérienne or the Holy Qur'an Service in Arabic, with short news bulletins in French. Transmitter Site: TDF, Issoudun, France - 500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0400-0500 Daily Arabic/French North Africa/Sahel 5865-iss 0500-0600 Daily Arabic/French North Africa/Sahel 5865-iss 7295-iss 0600-0700 Daily Arabic/French North Africa/Sahel 5865-iss 1800-1900 Daily Arabic/French North Africa/Sahel 9380-iss 11985-iss 1900-2000 Daily Arabic/French North Africa/Sahel 9380-iss 11775-iss 11985-iss 2000-2100 Daily Arabic/French North Africa/Sahel 9380-iss 11775-iss 2100-2200 Daily Arabic/French North Africa/Sahel 6145-iss 7335-iss 9380-iss 2200-2300 Daily Arabic/French North Africa/Sahel 6145-iss 7335-iss Note: listed frequencies relay either Radio Algérienne or the Holy Qur'an Service' New shortwave transmitters being installed Turgi, Switzerland, 21 August 2015: Ampegon has received a major contract by Télédiffusion d’Algérie (TDA) for development and installation of new shortwave transmission systems, enabling TDA to broadcast SW without purchasing airtime from third party vendors. Ampegon will accompany TDA through the entire project - developing turnkey solutions at the two sites including two 300 kW shortwave transmitters, two shortwave antenna systems and civil works. All the antenna works will be carried out by Ampegon in Schifferstadt, Germany, while the transmitters will be designed and constructed at the Ampegon factory in Turgi, Switzerland. The multi-million Euro project will be finished within two years at the end of 2016. (Ampegon press release via Andrea Borgnino, Shortwave Transnitter Site yg via BDXC-UK Communication) National Radio of the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic Operated by the Polisario Front in support of independence for Western Sahara. National Radio of the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic began shortwave transmissions in 1993. The shortwave transmitter is located in Rabouni, near the south-western Algerian town of Tindouf, near to the border with Western Sahara. Shortwave transmissions were last heard on 6297 kHz but have not been reported since June 2011, presumably due to a transmitter problem. The station continues to be heard on MW 1550 kHz.

Angola

Radio Nacional de Angola - Canal A Radio Nacional de Angola is the official state-operated radio station with headquarters in Luanda. Transmitter Site: Luanda-Mulenvos - 25 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Freq/kHz 24 hours Daily Portuguese 4950v Radio N'gola Yetu Radio N'Gola Yetu broadcasts in the twelve national languages of Angola. As well as MW & FM, it had broadcast on 7216.5v kHz but this transmitter has not been reported for a long time and is believed inactive.

Target Broadcast to Angola Voice of America - Angola, Falo Só Angola, Fala Só is a weekly call-in show for listeners in Angola. Transmitter Sites: Pinheira, Sao Tome - 100 kW; Moepeng Hill, Botswana - 100 kW; Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican - 250 kW; Greenville, North Carolina, USA - 125/250 kW Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1630-1700 Fri Portuguese Angola 9485-sao 11850-sao 13630-bot 15480-asc 15730-grv 17655-smg 1700-1730 Fri Portuguese Angola 9485-sao 13630-bot 15480-asc 15730-grv 17655-grv

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Ascension Island BBC Atlantic Relay Station The BBC World Service opened its overseas shortwave relay station on Ascension Island in 1966, with four 250 kW transmitters becoming fully operational by spring 1967, improving coverage to Africa and Latin America. Two additional 250 kW transmitters were moved from Daventry to Ascension Island in 1988. Nowadays the relay station is operated by Babcock International and includes relays of the BBC and other customers. Transmitter Site: English Bay - 6 x 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Station Language Target Freq/kHz 0430-0500 Daily BBC French West & Central Africa 6135 7305 0500-0530 Daily Voice of America Hausa West Africa 6035 0500-0600 Daily BBC English West & Central Africa 5875 6005 7445 0500-0700 Daily Dandal Kura Kanuri West Africa 7415 0529-0600 Daily BBC Hausa West Africa 6135 7305 0600-0629 Daily BBC French West & Central Africa 7305 9870 0600-0700 Daily BBC English West & Central Africa 6005 9460 9915 0629-0700 Daily BBC Hausa West Africa 7305 9440 0700-0729 Daily BBC French West & Central Africa 9440 0700-0800 Daily BBC English West & Central Africa 9915 12095 0800-1000 Daily NHK R Japan Japanese South America 12015 1200-1230 Daily BBC French West & Central Africa 17640 21630 1230-1500 Sat BBC Hausa West Africa 21630 1400-1430 Mon-Fri BBC Hausa West Africa 17780 21630 1430-1700 Sat BBC Hausa West Africa 17780 1500-1700 Sat BBC Somali Horn of Africa 21470 1600-1700 Daily BBC English West & Central Africa 17640 17830 1630-1730 Fri Voice of America Portuguese Southern Africa 15480 1700-1800 Daily BBC English West & Central Africa 15400 17780 17830 1700-1800 Daily Deutsche Welle French West & Central Africa 17800 1800-1830 Daily BBC French West & Central Africa 11785 11975 15105 1800-2000 Daily BBC English West & Central Africa 11810 15400 1800-2100 Daily Dandal Kura Kanuri West Africa 12050 1900-1930 Sun to be confirmed English West Africa 11830 1930-2000 Daily BBC Hausa West Africa 11660 15105 17885 2000-2030 Fri BBC Hausa West Africa 11660 15105 17885 2000-2100 Daily BBC English West & Central Africa 11810 12095 2100-2200 Mon-Fri BBC English West & Central Africa 9915 11810 12095 2130-2200 Mon-Fri Voice of America Bambara West Africa 15120 2145-2200 Mo/Tu/Th/Fr Reach Beyond Hassinya West Africa 9530 2200-2215 Mo/Tu/Th/Fr Reach Beyond Pulaar West Africa 9530

Benin ORTB - Radio Benin Radio Benin is the state-operated broadcasting service of Benin. It was last reported on shortwave in 2006. ORTB - Radio Parakou Radio Parakou is an ORTB regional station. It has not been heard on shortwave since January 2009.

Botswana

Radio Botswana Radio Botswana is inactive on shortwave. Vashek Korinek in South Africa reported in January 2006 that Mr Kingsley Reetsang of Radio Botswana had said that they were implementing a comprehensive network of FM transmitters all over the country. Once these were in place they would do the necessary measurements and assess the situation. If the FM and AM networks did not cover Botswana 100%, a return to shortwave would be considered, otherwise the shortwave broadcasts would be abandoned permanently, which they been.

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IBB Botswana Transmitting Station The IBB Botswana Transmitting Station at Moepeng Hill was opened in 1991. It currently airs programmes from the Voice of America, VOA Studio 7 for Zimbabwe, and Afia Darfur for Darfur. Transmitter Site: Selebi-Phikwe, Moepeng Hill - 4 x 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Service Language Target Freq/kHz 0300-0330 Daily Afia Darfur Sudanese Arabic Sudan/Darfur 9820 0330-0400 Daily VOA Somali Horn of Africa 11750 0300-0500 Daily VOA English Africa 4930 0330-0400 Daily VOA Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Great Lakes Region 7460 0400-0430 Daily VOA Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Great Lakes Region 7275 7460 0430-0530 Mon-Fri VOA Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Great Lakes Region 7275 7460 0500-0600 Daily VOA English Africa 4930 15580 0600-0700 Daily VOA English Africa 15580 0530-0630 Mon-Fri VOA French Africa 9885 13830 1100-1130 Sat VOA French West/Central Africa 15715 1300-1400 Daily VOA Somali Horn of Africa 15620 1400-1500 Daily VOA English Africa 6080 1400-1500 Daily VOA English Africa 4930 15580 1400-1500 Sat/Sun VOA Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Great Lakes Region 13860 1500-1530 Daily VOA Hausa West Africa 17700 1500-1600 Daily VOA English Africa 4930 6080 15580 1530-1600 Mon-Fri VOA Hausa West Africa 17700 1600-1700 Daily VOA English Africa 4930 15580 1600-1800 Daily VOA Somali Horn of Africa 13580 1630-1700 Fri VOA Portuguese Horn of Africa 13630 1700-1720 Sat/Sun VOA St 7 Shona Zimbabwe 4930 1700-1730 Mon-Fri VOA St 7 Shona Zimbabwe 4930 1700-1800 Daily VOA Portuguese Southern Africa 13630 1700-1800 Daily VOA English Africa 15580 1720-1740 Sat/Sun VOA St 7 English Zimbabwe 4930 1730-1800 Mon-Fri VOA St 7 English Zimbabwe 4930 1740-1800 Sat/Sun VOA St 7 Ndebele Zimbabwe 4930 1800-1830 Daily Afia Darfur Sudanese Arabic Sudan/Darfur 11615 1800-1830 Mon-Fri VOA Portuguese Southern Africa 13630 1800-1930 Daily VOA English Africa 4930 15580 1830-1900 Mon-Fri VOA Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Great Lakes Region 11850 1830-2030 Daily VOA French Africa 12075 1900-1930 Daily Afia Darfur Sudanese Arabic Sudan/Darfur 9780 1930-2000 Daily VOA Learning English Africa 4930 15580 1930-2000 Mon-Fri VOA Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Great Lakes Region 9470 2000-2100 Daily VOA English Africa 4930 2030-2100 Mon-Fri VOA Hausa West Afric 11850 15730(Sun) 2030-2100 Sat/Sun VOA French West Africa 9490 15730(Sat) 2100-2130 Mon-Fri VOA French Central/West Africa 9490 2130-2200 Mon-Fri VOA Bambara West Africa 13670

Burkina Faso RTB - Radio Burkina Radio Burkina is the state-run broadcasting service in Burkina Faso. It was last reported on shortwave in 2010.

Burundi Radio-Television Nationale du Burundi RTNB is inactive on shortwave. Its 100 kW transmitter at Gitega was last reported in mid-2003 on 6140 kHz. An earlier frequency for morning/evening use was 3300 kHz.

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Target Broadcasts to Burundi and surrounding region

Voice of America VOA started additional broadcasts to Burundi on 11 May 2015 following disturbances that arose when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced he was running for a third term in office. VOA added additional shortwave broadcasts with an expanded call-in show, more reporting from the ground, and new drive-time newscasts. Transmitter Sites: Moepeng Hill, Botswana - 100 kW; Pinheira, Sao Tome - 100 kW; Umm Al-Riman, Kuwait - 250 kW; Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0330-0400 Daily Kinyarwanda-Kirundi African Great Lakes Region 7275-sao 9885-sao 7460-bot 0400-0430 Daily Kinyarwanda-Kirundi African Great Lakes Region 7460-bot 0400-0430 Daily Kinyarwanda-Kirundi African Great Lakes Region 7275-bot 9885-sao 0430-0530 Mon-Fri Kinyarwanda-Kirundi African Great Lakes Region 7275-bot 7460-bot 9885-sao 1400-1500 Sat/Sun Kinyarwanda-Kirundi African Great Lakes Region 9470-sao 13860-bot 15300-sao 1600-1630 Daily Kinyarwanda-Kirundi African Great Lakes Region 11750-vat 13630-sao 15460-sao 1830-1900 Mon-Fri Kinyarwanda-Kirundi African Great Lakes Region 11850-bot 13630sao 1930-2000 Mon-Fri Kinyarwanda-Kirundi African Great Lakes Region 9470-bot 11615-sao 12140-kwt

Cameroon

Cameroon Radio and Television (CRTV) Shortwave broadcasting from Cameroon Radio and Television (CRTV) National Service has ceased. The main station at Yaounde was last heard in early 2000 on 4850 kHz. CRTV regional stations are also inactive on shortwave and all services now operate on FM only.

Canary Islands Radio Nacional de Espana Shortwave Relay Station RNE opened the Centro Emisor de Atlantico shortwave relay station at Las Mesas, Tenerife, in 1964 with two 50 kW SW transmitters for relays to the Americas. They remained in service until 1988.

Cape Verde Radio Nacional de Cabo Verde Radio Nacional de Cabo Verde (A Voz do Sao Vicente) was last reported on shortwave in late 1989.

Central African Republic Radio Centrafrique is the state-operated radio service of the Central African Republic. It currently broadcasts only on FM in Bangui. Reactivation of both mediumwave and shortwave transmitters on 1440 kHz and 5035/7220 kHz is planned, neither of which has been reported since at least 2012. Radio ICDI Radio ICDI is a radio station belonging to Water for God (formerly known as Integrated Community Develop-ment International), a Christian ministry founded by Jim Hocking in 2003. Official broadcasts with a 1 kW shortwave transmitter started on 1 March 2007 on 6030 kHz with Christian programming and community health information. A second 1 kW shortwave transmitter donated by HCJB Global Voice was installed in April 2010 and went live on 1 April 2011 on 3390 kHz. Radio ICDI was put off air in March 2013 when Selaka rebels advanced on Bangui, with their studio and equipment looted. The station was reactivated on May 2013. Transmitter Site: Boali - 1 kW. Times/UTC Days Languages Freq/kHz 0600-1100 Mon-Sat French/Sango/Fulfulde/Bayaka 6030 1400-1700 Daily French/Sango/Fulfulde/Bayaka 6030 1700-1700 Daily relay Radio Ndeke Luka 6030

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Radio Ndeke Luka Radio Ndeke Luka was established by the French-based Fondation Hirondelle as a replacement for the UN's Radio MINURCA with the intention of acting as a link between the UN, NGOs and the population in the Central African Republic. It commenced transmissions first on FM in 2000, added a shortwave relay between 2003-2005, and also introduced a two-hour daily relay over Radio ICDI. In February 2014, in response to the crisis in the Central African Republic, a daily half-hour shortwave relay was reintroduced until May 2014. Radio Ndeke Luka currently operates on FM in Bangui, Bambari, and Bouar and continues to be relayed over Radio ICDI in Boali. Transmitter Site: Boali - 1 kW. Times/UTC Days Languages Freq/kHz 1700-1700 Daily French/Sango 6030

Ceuta and Melilla There is no shortwave broadcasting in Ceuta, Melilla, or any other Spanish possessions in North Africa.

Chad Office Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision du Tchad - Radio Tchad Radio Tchad is the state-operated broadcasting service of Chad. Its most recent shortwave transmitter (at N’djamena-Gredia - 250 kW) was commissioned in 1984 and refurbished in 2004 thanks to financial and technical help from Taiwan. It has not been reported on its usual frequency of 6165 kHz since October 2013.

Comoros Office de Radio et Television des Comores - Radio Comores Radio Comores is the national radio service of the Comoros. It was last reported on shortwave in 1997.

Democratic Republic of Congo Radio Tele Candip Radio Tele Candip was established in 1974. Transmitter Site: Bunia - 1 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Freq/kHz 0400-0700v Daily French/Vernaculars 5066.3v 1300-1900v Daily French/Vernaculars 5066.3v Radiodiffusion-Television Nationale Congolaise There is currently no shortwave service from the Kinshasa-based national station of Radiodiffusion-Television Nationale Congolaise (RTNC) and it now operates on FM only. RTNC in Kinshasa was last reported on shortwave in the late 1990's on 15245v kHz from a 100 kW transmitter. All official RTNC regional stations are also believed to be inactive on shortwave. Radio Kahuzi Radio Kahuzi is operated by a Christian group called Believer's Express Service, Inc. The station was established by Richard and Kathy McDonald that has been broadcasting from Bukavu since 1991 on FM, with a 0.8 kW shortwave transmitter built by HCJB added in February 2001 to reach a larger portion of Central Africa. Its current status on shortwave (6209.6v kHz) is unconfirmed.

Republic of Congo

Radio Congo Radio Congo is the government-controlled broadcasting service of the Republic of Congo. Transmitter Site: Brazzaville. Times/UTC Days Language Freq/kHz 0600-1830v irregular French/Vernacular 6115

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Djibouti

Radiodiffusion Television de Djibouti Radiodiffusion Television de Djibouti is the state-operated broadcasting service of Djibouti. The shortwave transmitter that normally operates on 4780 kHz is currently inactive, but is expected to return after transmitter site relocation.

Egypt Egyptian Radio and Television Union ERTU is owned and operated by the Egyptian government. Following its inauguration in 1934, the Egyptian Broadcasting Corporation, as it was then called, developed slowly until the emergance of Colonel Nasser in 1952 when Egyptian radio's coverage and influence rapidly grew throughout the Arab World and North Africa. The General Programme, Voice of the Arabs, and the Radio Cairo external service are currently broadcast on shortwave from Egypt. Egyptian Radio - General Programme The General Programme is the ERTU's flagship radio service. It was founded in 1934. Although intended primarily for a domestic audience, it has traditionally been broadcast on shortwave for Arabic-speaking listeners outside of Egypt. Transmitter Site: Abis - 250 kW; Abu Zaabal - 100/250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0200-0700 Daily Arabic North America 9745-abs 13850-abs 0700-1100 Daily Arabic West & Central Africa 17510-abz Voice of the Arabs Voice of the Arabs was founded in 1953 and was once the most influential broadcast medium in the Transmitter Site: Abu Zaabal - 100 kW. Middle East and North Africa. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1900-0030 Daily Arabic North-East Africa 11540-abz Radio Cairo Radio Cairo was founded in 1953 and is the external service of Egyptian radio. It has traditionally served listeners outside of the Arab world with its African and overseas services. Transmitter Site: Abis - 250 kW; Abu Zaabal - 100/250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0400-0600 Daily Swahili East Africa 15230-abz 15610-abz 0800-1000 Daily Arabic Australasia 9730-abz 15225-abz 1015-1215 Daily Arabic Middle East 17480-abz 17830-abz 1215-1330 Daily English South & South-East Asia 17480-abz 17870-abz 1230-1400 Daily Indonesian South-East Asia 15710-abs 1400-1600 Daily Dari West Asia 11665-abs 15400-abs 15410-abs 1300-1600 Daily Arabic West Africa 15535-abs 15800-abs 1330-1530 Daily Persian West Asia 15300-abz 15790-abz 1400-1600 Daily Pashto West Asia 15350-abz 1500-1600 Daily Albanian South-East Europe 13580-abs 1500-1600 Daily Uzbek Central Asia 11790-abs 13770-abs 15160-abs 1600-1700 Daily Bosnian South-East Europe 15450-abz 1600-1800 Daily Urdu West Asia 13670-abs 13820-abs 1600-1800 Daily English Central & Southern Africa 15345-abs 1600-1700 Daily Afar East Africa 15285-abz 1600-1800 Daily Swahili East Africa 17730-abz 17765-abz 1700-1800 Daily Somali East Africa 15285-abz 1700-1900 Daily Turkish South-East Europe 9280-abs 9745-abs 1800-1900 Daily Italian Southern Europe 9435-abs 9490-abs 1800-1900 Daily Amharic East Africa 15285-abz 1800-2100 Daily Hausa West Africa 15710-abs 1845-2000 Daily Fulfulde West Africa 17625-abz 1900-2000 Daily Russian Russia 9685-abs 9885-abs

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1900-2000 Daily German Central Europe 9570-abs 1900-2030 Daily English West Africa 15290-abz 2000-2115 Daily French Western Europe 9900-abs 2000-2200 Daily Arabic Australasia 9855-abz 11610-abz 15225-abz 2100-2300 Daily French West & Central Africa 13580-abs 2115-2245 Daily English Western Europe 9800-abs 9900-abs 2215-2330 Daily Portuguese South America 13820-abz 2300-0030 Daily English North America 9965-abs 2330-0045 Daily Arabic South America 12070-abs 13820-abz 0030-0430 Daily Arabic North America 9965-abs 0045-0200 Daily Spanish The Americas 9315-abs 9860-abs 11750-abs 11935-abs 12070-abs 12080-abs 0200-0330 Daily English North America 9860-abs 9965-abs Note: frequencies are HFCC registrations and may not all be in use at once. Radio Cairo shortwave transmissions may be extremely distored or have very low audio quality.

Equatorial Guinea Radio Bata Radio Bata is the state-operated broadcasting service based on mainland Rio Muni. Transmitter Site: Bata - 50 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Freq/kHz 0500v- Daily Spanish/Vernaculars 5005v - irregularly reported Radio Bata can now be heard mornings on 5005 kHz signing on around 0500. First noted on 5005.02 at tune- in 0505 on 13 October 2015 with non-stop music only. Also on 14 and 15 October from sign-on at 0501 with non-stop music. On 16 October the transmitter was switched on at 0505 and soon followed by at least three clear station ID's and announcements in Spanish, heard on 5005.05 kHz. Signal strength at sign-on is fairly good, but at my receiving location the signal starts fading out around 0515 and by 0545 the signal is lost. I haven't been able to catch Radio Bata during evening hours. I am using 250m beverage aerial towards south. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen, Denmark, Hard-Core-DX via DXLD) Radio Malabo, the state-operated broadcasting service based on Bioko Island, is believed to be inactive on shortwave. It was last heard on 6250 kHz several years ago.

Eritrea Eritrean Radio - Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea (Dimtsi Hafash) Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea (Dimtsi Hafash) is state run and operates two networks with programmes in nine Eritrean ethnic languages, (Tigrigna, Arabic, Tigre, Kunama, Saho, Afar, Bilen, Hedareb and Nara), Amharic, Oromo and Somali. Prior to the defeat of the Mengistu regime in Ethiopia in 1991, it had operated as a clandestine radio station supporting the Eritrean People's Liberation Front and other opposition groups.

Eritrean Radio - Programme 1 Transmitter Site: Asmara/Selea Daro - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Languages Freq/kHz 0355-1000 Daily Tigrinya/Tigre/Kunana 7200 1300-1800 Daily Tigrinya/Tigre/Kunana 7200 Note: shortwave transmissions are currently observed as irregular. Eritrean Radio - Programme 2 Transmitter Site: Asmara/Selea Daro - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Languages Freq/kHz 0355-1000 Daily Arabic/Afar/Amharic/Oromo/Saho/Bilen/Hedareb/Nara/Somali 7175 1300-1830 Daily Arabic/Afar/Amharic/Oromo/Saho/Bilen/Hedareb/Nara/Somali 7175 Note: shortwave transmissions are currently observed as irregular; programmes are carried on behalf of Ethiopian opposition groups and as a result the transmitter may switch to adjacent frequencies to avoid Ethiopian jamming.

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Target Broadcasts to Eritrea Voice of Eritrea Broadcasts in support of the Eritean People's Movement. Transmitter Site: via Radio Ethiopia External Service - Gedja - 100 kW Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0400-0430 Tue/Thu/Sat Tigrinya Horn of Africa 7235v 1800-1830 Tue/Thu/Sat Tigrinya Horn of Africa 7235v Note: transmissions are irregular. Voice of Peace and Democracy of Eritrea Believed to support the Ethiopian-backed National Alliance of Eritrean Forces. Transmitter Site: via Radio Ethiopia External Service - Gedja - 100 kW Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0400-0500 Mon/Wed/Fri Tigrinya Horn of Africa 7235v 1800-1830 Mon/Wed/Fri Tigrinya Horn of Africa 7235v Note: transmissions are irregular Voice of the Democratic Alliance Broadcasts in support of the opposition Eritrean Democratic Alliance. Transmitter Site: via Radio Ethiopia External Service - Gedja - 100 kW Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1500-1530 Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun Arabic Horn of Africa 7235v 1500-1530 Tue/Thu/Sat Tigrinya Horn of Africa 7235v 1530-1600 Mon/Wed/Fri Kunama Horn of Africa 7235v 1530-1600 Tue/Thu/Sat Afar Horn of Africa 7235v 1530-1600 Sun Tigrinya Horn of Africa 7235v Note: transmissions are irregular. Dimtse Radio Erena Dimtse Radio Erena began target broadcasts to Eritrea on shortwave in November 2012. Transmitter Site: Kostinbrod, Bulgaria - 50 kW Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1700-1730 Daily Tigrinya Horn of Africa 11855-kos Radio Assenna Broadcasts in support of the London-based Assenna Foundation (assenna.com) Transmitter Site: Issoudun, France - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1700-1800 Mon/Thu/Sat Tigrinya Horn of Africa 11720-iss Radio Medrek Radio Medrek (Radio Forum) broadcasts in support of the National Dialogue Forum for Eritreans. It was first reported 15 October 2013 as Voice of the Forum of Eritreans. Transmitter Site: Issoudun, France - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1700-1800 Tue/Fri/Sun Tigrinya Horn of Africa 11720-iss 1700-1800 Wed Arabic Horn of Africa 11720-iss 1800-1900 Sat Arabic Horn of Africa 11720-iss

Ethiopia

Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation - National Service The Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (also known as Radio Ethiopia) is the state-operated broadcasting service of Ethiopia. The National Service has not been heard on shortwave since October 2012 (last reported on 9705 kHz). It had operated between 0300-2100 in Amharic and other Ethiopian languages, with a programme in English weekdays at 1200-1300. The transmitters may have subsequently been assigned to jamming broadcasts originating from neighbouring Eritrea, which include programmes on behalf of various Ethiopian opposition groups.

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Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Ethiopia) - External Service Transmitter Site: Addis Ababa (Geja) - 2 x 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Service/Language Target Freq/kHz 0400-0430 Mon/Wed/Fri Eritrean opposition prgrs Horn of Africa/Middle East 7235v 0700-0800 Daily Somali Horn of Africa/Middle East 7235v 1200-1300 Daily Somali Horn of Africa/Middle East 7235v 1300-1400 Daily Afar Horn of Africa/Middle East 7235v 1400-1500 Daily Arabic Horn of Africa/Middle East 7235v 1500-1600 Daily Eritrean opposition prgrs Horn of Africa/Middle East 7235v 1600-1700 Daily English Horn of Africa/Middle East 7235v 1700-1800 Daily French Horn of Africa/Middle East 7235v 1800-1830 Mon-Sat Eritrean opposition prgrs Horn of Africa/Middle East 7235v Note: a transmitter that had operated on 9565v kHz is currently believed to be inactive. Voice of the Tigray Revolution (Dimtsi Woyane Tigray) Official broadcasting station of the Tigre Region. Transmitter Site: Addis Ababa (Geja) - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Freq/kHz 0300-1730 Daily Tigrigna/Afar 5950 1730-2000 Mon-Fri Tigrigna/Afar 5950 Radio Oromiya Official broadcasting station of the Oromiya Region. Transmitter Site: Addis Ababa (Geja) - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Freq/kHz 0300-0600 Daily Oromia 6030 0600-0900 Sat/Sun Oromia 6030 0900-1100 Daily Oromia 6030 1100-1530 Sat/Sun Oromia 6030 1530-2000 Daily Oromia 6030 Amhara State Regional Radio Offical broadcasting station of the Amhara Region. Transmitter Site: Addis Ababa (Geja) - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Freq/kHz 0300-0600 Daily Amharic 6090 0900-1100 Daily Amharic 6090 1400-1900 Daily Amharic 6090 Radio Fana Radio Fana is described as Ethiopia's first national private broadcasting station. Transmitter Site: Addis Ababa - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Freq/kHz 0300-2100 Daily Amharic/Oromo/Somali/Afar 6110

Target Broadcasts to Ethiopia Ginbot 7 Dimts Radio Broadcasts in support of the Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy. Transmitter Site: via Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, Asmara/Selea Daro - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0500-0530 Tue/Thu Amharic Horn of Africa 7175 0530-0600 Sat Amharic Horn of Africa 7175 1430-1500 Tue/Thu/Sat Amharic Horn of Africa 7175 Note: transmissions are irregular and may be jammed by Ethiopia. Raadiyoo Warra Wangeelaa Transmitter site: Kostinbrod, Bulgaria - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1500-1530 Sat Oromo Horn of Africa 15515-kos

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Radio Xoriyo (Radio Freedom) Broadcasts in support of the Ogaden National Liberation Front. Transmitter Sites: Kostinbrod, Bulgaria - 50 kW; Issoundun, France - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1600-1630 Mon/Fri Somali Horn of Africa 17870-iss 1600-1630 Tue/Sat Somali Horn of Africa 17870-iss Note: transmissions may be jammed by Ethiopia. Oromo Voice Radio Broadcasts in support of Madda Walaabuu Media Foundation. The first broadcast was 4 January 2014. Transmitter site: Issoudun, France - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1600-1615 Mon Oromo Horn of Africa 17850-iss 1615-1630 Mon English Horn of Africa 17850-iss 1600-1630 Wed/Sat Oromo Horn of Africa 17850-iss Note: transmissions may be jammed by Ethiopia. Radio Abisinia Radio Abisinia broadcasts messages of the Ethiopian preacher, Memehir Girma. It is brokered by IRRS Milan and the first broadcast was on Saturday 25 July 2015. Transmitter Site: to be confirmed. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1600-1800 Sat Amharic Horn of Africa to be confirmed for B-15 season Voice of Oromo Liberation (SBO) Broadcasts in support of the Oromo Liberation Front. Transmitter Site: Issoudun, France - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1700-1730 Wed Oromo Horn of Africa 17630-iss 1730-1800 Wed Amharic Horn of Africa 17630-iss 1700-1800 Sat Oromo Horn of Africa 17630-iss Note: transmissions may be jammed by Ethiopia. Risala International Radio Risala International Radio is an Islamic target broadcast to Ethiopia. Transmitter Site: to be confirmed for B-15. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1830-1900 Fri Oromo Horn of Africa to be confirmed for B-15 season

Gabon Radiodiffusion Television Gabonaise - Radio Gabon RTG is the state-operated broadcasting service in Gabon. It was last reported on shortwave in 2008. Africa No. 1 Africa No 1 is a commercial service for French-speaking Africa operating from studios in Libreville. It has not been reported on shortwave (9580 kHz) since May 2013. Moyabi Transmitting Station The Moyabi Transmitting Station was inaugurated in 1979 and over the years hosted relays of Radio France Internationale, Swiss Radio International and Radio Japan, amongst others. At the end of the B-07 season on 29 March 2008, Radio Japan discontinued the last remaining relay via Moyabi by an international broadcasting station, leaving just Africa No 1 as the the sole user of the station at that time.

Gambia Gambia Radio and Television Service GRTS is Gambia's public service broadcaster. Radio Gambia was last heard on SW in the mid-1970's.

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Ghana Ghana Broadcasting Corporation GBC is the public broadcasting service in Ghana. It was last reported on shortwave in 2007.

Guinea Radio-Télévision Guinéenne - Radio Conakry Radio-Télévision Guinéenne (RTG) is the state-operated broadcasting service of Guinea. It was last heard on 7125 kHz in September 2012, but the shortwave transmitter had suffered from technical problems for many years prior to this and was often off-air for many months before suddently reappearing for short periods. Familia FM Radio Familia (ex-4900 kHz & FM) ceased operations in February 2011. There are plans for relocating the 1 kW shortwave transmitter to a neighbouring country. This according to direct communications with the former management of Radio Familia. (Harald Kuhl, 26 October 2012)

Guinea-Bissau

Radiodifusão Nacional de Republica de Gunié-Bissau RDN is the state-run broadcasting service in Guinea-Bissau. It was last reported on shortwave in 1987.

Ivory Coast Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne RTI is the state-broadcasting service of Ivory Coast. It was last reported on shortwave in 1996.

Kenya Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Kenya Broadcasting Corporation is a state corporation. The last KBC service left shortwave in 2006.

Lesotho

Lesotho National Broadcasting Service - Radio Lesotho LNBS is the state-run broadcasting service in Lesotho. It was last heard on shortwave in 2005. BBC World Service Relay Station BBC World Service relay station in Lesotho was opened in 1979 with two 100 kW shortwave transmitters. It closed on 30th September 1996, with shortwave relays switching to Meyerton in South Africa.

Liberia Radio ELWA Radio ELWA is a Christian radio station in Monrovia. After having its facilities destroyed in the Liberian civil war, a 1 kW shortwave transmitter built by HCJB Global was installed in 2000 (for 4760 kHz) and a 5 kW shortwave transmitter built by Elcor in 2008 (for 6070 kHz). In early 2011, both shortwave transmitters were inactive due to the the theft of copper wire for the antenna and other equipment. In November 2011 it was reported that the Radio ELWA studio compound in Monrovia had been completely destroyed by fire, although they remained on air on FM from a temporary building. On 21 December 2013, Radio ELWA resumed shortwave transmissions on 4760 kHz. However, it has been irregular on this frequency since March 2014. In December 2014, a second transmitter was noted on 6050 kHz. Transmitter Site: Monrovia - 1 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Freq/kHz 0530-1000 Daily English/Vernaculars 4760-irreg and 6050 1700-0000 Daily English/Vernaculars 4760-irreg and 6050

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Libya Radio Television Libya - Radio Libya Radio-Television Libya was first heard in October 2011 with a service in French on 11600 kHz and was the replacement for the Gaddafi-era Voice of Africa external service. In September 2012, French programming was replaced by an Arabic service between 1500v-2000v. The transmitter is now inactive.

Madagascar Radio Madagasikara / Radio Nationale Malgache Radio Madagasikara is the state-run broadcasting service in Madagascar. Transmitter Site: Fenoarive - 10/20/30/100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Freq/kHz 0300-0500 Daily Malagasy 5010v 0500-1500 Daily Malagasy 5010v (also irregularly on 6135) 1500-1900 (-2100 Sat/Sun) Daily Malagasy 5010v Madagascar Relay Station The relay station at Talata-Volondry went into full operation in mid-1972 and was owned and operated by Radio Netherlands until 2012 when ownership was passed to Malagasy Global Business S.A. Transmitter Site: Talata-Volonondry - 50/125/250 kW. Times/UTC Days Station Language Target Freq/kHz 0200-0215 Tue Bible Voice English South Asia 11790 0200-0230 Thu/Sat Bible Voice English South Asia 11790 0200-0300 Sun Bible Voice English South Asia 11790 0300-0330 Daily Vatican R English East Africa 9660 0300-0400 Daily AWR Malagasy Madagascar 6065 0315-0400 Daily NHK R Japan Swahili East Africa 7395 0330-0345 Sun Vatican R Swahili East Africa 9660 0330-0400 Mon-Sat Vatican R Swahili East Africa 9660 0345-0400 Sun Vatican R Somali Horn of Africa 9660 0400-0430 Daily BBC Somali Horn of Africa 11995 0400-0430 Daily R Tamazuj Sudanese langs Sudan 15550 0400-0500 Daily Deutsche Welle English Africa 11800 0430-0500 Daily Vatican R French Central Africa 11625 0430-0530 Daily R Dabanga Sudanese Arabic Darfur/Sudan 15550 0500-0530 Daily Vatican R English Central Africa 11625 0500-0600 Daily Deutsche Welle English Africa 15275 0530-0600 Daily NHK R Japan French Central Africa 13840 0530-0600 Daily Vatican R Portuguese Southern Africa 13765 0600-0800 Daily BBC English East Africa 17640 1000-1100 Daily Deutsche Welle Swahili East Africa 15275 1130-1145 Sun Bible Voice Japanese East Asia 21480 1200-1300 Daily R France Int French Central Africa 21690 1200-1300 Sat Bible Voice English East Asia 21480 1215-1230 Sun Bible Voice English East Asia 21480 1400-1500 Daily AWR Malagasy Madagascar 6055 1400-1500 Daily BBC Somali East Africa 12095 1430-1515 Daily NHK R Japan Hindi South Asia 15720 1500-1530 Daily R Tamazuj Sudanese langs Sudan 13800 1500-1700 Daily BBC English East Africa 12095 1530-1600 Daily AWR Malayalam South Asia 15680 1530-1600 Daily R Dabanga Sudanese Arabic Darfur/Sudan 13800 1600-1615 Sat Vatican R Swahili East Africa 11625 1600-1630 Sun-Fri Vatican R Swahili East Africa 11625 1615-1630 Sat Vatican R Somali Horn of Africa 11625 1630-1645 Daily Vatican R Amharic Horn of Africa 11625 1630-1700 Mon-Fri BBC Kinyarwnda/Kirundi Great Lakes 15790 1645-1700 Wed-Sun Vatican R Tigrinya Horn of Africa 11625

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1700-1730 Daily Vatican R French Central Africa 11625 1700-1730 Daily AWR Swahili East Africa 17720 1700-2000 Daily BBC English East Africa 7445 1730-1800 Daily Vatican R English Central Africa 9660 1730-1800 Daily NHK R Japan Swahili East Africa 13730 1900-2000 Daily AWR Arabic N Africa/Middle East 15480 1930-2000 Mon-Fri RTE English Africa 5820 2030-2100 Daily NHK R Japan French Central/West Africa 9855 World Christian Broadcasting - Madagascar World Voice In November 2004 World Christian Broadcasting obtained 85 acres of land in Madagascar for a new transmitter site. Since then the project to get Madagascar World Voice, as the station will be known, has been making progress towards its goal of broadcasting Gospel programming to the Middle East, Africa, South America, China, Russia, India, Indonesia and Europe. The following frequencies have been registered for the current B-15 season. Transmitter Site: Mahajanga - 100 kW. Times/UTC Language Target Freq/kHz 0100-0200 English South Asia 9445 0200-0300 Spanish South America 7400 0300-0400 Spanish South America 7405 0400-0500 English Africa 9475 1800-1900 Russian European Russia 9515 1800-1900 English Africa 17550 1900-2000 Arabic Middle East/North Africa 11720 2000-2100 Arabic Middle East/North Africa 15450 2100-2200 Chinese Europe 11720 2200-2300 Chinese East Asia 9570 2200-2300 Arabic Middle East/North Africa 11720 World Christian Broadcasting update Our team in Madagascar is on schedule in connecting everything to be able to reach the other half of the world. Connecting the transmitters with the three antennas and with all the equipment on the campus is a huge undertaking. Continue in prayer for “all green buttons” which would mean everything is connected correctly. Once connected and checked by the company that built the transmitters, testing will begin and then early in 2016 eleven new hours of programming will begin. Be prayerful about the new programs in Arabic, English for Africa along with broadcasts in Russian, Chinese, Spanish and International English to new areas of the world. (WCB Facebook via Mike Terry)

Malawi

Malawi Broadcasting Corporation MBC is the state-run broadcasting organisation in Malawi. It was last heard on shortwave in 2002.

Mali

Office de Radiodiffusion-Television du Mali (ORTM) RTM is the state-operated broadcasting service in Mali. Transmitter Site: Bamako - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Freq/kHz 0555-0800 Daily French/Vernaculars 5995 0800-1800 Daily French/Vernaculars 9635 1800-0000 Daily French/Vernaculars 5995 China Radio International Relay Station China Radio International was first relayed via transmitters in Mali in 1988. Transmitter Site: Bamako - 2 x 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0800-0900 Daily Hausa Africa 7295 1300-1400 Daily French Africa 13685 17880 1400-1500 Daily English Africa 13685 17630

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1500-1600 Daily English Africa 13685 17630 1600-1700 Daily Arabic Africa 15125 17880 1700-1800 Daily Swahili Africa 13645 15125 1800-1830 Daily Hausa Africa 11640 13645 1830-1930 Daily Arabic Africa 11640 13685 1930-2000 Daily Portuguese Africa 11640 13630 2000-2100 Daily English Africa 11640 13630 2100-2130 Daily English Africa 11640 13630 2130-2230 Daily French Africa 11975 13630 2230-2300 Daily Chinese Africa 11975 15505 2300-0000 Daily Chinese Africa 7295 11975

Target Broadcast to Mali Voice of America - Mali Kura (New Mali) Mali Kura was launched by VOA on 4 March 2013 in response to the siutation in Mali. Transmitter Sites: SMG, Vatican - 250 kW; Pinheira, Sao Tome - 100 kW; Moepeng Hill, Botswana - 100 kW; Asc - Ascension Island - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 2130-2200 Mon-Fri Bambara West Africa 5885-smg 9490-sao 13670-bot 15120-asc

Mauritania Radio of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Radio of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, otherwise known as Radio Mauritanie, is the state-operated broadcasting service in Mauritania. It was last heard on shortwave on 7245 kHz in October 2012.

Mauritius Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation MBC is inactive on shortwave. MBC was last listed on shortwave in WRTH 1988 edition.

Mayotte

There is no shortwave broadcasting on Mayotte.

Morocco Radiodiffusion-Television Marocaine RTM is the state-operated broadcasting service in Morocco. It was last reported on shortwave in mid-2012 and has now presumably discontinued shortwave broadcasting. Radio Mediterranée Internationale - Medi 1 Medi 1 is a commercial broadcasting service based in Tangiers that first went on air in 1980. Transmitter Site: Nador - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 24 hours Daily Arabic/French Europe/North Africa/Middle East 9575 IBB Relay Station - Briech Transmissions from the IBB Briech relay station began in 1993 but were discontinued on 30 March 2008, with relays of Radiodiffiusion-Television Marocaine (RTM) ending a month later on 30 April 2008. The relay station is now closed.

Mozambique Radio Mozambique RM shortwave transmitters were officially decommissioned during 2001 in favour of mediumwave and FM.

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Namibia

Namibia Broadcasting Corporation

NBC is the state broadcasting service in Namibia. It was last heard on shortwave in 2004.

Niger

ORTN - La Voix du Sahel ORTN is the state-operated broadcasting service in Niger. It has been irregular on 9705 kHz since 2012.

Nigeria Radio Nigeria-Kaduna Radio Nigeria-Kaduna is the regional broadcasting station of the FRCN for Kaduna State. Transmitter Site: Kaduna - 50 kW. Times/UTC Days Service/Language Freq/kHz 0400-2305 Daily Channel 1 - Hausa 6090v Voice of Nigeria (International Service) The Voice of Nigeria is the official international broadcasting station of Nigeria. At present shortwave transmissions originate from both the old Ikorodu transmitter site and the new site at Lugbe in Abuja, although Abuja is expected to increase its capacity in the future. Transmitter Sites: Ikorodu - 350 kW and Abuja (Lugbe) - 3 x 250 kW. The last "settled" schedule from the Voice of Nigeria was as follows: Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0500-0700 Daily English Europe/North Africa 15120-iko 0700-0800 Daily French Europe/North Africa 15120-iko 0800-0900 Daily Hausa West Africa 9690-abj 0800-1000 Daily English Europe/North Africa 15120-iko 1000-1200 Daily English West Africa 9690-iko 1500-1600 Daily English Europe/North Africa 15120-iko 1600-1630 Daily Swahili East Africa 9690-iko 1630-1700 Daily Yoruba West Africa 9690-iko 1700-1730 Daily Igbo West Africa 9690-iko 1730-1800 Daily Arabic North Africa 15120-iko 1800-2000 Daily English West Africa 7255-iko 1830-2000 Daily English Europe/North Africa 15120-abj - DRM (irregular) 2000-2100 Daily French West Africa 7255-iko 2000-2130 Daily Hausa West Africa 9690-abj 2100-2200 Daily Fulfulde West Africa 7255-iko 2200-2300 Daily Hausa West Africa 7255-iko At the present time, however, the Voice of Nigeria has been operating very erratically and the following times and frequencies have been observed as per Thorsten Hallmann's Africalist (updated 27 October 2015): via Abuja: 0600-0700 7255 + 9690 Hausa 0700-0730 7255 (ex/alt. 9690) French 0730-0800 7255 (ex/alt. 9690) Fulfulde 0800-0900 7255 (ex/alt. 9690) English via Lagos/Ikorodu, very irregular on SW, sometimes via livestream: 1000-1445 9690 English 1445-1500 9690 French 1500-1600 9690 (ex/alt. 15120) Swahili, Yoruba, Igbo, Arabic via Abuja: 1800-1930 7255 or 9690 + 15120 DRM English 1930-2000 7255 (ex/alt. 9690) Fulfulde 2000-2100 7255 (ex/alt. 9690) Hausa

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Voice of Nigeria update: Voice of Nigeria heard on 5 October 2015 at 1800 on 7254.9 kHz with usual "60 Minutes" programmes from Abuja, but not on its usual frequencies 9690 or 15120 kHz. 15120 DRM has been off most evenings recently, 9689.9 was quite irregular. Signal on 7254.9 is relatively weak here (Thorsten Hallman); Voice of Nigeria confirmed on 7255 in English at 1800 on 14 October 2015 with weak signal and muffled audio. Untraced on 9690 which had been used at this time in recent weeks (Dave Kenny) Note: for the latest reports and observations, please check: Thorsten Hallmann's highly recommended "Africalist": www.muenster.org/uwz/ms-alt/africalist DX Listening Digest: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html

Target Broadcasts to Nigeria Dandal Kura Dandal Kura is a USAID broadcast to Nigeria in Kanuri. It was first heard on shortwave in January 2015. Transmitter Site: Ascension Island - 250 kW; Woofferton, UK - 300 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0500-0700 Daily Kanuri West Africa 7415-asc 0700-0800 Daily Kanuri West Africa 15480-wof 1800-2100 Daily Kanuri West Africa 12050-asc Manara Radio Manara Radio was established by the Islamic group, Izalatul Bid’ah Wa’ikamatul Sunnah (JIBWIS), with broadcasts to northern Nigeria "to assist the less privileged in society". Shortwave transmissions began on 12 June 2015. Transmitter Site: to be confirmed (was Issoudun, France) Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0730-0830 Daily Hausa West Africa to be confirmed for B-15 season 1600-1700 Daily Hausa West Africa to be confirmed for B-15 season Radio Biafra Radio Biafra is a London-based service that began broadcasting to Nigeria in August 2015. Transmitter Site: to be confirmed (was Issoudun, France) Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1800-2000 Daily English West Africa to be confirmed for B-15 season

Réunion

ORTF Réunion ORTF operated a 4 kW shortwave transmitter on Réunion which became inactive in the mid-1970's.

Rwanda

Radio Rwanda - Radiodiffusion de la Republique Rwandaise Radio Rwanda is the state-operated radio station in Rwanda. It had broadcast on 6055 kHz from a 100 kW transmitter located at the Deutsche Welle Relay Station in Kigali, but ceased when it closed on 28 March 2015 Deutsche Welle Relay Station The Deutsche Welle relay station at Kigali, established in the late 1960's, was closed on 28 March 2015. Relays of Deutsche Welle have been moved to other sites.

Target Broadcast to Rwanda

Radio Inyabutatu Radio Inyarbutatu describes itself as the "Rwandese Protocol to Return the Kingdom (Ihuriro ry’ Inya-butatu-RPRK) based on a Constitutional Monarchy". It made its inaugural broadcast on 31 August 2013. Transmitter Site: Issoudun, France - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1600-1700 Sat Kinyarwanda Great Lakes 17605-iss

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Saint Helena

Radio St Helena Day "Radio St Helena Day" was an annual broadcast on shortwave. Transmissions were beamed to different parts of the world on 11092.5 kHz. The first "Radio St Helena Day" broadcast took place in 1990 when Cable and Wireless allowed their 1 kW shortwave transmitter to be used for special transmissions around the world and the annual event took place until 1999. After a break of seven years, a new 1 kW shortwave transmitter and aerial mast was in place on St Helena by November 2006 thanks to a project run by German DXer, Robert Kipp, and "Radio St Helena Day" once again became a highlight of the DX year. The last RSHD broadcast was on 14 November 2009. The 2010 event was planned, but severe technical problems with the shortwave antenna tower, followed by damage to the beam antenna, meant that it had to be cancelled and no futher broadcasts ever took place. Radio St Helena (MW 1548 kHz) closed on Christmas Day 2012 and was replaced by the St Helena Broadcasting Corporation, broadcasting on FM only.

São Tomé e Príncipe

Radio Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe Radio Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe is inactive on shortwave. The last WRTH entry was in 1988. IBB Relay Station São Tomé The IBB Relay Station at Pinheira was opened in 1992 with shortwave transmitters operational in 1996. Transmitter Site: Pinheira - 5 x 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Service Language Target Freq/kHz 0300-0330 Daily Afia Darfur Sudanese Arabic Darfur/Sudan 7215 0330-0400 Daily VOA Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Great Lakes 7275 9885 0400-0430 Daily VOA Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Great Lakes 9885 0400-0500 Daily VOA English West Africa 4960 6080 0400-0530 Mon-Fri VOA Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Great Lakes 9885 0500-0530 Daily VOA Hausa West Africa 4960 6020 0500-0600 Daily VOA English Central Africa 6080 0530-0630 Mon-Fri VOA French West Africa 4960 6020 0600-0700 Daily VOA English West Africa 6080 9550 0630-0700 Daily Deutsche Welle Hausa West Africa 9830 0700-0730 Daily VOA Hausa West Africa 4960 12070 1100-1130 Sat VOA French West Africa 12030 13735 1300-1400 Daily Deutsche Welle Hausa West Africa 9830 1300-1400 Daily VOA Somali Horn of Africa 17600 1400-1500 Daily VOA English Africa 17885 1400-1500 Sat/Sun VOA Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Great Lakes 9470 15300 1500-1530 Daily VOA Hausa West Africa 9765 11850 1500-1600 Daily VOA English Africa 17895 1530-1600 Mon-Fri VOA Hausa West Africa 9765 11850 1600-1630 Daily VOA Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Great Lakes 13630 15460 1600-1700 Daily VOA English Central Africa 6080 1630-1700 Fri VOA Portuguese Southern Africa 9485 11850 1630-1700 Daily VOA Swahili East Africa 15460 1700-1730 Fri VOA Portuguese Southern Africa 9485 1700-1730 Daily VOA English West Africa 6080 1700-1720 Sat/Sun VOA Studio 7 Shona Zimbabwe 13860 15460 1700-1730 Mon-Fri VOA Studio 7 Shona Zimbabwe 13860 15460 1720-1740 Sat/Sun VOA Studio 7 English Zimbabwe 13860 15460 1730-1800 Mon-Fri VOA Studio 7 English Zimbabwe 13860 15460 1740-1800 Sat/Sun VOA Studio 7 Ndebele Zimbabwe 13860 15460 1730-1800 Daily VOA English Africa 6080 13590 1800-1830 Mon-Fri VOA Studio 7 Ndebele Zimbabwe 13860 15460 1800-1900 Daily Deutsche Welle Hausa West Africa 9830 1800-2200 Daily VOA English West Africa 6080

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1830-1900 Mon-Fri VOA Studio 7 LiveTalk Zimbabwe 13860 15460 1830-1930 Mon-Fri VOA Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Great Lakes 13630 1900-1930 Mon-Fri VOA Tigrinya Horn of Africa 11965 1900-2000 Daily VOA French Africa 9590 1900-2000 Daily VOA English Africa 13590 1930-2000 Mon-Fri VOA Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Great Lakes 11615 1930-2030 Daily VOA French West Africa 11900 2030-2100 Mon-Fri VOA Hausa West Africa 4940 2030-2100 Sat/Sun VOA English West Africa 4940 2030-2100 Mon-Sat VOA Hausa West Africa 6040 11900(sa) 12075(m-f) 2030-2100 Sat/Sun VOA French West Africa 11900(sun) 12075 2130-2200 Mon-Fri VOA Bambara West Africa 9490

Senegal

Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise RTS is the Senegalese public broadcasting company. It was last reported on shortwave in 1997.

Seychelles

BBC Indian Ocean Relay Station The BBC Indian Ocean Relay Station at Grand Anse, Mahé, was established in 1988. It relayed BBC broadcasts to audiences in East Africa, primarily in English and Somali. It closed on 29 March 2014. FEBA Radio FEBA Radio began broadcasting from the Seychelles in the early 1970's with programmes beamed to South Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa. The transmitter in the Seychelles was discontinued in March 2003.

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation The Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation was established in 2009, replacing the previous state-owned broadcasting service, the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service. SLBS was last heard in 2002 on 3316 kHz.

Somalia

Radio Mogadishu, representing the last fully functioning government in Somalia, was last reported on shortwave in August 1991. Since then there have been several shortwave radio stations in Somalia broadcasting in support of various clans and factions, peacekeeping operations, and more recently, the Transitional Federal Government. The last shortwave stations heard from Somalia, with the exception of Radio Hage in Puntland (see below), were Radio Shabelle in Mogadishu and Radio Baay in Baidoa which were last reported in July 2006 and April 2007 respectively.

Puntland

Puntland is a self-declared autonomous state in northeast Somalia. Unlike neighbouring Somaliland, it does not seek outright independence from Somalia. Radio Puntland After a series of low power tests conducted by Italian technicians in April 2013, Radio Puntland was due to commence full time operations from Garowe in June 2013 on 6140 and 13800 kHz with a new 25 kW ELCOR shortwave transmitter. However, the transmitter failed to be delivered and futher broadcasts were delayed until the arrival of a new transmitter from another manufacturer in early 2015. Radio Puntland reappeared on shortwave in April 2015. Transmitter Site: Garowe - 10 kW AM/U. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0300v-0600v Daily Somali Puntland and surrounding region 6160 0600v-1500v Daily Somali Puntland and surrounding region 13800

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Target Broadcasts to Somalia Radio ERGO Radio ERGO is the new name for the IRIN radio service that took effect on 1 July 2011 when the service was taken over by IMS Productions Aps, a non-profit organization with headquarters in Copenhagen. Transmitter Site: Dhabbaya, UAE - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1200-1300 Daily Somali Somalia and Somali-speaking region 17845-dha Voice of Khatumo The Voice of Khatumo began shortwave broadcasts to Somalia in October 2014. Programmes are produced by a group in based in the UK and US and appear to support the Khatumo State of Somalia, a self-declared semi-autonomous state in northern Somalia, located between the semi-autonomous region of Puntland and the breakaway state of Somaliland. Unlike Somaliland, Khatumo does not seek complete autonomy and is willing to unite with the rest of Somalia under a federal government. Transmitter Site: Issoudun, France - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1700-1730 Tue-Thu Somali Somalia 15360-iss

Somaliland Radio Hargeisa Radio Hargeisa is the national broadcasting station of the Republic of Somaliland. It was established in 1948, but in 1988 was destroyed by forces of Siyad Bare. In the years that followed it reportedly operated on various low-powered transmitters until a new shortwave unit was installed in 2008, with regular transmissions commencing in March 2009 on 7145 kHz. However, by late 2009 it was no longer heard. After an absence of nearly three years, a new Chinese-built shortwave transmitter was inaugurated on 27 August 2012. Transmitter Site: Hargeisa - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0330-0500 Daily Somali Somaliland and surrounding region 7120 0900-1400 Daily Somali Somaliland and surrounding region 7120 1500-1900 Daily Somali Somaliland and surrounding region 7120

South Africa

South African Broadcasting Corporation The SABC is the state-owned broadcaster in South Africa, established by an Act of Parliament in 1936 taking over from the African Broadcasting Company which had been responsible for some of the first radio broadcasts in South Africa in the 1920s. The SABC established services in what were then the country's official languages, English and Afrikaans, with broadcasts in ethnic languages following later. In 1966 the SABC also established an external service, Radio RSA, now known as Channel Africa.

Radio Sonder Grense Radio Sonder Grense (Radio Without Borders) is an Afrikaans language radio service run by the SABC. Transmitter Site: Meyerton - 100 kW Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0500-0700 Daily Afrikaans Northern Cape 7285 0700-1800 Daily Afrikaans Northern Cape 9650 1800-0500 Daily Afrikaans Northern Cape 3320 South African Radio League - Amateur Radio Today "Amateur Radio Today" is a programme presented weekly by the South African Radio League, the National Body for Amateur Radio in South Africa and sponsored by Sentech. Transmitter Site: Meyerton - 100/250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0800-0900 Sun English Southern Africa 7205 17760 1630-1730 Mon English Southern Africa 4895

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Channel Africa Channel Africa is the international radio service of the SABC. Channel Africa evolved out of Radio RSA. Radio RSA broadcast news and opinion programming, which was often propaganda aimed at defending the apartheid regime. In 1992, following the fall of apartheid and the election of an ANC government, the service was renamed Channel Africa. Transmitter Site: Meyerton - 100/250/500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0300-0400 Mon-Fri English East & Central Africa 6155 0300-0500 Mon-Fri English Southern Africa 3345 0500-0700 Mon-Fri English Southern Africa 7230 0600-0700 Mon-Fri English West Africa 15255 0700-1200 Mon-Fri English Southern Africa 9625 1200-1300 Mon-Fri Nyanja Southern Africa 9625 1300-1400 Mon-Fri Lozi Southern Africa 9625 1400-1500 Mon-Fri Portuguese Southern Africa 9625 1500-1600 Mon-Fri English Southern Africa 9625 1500-1600 Mon-Fri Swahili East Africa 17770 1600-1700 Mon-Fri French West Africa 15235 1700-1800 Mon-Fri English West Africa 15235 Meyerton Transmitting Station Operated by Sentech, the signal distributor for the South African broadcasting sector. The organisation began operations in 1992 as the signal distributor of the SABC. Sentech now operates as a commercial enterprise. Transmitter Site: Meyerton - 100/250/500 kW Times/UTC Days Station Language Target Freq/kHz 0300-0400 Daily Deutsche Welle Swahili East Africa 6125 0400-0500 Daily BBC English East Africa 9460 0400-0500 Daily Deutsche Welle English Central Africa 9800 0500-0600 Daily BBC English Southern Africa 3255 6190 0500-0600 Daily Deutsche Welle English Central Africa 9800 (also 7425 from 15/01/16) 0500-0600 Daily BBC English East Africa 12095 0500-0600 Sat BBC Kinyarw/Kirundi Great Lakes 11945 15490 0529-0600 Sun BBC Kinyarw/Kirundi Great Lakes 11945 15490 0600-0700 Daily BBC English Central Africa 12095 0600-0800 Daily BBC English Southern Africa 6190 9410 0630-0700 Daily Deutsche Welle Hausa West Africa 15275 0700-0729 Daily BBC French Central Africa 17880 0700-0800 Daily BBC English Central Africa 17830 1000-1100 Daily Deutsche Welle Swahili East Africa 17710 1300-1700 Sat BBC Somali Horn of Africa 17745 1500-1800 Daily BBC English East Africa 15420 1600-2000 Daily BBC English Southern Africa 3255 6190 1630-1700 Mon-Fri BBC Kinyarw/Kirundi Great Lakes 17870 1630-1700 Mon-Fri Voice of America Sudanese English Sudan 11900 1700-1730 Daily Voice of America Swahili East Africa 15265 1700-1730 Daily Adventist World R Swahili East Africa 15490 1700-1730 Daily IBRA R Tigrinya Horn of Africa 11610 1730-1800 Mon-Fri Voice of America Oromo Horn of Africa 11900 1730-1800 Daily Adventist World R Masai East Africa 15490 1800-1830 Daily BBC French Indian Ocean Isl. 7465 1800-1830 Daily BBC Somali Horn of Africa 9590 1800-1830 Daily NHK R Japan English Central Africa 11800 1800-1830 Daily BBC Somali Horn of Africa 11875 1800-1900 Daily Voice of America Amharic Horn of Africa 11900 1930-2000 Daily Adventist World R Ibo West Africa 11750 1930-2000 Daily Adventist World R Fulani West Africa 17800 2000-2030 Daily Adventist World R French West Africa 15480 2030-2100 Daily Adventist World R Yoruba West Africa 11750

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South Sudan

South Sudan Radio South Sudan Radio is the government-operated broadcasting service in South Sudan, which became independent on 11 July 2011. It operates on mediumwave and FM only.

Target Broadcasts to South Sudan

Miraya FM Miraya FM (Mirror FM) was launched on 30 June 2006 and is operated in partership between the United Nations Mission in Sudan and Swiss journalists' organisation Fondation Hirondelle. Transmitter Site: Grigoriopol, PMR - 300 kW (brokered by Alyx & Yeyi, Miami) Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0300-0600 Daily Arabic/English/Sudanese languages Sudan 11560-gri Voice of America - South Sudan in Focus VOA's "Sudan in Focus" programme (now called "South Sudan in Focus") was first aired on 23 September 2010 and reflects growing US interest in the newly-independent South Sudan. Transmitter Sites: Meyerton, South Africa - 100 kW; Woofferton, UK - 300 kW; SMG, Vatican - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1630-1700 Mon-Fri Sudanese English South Sudan 11900-mey 13865-wof 15180-vat

Sudan Sudan Radio and Television Corporation - Sudan Radio SRTC is the state-controlled broadcasting service in Sudan with main studios in Omdurman. The General Programme in Arabic is broadcast on shortwave and is shared withthe Voice of Africa external service. Transmitter Site: Omdurman (Al-Aitahab) - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Freq/kHz 0215-0430 Daily Arabic 7205 1430-1530 Daily Arabic 7205 1930-2100 Daily Arabic 7205 Voice of Africa from Sudan Radio Voice of Africa is the external service of the Sudan Radio and Television Corporation. It was first heard in early October 2012. Transmitter Site: Omdurman (Al-Aitahab) - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0600-0630 Daily Tigrinya Africa 9505 0630-0700 Daily Amharic Africa 9505 0700-0800 Daily Swahili Africa 9505 0800-0900 Daily English Africa 9505 1630-1730 Daily French Africa 9505 1730-1830 Daily English Africa 9505 1830-1930 Daily Hausa Africa 9505

Target Broadcasts to Darfur Region of Sudan Radio Afia Darfur Afia Darfur, an all-news and information programme for Darfur, is operated from the Middle East Broadcast Network facility in Virginia and is funded by a grant from the US State Department to the BBG (Broadcasting Board of Governors - U.S. Congress). It began broadcasting 29 September 2008. Transmitter Sites: Pinheira, Sao Tome - 100 kW; Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican - 250 kW; Moepeng Hill, Botswana - 100 kW; Woofferton, UK - 150 kW; Udon Thani, Thailand - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0300-0330 Daily Sudanese Arabic Darfur/Sudan 7215-sao 9510-vat 9820-bot 1800-1830 Daily Sudanese Arabic Darfur/Sudan 9645-wof 11615-bot 12075-vat 1900-1930 Daily Sudanese Arabic Darfur/Sudan 9780-bot 9820-wof 11615-udo

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Radio Tamazuj Radio Tamazuj is an initiative of Free Press Unlimited and produces a special programme for people in the conflict areas between North and South Sudan, such as Abyei, Blue Nile and South Kordofan. Tamazuj means "across the border". Transmitter Sites: Talata-Volonondry, Madagascar - 250 kW; Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Languages Target Freq/kHz 0400-0430 Daily Arabic/Sudanese languages Darfur/Sudan 15550-mdg 1500-1530 Daily Arabic/Sudanese languages Darfur/Sudan 15550-smg Radio Dabanga Radio Dabanga is part of the Radio Darfur Network, an initiative of Darfur Journalists to provide independent news and relevant information to the population of Darfur. Transmitter Sites: Talata-Volonondry, Madagascar - 250 kW; Santa Maria de Galeria, Vatican - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Languages Target Freq/kHz 0430-0530 Daily Arabic/Sudanese languages Darfur/Sudan 15550-mdg 0530-0600 Daily Arabic/Sudanese languages Darfur/Sudan 15550-smg 1530-1630 Daily Arabic/Sudanese languages Darfur/Sudan 15550-smg

Swaziland

TWR Swaziland TWR Swaziland went on air on 1 November 1974 and broadcasts Christian programming to Africa. Transmitter Site: Mpangela Range - 50/100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0255-0325 Mon-Sat Ndebele Southern Africa 3200 0255-0325 Sun English Southern Africa 3200 0255-0325 Daily Shona Southern Africa 3240 0325-0340 Daily Ndau Southern Africa 3240 0342-0357 Daily Lomwe Southern Africa 4775 0400-0430 Daily German Southern Africa 3200 4775 0430-0500 Mon-Fri English Southern Africa 3200 4775 0430-0500 Sat/Sun German Southern Africa 3200 4775 0500-0800 Daily English Southern Africa 4775 6120 1400-1415 Daily Urdu South Asia 15360 1420-1425 Daily English Southern Africa 6025 1420-1450 Sat Makhuwa Southern Africa 7315 1425-1455 Daily English Southern Africa 6025 1455-1510 Mon Ndebele Southern Africa 6025 1455-1510 Tue-Sun Shona Southern Africa 6025 1455-1525 Sat/Sun French Madagascar 9585 1455-1525 Mon-Fri Malagasy Madagascar 9585 1510-1525 Daily Shona Southern Africa 6025 1525-1555 Mon-Fri Ndebele Southern Africa 6025 1525-1555 Sat/Sun English Southern Africa 6025 1555-1625 Daily Shona Southern Africa 6025 1557-1627 Mon-Fri KiRundi Great Lakes 15105 1630-1645 Tue Shangaan Southern Africa 4760 1630-1645 Sun Portuguese Southern Africa 4760 1630-1645 Tue Oromo Horn of Africa 11660 1630-1645 Fri/Sat Kambaata Horn of Africa 11660 1630-1645 Sun/Mon Amharic Horn of Africa 11660 1630-1700 Wed/Thu Oromo Horn of Africa 11660 1645-1700 Fri/Sat Hadiyya Horn of Africa 11660 1645-1700 Sun-Tue Oromo Horn of Africa 11660 1700-1715 Sat Amharic Horn of Africa 11660 1700-1730 Sun-Fri Amharic Horn of Africa 11660 1700-1730 Daily Yao Southern Africa 7300 1715-1730 Sat Oromo Horn of Africa 11660 1730-1800 Mon-Fri Oromo Horn of Africa 11660 1730-1800 Sun Amharic Horn of Africa 11660

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1745-1800 Sat Turkana East Africa 9475 1745-1815 Sun-Fri Swahili East Africa 9475 1800-1815 Sat Swahili East Africa 9475 1802-1817 Sun English East Africa 9500 1802-1832 Mon-Fri English East Africa 9500 1802-1902 Sat English East Africa 9500 1817-1847 Sun Swahili East Africa 9500 1820-1850 Mon-Fri Umbundu Southern Africa 6130 1832-1847 Mon Swahili East Africa 9500 1832-1847 Tue-Thu English East Africa 9500 1832-1902 Fri English East Africa 9500 1847-1902 Sun-Thu Juba Arabic East Africa 9500 1850-1905 Daily Chokwe Southern Africa 6130 1905-1935 Daily Lingala Central Africa 9940 1905-1920 Daily Umbundu Southern Africa 6130 1920-1935 Mon-Fri KiKongo Southern Africa 6130 1920-1935 Sat/Sun Portuguese Southern Africa 6130 1935-1950 Mon/Tue Portuguese Southern Africa 6130 1935-1950 Wed Luchazi Southern Africa 6130 1935-1950 Thu Luvale Southern Africa 6130 1935-1950 Fri Fiote Southern Africa 6130 1935-1950 Sat Lunyaneka Southern Africa 6130 1935-1950 Sun Kwanyama Southern Africa 6130 1935-1950 Daily French Central Africa 9940 1950-1955 Sun-Fri French Central Africa 9940 1950-2020 Sat French Central Africa 9940 1950-2020 Daily Portuguese Southern Africa 6130 2020-2035 Daily Kimbundu Southern Africa 6130

Tanzania

Radio Tanzania Radio Tanzania (now known as Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation) is inactive on shortwave.

Togo

Radiodiffusion Togolaise Radiodiffusion Togolaise (Radio Lome) was last reported on shortwave in 2003. Radio Kara Radio Kara is a regional broadcasting station in Togo but is now inactive on shortwave.

Tristan da Cunha

Radio Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha was served by a 40 watt shortwave transmitter, but Radio Tristan da Cunha left shortwave in 1991 in favour of FM only. The local radio station on the island is now called Atlantic FM

Tunisia Radio Tunisienne Radio Tunisienne is the state-controlled broadcasting service in Tunisia. All relays of the domestic service on shortwave were discontinued during the B-13 season.

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Uganda

UBC Radio UBC (Uganda Broadcasting Corporation) Radio is the public broadcaster of Uganda. Address: Radio Uganda, PO Box 7145, Kampala, Uganda. Transmitter Site: Kampala - 10 kW. Red Channel Times/UTC Days Language Freq/kHz 0215-0600 Daily English/Vernaculars 4976 0600-1300 Daily English/Vernaculars 7195 1300-2105 Daily English/Vernaculars 4976 Note: shortwave transmissions appear to be irregular. Dunamis Shortwave Dunamis Shortwave broadcasts Christian programming to Uganda and Southern Sudan. Transmitter Site: Mukono - 1 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1500v-1900v Daily English/Vernaculars Uganda/Southern Sudan 4750 Note: times of operation variable, sign-off reported as late as 2051 UTC.

Western Sahara

National Radio of the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic Operated by the Polisario Front in support of independence for Western Sahara. National Radio of the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic began shortwave transmissions in 1993. The shortwave transmitter is located in Rabouni, near the south-western Algerian town of Tindouf, near to the border with Western Sahara. Shortwave transmissions were last heard on 6297 kHz but have not been reported since June 2011, presumably due to a transmitter problem. The station continues to be heard on MW 1550 kHz.

Zambia

Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation - Radio Zambia ZNBC is the state-controlled broadcasting service of Zambia. Transmitter Site: Lusaka - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Service Language Freq/kHz 0245-2205 Daily Radio 1 Vernaculars 5915 ZNBC Radio 2 on 6165 kHz has been inactive since late 2012. Voice of Hope - Africa The Califonia-based Strategic Communications Group, the parent organistation of Voice of Hope, purchased the former Christian Vision shortwave facility in Zambia in late 2014. Transmitter Site: Lusaka - 2 x 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Freq/kHz 0400-2200 Daily English/others 6065 1700-2200 Daily English/others 4965 Note: should be on-air during the B-15 season.

Zanzibar

Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation is the state-run broadcasting station of Zanzibar. Transmitter Site: Dole - 50 kW. UTC Days Language Presumed Target Freq/kHz 0300-0600 Daily Swahili East Africa 6015 1500-2100 Daily Swahili Arabian Peninsula 11735 (irreg. news in English from Spice FM at 1800)

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Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation - Radio Zimbabwe The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is the state-controlled broadcaster in Zimbabwe. The domestic service that had operated on 6045 kHz in Shona and Ndebele is currently inactive. Voice of Zimbabwe Voice of Zimbabwe was the official external service from Zimbabwe, which operated on SW 4828 kHz and MW 999 kHz, and now appears to have closed when the state-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has fired almost 300 employees, including managers and journalists, according to a report by state-run media. (BBC News 13 August 2015 via BDXC-UK Communication)

Target Broadcasts to Zimbabwe

Voice of America - Studio 7 Studio 7 has been providing Zimbabwe with objective and balanced radio news since 2003. It broadcasts reports on Zimbabwean politics, the economy, health, society, sports and best of Zimbabwean music. Transmitter Sites: Moepeng Hill, Botswana - 100 kW; Pinheira, Sao Tome - 100 kW Days Times/UTC Language Target Freq/kHz Mon-Fri 1700-1730 Shona Zimbabwe 4930-bot 13860-sao 15460-sao 1730-1800 English Zimbabwe 4930-bot 13860-sao 15460-sao 1800-1830 Ndebele Zimbabwe 4930-bot 13860-sao 15460-sao 1830-1900 LiveTalk Zimbabwe 13860-sao 15460-sao Sat-Sun 1700-1720 Shona Zimbabwe 4930-bot 13860-sao 15460-sao 1720-1740 English Zimbabwe 4930-bot 13860-sao 15460-sao 1740-1800 Ndebele Zimbabwe 4930-bot 13860-sao 15460-sao

Other selected target broadcasts to Africa Radio France Intrernational RFI began broadcasts in West African language Mandinko from 19 October 2015, their 13th language. Initially two half hours on weekdays only but will expand to four half hours daily in 2016 (rfi.fr, Alan Pennington) Transmitter Site: Issoudun, France - 500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0800-0830 Mon-Fri Mandinko West Africa 15455-iss 1200-1230 Mon-Fri Mandinko West Africa 21620-iss Sawtu Linjiila (Radio Voice of the Gospel) Sawtu Linjiila is a broadcast from the Lutheran World Federation for Fulani listeners in West Africa. Transmitter Site: Issoudun, France - 500 kW (brokered by MBR, Germany) Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1830-1900 Daily Fulani West Africa 9800-iss Pan American Broadcasting - Radio Africa Network Pan American Broadcasting leased a transmitter from the authorities in Equatorial Guinea and used it to broadcast pre-recorded US evangelical programmes to Africa, most recently using a 50 kW shortwave transmitter was installed by Chinese technicians in 2005. However, following WRMI’s acquisition of the old Family Radio transmitter site at Okeechobee, Florida, in late 2013, Pan-American Broadcasting has been hiring airtime from them instead and has discontinued use of the transmitter in Equatorial Guinea. Transmitter Site: Okeechobee, Florida - 100 kW; Nauen, Germany - 50 kW Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1000-2300 Daily English Africa 21675-oke 1930-2000 Sun English North Africa 9685-nau Adventist World Radio Adventist World Radio was founded in 1971 and is the "radio mission arm" of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It utilizes AM, FM, Shortwave, satellite, podcasting, and the Internet ... broadcasting in 77 major language groups of the world with a potential coverage of 80% of the world's population. AWR's headquarters is in Silver Spring, Maryland with studios throughout the world.

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Transmitter Sites: Issoudun, France - 250 kW; Meyerton, South Africa - 250 kW; Moosbrunn, Austria - 300 kW; Nauen, Germany - 100/250 kW; Talata Volonondry, Madagascar - 100/250 kW; Trincomalee, Sri Lanka - 125/250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0300-0330 Daily Tigrinya Horn of Africa 7315-nau 0300-0330 Daily Oromo Horn of Africa 15500-trm 0300-0400 Daily Malagasy Madagascar 6055-mdc 0330-0400 Daily Amharic Horn of Africa 15500-trm 0430-0500 Daily French North Africa 6045-mos 0500-0530 Daily Hausa West Africa 9630-mos 0500-0600 Daily Arabic North Africa 17780-trm 0600-0630 Daily French North Africa 7220-iss 15700-nau 0600-0700 Daily Arabic North Africa 11880-mos 0700-0730 Daily French West Africa 11880-iss 0700-0800 Daily Arabic North Africa 15230-nau 0800-0830 Daily French North Africa 15145-nau 0800-0830 Daily Kabyle North Africa 15160-nau 0830-0900 Daily Tachelhit North Africa 15145-nau 1430-1500 Daily Afar Horn of Africa 17605-mos 1430-1530 Daily Malagasy Madagascar 6055-mdc 1630-1700 Daily Tigrinya Horn of Africa 15490-nau 1630-1700 Daily Somali Horn of Africa 17510-nau 1700-1730 Daily Amharic Horn of Africa 17510-nau 1700-1730 Daily Swahili East Africa 15480-mey 17720-mdc 1730-1800 Daily Kabyle North Africa 11860-nau 1730-1800 Daily Oromo Horn of Africa 15155-nau 1730-1800 Daily Maasai East Africa 15490-mey 1800-1900 Daily Arabic North Africa 11680-mos 1830-1900 Daily English Central Africa 15155-trm 1900-1930 Daily Wolof West Africa 11680-nau 1900-1930 Daily Hausa West Africa 11975-mos 1900-2000 Daily Arabic North Africa 9535-nau 15480-mdc 1930-2000 Daily Tachelhit North Africa 9850-nau 1930-2000 Daily Igbo West Africa 11750-mey 1930-2000 Daily French Central Africa 17510-mos 1930-2000 Daily Fulfulde West Africa 17800-mey 2000-2030 Daily French North/West Africa 9515-nau 2000-2030 Daily Dyula West Africa 9770-mos 2030-2100 Daily Yoruba West Africa 11750-mey 2030-2100 Daily French West Africa 11980-mos 2100-2130 Daily English West Africa 11980-mos Reach Beyond World Radio Missionary Fellowship, Inc., also known as Reach Beyond (formerly HCJB Global), is a corporate entity and nonprofit, noncommercial, interdenominational worldwide missionary organization with headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It began in 1931 as Radio Station HCJB in Quito, Ecuador, South America. Transmitter Sites: Ascension Island - 250 kW; Woofferton, UK - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 2100-2115 Daily Tachelhit North Africa 7300-wof 2115-2145 Daily Arabic North Africa 7300-wof 2145-2215 Sun-Tue Hassaniya West Africa 9530-asc 2145-2215 Thu-Sat Pulaar West Africa 9530-asc Bible Voice Broadcasting The Voice of Hope radio ministry was founded by George Otis in 1979 and began broadcasting from the Middle East. This station eventually grew into a global broadcast network of shortwave signals into the major regions of the world, with the combined support of believers in the US, Canada and the UK. Then, in 2000, the Voice of Hope Network stopped its shortwave broadcasting from the Middle East and High Adventure began a restructuring process. On July 1 2002, High Adventure Gospel Communication Ministries (Canada) and Bible Voice (UK) partnered to provide shortwave broadcasts into the Middle East, Europe, Africa, China, India and South East Asia. Bible Voice (USA) was formed in January 2003 and currently programming is aired for over 100 hours per week in 15 languages under the name of Bible Voice Broadcasting.

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Transmitter Sites: Nauen, Germany - 100/250 kW Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0530-0600 Mon/Wed/Fri Arabic North Africa 9620-nau 0500-0515 Daily Arabic North Africa 9450-nau 0830-1000 Fri Arabic North Africa 17540-nau 0900-0915 Sat Arabic North Africa 17540-nau 1600-1630 Sat-Tue Oromo Horn of Africa 15525-nau 1630-1700 Daily Dinka Sudan 11875-nau 1630-1700 Mon/Wed/Fri Amharic Horn of Africa 15525-nau 1630-1700 Sat/Sun Somali Horn of Africa 15525-nau 1630-1800 Thu Amharic Horn of Africa 15525-nau 1630-1830 Tue Amharic Horn of Africa 15525-nau 1700-1715 Daily Nuer Sudan 11915-nau 1700-1730 Daily Nuer Sudan 11875-nau 1700-1730 Sat/Sun Amharic Horn of Africa 15525-nau 1700-1745 Sat Arabic Sudan 11915-nau 1700-1800 Mon/Wed Tigrinya Horn of Africa 15525-nau 1730-1800 Wed Amharic Horn of Africa 15525-nau 1730-1800 Sat Hadiyya Horn of Africa 15525-nau Trans World Radio Trans World Radio (TWR) is a multinational evangelical Christian media distributor. Currently, their programs can be heard in 160 countries in more than 230 languages and dialects. Transmitter Sites: Grigoriopol, Moldova/PMR - 300 kW; Dhabbaya, UAE - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0320-0350 Mon/Fri/Sun Amharic Horn of Africa 11655-gri 0320-0350 Tue Oromo Horn of Africa 11655-gri 0320-0350 Wed/Thu Sidamo Horn of Africa 11655-gri 1300-1315 Thu-Sun Afar Horn of Africa 17680-dha 1630-1645 Sun Somali Horn of Africa 11635-dha 1630-1700 Mon-Sat Somali Horn of Africa 11635-dha 1800-1815 Mon-Thu Tigrinya Horn of Africa 5965-dha 1800-1830 Sat Tigre Horn of Africa 5965-dha 1800-1830 Sun Kunama Horn of Africa 5965-dha 1815-1845 Mon-Fri Tigrinya Horn of Africa 5965-dha 1830-1845 Sun Amharic Horn of Africa 5965-dha Note: schedule is subject to confirmation for B-15 season; these are additional TWR broadcasts to Africa to those listed under TWR Swaziland. IBRA Radio IBRA Media (IBRA Radio) is an international Christian broadcasting and media group founded in 1948 by Lewi Pethrus in Sweden. IBRA broadcasts Christian programs to more than 100 countries Transmitter Sites: Dhabbaya, UAE - 250 kW; Meyerton, South Africa - 100 kW; Woofferton, UK - 250/300 kW Yerevan, Armenia - 300 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1600-1630 Daily Afar Horn of Africa 11655-dha 1600-1630 Thu-Sun Amharic Horn of Africa 12125-erv 1600-1700 Mon-Wed Guragena Horn of Africa 12125-erv 1630-1700 Daily Amharic Horn of Africa 12125-erv 1630-1700 Sun-Wed Tigrinya Horn of Africa 9820-dha 1630-1700 Thu-Sat Amharic Horn of Africa 9820-dha 1700-1730 Daily Somali Horn of Africa 6180-dha 1700-1730 Daily Oromo Horn of Africa 9540-dha 1700-1730 Daily Tigrinya Horn of Africa 11610-mey 1730-1800 Daily Somali Horn of Africa 6180-dha 1730-1800 Daily Silte Horn of Africa 7510-erv 1730-1800 Daily Tigrinya Horn of Africa 9540-dha 1730-1900 Daily Arabic North Africa 9635-wof 1830-1900 Daily Arabic North-East Africa 7265-wof 1900-1915 Sat/Sun Fuuta-Jalon West Africa 7235-wof 1900-1930 Mon-Fri Fulfullde West Africa 7235-wof

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1915-1930 Sat/Sun Kanuri West Africa 7235-wof 1930-1945 Mon Jula West Africa 7235-wof 1930-1945 Tue/Wed Zarma West Africa 7235-wof 1930-1945 Thu-Sat Tamajeq West Africa 7235-wof 1930-1945 Sun Malinke West Africa 7235-wof 1945-2000 Mon-Fri Hausa West Africa 7235-wof 1945-2000 Sat/Sun Bambara West Africa 7235-wof Note: schedule is subject to confirmation for B-15 season.

British DX Club

Africa on Shortwave

Compiled by Tony Rogers

with thanks to Dave Kenny, Chris Greenway, Alan Pennington, Harald Kuhl and other members of the British DX Club.

Special thanks also to Thorsten Hallman, Steve Lare, Morand Fachot, and Bruce Jensen

and acknowledging the following sources of news and information: Africalist, BC-DX, Eike Bierwirth (EiBi List), DX Listening Digest, DXing.info, DXplorer, DSWCI DX Window, DX Mix-Bulgaria, HCDX and the Nagoya DXers Circle (Aoki List)

Please send corrections and up-dates by email to: tony@bdxc.org.uk

Africalist For a complete and up-to-date frequency-order list of Sub-Saharan African radio

stations broadcasting on shortwave, see Thorsten Hallman's highly recommended "africalist" at www.muenster.org/uwz/ms-alt/africalist/

DX Listening Digest For the very latest shortwave news visit Glenn Hauser's World of Radio at www.worldofradio.com

BC-DX - Worldwide DX Club Top News Another excellent source for the very latest shortwave news is Wolfgang Büschel's BC-DX Top News which can be found on the website of the Worldwide DX Club at www.wwdxc.de