BRITISH DX CLUB

MIDDLE EAST ON SHORTWAVE

GUIDE TO SHORTWAVE BROADCASTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

NOVEMBER 2013

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BAHRAIN RADIO BAHRAIN Radio Bahrain shortwave transmissions commenced in 1991. However, it appears that they have now left shortwave with the English service last reported on 6010 kHz in August 2012 and the Arabic service not heard on 9745 kHz when monitored in August 2013.

CYPRUS CYPRUS BROADCASTING CORPORATION CyBC Greek-language programming on shortwave via the BBC East Mediterranean Relay Station was discontinued in January 2013. BBC EAST MEDITERRANEAN RELAY STATION The BBC East Mediterranean Relay Station, operated by Babcock for BBC relays mainly to the Middle East, West Asia and North Africa, closed at the end of March 2013.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS RADIO BAYRAK INTERNATIONAL Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation is the official radio and television broadcasting corporation of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It had broadcast on 6150 kHz from a 25 kW transmitter, but is now believed to be inactive.

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 1905-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 Middle East and North Africa. Transmitter Site: Abu Zaabal - 100 kW. 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 11970-abz 1015-1215 Daily Arabic Middle East 17480-abz 1215-1330 Daily English South & South-East Asia 17870-abz 1230-1400 Daily Indonesian South-East Asia 15710-abs 1330-1400 Daily Dari West Asia 15360-abz 1300-1600 Daily Arabic West Africa 15800-abs 1330-1530 Daily Persian West Asia 15245-abz 1400-1600 Daily Pashto West Asia 15545-abz 1500-1600 Daily Albanian South-East Europe 13580-abz 1500-1600 Daily Uzbek Central Asia 11610-abz 1600-1700 Daily Afar East Africa 15450-abz

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1600-1800 Daily English Central & Southern Africa 15345-abz 1600-1800 Daily Swahili East Africa 17840-abz 1600-1800 Daily Urdu West Asia 13670-abz 1700-1730 Daily Somali East Africa 15285-abz 1700-1900 Daily Turkish South-East Europe 9745-abs 1730-1900 Daily Amharic East Africa 15285-abz 1800-1900 Daily Italian Southern Europe 9655-abz 1800-2100 Daily Hausa West Africa 15710-abs 1845-2000 Daily Fulfulde West Africa 17625-abz 1900-2000 Daily German Central Europe 9410-abz 1900-2000 Daily Russian Russia 9885-abs 1900-2030 Daily English West Africa 15290-abz 2000-2115 Daily French Western Europe 9410-abz 2000-2200 Daily Arabic Australasia 15225-abz 2030-2230 Daily French West & Central Africa 15205-abs 2115-2245 Daily English Western Europe 9905-abz 2215-2330 Daily Portuguese South America 15480-abz 2300-0030 Daily English North America 9965-abs 2330-0045 Daily Arabic South America 11760-abs 15480-abz 0030-0430 Daily Arabic North America 9965-abz 0045-0200 Daily Spanish The Americas 9720-abz 11760-abs 12080-abs 0200-0330 Daily English North America 9720-abz Note: Many frequencies have severe technical problems such as extreme distortion/undermodulation.

IRAN IRIB WORLD SERVICE - VOICE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN The Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the external service of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. Transmitter Sites: Ahwaz - 250 kW; Kamalabad - 100/500 kW; Mashhad - 500 kW; Sirjan - 500 kW; Times/UTC Days Lanugage Target Freq/kHz Zahedan - 500 kW 0020-0320 Daily Spanish S America 6010-kam 7420-kam(until 0220) 0050-0220 Daily Tajik C Asia 5950-sir 7370-kam 0120-0220 Daily Kazakh C Asia 6155-sir 7430-sir 0120-0220 Daily Urdu SW Asia 3965-zah 5990-ahw 6100-kam 0150-0250 Daily Hindi S Asia 9800-sir 11740-sir 0220-0250 Daily Uzbek C Asia 6175-kam 7300-sir 0220-0320 Daily Pashto SW Asia 6065-sir 7250-kam 0250-0320 Daily Armenian Caucasus 6145-sir 7300-sir 0250-0320 Daily Russian Russia 9510-sir 11925-kam 0250-0620 Daily Dari SW Asia 9740-kam 11740-ahw 0320-0420 Daily English N America 9710-kam 11770-sir (Voice of Justice) 0320-0520 Daily Azeri Caucasus 7260-sir 0350-0450 Daily Swahili E Africa 13680-sir 15260-sir 0420-0450 Daily Hebrew Middle East 9755-kam 11780-sir 0420-0520 Daily Kurdish Middle East 7350-kam 9610-sir (Sorani dialect) 0420-0550 Daily Turkish Turkey 6085-kam 7400-kam 0450-0520 Daily Russian Russia 11825-kam 13680-sir 17650-sir 21600-sir 0520-0620 Daily Bosnian SE Europe 13690-kam 17540-kam 0530-0620 Daily Spanish SW Europe 15310-sir 15550-kam 0500-0650 Daily Hausa W Africa 17810-sir 0620-0720 Daily Albanian SE Europe 13820-kam 15490-sir 0620-0720 Daily French W Europe 17540-kam 17865-kam 0620-0720 Daily Italian S Europe 15085-kam 17660-sir 0720-0820 Daily German C Europe 15250-kam 17690-sir 0720-0820 Daily Pashto SW Asia 11810-sir 13730-sir (Mashhad programme) 0820-0920 Daily Swahili E Africa 21510-kam 21640-sir 0820-1150 Daily Dari SW Asia 13710- ahw 15300-kam 0920-0950 Daily Armenian Caucasus 11825-sir 15220-sir 1020-1120 Daily English S Asia 21510-kam 21640-kam

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1120-1150 Daily Hausa W Africa 21520-sir 21600-sir 1150-1220 Daily Hebrew Middle East 13740-sir 15240-kam 1150-1250 Daily Chinese China 15140-kam 15360-sir 15525-kam 17560-sir 1150-1420 Daily Dari SW Asia 11620-kam 13710-ahw(to 1420) 1220-1320 Daily Pashto SW Asia 7435-sir 9580-zah 1220-1320 Daily Indonesian SE Asia 15450-kam 17715-sir 1250-1420 Daily Urdu SW Asia 9715-sir 11675-kam 11720-kam 1320-1420 Daily Japanese Far East 9585-sir 11600-kam 1320-1620 Daily Kurdish Middle East 5920-kam (Kirmanji dialect) 1420-1520 Daily Bengali S Asia 7320-sir 9620-kam 11760-kam 1420-1520 Daily Hindi S Asia 9800-kam 12015-sir 1420-1520 Daily Russian Russia 7340-kam 9515-ahw 11675-sir 1420-1650 Daily Azeri Caucasus 7360-zah 1450-1550 Daily Uzbek C Asia 6070-kam 7350-sir 1520-1620 Daily English S&SE Asia 13785-sir 15525-kam 1520-1620 Daily Kazakh C Asia 7380-kam 9740-sir 1520-1720 Daily Urdu SW Asia 5940-sir (Mashhad prgr) 1550-1720 Daily Tajik C Asia 6200-sir 7435-kam 1500-1720 Daily Turkish Turkey 6175-kam 7310-kam 1620-1650 Daily Bengali S Asia 7375-kam 9740-kam 1620-1720 Daily Armenian Caucasus 5940-kam 7230-sir 1620-1720 Daily Pashto SW Asia 6155-sir 7345-ahw 1650-1750 Daily Russian Russia 3965-kam 5920-ahw 1720-1820 Daily Bosnian SE Europe 6140-sir 9850-kam 1720-1820 Daily Swahili E Africa 9515-kam 11830-sir 1720-1820 Daily German C Europe 6205-kam 7425-sir 1750-1850 Daily Russian Russia 6170-kam 7305-sir 1820-1920 Daily Albanian SE Europe 5925-sir 9420-kam 1820-1920 Daily French W Africa 13620-kam 1820-1920 Daily French W Europe 6080-kam 7380-sir 1820-1920 Daily Hausa W Africa 7425-kam 9570-sir 1920-1950 Daily Italian S Europe 6135-kam 7450-sir 1920-2020 Daily English W Europe 6040-kam 7325-sir 1920-2020 Daily English S Africa 13640-sir 15460-kam 1920-2020 Daily Russian Russia 4005-kam 7425-sir 2020-2120 Daily Albanian SE Europe 5935-sir 9655-kam 2020-2120 Daily Spanish SW Europe 6165-kam 7450-sir 2050-2150 Daily Japanese Far East 5965-sir 7365-sir 2120-2220 Daily Bosnian SE Europe 5950-sir 9590-kam 2220-2320 Daily Indonesian SE Asia 9445-kam 11830-sir 2320-0020 Daily Chinese China 5915-sir 6110-sir 7325-kam ARABIC RADIO OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN IRIB External Service in Arabic. Transmitter Sites: Ahwaz - 250 kW; Kamalabad - 100/500 kW; Sirjan - 500 kW; Zahedan - 500 kW. Times/UTC Days Lang. Target Freq/kHz 0520-0820 Daily Arabic Middle East 13780-kam 17820-sir 17840-zah 0820-1020 Daily Arabic Middle East 13750-kam 15630-sir 17820-sir 17840-zah 1020-1120 Daily Arabic Middle East 11760-ahw 13620-kam 13750-kam 17500-kam 17840-zah 1120-1420 Daily Arabic Middle East 13750-kam 17500-kam 17840-zah 1420-1620 Daily Arabic Middle East 9870-kam 17500-kam 1620-1720 Daily Arabic Middle East 6060-zah 9870-kam 1720-2020 Daily Arabic Middle East 6060-zah 7285-kam 2020-0220 Daily Arabic Middle East 6060-zah

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TARGET BROADCASTS FROM IRAN TO THE WEST BANK & GAZA VOICE OF THE ISLAMIC PALESTINIAN REVOLUTION Programming from the Voice of the Islamic Palestinian Revolution originates from Iran and is aired over IRIB transmitters in support of Palestinian groups. Transmitter Sites: IRIB transmitters at Kamalabad - 500 kW, Zahedan - 500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0320-0420 Daily Arabic West Bank & Gaza 7220-kam 9500-sir AL-QUDS TV AUDIO An audio feed of Al Quds TV was first heard in late January 2009 and is now carried between 0230-0527 via transmitters of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. Transmitter Sites: IRIB transmitters at Kamalabad - 500 kW, Zahedan - 500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0220-0520 Daily Arabic West Bank & Gaza 7380-kam 9810-kam 9895-zah

TARGET BROADCASTS TO IRAN

RADIO FARDA Radio Farda ("Radio Tomorrow") is a joint venture between RFE/RL and the Voice of America, broadcasting political, cultural, social and art news with emphasis on Iran. Transmitter Sites: Biblis, Germany - 100 kW; Iranawila, Sri Lanka - 250 kW; Kuwait - 250 kW; Issoudun, France - 250 kW; Lampertheim, Germany - 100 kW; Nauen, Germany - 250 kW; Udon Thani, Thailand - 250 kW; Woofferton, UK - 300 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0000-0200 Daily Persian Iran 5850-kwt 5860-lam 0200-0230 Daily Persian Iran 5850-kwt 5860-lam 9430-lam

0230-0300 Daily Persian Iran 5850-kwt 5860-lam 9430-lam 13835-ira 0300-0330 Daily Persian Iran 5860-kwt 9430-lam 13615-ira 13835-ira 0330-0430 Daily Persian Iran 5885-kwt 9430-lam 13615-ira 13835-ira 0430-0500 Daily Persian Iran 5885-kwt 9430-lam 13615-ira 15690-ira 0500-0530 Daily Persian Iran 5885-kwt 9430-lam 13615-iss 15690-ira 0530-0730 Daily Persian Iran 5885-kwt 13615-iss15650-ira 15690-ira 0730-0830 Daily Persian Iran 5885-kwt 12005-lam 13800-ira 15650-ira 15690-ira 0830-1100 Daily Persian Iran 9990-kwt 12005-lam 13800-ira 15650-bib 15690-ira 1100-1300 Daily Persian Iran 9990-kwt 12005-lam 13800-lam 15650-bib 15690-ira 1300-1400 Daily Persian Iran 9990-ira 12005-lam 13800-lam 15410-bib 15690-ira 1400-1430 Daily Persian Iran 9990-ira 12005-lam 13800-lam 15410-wof 15690-bib 1430-1500 Daily Persian Iran 12005-lam 13615-lam 13800-lam 15410-wof 15690-bib 1500-1530 Daily Persian Iran 11790-nau 12005-lam 13615-lam 13800-lam 15410-wof 15690-bib 1530-1600 Daily Persian Iran 9390-bib 11790-nau 12005-bib 13615-lam 15410-wof 1600-1630 Daily Persian Iran 7580-ira 9390-bib 11790-nau 12005-bib 13615-lam 1630-1700 Daily Persian Iran 7580-ira 9390-bib 12005-bib 13615-lam 1700-1730 Daily Persian Iran 7580-ira 9390-bib 13615-lam 1730-1900 Daily Persian Iran 5830-kwt 7520-udo 7580-ira 9390-bib 1900-2230 Daily Persian Iran 5830-kwt 7520-udo 7580-ira 2230-0000 Daily Persian Iran 5850-kwt 5860-ira 7580-ira RADIO PAYAM-E DOOST Payam-e-Doost, is a Bahá’í radio programme in Persian, whose mission is to dissipate misinformation about the Bahá’í Faith and create a bridge of love and understanding to Persian-speaking people around Transmitter Site: Grigoriopol, PMR - 500 kW the world. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0230-0315 Daily Persian Iran 7460-gri 1800-1845 Daily Persian Iran 7480-gri

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RADIO RANGINKAMAN (RADIO RAINBOW) According to WRTH 2013, this is a programme targetting the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) communities in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. Transmitter Site: Grigoriopol, PMR - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1700-1730 Mon/Fri Persian Iran 7550-gri RADIO MEHR Radio Mehr is operated by the Paris-based Iranian National Council. It's first broadcast was aired on Friday 27 September 2013. Transmitter Site: Issoudun, France - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 1630-1700 Mon/Fri Persian Iran 15680-iss RADIO VOICE OF KURDISTAN Radio Voice of Kurdistan broadcasts in support of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Iran. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0145v-0330v Daily Kurdish/Persian Iran 3930± 1245v-1430v Daily Kurdish/Persian Iran 3930± Note: ± = frequency may shift to adjacent channels to avoid Iranian jamming. RADIO VOICE OF IRANIAN KURDISTAN Radio Voice of Iranian Kurdistan broadcasts in support of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Transmitter Site: reported to be Salah Al-Din, Northern Iraq. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0230v-0430v Daily Kurdish/Persian Iran 3960± 4860± 1200v-1330v Daily Kurdish/Persian Iran 3960± 4860± Note: ± = frequency may shift to adjacent channels to avoid Iranian jamming.

IRAQ There are currently no official broadcasts on shortwave from Iraq.

TARGET BROADCAST TO IRAQ

DENGE KURDISTAN (VOICE OF KURDISTAN) Voice of Kurdistan broadcasts from studios located in Belgium (operational since 1 September 2012; this service either replaces Denge Mezopotmaya/Voice of Mezopotamya or has been renamed from it) Transmitter Site: Grigoriopol, PMR - 100 kW; Kostinbrod, Bulgaria - 50 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0400-1600 Daily Kurdish Middle East 11510-gri 1600-2000 Daily Kurdish Middle East 11510-kos

ISRAEL

KOL ISRAEL Kol Israel is Israel's public domestic and international radio service, operated as a division of the Israel Broadcasting Authority. All shortwave services, with the exception of broadcasts in Persian, were discontinued on 31 March 2008. The Persian service was subsequently discontinued on 30 June 2013. GALEI ZAHAL - ISRAEL DEFENCE FORCES BROADCASTING STATION Galei Zahal (Israel Army Radio) is a nationwide radio network operated by the Israel Defence Forces. Transmitter Site: Lod - 2 x 10 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0000-2400 Daily Hebrew Middle East 6885 15850

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JORDAN

RADIO JORDAN Radio Jordan is part of Jordan Radio and Television (JRTV), the state broadcaster of Jordan. Shortwave broadcasts have been discontinued.

KUWAIT

RADIO KUWAIT MAIN ARABIC PROGRAMME Radio State of Kuwait is the state-operated broadcasting service of Kuwait. Transmitter Site: Sulaibiyah - 100/150/300/500 kW Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0150-0900 Daily Arabic Middle East 5960 0500-1000 Daily Arabic East Asia 15515 0940-1800 Daily Arabic Europe/North America 21540 1100-1600 Daily Arabic North Africa 9750 1600-2100 Daily Arabic Middle East 6050 1700-2000 Daily Arabic Europe/North America 13650 2000-0000 Daily Arabic Europe/North America 17550 RADIO KUWAIT HOLY QUR'AN SERVICE Transmitter Site: Sulaibiyah - 100/150/300/500 kW Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0930-1600 Daily Arabic West/Central Africa 11630 RADIO KUWAIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERVICES Transmitter Site: Sulaibiyah - 100/150/300/500 kW Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0800-1000 Daily Persian Middle East 7250 1000-1200 Daily Filipino South-East Asia 21580 1600-1800 Daily Urdu South Asia 15540 1800-2100 Daily English Europe/North America 15540 IBB RELAY STATION KUWAIT Operated by the IBB for relays of VOA and RFE/RL broadcasts to the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Transmitter Site: Kabd - 4 x 250 kW Times/UTC Days Station Language Target Freqs/kHz 0000-0100 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 7255 0000-0300 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 5850 0030-0100 Daily Voice of America Special English South-East Asia 6170 0100-0200 Daily R Free Asia Uighur East Asia 9480 0100-0200 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 13620 0100-0400 Daily Deewa R (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 9370 0200-0300 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 9700 0230-0300 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 12140 0300-0400 Daily RFE/RL Various S Caucasus 5995 0300-0330 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 5860 0300-0330 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 12140 0330-0400 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 12140 0330-0830 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 5885 0400-0430 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 9335 12140 0400-0600 Daily R Svoboda (RFE/RL) Russian Central Asia 9520 0400-0600 Daily R Mashaal (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 15760 0430-0530 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 12140 19010 0530-0630 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 12140 19010 0600-0700 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 17675 0600-0700 Daily R Svoboda (RFE/RL) Russian Central Asia 17770 0460-0730 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 12140 19010

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0700-0730 Daily Voice of America Hausa West Africa 17700 0700-0900 Daily R Mashaal (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 12130 0730-0830 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 12140 19010 0800-1300 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 9990 0830-0930 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 12140 19010 0900-1100 Daily R Mashaal (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 12130 13580 0930-1030 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 12140 19010 1030-1030 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 12140 19010 1100-1200 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 11545 1100-1300 Daily R Mashaal (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 12130 1130-1230 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 9900 12140 1200-1400 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 11590 1230-1330 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 9900 12140 1300-1400 Daily Deewa R (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 7495 13590 1330-1400 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Pashto Afghanistan 12140 1330-1900 Daily Deewa R (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 9370 1400-1430 Daily R Free Asia Burmese South-East Asia 11795 1400-1430 Daily R Azadi (RFE/RL) Dari Afghanistan 12140 1400-1500 Daily Voice of America Tibetan East Asia 7255 1400-1600 Daily Azatlyk R (RFE/RL) Turkmen Central Asia 6060 1430-1500 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 12140 1500-1530 Daily Voice of America Uzbek Central Asia 11780 1500-1600 Daily Voice of America Tibetan East Asia 11640 1500-1530 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Dari Afghanistan 12140 1530-1630 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Dari Afghanistan 11825 1600-1700 Daily R Ozodlik (RFE/RL) Uzbek Central Asia 7550 1630-1730 Daily R Ashna (VOA) Pashto Afghanistan 9975 12140 1730-1800 Mon-Fri Voice of America Afan Oromo Horn of Africa 11905 1730-1930 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 5830 1800-1900 Daily Voice of America Amharic Horn of Africa 11905 1900-1930 Mon-Fri Voice of America Tigrigna Horn of Africa 11905 1930-0300 Daily R Farda Persian Iran 5850 2000-2100 Daily R Svoboda (RFE/RL) Russian Western Russia 5925 2200-2300 Sun-Thu Voice of America English Asia 7425 2300-0000 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 7550 2330-0000 Daily R Free Asia Vietnamese South-East Asia 11605

LEBANON

Radio Lebanon no longer broadcasts on shortwave. The last entry in the World Radio TV Handbook for shortwave transmissions was in the 1984 edition.

TARGET BROADCAST TO LEBANON & THE MIDDLE EAST VOICE OF CHARITY Voice Of Charity Christian radio was founded in 1984 by the Maronite Lebanese Missionaries who have run it ever since its inception. It is the leading Christian radio in the Middle East and has a half-hour programme in Arabic that forms part of Vatican Radio's service to the Middle East. Transmitter Site: Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican - 100 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0400-0430 Daily Arabic Middle East 9645-smg

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OMAN

RADIO SULTANATE OF OMAN Radio Sultanate of Oman is the state-operated broadcasting service of Oman. Transmitter Site: Thumrait - 100 kW Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0000-0200 Daily Arabic Western Europe 9760 0200-0300 Daily Arabic East Africa 13600 0300-0400 Daily English East Africa 13600 0400-1000 Daily Arabic East Africa 9540 1400-1500 Daily English Western Europe 15140 1500-2200 Daily Arabic Western Europe 15140 2200-0000 Daily Arabic Western Europe 15355 BBC EASTERN RELAY STATION Operated by Babcock for relays of BBC to the Middle East and Asia Transmitter Site: A'Seela - 250 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0000-0100 Daily English South Asia 5970 0030-0100 Daily Dari Afghanistan 5940 0100-0130 Daily Hindi South Asia 6165 0100-0130 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 6195 0130-0200 Daily Urdu South Asia 6165 0130-0200 Daily Dari Afghanistan 6195 0200-0230 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 6195 7445 0200-0300 Daily English South Asia 12095 0230-0300 Daily Dari Afghanistan 6195 7445 0300-0330 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 7445 11970 0300-0400 Daily English West Asia 6195 0330-0430 Daily Persian Iran 9695 0400-0500 Daily English West Asia 9410 12035 0500-0700 Daily Arabic North Africa 17790 0830-0930 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 15310 0930-1030 Daily Dari Afghanistan 15310 1030-1130 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 15310 1300-1330 Daily Uzbek Central Asia 13865 17780 1300-1400 Daily English Central/South Asia 9410 1400-1500 Daily Dari Afghanistan 5975 9810 1500-1600 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 5975 1500-1800 Daily English West Asia 6195 9505 1600-1630 Daily Hindi South Asia 9655 1700-1730 Daily Dari Afghanistan 5910 1730-1800 Daily Pashto Afghanistan 5910 9410 1800-1900 Daily English West/South Asia 5945 6195 1830-1900 Mon-Fri Krwanda/Kr East Africa 9755 2000-2100 Daily Arabic North Africa 13660

QATAR

Qatar Broadcasting Service was last heard on shortwave in 2002.

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SAUDI ARABIA

BROADCASTING SERVICE OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA - GENERAL PROGRAMME The Broadcasting Service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the state-operated broadcasting service of Saudi Arabia. Transmitter Sites: Riyadh - 250/500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0600-0855 Daily Arabic North Africa 17730 0600-0855 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 17740 0900-1155 Daily Arabic North Africa 17805 0900-1155 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 15490 1200-1455 Daily Arabic North Africa 21505 1200-1455 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 17705 1700-1755 Daily Arabic North Africa 15225 1700-1755 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 15435 1800-2255 Daily Arabic North Africa 9555 1800-2255 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 9870 Note: BSKSA sometimes carries programming from the Gulf Co-operation Council when in session. BSKSA HOLY QUR'AN Transmitter Sites: Riyadh - 250/500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0300-0555 Daily Arabic Central Asia 15170 0300-0755 Daily Arabic North & East Asia 17895 0300-0955 Daily Arabic Middle East 9715 0600-0855 Daily Arabic Middle East 15380 0900-1155 Daily Arabic Middle East 11935 0900-1155 Daily Arabic SE Asia 17570 17615 1200-1355 Daily Arabic Middle East 15380 1200-1355 Daily Arabic SE Asia 17625 1200-1455 Daily Arabic North Africa 17895 1300-1555 Daily Arabic East Africa 17615 1500-1755 Daily Arabic North Africa 13710 1600-1755 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 15205 1600-1755 Daily Arabic West/N Central Africa 17560 1800-2255 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 11820 1800-2255 Daily Arabic North Africa 11915 1800-2255 Daily Arabic West/N Central Africa 11930 BSKSA CALL OF ISLAM Transmitter Sites: Riyadh - 500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 1500-1655 Daily Arabic North Africa 15225 1500-1655 Daily Arabic Europe/Mediterranean 15435 BSKSA EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES Transmitter Sites: Riyadh - 500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0800-1000 Daily French West Africa 17785 1000-1230 Daily English West Africa 15250 1400-1600 Daily French West Africa 17660 Note: programmes originate from either Riyadh or Jeddah studios and identify as either "Radio Riyadh" or "Radio Jeddah". Prior to the French programme commencing at 0800, English can sometimes be heard on 17785 kHz from when the transmitter is switched on (although not intended to go out on shortwave). Likewise, after the French programme ends at 1600, English can be heard on 17660 kHz until the transmitter is switched off. (again not intended to go out on shortwave).

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BSKSA EXTERNAL SERVICE Transmitter Sites: Riyadh - 250/500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0400-0655 Daily Swahili East Africa 15285 0900-1155 Daily Indonesian South-East Asia 21670 1200-1455 Daily Urdu South Asia 13775 1200-1455 Daily Bengali South Asia 15120 1500-1755 Daily Persian Middle East 7240 1500-1555 Daily Turkmen Central Asia 9885 1600-1655 Daily Uzbek Central Asia 9885 1700-1755 Daily Tajik Central Asia 9885 1800-2055 Daily Turkish SE Europe/Middle East 9675

SYRIA

RADIO DAMASCUS R Damascus is the state-operated external broadcasting service of Syria. It is not currently heard on SW

TURKEY

TURKISH RADIO AND TELEVISION CORPORATION - TRT TURKISH SERVICE The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation is the national public broadcaster of Turkey. The domestic service in Turkish is relayed on shortwave to the expatriot community around the world. Transmitter Site: Emirler - 250/500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0100-0300 Daily Turkish Central Asia 6000 0500-0700 Daily Turkish Europe/Asia 9700 9820 0700-1000 Daily Turkish Europe/Asia/Australasia 11925 15350 15480 1000-1300 Daily Turkish Europe/Asia/Australasia 15350 15480 1300-1400 Daily Turkish Europe/Asia/Austalasia 15350 1400-1700 Daily Turkish Europe 11815 1700-2200 Daily Turkish Europe/N America/M East/N Africa 5980 6120

VOICE OF TURKEY The Voice of Turkey is the external broadcasting service of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. Transmitter Site: Emirler - 250/500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0200-0300 Daily Spanish Europe/Americas 9410 9650 0300-0400 Daily Uighur Central Asia 9460 0400-0500 Daily English Europe/M East/North America 7240 9655 0800-0900 Daily Azeri Caucasus 11835 0930-1100 Daily Persian Middle East 11795 1000-1100 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 11955 1100-1130 Daily Tatar Central Asia 15360 1100-1200 Daily Georgian Caucasus 9840 1130-1200 Daily Uzbek Central Asia 13625 1200-1230 Daily Bulgarian South-East Europe 7245 1200-1300 Daily Chinese East Asia 11805 1230-1330 Daily German Europe 17755 1300-1330 Daily Turkmen Central Asia 11965 1300-1400 Daily Urdu South Asia 11985 1330-1430 Daily English Europe/North America 12085 1330-1430 Daily Uighur Central Asia 13685 1400-1500 Daily Russian Russia 9410 1430-1500 Daily Kazakh Central Asia 9785 1500-1530 Daily Italian Europe 6185 1500-1600 Daily Arabic Middle East/North Africa 9665 15200 1600-1630 Daily Dari South-West Asia 11680 1600-1700 Daily Persian Middle East 9530

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1630-1700 Daily Pashto South-West Asia 11765 1630-1730 Daily Azeri Caucasus 5965 1730-1830 Daily English South/South-East Asia 11730 1730-1830 Daily Spanish Near East/Asia 9495 1830-1930 Daily French West Africa 9620 1830-1930 Daily German Europe 7205 1930-2030 Daily English Europe 6050 2030-2130 Daily French Europe/West Africa 5970 6050 2130-2230 Daily English Asia/Australasia 9610 2300-0000 Daily English Europe/North America 5960

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

DHABBAYA TRANSMITTING STATION Owned by Emirates Media and operated/maintained by Babcock Transmitter Site: Dhabbaya - 250/500 kW. Time/UTC Days Station Language Target kHz 0100-0130 Daily BBC Hindi South Asia 7325 0100-0200 Daily R Free Asia Uighur Central Asia 9645 9690 0100-0330 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 11695 0130-0200 Daily BBC Urdu South Asia 5980 0200-0215 Daily FEBA R Urdu South Asia 7315 0215-0230 Mon-Wed FEBA R Baluchi South Asia 7315 0215-0230 Thu-Sat FEBA R Sindhi South Asia 7315 0215-0230 Sun FEBA R Urdu South Asia 7315 0230-0300 Daily FEBA R/Sed Zindagi Dari West Asia 5940 0230-0300 Daily BBC Hindi South Asia 7350 9560 0300-0315 Daily FEBA R/Sed Zindagi Hazaragi West Asia 5940 0300-0330 Daily BBC Urdu South Asia 9695 0300-0400 Daily BBC Arabic North Africa 7285 0300-0400 Daily Deutsche Welle Swahili East Africa 9800 0400-0430 Daily R Tamazuj Arabic Sudan 15550 0400-0430 Daily BBC Somali Horn of Africa 15490 0430-0500 Daily BBC French Indian Ocean Isl. 17780 0430-0600 Daily R Dabanga Arabic Darfur/Sudan 15550 0500-0530 Daily NHK World/R Japan English Europe 13640 0600-0700 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 21680 0630-0700 Daily Deutsche Welle Hausa West Africa 21780 0800-0830 Daily Deutsche Welle Pashto West Asia 15640 0830-0900 Daily Deutsche Welle Dari West Asia 15640 0830-0930 Daily R Ergo Somali Horn of Africa 17680 1100-1130 Daily BBC Somali Horn of Africa 17780 1100-1200 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 15375 1130-1145 Fri Eternal Good News English South Asia 15525 1200-1230 Daily FEBA R Tibetan East Asia 15215 1300-1400 Daily Deutsche Welle Hausa West Africa 21780 1330-1400 Daily Deutsche Welle Dari West Asia 9440 1400-1430 Daily Deutsche Welle Pashto West Asia 15640 1400-1430 Tue-Thu FEBA R Urdu South Asia 11900 1400-1500 Sun/Tue BBC Bengali South Asia 9880 1400-1500 Daily BBC Somali Horn of Africa 21470 1430-1445 Fri-Mon FEBA R Urdu South Asia 11900 1430-1445 Tue FEBA R Baluchi South Asia 11900 1430-1445 Wed/Thu FEBA R Sindhi South Asia 11900 1430-1500 Daily Deutsche Welle Urdu South Asia 15640 1500-1600 Daily BBC Persian West Asia 6195 1500-1600 Daily BBC Urdu West Asia 6175 1500-1600 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 11865 1500-1600 Daily Deutsche Welle Swahili East Africa 17800

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1515-1600 Daily NHK R Japan Urdu South Asia 13870 1600-1630 Daily BBC Hindi South Asia 11750 1600-1700 Daily R Free Asia Uighur Central Asia 9725 1600-1700 Daily Deutsche Welle Amharic Horn of Africa 17800 1630-1700 Daily TWR-Africa Somali Horn of Africa 11635 1630-1700 Sun-Wed FEBA R Tigrinya Horn of Africa 9820 1630-1700 Thu-Sat FEBA R Amharic Horn of Africa 9820 1700-1730 Daily FEBA R Somali Horn of Africa 6180 1700-2000 Daily BBC Arabic North Africa 13660 1730-1800 Daily IBRA R/R Ibrahim Swahili East Africa 11785 1800-1815 Mon-Wed TWR-Africa Tigrinya Horn of Africa 5965 1800-1815 Thu-Fri TWR-Africa Amharic Horn of Africa 5965 1800-1830 Daily BBC Somali Horn of Africa 6140 1800-1830 Sat TWR-Africa Tigre Horn of Africa 5965 1800-1830 Sun TWR-Africa Kunama Horn of Africa 5965 1800-1900 Daily BBC Dari West Africa 5910 1815-1845 Mon-Fri TWR-Africa Tigrinya Horn of Africa 5965 1830-1845 Sun TWR-Africa Amharic Horn of Africa 5965 1830-1900 Mon-Fri BBC Kinyarw/Kirundi East Africa 11875 1900-1930 Mon-Fri Voice of America Tigrinya Horn of Africa 9860 1900-2000 Daily R Taiwan Int French Europe 9895 1930-2030 Daily Voice of Vietnam German Europe 6175 2000-2100 Daily KBS World R Arabic North Africa 9840 2200-2330 Daily R Australia Indonesian South-East Asia 9890 2200-0000 Daily R Australia English South-East Asia 9855 2300-2330 Daily R Australia Burmese South-East Asia 5955 2300-0000 Daily R Free Asia Tibetan East Asia 6010

WEST BANK & GAZA

TARGET BROADCASTS TO WEST BANK & GAZA VOICE OF THE ISLAMIC PALESTINIAN REVOLUTION Programming from the Voice of the Islamic Palestinian Revolution originates from Iran and is aired over IRIB transmitters in support of Palestinian groups. Transmitter Sites: IRIB transmitters at Kamalabad - 500 kW, Zahedan - 500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0320-0420 Daily Arabic West Bank & Gaza 7220-kam 9500-sir AL-QUDS TV AUDIO An audio feed of Al Quds TV was first heard in late January 2009 and is now carried between 0220-0520 via transmitters of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. Transmitter Sites: IRIB transmitters at Kamalabad - 500 kW, Zahedan - 500 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freq/kHz 0220-0520 Daily Arabic West Bank & Gaza 7380-kam 9810-kam 9895-zah

YEMEN

REPUBLIC OF YEMEN RADIO - RADIO SANA'A Republic of Yemen Radio is the state broadcasting service of Yemen. Transmitter Site: Sana'a - 50/100/300 kW. Times/UTC Days Language Target Freqs/kHz 0500-0800 Daily Arabic Middle East 6135v 1300-1500 Daily Arabic Middle East 6135v 9780v

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MIDDLE EAST ON SHORTWAVE

Compiled by Tony Rogers with thanks to Dave Kenny, Alan Pennington and members of the British DX Club.

and acknowledging the following sources of news and information:

BC-DX, Eike Bierwirth (EiBi List), DX Listening Digest, DXing.info, DXplorer, DSWCI DX Window, DX Mix-Bulgaria, HCDX, the Nagoya DXers Circle (Aoki List), HFCC

and thanks to Steve Lare for his observations

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

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