Red Wave Radio

Hello SWLs,

        I have not seen anyone post the current BBC World Service
English language schedule on these pages, but I might have missed it!

        If the following is a duplication, please forgive me.  It is
extracted from "On Air" magazine.....

        73,  Richard  (G3VGW)  Ambergate, Derbyshire, UK.

(Rapidly bio-degrading ex-BBC engineer)

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BBC World Service in English
Short wave frequencies for Western & Central Europe and the Baltic
States
April-October 2000 inclusive
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
3955                    0400-0700; 1900-2300
6195                    0400-0800; 1700-2300
9410                    0400-0700; 1800-2200
12095                   0400-1700
15485                   0700-1800
17640                   0700-1500

Medium and long wave frequencies for North-Western Europe:
1296 kHz                2000-2100 GMT.    
648 kHz                 24 hours per day.  Audible in NE France,
Benelux, NW Germany, SE UK.
198 kHz                 0000-0430 GMT.   Audible in UK, N France,
Benelux.

BBC World Service in English
Short wave frequencies for South-Eastern Europe
April-October 2000 inclusive
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
6195                    300-0500; 1900-2200
9410                    0300-0600; 1800-2000
12095                   0400-2100
15565                   0600-1500
15575                   1500-1700
17640                   0700-1500

BBC World Service in English
Short wave frequencies for Countries of the CIS and Eurasia
April-October 2000 inclusive
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
6195                    0200-0300
9410                    0200-0500; 1800-2000
12095                   0400-0600; 1700-2000
15565                   0600-1500
17640                   0700-1500

BBC World Service in English
Short wave frequencies for Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia
April-October 2000 inclusive
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
9410                    0100-0200
11760                   0200-0800; 0900-1400
11955                   0300-0400
12095                   1700-1900
15575                   0400-0715(0900 Sat & Sun); 0900-1900
17640                   0700-1500
17790                   0100-0600

Medium wave frequency for Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia:
1413 kHz   (212 MW)        0200-0230; 0300-0400; 1745-1830; 1900-2100
GMT

BBC World Service in English
Short wave frequencies for the Middle East and Gulf States (incl.
Bulgaria, Turkey)
April-October 2000 inclusive
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
9410                    0200-0400
11760                   0200-0800; 0900-1400
11955                   0300-0400
12095                   1700-2000
15575                   0400-0715(0900 Sat & Sun); 0900-2000
17640                   0700-1500

Medium wave frequencies for the Middle East:
1413 kHz        (212 m)         0200-0230; 0300-0400; 1745-1830;
1900-2100 GMT
1323 kHz        (227 m)         0300-0715(0900 Sat & Sun); 0900-2330 GMT
720, 639 kHz (417, 469 m)       0300-0330 GMT

BBC World Service in English
Short wave frequencies for North Africa  
April-October 2000 inclusive
Middle East Programme Schedule
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
6195                    0400-0600; 2000-2200
9410                    0400-0700 1800-2200
12095                   0600-0900; 1500-1700
15485                   0700-1800
17640                   0700-1500

BBC World Service in English
Short wave frequencies for West and Central Africa
April-October 2000 inclusive
West Africa Programme Schedule
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
6005                    0400-0700
7160                    0300-0700
11765                   0500-0800
11835                   2000-2300
15400                   0600-1000(1100 Sat & Sun); 1100-1130; 1500-2300
17830                   0700-1000(1100 Sat & Sun); 1100-2100
21490                   1500-1530

BBC World Service in English
Short wave frequencies for East Africa  
April-October 2000 inclusive
East Africa Programme Schedule
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
6005                    1700-1745; 1830-2100
9630                    1700-1745; 1830-2100
9770                    0200-0300
11730                   0300-0400
11860                   1500-1530; 1615-1630(Sat only); 1630-1700
11940                   0600-1700
12095                   0300-0400
15420                   0330-0700; 1300-1400; 1500-1530; 1615-1900
17640                   0400-1500
17885                   0500-0700(0900 Sat & Sun); 0900-1400
21470                   0900-1700

BBC World Service in English    
Short wave frequencies for Southern Africa
April-October 2000 inclusive
East Africa Programme Schedule
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
3255                    0300-0600; 1700-2200
6005                    0300-0400; 2100-2200
6190                    0300-2200
7125                    0300-0500
11765                   0500-0700
11940                   0600-1700
15400                   1700-2100
17640                   0400-0700
21470                   0900-1700
21660                   1400-1700

BBC World Service in English
Short wave frequencies for South Asia
(India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka)
April-October 2000 inclusive
South Asia Programme Schedule
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
5965                    0000-0200
5975                    1500-1830
6195                    1200-1700
9410                    0000-0200
9510                    1700-1830
9740                    1600-1800
11955                   0000-0500
15310                   0000-1700
17700                   1100-1700
17790                   0000-0800; 0900-11
21830                   0400-0500; 0800-0900

Medium wave frequency for South Asia:
1413 kHz (212 MW)         0200-0230; 1300-1400; 1730-1830; 1900-2100
(Middle East programme schedule)

BBC World Service in English
Short wave frequencies for East Asia/Far East
(China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Philippines)
November 1999 - March 2000
East Asia Programme Schedule
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
5965                    2100-2400
5990                    1300-1600
6035                    2300-2400
6195                    1100-1700; 2100-2400
7245                    0900-1000
9580                    1100-1300
9740                    1000-1600
11765                   0900-1000
11945                   0000-0030; 0900-1000; 2100-2200; 2300-2400
11955                   1100-1300; 2100-2400
15280                   0000-0530; 1100-1300; 2300-2400
15360                   0000-0315; 0500-1030
17615                   0000-0030
17760                   0300-1030
21660                   0300-1030

BBC World Service in English
Short wave frequencies for South-East Asia
(Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia,
Singapore)  
April-October 2000 inclusive
East Asia Programme Schedule
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
3915                    1600-1800; 2100-2200; 2300-0030
6195                    0900-1700; 2100-0200
7110                    2200-0030
7160                    1600-1800
9410                    0000-0200
9660                    2200-2300
9740                    0500-1600; 2100-2200
11955                   0500-1100; 2200-2400
15310                   0900-1700
15360                   0000-0315; 0500-1030

BBC World Service in English
Short wave frequencies for Australasia & Oceania
(Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South-West Pacific Islands)
April-October 2000 inclusive
East Asia Programme Schedule
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
5975                    2000-2200
9580                    0600-0800
9660                    2200-2300
9740                    1100-1600; 1800-2200
11955                   0500-1100; 2200-2400
12080                   2200-2300
15360                   0500-0900

BBC World Service in English
Short wave frequencies for Eastern and Central Canada & USA
April-October 2000 inclusive
Americas Programme Schedule
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
5965                    1000-1200
5975                    2300-0400
6175                    2200-0400
6195                    1000-1100
9515                    1200-1630(1700 Sat)
9590                    1300-1600; 2200-0200
11865                   1300-1600
15220                   1100-1130(Sat & Sun); 1130-1400
17840                   1400-1700

BBC World Service in English
Short wave frequencies for Western and Central Canada & USA
April-October 2000 inclusive
Americas Programme Schedule
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
5975                    0000-0500
6135                    0200-0400
6175                    0000-0700
9515                    1200-1500
9590                    2200-0200
9740                    1200-1600
11865                   1300-1600
15220                   1200-1600
17840                   1400-1800(2000 Sat)

BBC World Service in English
Short wave frequencies for the Caribbean and Central America
April-October 2000 inclusive
Americas Programme Schedule
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
5975                    2100-0400
6135                    0200-0400
6195                    1000-1400
11675                   0000-0300; 2115-2130 (Caribbean Report)
15220                   1100-1400
15390                   2115-2130 (Caribbean Report)
17840                   1400-1700

BBC World Service in English
Short wave frequencies for South America
April-October 2000 inclusive
Americas Programme Schedule
Frequency (kHz) Time (GMT)
5975                    2100-0400
6195                    1000-1400
9915                    2200-0300
11680                   2130-2145(Tues&Thurs only - Calling the
Falklands)
12095                   2100-0300
15190                   0900-1000(1130 Sat & Sun)
15220                   1100-1400  
15390                   2115-2130 (Caribbean Report)
17790                   1100-1130
17840                   1400-1700

--
Richard Buckby & Family

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules/charts.htm
Will this help? This is what I have been using to get the frequencies & use
schedule. Good Luck


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On Mon, 17 Apr 2000 14:23:29 +0100, Richard Buckby & Family

The problem ain't finding a BBC frequency. It's figuring out all those
g.d. streams of which most people can receive several on shortwave,
satellite, real audio, et alia.

And if you're not sufficiently confused, I understand that BBC
continuity will be glad to supply the confusion.

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