This file is a supplement to the 2022 edition of World Radio TV Handbook.

It summarises the changes to the B21 schedules printed in the book.

Contact details and other information about the stations shown in this file
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INTERNATIONAL RADIO
B21 BROADCAST SCHEDULES UPDATE
(FEBRUARY 2022)
Notes for using this update: Cantonese Days Area kHz
Schedule additions, deletions, frequency changes and
1200-1230 daily NAm 9570qvc
other updates, are shown in parentheses () at the end (ex -1300)
of the relevant line. English Days Area kHz
Schedule additions are shown as (add), whilst sched-
ule deletions are shown as (del).
1500-1600 daily NAm 15700qvc (del)

Frequency changes or other updates are detailed in

black italics.
CUBA (CUB)
Changes to broadcast times are shown in black italics
underneath the existing time.
RADIO HABANA CUBA (RHC) (Gov)

New broadcaster/station entries are shown entirely in

Arabic Days Area kHz

green.
2130-2200 daily Eu 13680hab (ex 15370)
Changes since the previous file release are marked in
English Days Area kHz
blue italics.
0100-0800 daily NAm 9700hab (ex 6165)
Where a frequency has an asterisk (*) etc. after it, see French Days Area kHz
the ‘KEY’ section at the end of the schedule entry.
The following symbols may be used in this update file:
2030-2100 daily Eu 13680hab (ex 15370)

† = Irregular transmissions/broadcasts;
Portuguese Days Area kHz

‡ = Inactive at editorial deadline;

2100-2130 daily Eu 13680hab (ex 15370)

± = variable frequency;
Spanish Days Area kHz
+ = DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) transmission.
1200-1400 daily NAm 6000qvc (ex 6145),
6100hab (ex 11950)
1200-1400 daily Car 7340hab (ex 9650, ex
ALASKA (ALA)
KNLS INTERNATIONAL (Rlg)
9710)
2200-2400 daily Eu 13680hab (ex 15370)
Chinese Days Area kHz
1300-1400 daily EAs 9760nls (ex 9535) GERMANY
1500-1600 daily EAs 9730nls (ex 9570) DEUTSCHE WELLE (DW) (Pub)
Russian Days Area kHz Dari Days Area kHz
1500-1600 daily CAs 9550nls (ex 9465) 1400-1430 daily WAs 5925tac (ex 11990iss,
ex 15235nau)
ALBANIA (ALB) Pashto Days Area kHz
RADIO TIRANA INTERNATIONAL (Pub) 1430-1500 daily WAs 5925tac (ex 11990iss,
German Days Area kHz ex 15235nau)
1600-1630 mtwtfs. CEu,WEu 6005kll (ex 3985)
INDIA
BELARUS ALL INDIA RADIO (AIR) (Pub)
RADIO BELARUS INTERNATIONAL (Gov) ‡ Revised complete schedule
Key: ‡ No longer relayed on shortwave. Arabic Days Area kHz
0500-0600 daily ME 15030del
BULGARIA (BUL) 1730-1930 daily ME,NAf 9620bgl
Baluchi Days Area kHz
RADIO BULGARIA (BULGARIAN NATIONAL RADIO) 0300-0400 daily SAs 1071raj+
(Gov) (NEW ENTRY)
0300-0430 daily SAs 9950del
W: bnr.bg/en
1230-1330 dialy SAs 9950del
English Days Area kHz
Bengali Days Area kHz
1830-1900 daily CAs 3985kll
0030-0900 daily SAs 594kkt
German Days Area kHz 1000-1830 daily SAs 594kkt
1800-1830 daily CAs 3985kll
Burmese Days Area kHz
Notes: Relay of the multilingual podcast “Bulgaria Today”. 0315-0415 daily SEA 11560del
CANADA (CAN) Chinese Days Area kHz

BIBLE VOICE BROADCASTING (BVB) (Rlg)

1030-1200 daily EAs 13795bgl
2345-0115 daily EAs 13795bgl
Korean Days Area kHz Dari Days Area kHz
1200-1300 …..s. EAs 6240tac (add) 0430-0600 daily WAs 9950del
1330-1430 daily WAs 1071raj+
CHINA (CHN) 1330-1500 daily WAs 9950del, 15030bgl
CHINA RADIO INTERNATIONAL (CRI) (Gov)
Farsi Days Area kHz
0800-0830 daily ME 15030bgl
Spanish Days Area kHz
1615-1730 daily ME 9620bgl
0000-0100 daily SAm 15120qvc (del)

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French Days Area kHz
1930-2030 daily Eu 9620bgl+ KOREA, SOUTH (KOR)
Indonesian Days Area kHz KBS WORLD RADIO (Pub)
0130-0230 daily SEA 13710bgl Spanish Days Area kHz
Nepali Days Area kHz 0100-0200 daily LAm 9870grv (ex 11880)
0145-0315 daily SAs 11560del
0900-1030 daily SAs 9950del NETHERLANDS (HOL)
ROCKPOWER
Pashto Days Area kHz
0430-0600 daily WAs 11560del
1230-1400 daily WAs 11560bgl Dutch Days Area kHz
Punjabi Days Area kHz 0900-1800 daily Eu 7280nij (ex 7220)
1200-1330 daily SAs 1071raj+
Saraiki Days Area kHz ROMANIA (ROU)
1130-1200 daily SAs 1071raj+
Swahili Days Area kHz RADIO ROMANIA INTERNATIONAL (RRI) (Pub)
1215-1315 daily EAf 15030bgl English Days Area kHz
Tibetan Days Area kHz 0400-0500 daily SAs 15260gal (ex 11790),
0100-0230 daily EAs 9875del 17700tig (ex 13720)
1045-1215 daily EAs 11590del
Urdu Days Area kHz SINGAPORE (SNG)
TWR ASIA (Rlg)
0400-0745 daily SAs 1071raj+
0930-1130 daily SAs 1071raj+
Key: + DRM Transmission. English Days Area kHz
TWR INDIA (Rlg)
1030-1100 ……s SAs 15200twr+ (ex 13800)
Tamil Days Area kHz
Bengali Days Area kHz
1000-1030 ……s SAs 15200twr+ (ex 13800)
2230-2300 daily SAs 882put (del)
Key: + DRM transmission.
Gujarati Days Area kHz
2330-2400 mtwt.ss SAs 882put (del)
Hindi Days Area kHz
SOUTH AFRICA (AFS)
2300-2330 daily SAs 882put (del) TWR AFRICA (Rlg)
Kukna Days Area kHz Shona Days Area kHz
2330-2345 ....f.. SAs 882put (del) 0300-0330 mtwtf.. SAf 1170man (add)
Kutchi Days Area kHz
2345-2400 ....f.. SAs 882put (del) SRI LANKA (CLN)
Malayalam Days Area kHz
0000-0030 daily SAs 882put (del) SRI LANKA BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Tamil Days Area kHz (SLBC) (Pub)
0030-0130 daily SAs 882put (del) Tamil Days Area kHz
0125-0230 daily SAS 873put (add)
IRAN (IRN)
PARS TODAY (VOICE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC
TAIWAN (TWN)
OF IRAN) (Gov) RADIO TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL - RTI
Bengali Days Area kHz (CHUNGYANG KUANGPO TIANTAI) (Gov)
1420-1520 daily SAs 9620sir (ex 6150), English Days Area kHz
9870zah (ex ahw) 1600-1700 daily SAs,Af 6100tsh* (ex 9405)
German Days Area kHz Key: * Will return to 9405 kHz in March.
1720-1820 daily Eu 5940sir‡, 6090sir
(del), 7425sir (del) UNITED KINGDOM (G)
BBC WORLD SERVICE
Hausa Days Area kHz
1050-1120 daily EAf 17595sir (add)
1220-1250 daily EAf 17665sir (del) Dari Days Area kHz
Italian Days Area kHz 0130-0200 daily WAs 5945sla (ex 6195)
1750-1820 daily Eu 5930sir (del) 1600-1630 daily WAs 9910sof (del)
Kazakh Days Area kHz 1630-1700 …..ss WAs 9910sof (del)
1120-1150 daily CAs 11700sir (add) 1700-1800 daily WAs 7550sof (del)
Pashto Days Area kHz English Days Area kHz
1650-1750 daily WAs 6040zah 0500-0600 daily EAf 15525dha (ex 15420)
(ex 1620-1720) 0600-0800 daily EAf 15525mdc (ex 15420)
Russian Days Area kHz Pashto Days Area kHz
0320-0420 daily Cau,CAs 9550sir (del) 0100-0130 daily WAs 5945sla (ex 6195)
Turkish Days Area kHz 1500-1600 daily WAs 9910sof (del)
1650-1820 daily ME 9870sir 1630-1700 mtwtf.. WAs 9910sof (del)
(ex 1550-1720) 1800-1900 daily WAs 7550sof (del)
Key: ‡ Inactive at time of publication.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)
RADIO FARDA (Gov)
Farsi Days Area kHz
1730-2400 daily IRN 5860kwt (ex 5865)

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RADIO FREE ASIA (RFA) (Gov)
Chinese Days Area kHz
1200-1300 daily CHN 9700pao (ex 9580)
1900-2200 daily CHN 1557kou (del)
Tibetan Days Area kHz
0100-0200 daily CHN 17740sai (ex 13755)
0200-0300 daily CHN 17645tin (ex 12010),
17690sai (ex 11895),
17730tin (ex 11540)
VOICE OF AMERICA (VOA) (Gov)
Kurdish Days Area kHz
1200-1250 mtwt..s ME 9340bib (del),
12030lam (del),
15500udo (del)
LIVING WATER MINISTRY BROADCASTING (Rlg)
Korean Days Area kHz
1500-1600 .twtfs. Eas 9900twr (add)
1515-1615 .twtf.. EAs 7515twr (del)
WLC RADIO (Rlg)
Revised complete schedule
English Days Area kHz
0100-0900 daily NAm 9330bcq
1400-1700 daily NAm 9330bcq
1900-2000 daily Eu 9330bcq
2000-2100 daily WAf 9330bcq
French Days Area kHz
0900-1000 daily Car 9330bcq
1800-1900 daily Eu 9330bcq
2100-2200 daily WAf 9330bcq
German Days Area kHz
1700-1800 daily Eu 9330bcq
Portuguese Days Area kHz
2300-0100 daily SAm 9330bcq
Spanish Days Area kHz
1000-1400 daily CAm 9330bcq
2200-2300 daily SAm 9330bcq
WWRB ‡
Key: ‡ WWRB has ceased broadcasting on shortwave and is now an
internet only station.

VATICAN CITY STATE (CVA)

VATICAN RADIO (Rlg)
German Days Area kHz
1500-1520 daily CEu,WEu 3985kll (del)

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CLANDESTINE AND OTHER TARGET

BROADCASTS
Target: AFGHANISTAN (AFG)
AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL (Clan)
Dari/Pashto Days Area kHz
1130-2200 daily AFG 999dsb (add)
Target: ERITREA (ERI)
RADIO ERISAT (NEW ENTRY)
W: erisat.org
Tigrinya Days Area kHz
1800-1900 m.w.fss ERI 11690mdc
Target: ETHIOPIA (ETH)
RAADIYOO ARRAATA BIYYOOLESSAA OROMIYAA
(NEW ENTRY)
W: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_LYOhrpMo0
Oromo Days Area kHz
1600-1630 mtw.fs. ETH 15400gal
Target: INDIA (IND)
RADYO FREE KASHMIR (Clan) ‡
Key: ‡ Has ceased broadcasting on shortwave.
Target: IRAN (IRN)
UNIDENTIFIED (NEW ENTRY)
Farsi Days Area kHz
1730-1800 ....f.. IRN 5910
Notes: At time of publication, the identity of this station had not
been established.
Target: KOREA, North (KRE)
CDNK (COMMITTEE FOR THE DEMOCRATIZATION
OF NORTH KOREA) (Clan) ‡
Key: ‡ Has ceased broadcasting on shortwave.
Target: MYANMAR (BRM)
MIZZIMA RADIO (New Entry)
W: mizzimaburmese.com (Burmese); mizzima.com (English)
Burmese Days Area kHz
1200-1300 daily BRM 17730dha
RADIO NUG (Clan)
Revised complete schedule
Burmese Days Area kHz
0200-0230 daily BRM 17790pao
1400-1430 daily BRM 11940pao
Target: PAKISTAN (PAK)
RADIO SEDAYEE KASHMIR ‡
Key: ‡ Has ceased broadcasting on shortwave.

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