This file is a supplement to the 2021 edition of World Radio TV Handbook.

It summarises the changes to the B20 schedules printed in the book.

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INTERNATIONAL RADIO
B20 BROADCAST SCHEDULES UPDATE
(FEBRUARY 2021)
E: mail@radio208.dk W: www.radio208.dk; www.facebook.com/
Notes for using this update: Radio208-1279107618884457
Schedule additions, deletions, frequency changes and
other updates, are shown in parentheses () at the end Webcast: L
of the relevant line. MW: [ISH] Ishøj: 1440kHz 0.5kW
Schedule additions are shown as (add), whilst sched- SW: [HVI] Hvidovre: 1 x 0.25kW, 1 x 0.1kW
ule deletions are shown as (del). Revised complete schedule
Frequency changes or other updates are detailed in
English Days Area kHz
black italics.
Changes to broadcast times are shown in black italics 0000-2400 daily Eu 1440ish
underneath the existing time. 0700-1600 daily Eu 5970hvi*
New broadcaster/station entries are shown entirely in Key: * Power output, at time of publication, is 0.1kW. The 0.25kW
green. main transmitter is currently awaiting spares.
Changes since the previous file release are marked in V: QSL-card (For reports sent by mail; Rp preferred: 2 IRCs or 5 EUR);
blue italics. eQSL-card (for email reports). Reception via remote receivers will not
Where a frequency has an asterisk (*) etc. after it, see be verified.
the ‘KEY’ section at the end of the schedule entry.
Notes: Produced by Hartvig Media ApS. Sister station of World
The following symbols may be used in this update file:
† = Irregular transmissions/broadcasts; Music Radio (WMR). See separate entry, below.
‡ = Inactive at editorial deadline; RADIO OZ–VIOLA
± = variable frequency;
 Engparken 35, DK-3400 Hillerød, Denmark.
+ = DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) transmission.
E: jansteendk@hotmail.com
BONAIRE (BES) W: ozviola.dk; www.facebook.com/groups/1575652522537756
LP: Owner: Jan Steen Sørensen (OZ8AO).
TWR BONAIRE (Rlg)
SW: [HIL] Hillerød: 1 x 0.15kW
Spanish Days Area kHz
2130-2300 daily Car 800twb (add) Revised complete schedule
English Days Area kHz
CHINA (CHN) 1200-1400 .....ss Eu 5980hil
2200-2300 ..w.... Eu 5980hil
CHINA RADIO INTERNATIONAL (CRI) (Gov)
Notes: Some, mainly European, language services have been Ann: Danish: “Velkommen til OZ-Viola”.
replaced either all, or in part, by Chinese music ‘filler’ programming. V: e-QSL.
Although supposedly temporary, some of these language replace- Notes: R. OZ-Viola is a weekend/leisure time operation by a group
ments have been running in this manner for an extended period of of SW/Amateur (ham) radio enthusiasts.
time.
WORLD MUSIC RADIO (WMR)
CZECHIA (CZE)  P.O.Box 112, DK-8960 Randers SØ, Denmark.
E: wmr@wmr.dk
RADIO PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL (Pub) W: wmr.dk; www.facebook.com/WorldMusicRadioWMR
English Days Area kHz Webcast: L
0230-0300 daily Car 5010rmi (add) LP: Dir (Hartvig Media ApS): Stig-Hartvig Nielsen.
0400-0430 daily LAm 9955rmi MW: [HVI] Hvidovre: 927kHz 0.5kW‡
(ex m.....s) SW: [BRG] Bramming: 1 x 0.15kW (F.pl: 0.5kW); [MAA] Marslet: F.
2000-2030 .t..... Eu,NAm 15770rmi (del) pl (will be used during A21 summer season on 25770kHz); [RND]
2100-2130 daily Eu,NAm 15770rmi (add) Randers: 1 x 0.2kW.
2330-2400 daily NAm 5850-rmi (add) Revised complete schedule
French Days Area kHz English Days Area kHz
0430-0500 daily LAm 9955rmi (add) 0700-1745 daily Eu 5930brg
2130-2200 daily Eu,NAm 15700rmi (add) 0700-2000 .....ss SEu 15790rnd
Spanish Days Area kHz Key: ‡ 927kHz is due to commence broadcasts in the very near
0200-0300 daily Car 7780rmi (del) future.
0230-0300 daily Car 5010rmi (add) V: QSL-card (For reports sent by mail; Rp preferred: 2 IRCs or 5 EUR);
eQSL-card (for email reports). Reception via remote receivers will not
DENMARK (DNK) be verified.
NB: Following a large number of changes, the entries for R. 208, R. Notes: Produced by Hartvig Media ApS. Initially launched as a pirate
OZ-Viola and World Music R. have been fully revised. radio station in 1967 and, later, as a licenced station with own SW
transmitter from Karup, Denmark (until 2005). The licences for MW
RADIO 208 are temporary & renewed annually. The SW technical licences are
 See World Music Radio (WMR). renewed twice per year.

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English Days Area kHz
FRANCE (F) 1245-1300 mtw...s SAs 11590twr (add)
RADIO FRANCE INTERNATIONALE (RFI) (Pub) 1250-1255 mtwtf.. SAs 12040twr (add)
Hindi Days Area kHz
Fulani Days Area kHz 0045-0100 ......s SAs 7590kch (ex 7280)
0730-0800 daily WAf 11875iss (add) 0045-0115 mtwtf.. SAs 7590kch (ex 7280)
0830-0900 daily WAf 15455iss (add) 1245-1250 mtwtf.. SAs 12040twr (add)
Mandinka Days Area kHz Punjabi Days Area kHz
0700-0730 daily WAf 9710iss (add) 1430-1500 mtwtfs. SAs 9290erv (add)
1445-1545 mtwtf.. SAs 7505kch (del)
INDIA (IND) Urdu Days Area kHz
ALL INDIA RADIO (AIR) (Pub) 1500-1530 daily SAs 9290erv (add)
Revised complete schedule 1600-1630 daily SAs 7590kch (del)
Notes: In addition to the above, broadcasts that were on 11590kHz
Arabic Days Area kHz
between 1300-1500 from the ‘erv’ transmitter site, have moved to
0500-0600 daily ME,NAf 15030bgl
9290kHz.
1730-1930 daily ME,NAf 9620bgl
Baluchi Days Area kHz JAPAN (J)
0300-0400 daily WAs 9950del
Bengali Days Area kHz RADIO JAPAN (NHK WORLD) (Pub)
0030-0900 daily BGD 594kkt* English Days Area kHz
0430-0500 mtwtf.. Eu 6185mos (ex 6155)
1000-1830 daily BGD 594kkt*
0500-0530 .....ss Eu 6185mos (ex 6155)
Burmese Days Area kHz
0245-0345 daily SEA 15030del NETHERLANDS (HOL)
Chinese Days Area kHz
2345-0115 daily EAs 13695bgl MIKE RADIO
Dari Days Area kHz Revised complete schedule
0745-0845‡ daily WAs 11560del Dutch Days Area kHz
1330-1430 daily WAs 9950del, 11560bgl 0800-0900 ......s Eu 5810hee
English Days Area kHz
Farsi Days Area kHz
0600-0800 ......s Eu 5810hee
0800-0830 daily ME 15030bgl
Dutch/English Days Area kHz
1615-1730‡ daily ME 9620bgl
0900-2400 ......s Eu 5810hee†
French Days Area kHz Key: † Irregular relays.
1930-2030 daily Eu,Af 9620del+
Indonesian Days Area kHz SINGAPORE (SNG)
0130-0230 daily SEA 13695bgl
Nepali Days Area kHz TWR ASIA (Rlg)
0400-0500 daily SAs 11740del, 15030bgl English Days Area kHz
1200-1230* .....s. EAs 9910twr+ (add)
0900-1000 daily SAs 9950del
Japanese Days Area kHz
Pashto Days Area kHz
1130-1200* .....s. EAs 9910twr+ (add)
0845-0930 daily WAs 11560del, 17830bgl
1245-1315 ......s EAs 7500twr+ (del)
1430-1545‡ daily WAs 9950del, 11560bgl Key: + DRM; * Plans to extend Japanese block to 60 mins, with the
Russian‡ Days Area kHz second half hour replacing the current English programme.
0945-1045 daily Eu 17830bgl+
Sinhala‡ Days Area kHz SLOVAKIA (SVK)
0615-0645 daily SAs 11560del
TWR EUROPE AND CAMENA (Rlg)
1300-1500 daily SAs 15185del
Kazakh Days Area kHz
Swahili Days Area kHz 1545-1600 daily CAs 7590kch (ex 6240tac)
1215-1315 daily EAf 15030bgl
Russian Days Area kHz
Thai‡ Days Area kHz 1800-1815 m...... CAs 1377erv (add)
0245-0330 daily SEA 13645bgl
Tibetan Days Area kHz SOUTH AFRICA (AFS)
1045-1200 daily SAs 11560del
Key: + DRM transmission; ‡ These services/broadcasts will com- TWR AFRICA (Rlg)
mence at a later date; * Maitree service to Bangladesh. Arabic Days Area kHz
1730-1800 mtwtf.. EAf 17745asc (add)
FEBA INDIA (Rlg)
Malayalam Days Area kHz SWEDEN (S)
1245-1315 ...tfs. SAs 11590twr (ex 11580) IBRA MEDIA (Rlg)
Amharic Days Area kHz
TWR INDIA (Rlg)
1615-1630 ..wtf.s EAf 9540erv (del)
Bhatri Days Area kHz 1630-1700 daily EAf 9540erv (del)
1315-1330 ......s SAs 11590twr (add)
Guragena Days Area kHz
Dzongkha Days Area kHz 1615-1630 mtw.... EAf 9540erv (del)
0045-0100 .....s. SAs 7590kch (ex 7280)

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SUPREME MASTER TV (Rlg)
TAIWAN (Rep. of China) (TWN) Revised complete schedule
RADIO TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL – RTI English/Various Days Area kHz
(CHUNGYANG KUANGPO TIANTAI) (Gov) 0000-0100 daily Car,SAm 5800rmi
Chinese Days Area kHz 0100-0700 daily NAm 9455rmi
1000-1100 daily EAs 9610tsh (ex 7300) 0700-1000 daily NAm 9395rmi
Korean Days Area kHz 1000-1100 daily NAm 9455rmi
1030-1100 daily EAs 7300pao (ex 9610) 1100-1400 daily NAm 7570rmi
2200-2230 daily EAs 6085tsh (ex 5955) 1400-2000 daily Eu,ME,Af 15770rmi
Russian Days Area kHz 2000-2200 daily NAm 9395rmi
1700-1730 daily Eu 5900sof (not 5990) 2200-2400 daily Car,SAm 5800rmi

UNITED KINGDOM (G) THE OVERCOMER MINISTRY (Rlg)

Revised schedule
BBC WORLD SERVICE (Pub) (Only relays via WRMI shown)
English Days Area kHz English Days Area kHz
0000-0100 daily SAs 5845erv (ex 5875) 0000-1100 daily NAm 7570rmi
0100-0200 daily SAs 5945erv (ex 5970) 0100-0800 daily NAm 7730rmi
2200-2400 daily SEA 5845sng (ex 5890) 0300-0800 daily NAm 5850rmi
Farsi Days Area kHz 0300-1500 daily NAm,Eu,ME 7780rmi
1830-1930 daily ME 6140sof (ex 6170) 0400-0700 daily NAm 9395rmi
French Days Area kHz 0500-2100 daily NAm 5950rmi
1800-1830 daily CAf 9540sof (ex 6180) 0900-1000 daily NAm 5850rmi, 7730rmi
1000-1700 ......s. NAm 7730rmi
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) 1000-2000 daily NAm 9395rmi
1300-1700 ......s. Car 5010rmi
RADIO FREE ASIA (RFA) (Gov)
1700-2000 daily NAm,Eu,ME 7780rmi
Burmese Days Area kHz 1100-1200 mtwtfs. LAm 9955rmi
0030-0130 daily BRM 7435dha (add), 1100-1700 .....s. NAm 5850rmi
7540dsb (del) 1100-0100 daily NAm 9455rmi
0700-0800 daily BRM 15315sai (add), 1200-1300 mtwtf.. LAm 9955rmi
17815tin (add) 1200-1300 daily Eu,ME,Af 15770rmi
1230-1330 daily BRM 9350dsb (del), 1400-1700 .....s. NAm 7570rmi
15120kwt (ex 15110), 1400-2200 .....s. Car,SAm 5800rmi
15135dha (add) 1500-1530 mtwtf.. LAm 9955rmi
1330-1430 daily BRM 9380dsb (del) 1530-1700 daily LAm 9955rmi
2200-0000 daily Eu,ME,Af 15770rmi
VOA ASHNA RADIO (Gov) 2300-0100 daily NAm 5950rmi
Dari Days Area kHz
1500-1530 daily WAs 9835wof (ex 13860) WORLD OF RADIO (WOR)
Dari/Pashto Days Area kHz Revised complete schedule
1530-1630 daily WAs 9835wof (ex 13860) English Days Area kHz
Pashto Days Area kHz 0030-0100 m...... NAm 7730rmi
1430-1500 daily WAs 9835wof (ex 13860) 0130-0200 ....f.. NAm, Eu,ME 5850rmi*, 7780rmi*
0130-0200 ...t... Car,CAm 5010rmi
VOICE OF AMERICA (VOA) (Gov) 0230-0300 m...... NAm, Eu,ME 5800rmi, 7780rmi
Bengali Days Area kHz 1030-1100 ..w.... NAm 5850rmi
1600-1630 daily SEA 1575bph (del) 1300-1330 .....s. Eu,ME,NAf 15770rmi
Burmese Days Area kHz 1900-1930 m...... Eu 7290sof***
0030-0230 daily SEA 1575bph (add) 2100-2130 ..w.... NAm,Eu,ME 7780rmi
2200-2230 ..w.... NAm 7490bcq±
1600-1800 daily SEA 1575bph (add)
2230-2300 .....s. LAm 9955rmi
2330-2400 ....fs. SEA 1575bph (add)
2300-2330 ..w.... LAm 9955rmi
2300-2330 .....s. NAm,E,MEu 7780rmi
English Days Area kHz 2300-2330 ......s NAm 6160bcq**
1630-1700 daily SEA 1575bph (del) Key: * 1st play of new episode; ** Times variable; *** Also relayed
Tigrinya Days Area kHz via Challenger R. in Italy, on 594kHz (Villa Estense, 1kW); ± Variable
1900-1930 daily EAf 9485bot, 12040dha, frequency.
(ex mtwtf..) 13765kwt Notes: latest schedule at: www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
Vietnamese Days Area kHz
2130-2200 daily SEA 1575bph (del) WWRB ‡
Key: ‡ Inactive on shortwave due to expired licence. An application
KVOH – VOICE OF HOPE (Rlg) for a new license has been submitted.
Revised complete schedule
English Days Area kHz END OF INTERNATIONAL RADIO UPDATES
0200-0700 .twtfss LAm 9975voh
Spanish Days Area kHz
0000-0200 .twtfss LAm 9975voh

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CLANDESTINE AND OTHER TARGET

BROADCASTS
Target: ERITREA (ERI)
VOICE OF YIAKL
Arabic/Tigrinya Days Area kHz
1530-1600 ..w..s. ERI 17545iss
(ex .....s.)

Target: ETHIOPIA (ETH)

DW INTERNATIONAL (NEW ENTRY)
W: facebook.com/DW-International-104705804840118
Tigrinya Days Area kHz
0400-0500 daily EAf 9760iss
1600-1700 daily EAf 15160iss
Notes: DW (Dimtse Woyane) International, also known as ‘Fenew
Radio’, was first heard on SW in January 2021.
RADIO OMN
Oromo Days Area kHz
1630-1730 m.w..s. EAf 9835sof (ex 11990)
RADIO TIGRAY MEDIA HOUSE (NEW ENTRY)
E: tmhtvinfo@gmail.com W: tmhtv.org/en
Tigrinya Days Area kHz
1500-1600 daily EAf 15160iss
Ann: English: “Radio Tigray Media House”; Tigrinya: “Dimtse
Tigray”.
Notes: First heard on SW in January 2021. Plans to broadcast in
English and Amharic as well as Tigrinya.
VOICE OF THE DAWN OF TIGRAY (DIMTSE
WEGAHTA TIGRAY - RWT) (NEW ENTRY)
E: haile.4.hiwot@gmail.com (Dedebit Media)
W: facebook.com/DedebitMedia (Dedebit Media)
Tigrinya Days Area kHz
1700-1800 daily EAf 15340iss
Notes: On SW since Feb 2021. Produced by Dedebit Media.

Target: IRAN (IRN)

RADIO IRAN INTERNATIONAL
Farsi Days Area kHz
1100-0430 daily IRN 5830erv (ex 6270)

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