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Africa on Shortwave

Guide to shortwave
broadcasting in Africa
September 2024 (A24)

Africa on Shortwave
Compiled and edited by Tony Rogers.
Updated: 8 September 2024
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Algeria
Radio Algérienne
The Entreprise Nationale de Radiodiffusion Sonore (ENRS, the National Sound Broadcasting Company, Algerian Radio,or Radio Algérienne) is Algeria's state-owned public radio broadcasting organisation. The group provides services in
Arabic, French and Berber and currently operates six national stations, one international and one specifically for Africa,
plus a network of regional stations.
International broadcasting on shortwave
Two new 300 kW shortwave transmitters located at Ouargla and Béchar in Algeria were inuagurated in July 2022 after
several years of planning and after initially broadcasting the Radio Coran service in Arabic, it switched to Ifrikiya FM on
3 May 2023.
Ifrikya FM - La Voix Africaine
Ifrikya FM (Africa FM) is an Algerian radio station that was inaugurated on 3 May 2023 in Algiers on the occasion ofWorld Press Freedom Day. Its objective is to contribute to the development of the African continent with educational,
informative and cultural programmes produced by a dedicated team of reporters and presenters. It currently broadcasts infive languages: French, Arabic, Targui, Hausa and Bambara. As well as being aired on FM, satellite and online, it is also
heard over Radio Algérienne's shortwave transmitters at Béchar and Ouragla.
HFCC registrations for A24
Béchar transmitter
Time/UTCkHz
0300-0600
9500
0600-2200 17600
2200-0300 15110

Ouargla transmitter
Time/UTC
0300-0600
0600-1000v & 1800-1900
1900-0300

kHz
9700
15160
13790

Although registered with the HFCC for A24 between 0600-1900, the Ouargla transmitter leaves 15160 kHz between
1000-1100 and returns at 1800 UTC, whereas Béchar is on air throughout the day as indicated above.
The block of programming on Ifrkiya FM between 1800-2300 that had consisted of a relay of Radio Algérienne's "Radio
Coran" service, appears to have now been replaced by Ifrikya FM's own programmes.

AngolaRádio Nacional de Angola
RNA is the official state-operated radio station with headquarters in Luanda. RNA operates five radio stations in thecapital (Canal A, Rádio N'Gola Yetu, Rádio Luanda, Rádio Estéreo FM, Rádio 5), eighteen regional stations (one perprovince) and an international radio station (International Service)
RNA Canal A
Canal A is the national service of RNA, broadcasting exclusively in Portuguese throughout Angola on a network of FM
transmitters, as well as on mediumwave (1134v kHz).
The shortwave transmitter that used to be heard on 4949.7v kHz (Luanda-Mulenvos 25 kW) appears not to have beenreported since August 2022.

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Ascension Island
BBC Atlantic Relay Station
The Ascension Island transmitting station is a shortwave transmitting facility in the English Bay area of Ascension Island.
The facility was opened by the BBC in 1966 to broadcast the BBC World Service to Africa and South America. The site is
now owned and operated by Encompass Digital Media and has six 250 kW transmitters (some running at 125 kW).
Transmitter site: English Bay, Ascension Island.
Time/UTC Days
StationLanguagekHz
kW Target area
0500-0530 Daily
Voice of America
Hausa
6180 250 West Africa
0500-0600 Daily
Radio Ndarason International
Kanuri
5960 250 North Central Africa
0500-0600 Daily
BBC
English9410 125 West Africa
0529-0600 Daily
BBC
Hausa
7410 125 West Africa
9440 125 West Africa
0600-0629 Daily
BBC
French7410 125 West Africa
12065 125 Central Africa
0600-0700 Daily
BBC
English9410 125 West Africa
9915 125 Central Africa
0629-0700 Daily
BBC
Hausa
9440 125 West Africa
12065 125 West Africa
0700-0729 Daily
BBC
French15260 125 West Africa
17830 250 Central Africa
0700-0800 Daily
Radio Ndarason International
Kanuri
15505 250 North Central Africa
1100-1300 Sat
BBC
Hausa
21630 250 West Africa
1200-1230 Daily
BBC
French17640 250 West Africa
1300-1700 Sat
BBC
Hausa
21645 250 West Africa
1400-1430 Mon-Fri
BBC
Hausa
21630 250 West Africa
1400-1600 Sat
BBCEnglish
17640 125 West Africa
1530-1730 Sun
BBCEnglish
17640 125 West Africa
1600-1630 Daily
Voice of America
Rwanda-Rundi 17530 250 Rwanda/Burundi
1600-1900 Sat
BBC
Hausa
17700 250 West Africa
1700-1730 Sun
Follow the Bible Ministries
Swahili
17880 250 East Africa
1700-1800 Mon-Fri
BBC
English17780 125 West Africa
17830 125 Central Africa
1700-1730 Daily
Voice of America - Studio 7
Shona15460 250 Zimbabwe
1730-1800 Daily
Voice of America - Studio 7
Ndebele15460 250 Zimbabwe
1800-1830 Daily
BBC
French15490 125 West Africa
1800-1900 Daily
Radio Ndarason International
Kanuri
12050 250 North Central Africa
1800-1900 Daily
BBC
English15400 125 West Africa
1830-1900 Mon-Fri
Voice of America
Rwanda-Rundi 17530 250 Rwanda/Burundi
1900-1930 Daily
Voice of America
French6180 250 Central & West Africa
1900-1930 Sun
Follow the Bible Ministries
English9585 250 Southern Africa
11660 250 West Africa
1930-2000 Sat-Thu
BBC
Hausa
11660 125 West Africa
1930-2030 Fri
BBC
Hausa
11660 125 West Africa
2000-2030 Sun
Follow the Bible Ministries
Arabic9410 250 North Africa
2000-2100 Daily
KBS World Radio
French9765 125 North & West Africa
2130-2200 Mon-Fri
Voice of America
Bambara9490 250 West Africa
Two articles about Ascension Island, Ascension Island – An Island Radio Transmission Station by Lisa Hagin (January2019) and Spotlight on Ascension Island by Juliett Southern (February 2020) can both be found on the Encompass
website.

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BeninOffice de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin
ORTB is the state broadcaster of Benin. Radio Benin in Cotonou was last reported on shortwave in 2006, whilst Radio
Parakou, an ORTB regional station, was last heard on shortwave in 2009.

Botswana
Radio Botswana
Radio Botswana is the public broadcasting service of Botswana. It operates two services: RB1 on mediumwave and FM,
and the commercial RB2 on FM only. Shortwave transmissions from Radio Botswana were discontinued several years
ago.
International relays on shortwave
USAGM Botswana Transmitting Station
The USAGM Botswana Transmitting Station at Moepeng Hill opened in 1991.
Transmitter site: Moepeng Hill, near Bobonong, a town in the Central District, 80 km from Selibe Phikwe town.
Time/UTC Days
StationLanguagekHz
kW Target area
0300-0400 Daily
Voice of America English
4930 100 Southern Africa
5925 100 Africa
6080 100 Africa
0330-0430 Daily
Voice of America Rwanda-Rundi
7460 100 East Africa
0400-0500 Mon-Fri
Voice of America English
5925 100 Africa
6080 100 Africa
0400-0500 Sat/Sun
Voice of America English
4930 100 Africa
5925 100 Africa
6080 100 Africa
0500-0600 Daily
Voice of America English
4930 100 Africa
6080 100 Africa
15580 100 Africa
0600-0700 Daily
Voice of America English
6080 100 Africa
15580 100 Africa
1530-1600 Daily
Voice of America English
4930 100 Africa
5940 100 Africa
15580 100 Africa
1530-1600 Mon-Fri
Voice of America Hausa
11750 100 West Africa
1600-1630 Daily
Voice of America English
4930 100 Africa
5940 100 Africa
15580 100 Africa
1600-1700 Daily
Voice of America Somali
15730 100 Horn of Africa
1630-1700 Mon-Fri
Voice of America English
4930 100 Africa
11910 100 Africa
1630-1700 Sat/Sun
Voice of America English
4930 100 Africa
15580 100 Africa
1630-1700 Daily
Voice of America Swahili
15260 100 East Africa
1630-1700 Fri
Voice of America Fulfulde
17630 100 West Africa
1700-1730 Sat/Sun
Voice of America English
15580 100 Africa
1700-1730 Daily
Studio 7
Shona4930 100 Zimbabwe6045 100 Zimbabwe
1700-1800 Daily
Voice of America Portuguese
12080 100 Southern Africa
1730-1800 Daily
Studio 7
Ndebele4930 100 Zimbabwe6045 100 Zimbabwe
1730-1800 Daily
Voice of America English
15580 100 Africa
1800-1900 Daily
Voice of America English
4930 100 Africa
6080 100 Africa
15580 100 Africa
1830-1900 Daily
Voice of America French
9490 100 Africa
1900-2000 Daily
Voice of America English
4930 100 Africa
6080 100 Africa
15580 100 Africa
1900-1930 Daily
Voice of America French
9490 100 Africa
1930-2000 Mon-Fri
Voice of America Rwanda-Rundi 11825 100 East Africa
2000-2030 Daily
Voice of America English
4930 100 Africa
6195 100 Africa
15580 100 Africa
42030-2100 Mon-Sat

Voice of America

Hausa

2030-2100 Sun
2030-2100 Sun
2130-2200 Mon-Fri

Voice of America
Voice of America
Voice of America

Hausa
FrenchBambara

7325
9490
7325
9490
9555

100
100
100
100
100

West Africa
West Africa
West Africa
West Africa
West Africa

Burkina Faso
Radiodiffusion Telévision du Burkina
RTB Radio Burkina is the state-run broadcasting service. It operates on FM only now with both mediumwave andshortwave transmitters inactive and was last reported on shortwave in 2010.

BurundiRadio-Télévision Nationale du Burundi
RTNB is the state broadcasting service of Burundi. It broadcasts on FM only. RTNB was last reported on shortwave in
2003.
Target broadcasts to Burundi and Rwanda
The term Rwanda-Rundi is used throughout the guides to describe programmes in Kinyarwanda and Kirundi to Rwanda,
Burundi and environs. Wikipedia says "Rwanda-Rundi is a group of Bantu languages, specifically a dialect continuum,
spoken in Central Africa. Two dialects, Kirundi and Kinyarwanda, have been standardized as the national languages of
Burundi and Rwanda respectively. These neighbouring dialects are mutually intelligible, but other dialects which are moredistant ones may not be. The other dialects are spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinyabwisha in NorthKivu, Kinyamulenge in South Kivu), Uganda (Rufumbira, spoken by the Bafumbira in Kisoro District), and Tanzania; Ha,with one million speakers, is the most widely spoken".
BBC Gahuza
BBC Gahuza (BBC News) is the service in Kirundi/Kinyarwanda to East Africa (the Great Lakes area of Africa).
Time/UTC Days
Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW0500-0600 Sat
Rwanda-Rundi
17815
Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican
250
21660
Dhabbaya, UAE
2500529-0600 Sun
Rwanda-Rundi
17815
Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican
250
21660
Dhabbaya, UAE
250
1630-1700 Mon-Fri
Rwanda-Rundi
13740
Dhabbaya, UAE
250
17745
Talata Volonondry, Madagascar
250
Voice of America
VOA programmes to East Africa, more precisely the African Great Lakes region, in Kirundi/Kinyarwanda.
Time/UTC Days
Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW0330-0430 Daily
Rwanda-Rundi
6155
Udon Thani, Thailand
250
7225
Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican
250
7460
Moepeng Hill, Botswana
100
1600-1630 Daily
Rwanda-Rundi
13670
Udon Thani, Thailand
250
15460
Dhabbaya, UAE
250
17530
Ascension Island
250
1830-1900 Mon-Fri
Rwanda-Rundi
11825
Dhabbaya, UAE
250
17530
Ascension Island
250
1930-2000 Mon-Fri
Rwanda-Rundi
6045
Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican
250
9470
Udon Thani, Thailand
500 (as specified by HFCC)
11825
Moepeng Hill, Botswana
100
TWR Africa
TWR Africa have a weekly programme in Kirundi to Burundi.
Time/UTC Days
Language
kHz
Transmitter site
1557-1657 Sun
Kirundi13580
Mpangela Ranch, Eswatini

kW
100

Cameroon
Cameroon Radio Television
CRTV is the state broadcasting service in Cameroon. Shortwave broadcasting from the national station at Yaounde waslast heard in early 2000 on 4850 kHz, whilst the regional station at Buea on 6005 kHz was last reported by a listener inthe region in 2011.

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Canary Islands
All broadcasting in the Canary Islands is on mediumwave and FM.

Cape Verde
Rádiotelevisāo de Cabo Verde
RCV is the state broadcaster of Cape Verde. It broadcasts on FM only and was last reported on shortwave in late 1989.

Central African RepublicRadio CentrafriqueRadio Centrafrique is the state-operated radio service of the Central African Republic. It currently broadcasts only on FM
in Bangui, with neither mediumwave (1440 kHz) or shortwave (5035/7220 kHz) reported since at least 2012.
Radio Water for GoodRadio Water for Good (previously known as Radio IDCI and Radio Maïngo) is a community radio station belonging to
Water for Good (previously known as Integrated Community Development International), a Christian ministry founded by
Jim Hocking in 2003. Radio Water for Good is located in Boali, Ombella-M'Poko and broadcasts in French, Sango,
Bayaka and Fulfulde, communicating information for the prevention of AIDS and many other community development
topics. Radio Water for Good has also relayed programmes from Radio Ndeke Luka in the past. Its current status onshortwave is not known. It had broadcast on 6030 kHz with a 1 kW transmitter but reports suggest that it is now off air.

Ceuta and Melilla
All broadcasting in Ceuta and Melilla, two Spanish autonomous cities in North Africa, is on mediumwave and FM.

ChadOffice National de Radio et Télévision du Tchad
ONRTV (Radio Tchad) is the state-operated broadcasting service of Chad. It currently broadcasts on FM only. The mostrecent shortwave transmitter was commissioned in 1984 and refurbished in 2004 thanks to financial and technical help
from Taiwan. Radio Tchad had not been heard on its usual shortwave frequency of 6165 kHz since October 2013, but
was reported to have been briefly reactivated in March 2016 prior to the presidential election. It has not been heard since.
Target broadcast to the Lake Chad Basin Region
Radio Ndarason Internationale
RNI started broadcasting in 2015 as a one hour a day service based in Kano, Nigeria called Dandal Kura RadioInternational (DKRI). In early 2016 the studios were moved to Maiduguri, NE Nigeria and began broadcasting 6 hours a
day of mostly Kanuri language content. For administrative reasons, in 2016 the HQ of the operation moved to Ndjamena,
Chad. With the growing importance of N'Djamena as the key production and administration center for the network, a moreregionally inclusive name for the radio was phased in - Radio Ndarason Internationale (RNI). RNI's main role is to serve
as a tool against extreme violence and it serves as a platform to promote a local discourse among all those affected by
the current crisis in the Lake Chad region. Radio is used as a mechanism to convince people that they have a future in
the region. The radio, in partnership with the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) broadcasts content in Kanuri,
Kanembu, Buduma and French in order to help stabilize the Lake Chad region by stimulating constructive dialogue
between everyone involved in the current crisis. RNI also broadcasts on six FM frequencies in Chad. Okapi Consulting(Johannesburg) is the project implementor (www.ndarason.com; thanks to David Smith of Okapi Consulting)Time/UTC Days Languages
kHz
Transmitter sitekW0500-0600 Daily Kanuri, Kanembu, Buduma and French
5960 Ascension Island
250
0600-0700 Daily Kanuri, Kanembu, Buduma and French 15505 Woofferton, UK
250
0700-0800 Daily Kanuri, Kanembu, Buduma and French 15505 Ascension Island
250
1800-1900 Daily Kanuri, Kanembu, Buduma and French 12050 Ascension Island
250
1900-2100 Daily Kanuri, Kanembu, Buduma and French 12050 Woofferton, UK
250

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Comores
Office de Radio et Télévision des Comores
ORTC is the national broadcasting service of the Comoros. It now broadcasts on FM only. Radio Comores was lastreported on shortwave in 1997.

Democratic Republic of CongoRadio-Télevision Nationale Congolaise
RTNC is the state broadcasting service in the DRC with national and provinicial services. It broadcasts on FM only. The
national broadcasting channel and all provincial radio stations discontinued shortwave operations many years ago.
Radio Kahuzi (BESI)Radio Kahuzi is operated by a Christian group called Believers Express Service, Inc (BESI). The station was establishedby Richard and Kathy McDonald and has been broadcasting from Bukavu in South Kivua Province since 1991. Afterinitially being on FM, a 1 kW shortwave transmitter was added in February 2001, reaching a larger portion of Central
Africa. Programmes are broadcast in English, French, Lingala, Swahili and other local languages. The shortwave
transmitter (6210v kHz) has been off-air for since 2020 following a lightning strike and various ongoing problems withpower supply in DRC. For further information, go to the Radio Kahuzi blogspot at radiokahuzi.blogspot.com.

Republic of Congo
Télédiffusion du Congo - Radio CongoRadio Congo is the government-controlled broadcasting service of the Republic of Congo. In August 2022, a new 50 kW
shortwave transmitter was introduced..
Transmitter site: Brazzaville.
Times/UTC
Days
Languages
kHzkW
0500v / 1830v irregular
French and local languages 6115 50
Radio Congo on 6115 kHz continues to be erratic with transmissions ending at random times bringing things to an abrupt
end either mid-sentence or mid-song. On some days in the past it has been heard well beyond its usual cut-off time ofaround 1830v.

DjiboutiRadiodiffusion Télévision de Djibouti
RTD is the state broadcasting service of Djibouti. Radio Djibouti currently operates on MW 1116 and 1539 kHz, and on
FM. The shortwave transmitter has been inactive for many years; it was last operating on 4780 kHz.

Egypt
National Media Authority
The National Media Authority manages the State-owned media. It replaces the Egyptian Radio and Television Union(ERTU) established in 1954. The National Media Authority was created in 2014 after the Ministry of Information was
abolished and with the proclamation of the new Egyptian Constitution, establishing independent bodies to manage stateowned media in a move to create a public service media sector.
Radio Cairo
Radio Cairo is the external service of Egyptian radio.
Transmitter site: Abis, near Alexandria, Nile Delta area (HFCC registrations for A24 show 100 or 125 kW).
Time/UTC Days LanguagekHz
kW Target area
1500-1600 Daily Albanian
9410 125 Southern Europe
1700-1900 Daily Turkish
9900 125 Turkey
1800-1900 Daily Italian
9470 125 Southern Europe
1900-2000 Daily German
9410 125 Eastern Europe
1900-2000 Daily Russian
9890 125 Europe
2000-2115 Daily French
9810 125 Western Europe
2115-2245 Daily English
9440 125 Western Europe
2215-2330 Daily Portuguese
9830 100 South America
2330-0045 Daily Arabic
9885 125 South America
0045-0200 Daily Spanish
9900 100 South America
As in previous years, the quality of Radio Cairo's broadcasts remain an issue with very poor modulation. Despite being
informed of this problem by many listeners, no improvement appears to have been made on a lasting basis. Sometransmissions can also be missing on some days.
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Mystery Egyptian music station
Egyptian music station
A station playing Egyptian music has been heard for a while now. Its purpose is not known.
Time/UTC Days
FormatkHz
0800-1100 irregular Egyptian music
9400 9550 or 9600

Equatorial Guinea
Radio Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial
Radio Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (RNGE) is the national broadcaster of Equatorial Guinea. Radio Bata is the RNGE
station located on mainland Rio Muni. It's 50 kW shortwave transmitter has not been reported since 2021 on its usual
frequency of 5005 kHz. Whilst it is inactive, the station has been dormant for lengthy periods of time in the past before
suddenly reappearing again.
Radio Malabo is a RTVGE station located on Bioko Island. A new 20 kW transmitter and antenna was inaugurated forRadio Malabo in November 2007 (replacing an existing 10 kW unit). Having seemingly not been on air since 2011, thetransmitter was last reported on 6250 kHz in July 2017, but it has not been reported since.

Eritrea
Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea (Dimtsi Hafash)
Dimtsi Hafash is state run and operates two networks with programmes in several languages. Prior to the defeat of theMengistu regime in Ethiopia in 1991, it had operated as a clandestine radio station supporting the Eritrean People's
Liberation Front and other opposition groups.
There are two shortwave transmitters of 100 kW each at Asmara-Selea Daro, which in the past have broadcast
Programme 1 in Tigrinya, Tigre and Kunama on 7140 kHz (parallel to 950 kHz MW) and Programme 2 in Arabic, Afar,
Amharic, Oromo, Saho, Bilen, Hedareb, Nara and Somali on 7180 kHz (parallel to 840 kHz MW). However, neither
shortwave transmitter appears to have been reported since at least the early part of 2022. There have been long periodsof inactivity before, so it is possible that they may be reactived at any time.
Target broadcasts to Eritrea
Radio Erena - Radio Eritrea International
Radio Erena (“Our Eritrea”) is a Paris-based Tigrinya-language radio station broadcasting by satellite to Eritrea, which
added shortwave broadcasts in November 2012.
Time/UTC Days Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW
1700-1800 Daily Tigrinya & Arabic 9585 Gavar, Armenia
100
FnanApp Radio
FnanApp Infotech is a Dutch-based organisation providing news and information about Eritrea.
Time/UTC Days
Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW
1830-1900 Fri-Mon/Wed Tigrinya
11680 Talata Volonondry, Madagascar 250
Radio ERISATERISAT-Eritrean Satellite Television is registered as a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organisation in California, USA. It was
founded in October 2018 by "highly motivated Diaspora Eritreans" and is run by "a volunteer Board of Directors andVolunteer Eritrean staff around the world". Its vision is to become Eritrea’s Public Broadcasting Service. It had been heard
at 1800-1830 Friday-Monday and Wednesday in Tigrinya on 11680 kHz via Madagascar up until the end of the B23
season but appears not to have been registered for A24.

Eswatini
TWR Eswatini
TWR Eswatini went on air as TWR Swziland on 1 November 1974 and broadcasts Christian programming to Africa.
Transmitter site: Mpangela Ranch is located near Mafutseni, a town in central Eswatini. It is located to the northeastof Manzini and Hhelehhele.
Time/UTC Days
LanguagekHz
kW Target area
1420-1435 Sun
Lomwe9585 100 Northern Mozambique
1420-1450 Sat
Makhuwa
9585 100 Northern Mozambique
1428-1443 Mon-Wed Lomwe9585 100 Northern Mozambique
1428-1443 Thu/Fri
Portuguese
9585 100 Northern Mozambique
1440-1457 Thu-SunAfar15105 100 Horn of Africa
1453-1525 Mon-Fri
Malagasy9585 100 Madagascar
81453-1525
1500-1530
1530-1545
1530-1545
1532-1621
1547-1621
1557-1657
1630-1645
1630-1645
1630-1715
1630-1645
1645-1700
1700-1730
1700-1730
1715-1800
1730-1745
1730-1800
1745-1800
1802-1902
1802-1902
1820-1850
1850-1905
1905-1920
1905-1920
1905-1920
1905-1935
1920-1935
1920-1950
1920-2005
1935-1950
1935-2005
1935-2005
1950-2005

Sat/Sun
Daily
Sat/Sun
Mon-Fri
Mon-Fri
Sat/SunSun
Tue
Sat
Mon-Fri
Sat/Sun
Sat/Sun
Sat/SunDaily
Mon-FriSun
Mon-FriSat
Mon-FriSun
Mon-Fri
Daily
Wed/Thu
Fri/SatSun/Tue
Daily
Sun
Mon-FriSat
Sat/Sun
Mon-FriSun
Mon-FriFrenchSomali
Somali
Arabic (Juba)
Tigre
Tigrinya/Kunama
KirundiShangaanPortuguese
Amharic
Kambaata
Hadiyya
Oromo
Yao
Oromo
SidamaOromoTurkana
Sudanese Arabic
EnglishUmbunduUmbundu/Chokwe
Luchazi/Luvale
Fiote/Umbundu
Portuguese
LingalaKuanyama
Portuguese
Portuguese
FrenchLingalaPortuguese
Kimbundu

9585
11880
11880
13580
15105
15105
13580
4760
4760
11660
11660
11660
11660
6100
11660
11660
11660
9380
13800
9500
7410
7410
7410
7410
7410
9940
7410
7410
7410
9940
9940
7410
7410

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
50
50
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

Madagascar
Somalia
SomaliaSouth Sudan
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
BurundiSouthern Mozambique
Southern Mozambique
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Malawi/Northern MozambiqueHorn of Africa
Horn of Africa
Ethiopia
East Africa
Sudan
East Africa
AngolaAngolaAngolaAngolaAngolaDR Congo
AngolaAngolaAngolaDR Congo
DR Congo
AngolaAngolaEthiopia
Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation
The Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Ethiopia) is the state broadcasting service in Ethiopia. In 2015 the EBC
authority was established to regulate all broadcasting in the country (radio and television) and to promote the culture andhistory of the nations, nationalities and people of Ethiopia. EBC was formed to utilise new technologies to reach further
regions to broadcast in different languages and become a primary source of information.
Radio Ethiopia National Service
Since early September 2021, Radio Ethiopia was heard on shortwave 7110 kHz after an absence of several years. Thisfrequency was one of three, along with 5990 and 9705 kHz, that used to broadcast the National Service across thecountry. One possible explanation for this reactivation was that it was intended for listeners in Tigray Region, where thegovernment had been fighting the Tigray People's Liberation Front and was no longer in control of transmitters in Tigray.
Although the war officially ended in late 2022 the shortwave transmitter remained on air but since October 2023 there
have been no reports and it is assumed to be inactive again. It was on air at 0400-1000, 1300-1500 and 1600-1800.
Radio Oromiya
Radio Oromiya is operated by the Oromia Radio and Television Organisation (ORTO), the mass media organisation of
the Oromia Regional State Government. The majority of broadcasts are in Oromo, one of the six official languages of
Ethiopia, with some programmes in Amharic, Afar, Somali, Kiswahili, Arabic and English.
Transmitter site: Addis Ababa-Geja - 100 kW
Time/UTC
Days Language
kHz
Note0255-2000 Daily Oromo, others
6030 shortwave transmitter may be off-air at certain times of day
Amhara Regional State Radio
Amhara Regional State Radio is operated by the Amhara Mass Media Agency (AMMA), the media organisation of theAmhara Regional State Government. It serves the community with programmes in four Ethiopian languages (Amharic,
Afanoromo, Awi, Himtana) and English. Its broadcasting operation is based in Bahir Dar, but it has 10 branches
throughout the Amhara region and one branch in Addis Ababa.
Transmitter site: Addis Ababa-Geja - 100 kW.
Time/UTC Days Language
kHz
Note0255-2100 Daily Amharic, others
6090 shortwave transmitter may be off-air at certain times of day

9Fana Broadcasting Corporate S.C.
Radio Fana (Fana is Amharic for "Torch"), now known as Fana Broadcasting Corporate S.C., was originally operated by
the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF, the ruling coalition). It is now said to be a private news
media company, focusing mostly on political, social and economic issues within Ethiopia.
Transmitter site: Addis Ababa-Geja - 100 kW
Time/UTC Days Languages
kHz0255-2100 Daily Amharic, Oromo, Somali and Afar 6110

Opposition and other target broadcasts to Ethiopia
There are currently several broadcasts on shortwave that support opposition groups in Ethiopia, particularly those activein Oromia and Amhara. Some of these may be subject to noise jamming by the Ethiopian authorities.
Target broadcast to Ethiopia in general
TDF registration for PAB
A broadcast in presumed Amharic identifying itself as something like "Ye'Afrika Rediyo Ageligiloti" (which seems totranslate to "African Radio Service") was initially heard on Sundays at 1630-1700 on 17815 kHz during the A23 season.
The opening announcement made reference to "Bible Voice Broadcasting Radio American ..." (in English) and theprogramme content was clearly Christian. At that time there was no HFCC registration for this frequency, but for B23 andA24 there is a registration for TDF France at 1630-1700 on 17815 kHz with the abbreviation "PAB" alongside it (PAB
presumably refering to Pan American Broadcasting). The language abbreviation is "AmhSgw", with "Amh" being Amharicand "Sqw" being Sebat Bet Gurage (Wikipedia says that Sebat Bet ("Seven Houses") is an Ethiopian Semitic language of
the Afroasiatic language family spoken in Ethiopia). The format (Christian) would match that expected from a PAB
produced/brokered programme. Further monitoring/investigation is needed to establish the true origin of the broadcast.
Time/UTC Days Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW
1630-1700 Sun
Amharic
17815 Issoundun, France 150
Target broadcasts to the Amhara Region
Amharic Radio International
There is an entry in HFCC A24 for "ARI" that has been registered by Radio Miami International at 1600-1630 on 17685
kHz, which would indicate a broadcast by Amharic Radio International.
Time/UTC Days Language Transmitter sitekHzkW
1600-1630 Daily AmharicIssoudun, France 17685 250
Moresh Voice of Amhara International RadioAn entry for "Moresh" appears in the current Radio Miami International schedule for 15710 kHz (described as "A24 WRMI
broadcasts via Télédiffusion de France in Issoudun, France"). There doesn't seem to be a corresponding registration with
the HFCC for this frequency though, but there is one for 15410 kHz with the note "More-VOAh", so this must be the same
station.
Time/UTC Days Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekHz
1600-1630 Sat
Amharic
15410 or 15710 Issoudun, France 250
1888 Radio - A Voice for the Amhara People
A registration with the HFCC was made on 10 May 2023 by Radio Miami International (RMI) for 17630 kHz at 1700-1800
via Issoudun, France (250 kW at 127 degrees to CIRAF 48W). The notes column lists "1888 radio" and this would appear
to be the name of the station: 1888 Radio - A Voice for the Amhara People. Their website at https://1888radio.org/ whichsays "Welcome to 1888 radio, the radio station advocating for the Amhara people. Our mission is simple: to give theAmhara people a voice and promote our culture, history, and rights. Every community deserves to be heard andrepresented. We are committed to ensuring the Amhara people are not ignored or overlooked".
Time/UTC Days Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW
1700-1800 Daily Amharic
17630 Issoudun, France 250
Voice of FanoAs reported by Andre in Johannesburg on the WOR iog, a station was heard on 15215 kHz on 1 May 2024, which Mauno
Ritola confirmed as "Voice of Fano" via Issoudun as per the "WRTH app".
Time/UTC Days
Language Transmitter sitekHz
Note
1700-1815 Wed/Sat AmharicIssoudun, France 15215 no entry in HFCC at time of editing
Note: Voice of Fano now appears as a HFCC registration, as noted when checking the entries on 10 August 2024. It
confirms that the broadcast is brokered by Radio Miami International (RMI) and is coming from TDF Issoudun in Francewith 500 kW. However, the latest registration states that the start date for this entry is 220924 (24 September 2024),
although it has seemingly been on air since 1 May 2024. The registration also indicates that the days of the broadcasts
will be Mondays and Thursdays (indicated as "25" by HFCC), rather than the current Wednesdays and Saturdays. Thereis no entry showing for this in the RMI schedule for A24. One to keep an eye on from 24 September. (Tony Rogers)

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Target broadcasts to the Oromia Region
Oromia National Media - Radiyo Arraata Biyyoolessa Oromiyaa (ONM-ABO)
ONM-ABO describes itself "as a free, impartial and non-profitable media serving genuine reporting on Oromia. Our main
objective is to run a media that increase social awareness in east Africa by means of increasing intellectual dialog andsociety engagement from all walks of life. The service will reach the public through media and social media targeting 50
million people ...". Broadcasts are brokered by IRRS.
Time/UTC Days
Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW
1600-1630 Mon/TueWed/Fri/Sat
Oromo
15425 Galbeni, Romania
300
Radiyoonii Dirree Shaggar
An entry for "OromiaPM" appears in the current Radio Miami International schedule for 17575 kHz (described as "A24
WRMI broadcasts via Télédiffusion de France in Issoudun, France"). From the Oromiya Public Media website atoromiapublicmedia.com: "Raadiyoonii Dirree Shaggar (RDS) is a shortwave radio division of Oromiya Public Media(OPM). Under the umbrella of OPM, RDS is established for the sole purpose of educating, informing, and entertaining the
Oromo people in Oromiya and beyond with no access to any media. RDS’s parent organization, OPM is a 501-C
registered organization under the laws and regulations of the The United States and governed by an independent board".
Broadcasts are brokered by Radio Miami International.
Time/UTC Days
Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW
1600-1630 Mon/Wed/Fri Oromo
17575 Issoudun, France
250
Note: the language abbreviation used by both Radio Miami International and the HFCC registration is "Amh" - Amharic,
but presumably the programmes would be in Oromo if produced by Oromiya Public Media?
Voice of Oromo Liberation - SBO
Voice of Oromo Liberation broadcasts in support of the Oromo Liberation Front, which seeks secession of Oromo statefrom Ethiopia. It was originally sponsored by Sudan but since 1992 has bought airtime on commercial transmitters.
Broadcasts are brokered by MBR.
Time/UTC Days
Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW
1700-1730 Mon/Wed/Fri Oromo15420 Nauen, Germany 100
BBC, Deutsche Welle and Voice of America broadcasts to Ethiopia
BBCTime/UTC Days
1730-1750 Mon-Fri

Language
Amharic

Voice of America
Time/UTC Days
1700-1730 Mon-Fri

Language
Amharic

1730-1800 Mon-Fri

Oromo

1800-1900 Daily

Amharic

1900-1930 Daily

TigrinyaDeutsche Welle
Time/UTC Days
1600-1700 Daily

Language
Amharic

kHz
Transmitter sitekW
9780
A'Seela, Oman
250
15685
S Maria di Galeria, Vatican 250
1750-1810 Mon-Fri
Oromo
9780
A'Seela, Oman
250
15685
SMG, Vatican City
250
1810-1830 Mon-Fri
Tigrinya
9780
A'Seela, Oman
250
15685
SMG, Vatican City
250
1830-1850 Mon-Fri
Amharic
9780
A'Seela, Oman
250
12095
SMG, Vatican City
250
1850-1910 Mon-Fri
Oromo
9780
A'Seela, Oman
250
12095
SMG, Vatican City
250
1910-1930 Mon-Fri
Tigrinya
9780
A'Seela, Oman
250
12095
SMG, Vatican City
250
Note: the last five minutes in Amharic, Oromo and Tigrinya feature content produced by BBC Learning English.

kHz
11610
15660
11610
12070
15660
11610
12070
15660
11610
12070
15660

Transmitter site
Woofferton, UK
Lampertheim, Germany
Woofferton, UK
Udon Thani, Thailand
Lampertheim, Germany
Woofferton, UK
Umm al-Rimam, Kuwait
Woofferton, UK
Woofferton, UK
Umm al-Rimam, Kuwait
Lampertheim, Germany

kW
250
100
250
250
100
250
250
250
250
250
100

kHz
15275
17800

Transmitter site
Issoudun, France
Issoudun, France

kW
500
500

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GabonRadio Télevision Gabonaise
RTG is the state broadcasting service in Gabon. It was last heard on shortwave in 2008.
Moyabi
The Moyabi Transmitting Station was inaugurated in 1979 and over the years hosted Africa No 1, the commercial service
for French-speaking Africa operating from studios in Libreville, as well as relays of Radio France Internationale, Swiss
Radio International and Radio Japan, and others. At the end of the B07 season, Radio Japan discontinued the lastremaining relay by an international broadcaster, whilst Africa No 1 was last heard on 9580 kHz in May 2013. The
transmitting station is no longer operational.
Please see The Moyabi Story on the British DX Club website for further details about the history of this site.

The Gambia
Gambia Radio and Television Service
GRTS is the state broadcasting station in The Gambia. All domestic broadcasting in The Gambia is now on FM only.

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

GuineaRadio Télévision Guinéenne - Radio GuinéeRadio-Télévision Guinéenne (RTG) is the state broadcasting organistaion of Guinea.
Radio Guinée had most recently operated on shortwave 9650 kHz (Conakry-Sinfonia - 50 kW), but appears to have been
off-air since July 2021.

Guinea-Bissau
Radiodifusão Nacional da Guiné-Bissau
RDN is the state broadcasting service in Guinea-Bissau. Rádio Nacional was last reported on shortwave in 1987.

Ivory CoastRadiodiffusion Télévision Ivorienne
Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivorienne is the state broadcasting service of Ivory Coast. It operates on FM only. It was lastreported on shortwave in 1996.

Kenya
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - Radio Taifa
KBC is the state broadcasting service in Kenya. The only remaining service on mediumwave is the Swahiili language
Radio Taifa, which operates on five frequencies. The last KBC service on shortwave was discontinued in 2006.

LesothoLesotho National Broadcasting Service
LNBS is the state broadcasting service in Lesotho. LNBS was last heard on shortwave in early 2004.

Liberia
Liberia Broadcasting System
Liberia Broadcasting System is the public broadcasting service in Liberia. It now operates on FM only.

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Radio ELWA
Radio ELWA is a Christian radio station in Monrovia. It currently broadcasts on 94.5 FM and 6050 kHz. The ELWA
website states "Our current schedule of roughly nineteen (19) hours of English broadcast per day and one and one-halfhour of Liberian language broadcast in Grebo, Kru, Gola, Bassa, Kpelle, Kissi, Dan and Krahn is supported almost
entirely by local funds".
Transmitter site: ELWA compound, Monrovia - 1 kW
Time/UTC Days Language
kHz
0600-1000 Daily English/local languages 6050
1700-2230 Daily English/local languages 6050

Libya
Libyan Radio and Television Corporation
The Libyan authority that owns and operates the state media, Libyan Radio and Television Corporation (LRTC) has threemain stations that air in Tripoli: Al-Wataniya, Radio Libya FM and the youth oriented Al-Shababiya. All operate on FM.
On shortwave, Radio-Television Libya was first heard in October 2011 with a post-Gaddafi external service in French on
11600 kHz and this was the replacement for Gaddafi's Voice of Africa. In September 2012, French was replaced by an
Arabic service but this has not been heard since September 2013.

Madagascar
Radio Madagasikara - Radio Nacional Malagasy
Radio Madagasikara - Radio Nacional Malagasy (RNM) is the state-run broadcasting service in Madagascar. RNM
shortwave transmissions appear to have been be less reliable in recent years and at the time of editing there appear tohave been no reports of them on either 5010v or 6135 since mid-2021.
International relays on shortwave
World Christian Broadcasting - Madagascar World Voice
Madagascar World Voice is a shortwave radio station located in Mahajanga. The station began transmissions from
Madagascar in 2016 and is operated by World Christian Broadcasting as a sister station of KNLS in Alaska (please see
North America on Shortwave for the latest schedule for KNLS).
Transmitter site: Mahajanga, a city and an administrative district on the northwest coast of Madagascar. The city of
Mahajanga is the capital of the Boeny Region. 2 x 100 kW transmitters.
Time/UTC Language
Daily programmeTransmitter
kHz
Target area
0200-0400 Spanish
La Voz Alegre
WMV-2
6180 South America
0200-0400 English
Your New Life Station
WMV-3
13760 South Asia
0400-0500 English
African Pathways Radio
WMV-2
11825 North, West & Central Africa
0400-0500 Chinese
The Light of Life
WMV-317530 East Asia
1800-1900 RussianYour New Life Station
WMV-2
9885 Russia
1800-1900 English
African Pathways Radio
WMV-3
13670 North, West & Central Africa
1900-2000 RussianYour New Life Station
WMV-2
9845 Russia
1900-2000 ArabicRadio Feda
WMV-3
13670 North Africa, Middle East
2000-2100 ArabicRadio Feda
WMV-213710 North Africa, Middle East
2000-2100 English
African Pathways Radio
WMV-3
11965 North, West & Central Africa
2100-2200 Chinese
The Light of Life
WMV-211610 North Africa
2100-2300 Portuguese Palavra Alegra
WMV-3
9765 South America
2200-2300 ArabicRadio Feda
WMV-2
11610 North Africa
Madagascar Global Relay Station
Malagasy Global Business S.A. (MGLOB S.A) operates the Talata Volonondry shortwave station in Madagascar. The
company was established in 2012 by the former staff of Radio Netherlands Worldwide which owned and managed thestation for more than 40 years (the Radio Netherlands relay station in Madagascar went into full operation in mid-1972).
Transmitter site: Talata Volonondry, a rural commune in Analamanga Region, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar.
Time/UTC Days
StationLanguagekHz
kW Target area
0300-0400 Daily
AWR
Malagasy6065 100 Madagascar
0330-0430 Daily
Radio Tamazuj
Sudanese languages 11650 250 Sudan
0400-0430 Mon-Fri
BBC
Somali
13810 250 Horn of Africa
0400-0500 Daily
BBC
English12095 250 East Africa
0430-0500 Daily
Radio Dabanga
Sudanese languages 11650 250 South Sudan
0500-0600 Daily
AWR
Arabic17790 125 North Africa/Middle East
0830-0950 1st Sun
Vatican Radio
Amharic
17790 250 Horn of Africa
1200-1230 Daily
BBC
French25900 250 Central Africa
1200-1300 Daily
Radio France Int.
French17660 250 Central Africa
1300-1315 Mon-Fri
TWR Asia
Hindi
17700 250 South Asia
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1300-1315
1300-1315
1300-1330
1300-1400
1315-1330
1315-1330
1315-1330
1315-1330
1315-1330
1330-1400
1400-1430
1400-1500
1430-1500
1445-1600
1500-1530
1530-1600
1600-1630
1600-1615
1600-1630
1615-1630
1630-1700
1630-1700
1630-1700
1700-1730
1700-1730
1730-1800
1730-1800

Sat
Sun
Daily
Daily
Mon
Tue/Thu
Wed
Fri
Sun
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Sun-Fri
Sat
Daily
Sat
Daily
Daily
Mon-Fri
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily

TWR Asia
TWR AsiaAWR
AWR
TWR Asia
TWR Asia
TWR Asia
TWR Asia
TWR Asia
AWR
AWR
AWR
TWR Asia
Radio Tamazuj
AWR
AWR
Vatican Radio
Vatican RadioAWR
Vatican RadioAWR
Vatican RadioBBCAWRRadio Dabanga
AWR
Radio Dabanga

BundeliHaryanviIndonesianVietnamese
Awadhi
Hindi
Marwari
EnglishBraj Bhasha
Dawan
Sinhalese
Malagasy
Urdu
Arabic + others
Mizo
Malayalam
Swahili
SwahiliMarathi
Somali
SomaliEnglishKirundiSwahili
Arabic + others
Swahili
Arabic + others

1800-1830
1830-1900
1900-2000
2200-2300

Daily
Fri-Mon/Wed
Daily
Daily

BBC
FnanApp RadioAWR
AWRFrenchTigrinyaArabicVietnamese

17700
17700
17570
17605
17700
17700
17700
17700
17700
17725
17570
6055
15440
15550
15605
15605
13830
13830
17730
13830
11875
13830
17745
17590
11640
11850
11640
15550
13630
11680
11880
11875

250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
125
125
100
250
250
125
125
250
250
125
250
125
250
125
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
125
250

South Asia
South Asia
South-East Asia
South-East Asia
South Asia
South Asia
South Asia
South Asia
South Asia
South-East Asia
South Asia
Madagascar
South Asia
South Sudan
South Asia
South Asia
East Africa
East Africa
South Asia
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
Southern Africa
East Africa
East Africa
Sudan
East Africa
Sudan
Sudan
Central Africa
Horn of Africa
North Africa/Middle East
South-East Asia

MalawiMalawi Broadcasting Corporation - Radio 1
The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation is the state broadcasting station in Malawi. Shortwave broadcasts from MBC werelast heard in 2002.

Mali
Office de Radio et Télévision du Mali - Radio Mali
ORTM is the state-operated broadcasting service in Mali. It operates stations on FM in the main cities and towns of Maliand continues to broadcast on shortwave nationwide.
Transmitter site: Bamako - 100 kW.
Time/UTC Days Language
kHz0555-0800 Daily French, Bambara and local languages 5995
0800-1800 Daily French, Bambara and local languages 9635
1800-0000 Daily French, Bambara and local languages 5995
Radio Mali has news in English at approximately 1850-1905 UTC on Saturdays.
International relays on shortwave
China Radio International
China Radio International has used two 100 kW shortwave transmitters in Mali since 1988 for relays to Africa in various
languages. The transmitters, located at Bamako and operated by Société Malienne de Transmission et de Diffusion-SA,
the company responsible for the distribution and management of the State's telecommunications infrastructure, appear tohave been refurbished and reactivated in March 2019.
Transmitter site: Bamako - 100 kW.
Time/UTC Days Languages
kHz
Target area
1310-1400 Daily French
13685
Central Africa, Indian Ocean Islands
17880
Central Africa, Indian Ocean Islands
1400-1500 Daily English
13685
Central & East Africa
17630
North-East Africa
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1500-1600 Daily

English1600-1700 Daily

Arabic1700-1800 Daily

Swahili

1800-1830 Daily

Hausa

1830-1930 Daily

Arabic1930-2000 Daily

Portuguese

2000-2100 Daily

English2100-2130 Daily

English

2130-2230 Daily

French

13685
17630
15125
17880
13645
15125
11640
13645
11640
13685
11640
13630
11640
13630
11640
13630
11975
13630

Central & East Africa
North-East Africa
North-East Africa
North Africa
East Africa
East Africa
West Africa
West Africa
North-East Africa
North Africa
South-East Africa
South-East Africa
Central & East Africa
Central & East Africa
Central & East Africa
Central & East Africa
North Africa
Central Africa, Indian Ocean Islands
Target broadcast to Mali

Voice of America - Mali Kura (New Mali)"Mali Kura" is a current affairs programme produced by VOA's Bambara service that is broadcast on shortwave on
weekdays.
Time/UTC Days
Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW
2130-2200 Mon-Fri Bambara
9490 Ascension Island
250
9555 Moepeng Hill, Botswana
100
11900 Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican 250
15120 Greenville NC, USA
250

Mauritania
Radio Mauritanie
Radio Mauritanie is the state-operated broadcasting service. It was last reported on shortwave (7245 kHz) in 2012.

Mauritius
Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation
MBC is the public broadcasting service in Mauritius. It now broadcasts on MW & FM only.

MayotteMayotte Première
Mayotte Première is the public broadcasting station on Mayotte. It now broadcasts on FM only.

Morocco
SNRT Moroccan National Radio
Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Telévision (SNRT) is the public broadcasting service in Morocco. Moroccan
National Radio (Al-Idaa Alwatania Maghrebia) is operated by SNRT. Shortwave transmissions were discontinued in 2012.
Radio Mediterranée Internationale - Medi 1
Medi 1 is a private commercial radio network based in Tangiers that first went on air in 1980. It broadcasts throughout the
Maghreb on longwave 171 kHz and programmes are in both Arabic and French. It discontinued shortwave broadcasts in2017 (it had broadcast on 9575 kHz for many years).

Mozambique
Rádio Moçambique
Rádio Moçambique is the national state radio network. It is the only radio network that reaches the entire country. It isalso the main source of national news for all Mozambicans. It broadcasts on mediumwave and FM. All shortwave
transmitters were officially decommissioned in 2001.
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Namibia
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
NBC is the state broadcasting service of Namibia. NBC was last heard on shortwave in 2004.

Niger
Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Niger
ORTN is the state-operated broadcasting service in Niger. The national radio service is called La Voix du Sahel andcurrently operates on FM only. La Voix du Sahel was last heard on shortwave on 9705 kHz in 2012.

Nigeria
Voice of Nigeria
Voice of Nigeria (VON) is the official international broadcasting station of Nigeria broadcasting from Abuja.
Voice of Nigeria has not been reported on shortwave since June 2023.
Transmitter site: Abuja-Lugbe, possibly with just one workable Thomcast TSW2300 250 kW transmitter.
Frequencies: VON's long-established frequencies were 7255 (7254.9), 9690, 11770 (11769.9) and 15120 kHz.
No registrations are made with the HFCC.
The last time VON was heard with a continuous schedule it was on 7254.9v kHz at 0600-0700 in Hausa, 0700-0800 in
Fulfulde, 0800-1000 in English, 1000-1030 in French, 1030-1045 in Yoruba and 1045-1100 in Igbo, and on 11769.9v kHz
at 1500-1530 in Swahili, 1530-1600 in Arabic, 1600-1615 in Yoruba, 1615-1630 in Igbo, 1630-1900 in English, 1900-2000
in Fulfulde and 2000-2100 in Hausa.
VON also had a spell on 15120 kHz in DRM, with this seemingly last being reported in 2020. When fully operational, it
had been on-air between 1500-2100 in various languages.
Target broadcast to Nigeria
Yoruba Nation Shortwave Radio
Yoruba Nation Shortwave Radio was brought to the attention of the DX community by Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec who
posted the following Facebook message to the World of Radio IO Group on 5 August 2023: "On the 5th of August 2023,
Yoruba Nation Shortwave Radio will start Broadcasting live. Share this page with Yoruba citizens both Home andDiaspora. Listen to us every, Saturday and Sunday from 20.00pm to 21.00pm Nigeria time on (Shortwave Radio)
Frequency 17735 kHz SW. Also, listen to our online Radio 24/7". The inaugral broadcast was made on Saturday 5 August2023 at 1900-2000 UTC on 17735 kHz
Time/UTC Days
Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW
1900-2000 Sat/Sun Yoruba/English 17735 Woofferton, UK
250

RéunionRéunion Première
Réunion Première is the public radio/television broadcaster owned by France Télévisions for the overseas department of
Réunion. ORTF had operated a 4 kW shortwave transmitter on Réunion which became inactive in the mid-1970's.

RwandaRadio Rwanda
Radio Rwanda is the state 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. It is now on FM only.

Saint Helena
Radio St Helena (MW 1548 kHz) closed on Christmas Day 2012 and was replaced by the South Atlantic Media
Services (SAMS), broadcasting on FM only. Saint FM Community Radio also broadcasts on the island.
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 SW transmitter to be used and the annual event took place until 1999. After a break of seven years, a new 1 kW
SW transmitter and aerial mast was in place on St Helena thanks to a project run by 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.

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São Tomé e Príncipe
Rádio Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe
Radio Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe is the state's public broadcaster. It was last reported on shortwave in 1988.
International relays on shortwave
USAGM São Tomé Transmitting Station
The USAGM São Tomé Transmitting Station at Pinheira was opened in 1992. It was operational for 32 years with the lastshortwave transmissions made on 28 July 2024, after which the station was decommissioned.

SenegalRadiodiffusion Télévision SénégalaiseRadiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise (RTS) is the public broadcasting company of Senegal. It was last reported on
shortwave in 1997. All domestic broadcasting from RTS and private radio stations is on FM only.

Seychelles
SBC Radio
Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcasting radio service of the Seychelles.

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation
Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) is the public broadcasting service in Sierra Leone, operating on FM only.
It is owned by the government and is operated by Independent Media Commission under the supervision of the Ministryof Information and Communications. The SLBC was formed in April 2010, when the Sierra Leone government owned
Sierra Leone Broadcasting Services (SLBS) merged with the United Nations peacekeeping radio station. The old SLBS
was last heard on shortwave in 2002.

Somalia
Almost all radio services in Somalia are on FM nowadays, with the exception of Warsan Radio. Since Al Shabaab lost
power in Mogadishu in 2012, radio has flourished in the country and there is a wide range of stations available. Radio
Mogadishu broadcasts in several towns and cities in Somalia on FM in support of the Federal Government of Somalia.
Warsan Radio
Warsan Radio, previously known as Democratic Media Concern, was founded in 2002. It was funded by a Somali
community living in the Diaspora and broadcast regularly on FM until the equipment (including the transmitter) was
captured by Al Shaabab and renamed Radio Andalus. The station was off air from late 2009 until 2013. It now broadcasts
as Warsan Radio again on 88.8 FM in Baydhabo and also on shortwave 7750 kHz. Its programming includes relays of
BBC Somali (see times below for BBC Somali)Transmitter site: Baydhabo, South West State - 0.01 kW..
Time/UTC
LanguagekHz
0300-0600 Somali
7750 (upper sideband)
0900-1930v Somali
7750 (upper sideband)
International broadcasts to Somalia
Radio ERGORadio Ergo is on air every day across Somalia and the Somali-speaking region with original humanitarian news andinformation in Somali. They provide Somali audiences with the critical information they require to make better informed
choices on issues affecting their lives. Radio Ergo is run by international NGO, International Media Support (IMS).
Time/UTC Days Languages
kHz
Transmitter sitekW
1200-1300 Daily Somali
21595 Dhabbaya, UAE
250

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BBC Somali
BBC Somali broadcasts to Somali speakers throughout East Africa on shortwave. Programmes consist of international
and local news, current affairs, business, sport, culture and phone-in's.
Monday-Friday
Time/UTC Days
Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW
0400-0430 Mon-Fri Somali
13810 Talata Volonondry, Madagascar
250
17745 Dhabbaya, UAE
250
1400-1500 Mon-Fri Somali
12095 A'Seela, Oman
250
17745 Dhabbaya, UAE
250
Weekends
Time/UTC Days
Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW
1100-1700 Sat/Sun Somali
17745 Dhabbaya, UAE
250
1500-1630 Sun
Somali
17745 Talata Volonondry, Madagascar
250
1700-1800 Sun
Somali
17745 Dhabbaya, UAE
250
1700-1900 Sat/Sun Somali
17745 A'Seela, Oman
250
BBC Somali broadcasts English Premier League football commentaries at weekends.

Voice of America Somali Service
Voice of America Somali Service was re-launched in February in 2007. In addition to the schedule below, VOA
broadcasts in English and Somali from its own FM transmitters in some cities and towns in Somalia. The schedule below
shows some reductions made during July 2024.
Time/UTC Days
Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW0330-0400 Daily
Somali
7260 Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican
250
13680 Umm al-Rimam, Kuwait
250
15730 Udon Thani, Thailand
250
1600-1700 Daily
Somali
12055 Udon Thani, Thailand
250
15730 Moepeng Hill, Botswana
100
1700-1800 Daily
Somali
12055 Udon Thani, Thailand
250
15730 Umm al-Rimam, Kuwait
250

Somaliland
Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is a self-declared state internationally recognised as an autonomous
region of Somalia. The government of the de facto state of Somaliland regards itself as the successor to the former British
Somaliland protectorate, which, in the form of the briefly independent State of Somaliland, united as scheduled on 1 July
1960 with the Trust Territory of Somaliland (previously known as Italian Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic.
Radio Hargeisa
Radio Hargeisa is currently off-air on shortwave. Its most recent schedule was 0330-0530, 0900-1400 and 1500-2000 on
7120 kHz, and included programmes in Arabic, English and Amharic, as well as Somali.

South Africa
South African Broadcasting Corporation
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is the public broadcaster in South Africa. Channel Africa is
the international broadcasting service of the SABC. It discontinued its broadcasts on shortwave at the end of March 2019and is now heard online only.
Meyerton Transmitting Station
The Meyerton Transmitting Station is operated by Sentech, the signal distributor for the South African broadcasting
sector. The organisation began operations in 1992 as the signal distributor of the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
Sentech now operates as a commercial enterprise that is owned by the Government of South Africa via the South African
Ministry of Communications and has its own board of directors. All shortwave broadcasting ceased on 31 March 2019.

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South Sudan Radio
There is no shortwave broadcasting in South Sudan. The South Sudan government operates a loosely coordinatednetwork of local radio stations across the country under the umbrella of South Sudan Radio. These stations sre on FM.
Target broadcasts to South Sudan
Radio TamazujRadio Tamazuj is a daily news service and current affairs broadcaster covering South Sudan, the southern states of
Sudan, and the borderlands between the two countries. Typical programming includes reporting and discussion ofpolitics, governance, peace-building, law, justice, culture, economy, education, gender, and human rights.
Time/UTC Days Languages
kHz
Transmitter sitekW0315-0430 Daily Arabic/Sudanese languages
7315 Issoudun, France
250
11650 Talata Volonondry, Madagascar 250
1445-1600 Daily Arabic/Sudanese languages 17555 Talata Volonondry, Madagascar 250
21485 Issoudun, France
250
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. It is a30-minute programme about South Sudan and the region in general.
Time/UTC Days
Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW
1630-1700 Mon-Fri English
11910 Moepeng Hill, Botswana 100
13590 Dhabbaya, UAE
250
15660 Lampertheim, Germany 100

Sudan
Sudan Radio and Television Corporation
SRTC Sudan Radio is the state-controlled broadcasting service in Sudan. It is believed that broadcasts from Omdurman
are currently off air due to the on-going civil war in the country.
In mid-March 2024 it was reported by Radio Dabanga that the Sudanese Armed Forces had seized control of the SRTC
buildings in old Omdurman from the Rapid Support Forces and it was hopeful that the SRTC archives could be saved.
Sudan Radio / Voice of Africa on shortwave
The General Programme from Sudan Radio was aired on shortwave throughout the day, except for an evening period
when the transmitter was switched to carry the Voice of Africa external service. The transmitter at Al-Aitahab, Omdurman,
was on air between 0300-2100 but has not been reported on either 7205 or 9505 kHz since early 2022.
Target broadcasts to Sudan
Radio Dabanga
Radio Dabanga is a project of the Radio Darfur Network, a coalition of Sudanese journalists and international (media)
development organisations, supported by a consortium of international donors, humanitarian community organisations
and local NGOs. Radio Dabanga is conceived, operated and facilitated by Free Press Unlimited in the Netherlands.
Time/UTC Days Languages
kHz
Transmitter sitekW0430-0500 Daily Arabic/Sudanese languages
7315 Issoudun, France
250
11650 Talata Volonondry, Madagscar
250
1600-1700 Daily Arabic/Sudanese languages
15550 Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican 250
17555 Issoudun, France
250
1700-1730 Daily Arabic/Sudanese languages
11640 Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican 250
15550 Issoudun, France
250
1730-1800 Daily Arabic/Sudanese languages
11640 Talata Volonondry, Madagscar
250
15550 Talata Volonondry, Madagscar
250
Deutsche Welle for Sudan
Deutsche Welle commenced broadcasts in Arabic to Sudan on 19 June 2023.
Time/UTC Days
Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW
1215-1300 Wednesday Arabic
15275 Issoudun, France 250
17800 Issoudun, France 250
1830-1915 Wednesday Arabic
15275 Nauen, Germany 250
17840 Nauen, Germany 250

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TWR - Hope for Sudan
TWR's Hope for Sudan project is a Monday to Friday broadcast consisting of a collection of programmes that includes
Women of Hope, The Way of Righteousness, Talmatha, The Prophets, Power in Persecution and more.
Time/UTC Days
Language
kHz
Transmitter sitekW
1802-1902 Mon-Fri Sudanese Arabic 13800 Manzini, Eswatini 100

Tanzania
Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation - TBC Taifa
TBC is the state broadcaster in Tanzania. There is no longer any shortwave broadcasting in Tanzania.

Togo
Radiodiffusion-Télévision Togolaise
RTT is the state broadcasting station and on FM. Radio Lome was last reported on shortwave in 2003.

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

Tunisia
Radio Tunis - National Channel
Radio Tunis is the state broadcasting service in Tunisia. The National Channel in Arabic is the primary outlet. All relays on
shortwave were discontinued in 2013 as a cost-cutting measure.

UgandaUganda Broadcasting Corporation
UBC Radio is the public broadcaster of Uganda. All mediumwave and shortwave transmissions have been discontinued.

Western Sahara
Western Sahara is a disputed and partially Moroccan-occupied territory in the Maghreb region of North Africa, borderedby Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
National Radio of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
National Radio of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is operated by the Polisario Front in support of independence
for Western Sahara. The transmitter is located at the Sahrawi refugee camp in Rabouni, close to the south-western
Algerian town of Tindouf. It operates on mediumwave 1550 kHz. The station was last heard on shortwave in 2011.

ZambiaZambia National Broadcasting Corporation - Radio 1
ZNBC is the state-controlled broadcasting service of Zambia. It had broadcast on shortwave 5915 kHz (Lusaka 100 kW)
in National languages and English but has been absent since August 2022.
International broadcasting on shortwave
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. It broadcasts Christian programmes for listeners in Africa.
Transmitter site: Makeni Ranch, 35 km outside Lusaka - 2 x 100 kW.
Time/UTC Days
Language
kHz
Target area
1400-1600 Daily
English9680 Central & Southern Africa
1600-2100 Daily
English4965 Central & Southern Africa

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Zanzibar
Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation
ZBC is the public broadcasting station of Zanzibar. It broadcasts on mediumwave and FM, as well on shortwave for East
Africa (mornings) and the Arabian Peninsula (evenings). The shortwave transmitter is located at Dole. However, neither
the morning transmission (0250-0600 on 6015 kHz) or the evening transmission (1500-2100 on 11735 kHz) appear tohave been reported since October 2021.

Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation is the state-controlled broadcaster in Zimbabwe. Domestic services are on FM
only with no mediumwave or shortwave stations broadcasting in Zimbabwe at present. The Voice of Zimbabwe external
service was last heard on shortwave in 2012.
Target broadcasts to Zimbabwe
Voice of America - Studio 7
Studio 7 aims to provide extensive and comprehensive coverage of political, economic and social developments in
Zimbabwe. It broadcasts in Shona and Ndebele with each language programme running for 30 minutes. In
addition, Studio 7 airs Livetalk, a 60-minute call-in Radio-on-TV (simulcast) talk show, Monday through Friday.
Time/UTC Days
Lang/PrgrkHz Transmitter sitekW
1700-1730 Daily
Shona4930 Moepeng Hill, Botswana 100
6045 Moepeng Hill, Botswana 100
15460 Ascension Island
250
1730-1800 Daily
Ndebele4930 Moepeng Hill, Botswana 100
6045 Moepeng Hill, Botswana 100
15460 Ascension Island
250
1800-1900 Mon-Fri Live Talk
6045 Udon Thani, Thailand
250
15460 Udon Thani, Thailand
250

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