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What are the best shortwave radio times and frequencies that you like?

 
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09/25/2015 02:38 PM
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What are the best shortwave radio times and frequencies that you like?
There is a lot less programming than there used to be. Few stations have long broadcast schedules. It is still a way to "listen around" Internet content filters. Radio jammers are not as effective as internet filtering. That is why I have shortwave radio as a backup information source. A lot of the younger crowd don't know about international broadcasting over radio and are dependent on internet connectivity to content providers. In the event of hostilities, this connectivity could be limited for legitimate security reasons. So, anyone find any shortwave "gems" lately?
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Re: What are the best shortwave radio times and frequencies that you like?
I am an avid shortwave listener and I spend multiple hours every day listening on my Tecsun PL-660 receiver here in New York.

That said, times will be given in Eastern time.

BBC World Service

7445 kHz - 1:00 AM - 3:00 AM
9915 kHz - 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
11810 kHz - 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
12095 kHz - 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
13660 kHz - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
15400 kHz - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Voice of America

6080 kHz - 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM
15580 kHz - 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Deutsche Welle

9800 kHz - 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM

Radio New Zealand International

15720 kHz - 11:00 PM - 1:00 AM (Variable Reception)

Radio Australia

9580 kHz - 5:00 AM - 9:00 AM
12065 kHz - 5:00 AM - 9:00 AM
12085 kHz - 5:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Voice of Turkey

9515 kHz - 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM
9830 kHz - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Radio Romania International

9730 kHz - 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
11800 kHz - 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
13650 kHz - 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
15170 kHz - 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
(Many other broadcasts from RRI can be heard)

Radio Tirana

9850 kHz - 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Radio Havana Cuba

6000 kHz - 9:00 PM - 3:00 AM
6060 kHz - 1:00 AM - 3:00 AM
6100 kHz - 1:00 AM - 3:00 AM
6165 kHz - 9:00 PM - 3:00 AM

Voice of Vietnam

6175 kHz - 11:30 PM - 12:00 AM
12005 kHz - 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM
12005 kHz - 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM

KBS World Radio

15575 kHz - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

China Radio International

6020 kHz - 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
9570 kHz - 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
9580 kHz - 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
9790 kHz - 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM
15700 kHz - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM


This is but a few of the international broadcasts that I can hear with great signals on the East Coast, you can't forget all the domestic U.S shortwave stations, all the other English Services that make it in, and all the foreign language services.

Should anything happen, just scan around, you'll find something.





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