World music Radio Transmitter Update

World music Radio Transmitter Update

3965 kHz went on the air October 29th 2025 from Hvidovre (Copenhagen), 24/7, with 600W. After a couple of days something went wrong and power fell to approx. 50W. Yesterday broadcasting on 3965 was stopped. The transmitter must be repaired. Hopefully back on the air soon.

5930 kHz now 24/7 from Ishøj (Copenhagen) with 600W. The transmitter site for 5930 was Bramming (near Esbjerg) until October 5th 2025 with 150W, and then Ishøj until there was an issue with the audio feed. So – back from Bramming  November 6th till November 15th. But since yesterday November 15th at 13 UTC – 5930 is back on the air from the Ishøj site. Bramming is kept as a backup site for the time being.  

15700 kHz – daily 08 -16 UTC. Transmitter site North of Randers. Power: 300W.

25800 kHz – 24/7. Transmitter site is Mårslet, South of Aarhus. Power is around 150W, but there are some issues with the transmitter.  

And a note to the QSL-hunters. The World Music Radio QSL-card for 2025 has now been designed and QSL's will finally be sent out (full details printed cards – and no details eQSLs) before year end. Address for reception reports: wmr@wmr.dk.   Printed cards available only for return postage (10 euro). Can be paid via PayPal to wmr@wmr.dk . Apologies for the serious delay.

(Stig Hartvig Nielsen, WMR on Facebook)

 

New shortwave station Radio Nova International announced

Radio Nova International is a new shortwave radio station that will begin broadcasting to Europe and North America in early 2026. This new radio station is aimed directly towards shortwave listeners and radio hobbyists and aims to recreate the sound of fondly remembered shortwave radio stations of the past such as Radio Netherlands, Radio Sweden, WRNO - The Rock Of New Orleans and Super Rock - KYOI.

A newsletter will soon be available setting out the plans for Radio Nova International and inviting feedback from the shortwave listening community. To receive this newsletter please email qslnova@gmail.com

SDXF's 70th anniversary DX Parliament

Time to register for the DX Parliament and SDXF's 70th anniversary May 29-31, 2026 in Västmanland

Next year SDXF will be celebrating its 70th anniversary and this will be celebrated on May 29-31, 2026 at the DX Parliament in Ramnäs, Västmanland. Ramnäs is located 8 kilometers north of Surahammar and 25 km north of Västerås. The hotel is located along Bergslagsvägen and there is plenty of parking. There is a bus service, as well as the option to get here by train. Good price with the option to choose a single/double room. First come, first served. 

To register, click here : https://www.sdxf.se/WP/?page_id=21013

(Source : SDXF Newsletter)

SDXF Special program on Boxing Day with 250 kW !

SDXF Special program on Boxing Day with 250 kW !

Thanks to the generous contributions of many members, we can be heard during the Christmas holidays, more specifically on Boxing Day, December 26th at 16:00 UTC, on 9670 kHz with 250 kW!

We have never been so strong. Those of you who want a physical paper QSL, please send money for postage; 22 or 44 SEK depending on whether you live in Sweden or elsewhere. Swisha to 123 556 43 98 or pay to our pg 3 26 26-4. Mark the payment "Special program".

To be on the safe side, check the time and frequency here or https://www.facebook.com/SDXF.SE

If you don't receive our weekly newsletter via email, register your interest on the website. That way you don't miss anything!

(Source : SDXF Newsletter)

BBC Director-General, CEO resign over doctored Trump speech ; Chairman to apologise

BBC Director-General Tim Davie & Deborah Turness, the CEO of BBC News has resigned over doctored Trump speech in Panorama documentary.

BBC chair Samir Shah is expected to apologise during a written statement to a parliamentary committee today.

Further details & updates at :

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cd9kqz1yyxkt

RRI B25 ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES

From RRI website...

RRI on shortwaves

Dear friends, given the frequent malfunctions reported at the Radiocom transmitters that broadcast RRI programmes, please note that, when such malfunctions occur, Radiocom switches RRI programmes as quickly as possible to a backup transmitter, which operates on alternative frequencies. Please, find these alternative frequencies listed below the traditional ones. When you cannot listen to RRI's English language broadcasts on the usual frequency, please switch to the alternative frequency. Thank you for your understanding!

RECEPTION AREAS	UTC	kHz
WESTERN EUROPE	06.30 – 07.00	9,620
	12.00 – 13.00	15,460
	18.00 – 19.00	9,570 (DRM)
	21.30 – 22.00	7,375
	23.00 – 00.00	7,220
AFRICA	12.00 – 13.00	21,470
NORTH AMERICA (East Coast)	21.30 – 22.00	7,250
	01.00 – 02.00	7,325
NORTH AMERICA (West Coast)	04.00 – 05.00	7,220
JAPAN	23.00 – 00.00	9,620
INDIA (New Delhi)	06.30 – 07.00	21,470 (DRM)
INDIA (Mumbai)	04.00 – 05.00	15,250 (DRM)

 

RRI on shortwaves (ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES):

RECEPTION AREAS	UTC	kHz
WESTERN EUROPE	06.30 – 07.00	9,870
	12.00 – 13.00	17,700
	18.00 – 19.00	9,770
	21.30 – 22.00	6,030
	23.00 – 00.00	6,030
AFRICA	12.00 – 13.00	17,800
NORTH AMERICA (East Coast)	21.30 – 22.00	7,310
	01.00 – 02.00	9,510
NORTH AMERICA (West Coast)	04.00 – 05.00	7,410
JAPAN	23.00 – 00.00	7,325
INDIA (New Delhi)	06.30 – 07.00	17,780
INDIA (Mumbai)	04.00 – 05.00	17,790

 

Source : https://www.rri.ro/en/frequencies

RRI B25 - DRM frequency change

Radio Romania International B25 DRM frequency change

Starting 5th Nov '25, RRI Spanish at 2200 - 2300 UTC will be broadcasted on 11660 kHz instead of 17570 in DRM mode.

Vatican Radio B25 Frequency Change

Vatican Radio B25 Frequency Change

1430 -1530 UTC  

Hindi/Tamil/Malayalam 17790 kHz changed to 17800 kHz with effect from 1st November 25 due to co-ch QRM from RRI in Romanian

(Alokesh Gupta)

AOKI B25

AOKI B25

AOKI B25 Frequency schedule is available at :

https://www1.m2.mediacat.ne.jp/binews/us/nz/nzb25.zip

B25 Userlist in text format

https://www1.m2.mediacat.ne.jp/binews/us/nz/userlist1.txt

(Alokesh Gupta)

New 300 kW Weekly Broadcast of VORW Radio International to East Asia !

New 300 kW Weekly Broadcast of VORW Radio International to East Asia !

Beginning Thursday the 30th of October '2025 and continuing every Thursday, VORW radio program will now be heard across East Asia thanks to a 300 kW Transmitter in Paochung, Taiwan.

The broadcast is beamed to Japan and the Korean Peninsula but it should be audible across all of East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific and perhaps into the Americas as well.

The program is 1 hour in length and the aim of this radio show is to provide good music and news commentary to listeners worldwide. Oftentimes, listener music requests are taken and played – and all are invited to participate.

Here is the broadcast schedule for this new airing : 

Thursdays 0900 UTC  – 9740 kHz – Paochung 300 kW – East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Pacific

(Frequency changed from 9705 to 9740 kHz wef 6th Nov'25)

Reception reports (which will be verified with an E-QSL) and additional feedback are most welcome at vorwinfo@gmail.com

(John Jurasek,VORW Radio International via WOR List)

2025 Listeners’ Day at RRI

Radio România Internațional has invited its listeners to be part of "Listeners' Day" on Radio Romania International on November 2, 2025, the first Sunday after the Romanian public radio broadcaster's anniversary on November 1.

More info at :

https://www.rri.ro/en/useful-information-en/useful-information/2025-listeners-day-on-rri-id935924.html

New Klingenfuss products for 2026: Latest frequency data for worldwide SDR radio monitoring!

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- 2026 Shortwave Frequency Guide

- 2026 Super Frequency List on CD

- 2026 Frequency Database for the Perseus SDR

- Supplement January 2026 to the 2025/2026 Guide to Utility Radio Stations

To be published on 10 December 2025.

HF is dead! Really? We've been told so ... for 58 years ;-)))

Anyway, more than 900 fascinating new digital data decoder screenshots will be published on our 2026 Super Frequency List on CD, again covering really unique MIAM messages as well. See our hotfrequencies webpage for dozens of samples! These Media Independent Aircraft Messages - via HFDL! - are often really looooooooong, with up to several hundred XML format elements ...

The printed Supplement, with many new frequencies and stations monitored throughout 2025, will be attached free to all copies of the 2025/2026 Guide to Utility Radio Stations sold after 1 January 2026. Those customers that did acquire the 2025/2026 Guide to Utility Radio Stations before that date may download the pertinent PDF file free from our website, after 1 January 2026.

The incessantly updated product Digital Data Decoder Screenshots on USB Stick now covers more than 28,000 (twenty-eight thousand!) screenshots from 1997 to today.

Feed your PC or Tablet with this data, and the "slide show" will keep you busy for a few days - or weeks !

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KBS World Radio B25 Frequency Change

KBS World Radio B25 Frequency Change

With the beginning of B25 season at 0100 UTC (1000 KST), October 26, 2025, KBS WORLD Radio English Service will broadcast at 1400-1600 UTC (2300-0100 KST) on 9630 kHz instead of 9785 kHz towards India.

HFCC B25

HFCC B25 schedules are available at :  https://new.hfcc.org/data/b25/

Direct link to download  :  https://new.hfcc.org/data/b25/b25allx2.zip

(Zipped package containing schedule in standard ITU format and reference tables)

China Radio International adds temporary shortwave frequency

On September 25, 2025, China Radio International added eight temporary shortwave frequencies to broadcast live the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to the domestic and international audiences.

The frequencies are as follows (Beijing time):

English Real-time Simultaneous Interpretation (CRI English Information Broadcasting, also known as "CGTN Radio")
10:00-11:00 15110kHz (Kashgar, 100kW)
10:00-12:00 17740kHz (Beijing, 500kW)

Live Mandarin Broadcast (CRI Chinese Global Broadcasting)
10:00-12:00 15140kHz (Beijing, 150kW)
10:00-12:00 17510kHz (Kunming, 500kW)
10:00-12:00 17520kHz (Urumqi, 500kW)
10:00-12:00 17690kHz (Xi'an, 500kW)
10:00-12:00 17700kHz (Urumqi, 500kW)
10:00-12:00 17710kHz (Kashgar, 500kW)

Source : https://cahcn.github.io/posts/2025-09-25-the-grand-gathering-for-xinjiang's-70th-founding-anniversary.html