BBC adds SW/MW frequencies in Persian to Iran

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Listen to the latest news related to the nationwide protests and unrest in Iran via radio on shortwave and medium wave :

Shortwave
7:00 to 7:30 am Tehran time (0330 - 0400 UTC) on frequency: 9410 KHz
8:00 to 8:30 am Tehran time (0430-0500 UTC) on frequency: 9465 KHz
10:00 to 11:00 pm Tehran time  (1830-1930 UTC)  on frequency: 7445 KHz

Medium wave 

Frequency 1395KHz
9:00 to 9:30 p.m. Tehran time (1730-1800 UTC)
11:00 to 11:30 p.m. Tehran time (1930-2000 UTC)

The BBC World Service stopped broadcasting its Persian (Farsi) radio service, which included shortwave transmissions, on March 26, 2023.

(Translated from Persian, UTC added)

Logo courtesy BBC Persian

Alokesh Gupta

BBC World Service resumes MW broadcasts to Israel

The BBC World Service has confirmed that MW transmissions to Israel and other parts of the Middle East will resume for 10hrs per day on 1323kHz starting on Friday 7 June.

This will give listeners breakfast listening and then drive-time and evening coverage from about 4pm to 10pm.

The morning hours are as 02:59:30 to 06:59:30 GMT and the evening schedule will be 12:59:30 – 18:59:30 GMT.

Steve Titherington, World Service Commissioning Editor, says: "We had a huge response to the end of MW transmissions in Israel and we are responding positively to listeners' demands for a return to of the BBC broadcasts. Cutbacks mean we can't return to a full day-long schedule, but we will broadcast at times when we hope audiences are most likely to listen. We want to thank our listeners for their feedback and would welcome any further comment they have about how suitable these new  broadcasting times are for tuning into the BBC World Service."

As previously announced four hours per day of World Service English will continue on 720 kHz until 22:59:30 on 21 June.

(BBC Press Office)