List of shortwave radio broadcasters

This is a List of shortwave radio broadcasters updated on Mar 21, 2024: ^{[1] [2]}

By country

State	Broadcaster	First shortwave broadcast	Last shortwave broadcast	Currently broadcasting on SW	Currently broadcasting online	Notes
Afghanistan	Radio Kabul	2011	2020	No
Albania	Radio Tirana	1937	2022	No	Yes	Relayed by Radio Miami International (WRMI) from 2017-2022. Online as Radio Tirana International.
Algeria	Radio Algérienne	1962		Yes
Angola	Rádio Nacional de Angola	1979	2022	No
Argentina	Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior	1949		Yes		Relayed by Radio Miami International (WRMI)
	Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel	1979		Yes
Armenia	Public Radio of Armenia	1926	2018	No
	Dengê Kurdistanê	2012		Yes
Australia	Radio Australia	1939	2017	No	Yes	Operated by the public Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Continues online as ABC Radio Australia/ABC Pacific
	2FC	1925?	1930?	No	No
	3LO	1925?	1930?	No	No
	4QG	1925?	1930?	No	No
	6WF	1925	1929	No	No	Transmissions of shortwave parallel ceased Sep 1929 when ABC/PMG assumed control
	VLR	1925?	1930?	No	No
	VK2ME	1925?	1930?	No	No
	VK3ME	1925?	1930?	No	No
	VK6ME	1925?	1930?	No	No
	Reach Beyond Australia	2003		Yes		Religious broadcaster. Based in Kilsyth, Victoria
	Radio Hobart International	2004		Yes		Based in Hobart, Tasmania.
	North Queensland Radio	2017		Yes		Based in Innisfail, Queensland.
	Shortwave Australia	2022		Yes		Based in Bendigo, Victoria.
	77400 FM	2017	2018	No		Based in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
	Ozy Radio	2017	2018	No		Based in Perth, Western Australia.
	Radio Symban	2008	2018	No		Based in Sydney, New South Wales.
	Genesis Radio	2016	2018	No		Based in Sydney, New South Wales.
	Station X	2016	2018	No		Based in Wee Waa, New South Wales.
	Unique Radio	2016	2018	No		Based in Gunnedah, New South Wales. Relays via WINB.
Austria	Radio Austria International	1955	2003	No
	Ö1 International	2003	2009	No
Azerbaijan	İctimai Radio	2006	2018	No
	Voice of Justice	1997		Yes
	Voice of Talyshistan	2013		Yes
Bahrain	Radio Bahrain	1971	2019	No
Bangladesh	Bangladesh Betar	1939		Yes
Belarus	Radio Belarus	1962	2016	No
Belgium	RTBF International	2004	2009	No
Benin	Radiodiffusion et télévision du Bénin	1972	2009	No
Bhutan	Bhutan Broadcasting Service	1991	2020	No		Last Heard in November 2020
Bolivia	Radio Mosoj Chaski	1999		Yes		Based in Cochabamba.
	Radio Santa Ana del Yacuma	1999		Yes		Based in Santa Ana del Yacuma, Beni Department.
	Radio San Miguel	?		Yes		Based in Riberalta, Beni Department.
	Radio Eco	?		Yes		Based in Reyes, Beni Department.
	Radio Fides	?		Yes		Based in La Paz.
	Radio Panamericana	1972		Yes		Based in La Paz.
	Radio Patria Nueva	?		Yes		Based in La Paz.
	Radio Pio XII	?		Yes		Based in Siglo Veinte, Oruro Department.
	Radio Yura	2000		Yes		Based in Yura, Potosi Department.
	Radio Santa Cruz	1975		Yes		Based in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Department.
Botswana	Radio Botswana	1965	2007	No
Brazil	Rádio Nacional da Amazônia	1977		Yes		Based in Brasília, Distrito Federal. Operated by the public EBC. Targeted to the population of Brazilian Amazon.
	Radio Integração	?		Yes		Broadcast from Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre.
	Radio Verdes Florestas	?		Yes		Broadcast from Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre.
	Rádio Difusora do Amazonas	1948		Yes		Broadcast from Manaus, Amazonas.
	Rádio Rio Mar	1954	2017	No		Broadcast from Manaus, Amazonas.
	Rádio Brasil Central	1950		Yes		Broadcast from Goiânia, Goiás.
	Rádio Daqui	?	2017	No		Broadcast from Goiânia, Goiás.
	Rádio Inconfidência	1936		Yes		Broadcast from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Operated by Empresa Mineira de Comunicação (Minas Gerais Communication Company), the public broadcasting company of the state of Minas Gerais.
	Rádio Itatiaia	1952	2017	No		Broadcast from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
	Rádio Congonhas	?		Yes		Broadcast from Congonhas, Minas Gerais.
	Rádio Marumby	1976		Yes		Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Curitiba, Paraná.
	Radio Cultura Filadélfia	?		Yes		Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná.
	Rádio Alvorada de Londrina	2001		Yes		Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Londrina, Paraná.
	Rádio Difusora de Londrina	1950		Yes		Broadcast from Londrina, Paraná.
	Rádio Clube do Pará	1928		Yes		Broadcast from Belém, Pará.
	Radio Rural	?		Yes		Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Santarem, Pará.
	Radio Relogio	?		Yes		Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro.
	Rádio Gaúcha	1927		Yes		Broadcast from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
	Rádio Guaíba	1957		Yes		Broadcast from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
	Super Rede Boa Vontade	1992		Yes		Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
	Rádio Trans Mundial	1970	2018	No		Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul.
	Radio Caiari	?		No		Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Porto Velho, Rondônia.
	Rádio Roraima	?		Yes		Broadcast from Boa Vista, Roraima.
	Rádio Cultura de Cuiabá	?		Yes		Broadcast from Cuiabá, Mato Grosso.
	Rádio Voz Missionária	?		Yes		Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Camboriú, Santa Catarina.
	Rádio Nove de Julho	1953		Yes		Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from São Paulo, São Paulo.
	Rádio Bandeirantes	1937	2017	No		Broadcast from São Paulo, São Paulo.
	Rádio Deus é Amor	1962		Yes		Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from São Paulo, São Paulo.
	Rádio Canção Nova	1980		Yes		Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Cachoeira Paulista, São Paulo.
	Rádio Aparecida	1951		Yes		Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Aparecida, São Paulo.
	Rádio Cultura	1932		Yes		Broadcast from Araraquara, São Paulo.
	Rádio Meteorologia	?		Yes		Broadcast from Ibitinga, São Paulo.
	Rádio Educadora	1939		Yes		Broadcast from Limeira, São Paulo.
	Rádio Novo Tempo	1989		Yes		Religious broadcaster. Broadcast from Jacareí, São Paulo.
Bulgaria	Radio Bulgaria	1930	2012	No
	Radio Na Gaskiya	2018		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Nigeria.
	Raadiyoo Warra Wangeelaa	?		Yes		Religious broadcaster.
Burkina Faso	Radio Burkina	1959	2010	No
Burundi	Radio-Télévision nationale du Burundi	1960	2003	No
	Radio République Africaine	2001	2015	No		Clandestine station targeted Burundi.
Cameroon	Cameroon Radio Television	1987	2000	No
	FM Mont Cameroon	?	2011	No
	Voice of the Gospel	1966		Yes		Religious broadcaster.
Canada	Radio Canada International	1945	2012	No	Yes (podcasts only)	Transmitted via CKCX in Sackville, New Brunswick. Operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Known as CBC International Service until 1970. Continues as a web portal in 7 languages and produces podcasts in 5 foreign languages.
	CBC Northern Service	1960	2012	No	Yes	Relayed via CKCX to northern Quebec. Continues online and via AM and FM relays
	CFCX	1920	2010	No		A relay of CINW, based in Montreal, Quebec.
	CFRX	1937		Yes		A relay of CFRB, based in Toronto, Ontario.
	CFVP	1931	2023	No		Based in Calgary, Alberta.
	CHNS	1955	2001	No		Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
	CHU	1923		Yes		National Research Council time signal. Based in Ottawa.
	CKFX	1923	2007	No		Based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
	CKZU	1946	2017	No		A relay of CBU, based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
	CKZN	1939	2017	No		Based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, relay of CFGB Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Intended target is remote areas of Labrador. Silent since 2017 but license renewed in 2022 by the CRTC.
	CRCX	1930 [3]	1938 [4]	No		Based in Bowmanville, Ontario, originally VE9GW, founded by Gooderham and Worts as a relay of CKGW Toronto. Leased by the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission in 1933 along with CKGW, and renamed CRCX. Both stations purchased by the CBC in 1937.
	Bible Voice Broadcasting	2000		Yes		Religious broadcaster. Does not have its own transmitter but leases time on transmitters in Nauen, Tashkent, Sofia, and Yerevan [5]
Cape Verde	Radio Nacional de Cabo Verde	1987	1989	No
Central African Republic	Radio Maïngo	2007		Yes
Chad	Radiodiffusion et de Télévision du Tchad	1984	2013	No
	Radio Ndarson International	2018		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Chad.
China, People's Republic of	China Radio International	1941		Yes
	Voice of Jinling	1986		Yes
	Voice of Strait	1958		Yes
	Voice of Shangri-La	1986		Yes
	Beibu Bay Radio	1984		Yes
	Tibet People's Broadcasting Station	2003		Yes
	Inner Mongolia People's Broadcasting Station	1950		Yes
	Xinjiang People's Broadcasting Station	1950		Yes
	Qinghai People's Broadcasting Station	1970		Yes
	Gannan People's Broadcasting Station	1960		Yes
	Guizhou People's Broadcasting Station	1968		Yes
	Sichuan Radio and Television	1960		Yes
	Hunan People's Broadcasting Station	1970		Yes
	Hulunbeir People's Broadcasting Station	1950		Yes
	China Huayi Broadcasting Corporations	1991		Yes
	Voice of Pujiang	2011	2013	No
China, Republic of/Taiwan	Voice of Free China / Radio Taiwan International	1949		Yes
	Fu Hsin Broadcasting Station	1956		Yes
	Kwanghua Broadcasting Station	1988		Yes
	PCJ Radio	2008	2020	No	No
Croatia	Voice of Croatia	1991	2013	No
Colombia	Cadena Melodía de Colombia	1947	2012	No
	Alcaraván Radio	?		Yes
Comoros	Radio Comores	1975	1997	No
Cuba	Radio Havana Cuba	1961		Yes	Yes
	Radio Progresso	1929		Yes
	Radio Rebelde	1958		Yes
Cyprus	Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation	1953	2013	No
	Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation	1963	2017	No
Czech Republic	Radio Prague	1936		Yes		Leases time on various transmitters. Relayed on Radio Miami International (WRMI) since 2011.
Denmark	Radio Denmark	1948	2004	No
	World Music Radio	1967		Yes
	Radio 208	2019		Yes
	Radio OZ-Viola	2018	2018	No
Democratic Republic of Congo	Radio Télé Candip	1974		No
	Best Radio	2001		No
Republic of Congo	Radio Congo	1945		Yes
Djibouti	Radiodiffusion Television de Djibouti	1977	2010	No
Ecuador	HCJB	1931		Yes		International and regional broadcasts ended in 2009. Current shortwave broadcasts target Ecuador only.
Egypt	Voice of the Arabs/Radio Cairo	1953		Yes
Equatorial Guinea	Radio Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial	1967	2021	No
Eritrea	Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea	1993		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Ethiopia.
Ethiopia	Ethiopian National Radio	1987		Yes
	Somali Regional State Radio	?		Yes
	Voice of the Tigray Revolution	?		Yes
	Radio Oromiyaa	?		Yes
	Amhara Regional State Radio	?		Yes
	Radio Fana	1994		Yes
	Voice of Peace and Democracy of Eritrea	2005		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Eritrea.
	Voice of Democratic Alliance of Eritrea	1999		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Eritrea.
Finland	YLE Radio Finland	1938	2006	No		Transmitted via Lahti radio station from 1938 to 1948, Pori shortwave station from 1948 to 1987 and finally then new Pori's shortwave center in Preiviiki district from 1987 to the end of 2006. Known before early 1970s as shortwave service of Finnish Broadcasting Company.
	Scandinavian Weekend Radio	2000		Yes
France	Radio France Internationale	1945/1975		Yes	Yes	Known from 1945 to 1975 successively as RTF Radio Paris, RDF Radio France, and ORTF Radio Paris
	Poste Colonial	1931	1938	No	No	State-owned, aimed at French colonial empire.
	Paris-Mondial	1938	1940	No	No	State-owned, terminated by German invasion of France during WWII.
	Radio-Paris Mondial	1940	1944	No	No	Used by German occupation forces to broadcast German propaganda in French, internationally
	La Voix de la France	1941	1944	No	No	Operated by Vichy France regime with propaganda broadcasts aimed at French colonies.
	Radio Eritrea International	2012		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Eritrea.
	Radio Adal	2016	2018	No		Clandestine station targeted Eritrea.
	Radio Al-Mukhtar	?	2018	No		Religious broadcaster. Clandestine station targeted Eritrea.
	Radio Xoriyo	2000		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Eritrea.
	Sagalee Qeerroo Bilisummaa	2016		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Eritrea.
	Eye Radio	2016	2018	No		Clandestine station targeted Eritrea.
	Quê Me Radio	?		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Vietnam.
French Polynesia	Radio Tahiti	1934	?	No
Gabon	Africa No 1	1979	2013	No		Most powerful shortwave station in Africa
Germany	Deutsche Welle	1953		Yes	Yes	State-owned
	Radio Berlin International	1959	1990	No	No	East German station absorbed by Deutsche Welle due to German reunification
	Deutscher Kurzwellensender (German Shortwave Station)	1933	1945	No	No	Nazi-era station operated by the Foreign Radio Section of the Ministry of Propaganda
	Weltrundfunksender (World Radio Station)	1929	1933	No	No	Shortwave station operated by the Reichspost (post office)
	Deutscher Wetterdienst	1952		Yes		Weather station
	Evangelische Missions-Gemeinden	?		Yes		Religious broadcaster.
	Radio Darc	?		Yes
	Radio Gloria International	1976	2018	No
	Radio Joystick	1985		Yes
	Hamburger Lokalradio	?		Yes
	Channel 292	1975		Yes
	Voice of Oromo Liberation	1992		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Ethiopia.
Georgia	Radio Georgia	1925	2005	No
	Voice of Abkhazia	1992	2016	No
Ghana	Ghana Broadcasting Corporation	1935	2007	No
Greece	Voice of Greece	1938	2022	No
Guinea	Radio Télévision Guinéenne	1958	2021	No
Guinea-Bissau	Radiodifusão Nacional da República de Guiné-Bissau	1973	1987	No
Hungary	Radio Budapest	1950	2007	No
Iceland	Rikisutvarpid	1948	2007	No
India	All India Radio	1939		Yes
	Voice of Kashmir	2002		Yes
	Azad Kashmir Radio	?		Yes
	Athmik Yathra Radio	1985		Yes		Religious broadcaster.
Indonesia	Voice of Indonesia	1945		Yes
Iran	IRIB World Service	1956		Yes
	Voice of the Islamic Palestinian Revolution	2015		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Israel.
	Radio Payam-e Doost	2001	2018	No		Clandestine station targeted Iran.
Ireland	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	1995	2004	No
Israel	Israel Radio International	1950	2013	No
Italy	Rai Italia Radio	1930	2007	No
	Italian Broadcasting Corporation	1979	2018	No
Ivory Coast	Radiodiffusion-Télévision Ivorienne	1962	1996	No
Japan	NHK World Radio Japan	1935		Yes
	Radio Nikkei	1954		Yes
	Shiokaze Radio	2004		Yes		Clandestine station targeted North Korea.
	Furusato no Kaze Radio	2007		Yes		Clandestine station targeted North Korea.
Kenya	Kenya Broadcasting Corporation	1928	2006	No
Kuwait	Radio Kuwait	1983		Yes
Laos	Lao National Radio	1960	2020	No
Latvia	Radio Riga/Radio Latvia	1925	2009	No
Liberia	Radio ELWA	2000		Yes
Libya	Libyan Radio and Television Network	2011	2013	No
Lithuania	Radio Vilnius	1952	?	No
Madagascar	Radio Madagasikara	1960		Yes
Malawi	Malawi Broadcasting Corporation	1964	2002	No
Malaysia	Voice of Malaysia	1963	2011	No
	Radio Klasik FM	2012		Yes
	Radio Free Sarawak	2010	2014	No		Clandestine station targeted Malaysia.
Mali	Office de Radiodiffusion-Television du Mali	1983		Yes
Mauritania	Radio Mauritanie	1960	2012	No
Mexico	Radio México Internacional	1968	2004	No
	Radio Educación	1924		Yes
Mongolia	Voice of Mongolia	1966		Yes
Morocco	Radio Mediterranee Internationale	1980	2017	No
	SNRT Radio National	1956	2012	No
Mozambique	Radio Mozambique	1975	2001	No
Myanmar	Myanmar Radio	1946		Yes
	Thazin Radio	?		Yes
Namibia	Namibian Broadcasting Corporation	1979	2004	No
Nepal	Radio Nepal	1951	2019	No
Netherlands	Radio Netherlands Worldwide	1947	2013	No
	Philips Radio (PCJJ & PHOHI)	1927	1947	No	No	Private broadcaster. PHOHI was aimed at Dutch colonies in the East and West Indies, PCJJ was an international station broadcasting in English, Spanish, German and Dutch. Service suspended in 1940 due to World War II, resumed in 1945 until 1947 when the stations were nationalized and became Radio Netherlands.
	The Mighty KBC	2009		Yes		Aimed at European truckers. Broadcast via WRMI Miami since 2023. Previously used transmitters in Vilnus, Lithuania and Nauen, Germany.
New Zealand	Radio New Zealand International	1948		Yes
Niger	La Voix du Sahel	1958	2012	No
Nigeria	Voice of Nigeria	1961		Yes
	Radio Nigeria-Kaduna	1962	2017	No
	Radio Na Gaskiya	2018		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Nigeria.
	Radio Herwa International	2017	2018	No		Clandestine station targeted Nigeria. Relayed by Radio Miami International (WRMI) since 2018.
North Korea	Pyongyang Broadcasting Station	1955		Yes		Jammed in South Korea.
	Korean Central Broadcasting Station	1945		Yes		Jammed in South Korea.
	Voice of Korea	1945		Yes
	Voice of Unification	2013		Yes		Clandestine station targeted to South Korea and also jammed in South Korea.
	Voice of National Salvation	1970	2003	No		Clandestine station targeted to South Korea and also jammed in South Korea.
Norway	NRK	1948	2002	No
	Voice of Tibet	1996		Yes		Clandestine station targeted China.
	Democratic Voice of Burma	1992		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Myanmar.
	Bergen Kringkaster	2012		Yes
Oman	Radio Sultanate of Oman	1970	?	No
Pakistan	Radio Pakistan	1973	2016	No
	Voice of Jammu and Kashmir Freedom Movement	1999	2015	No		Clandestine station targeted India.
Papua New Guinea	National Broadcasting Corporation	1973		Yes
Paraguay	Radio Nacional del Paraguay	1942	2005	No
	LV del Chaco Paraguayo	?		Yes		Based in Filadelfia, Boqueron Department.
	Radio P'ai Puku	?		Yes		Based in Asuncion.
	Radio Licemil	?		Yes		Based in Ypané.
Peru	Radio La Voz Bolivar	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Bolivar in Peru.
	Reina de la Selva	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Chachapoyas in Peru.
	Radio Logos	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Chazuta in Peru.
	Radio Vision	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Chiclayo in Peru.
	Radio Voz Cristiana	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Chilca in Peru.
	Radio OAW7J	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Cusco in Peru.
	Radio OAW7I	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Cusco in Peru.
	Radio Tawantinsuyo	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Cusco in Peru.
	La Voz de las Huarinjas	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Huancabamba in Peru.
	Radio Virgen del Carmen	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Huancavelica in Peru.
	Radio Huanta	?	2017	No		Broadcasts from Huanta in Peru.
	Radio Cultural Amauta	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Huanta in Peru.
	Radio Ondas del Huallaga	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Huanuco in Peru.
	Radio Ancash	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Huaraz in Peru.
	Radio Melodia	?	2017	No		Broadcasts from Hunter Aqp in Peru.
	Radio OAD3A	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Independecia in Peru.
	La Voz de la Selva	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Iquitos in Peru.
	Radio Victoria	?	2017	No		Broadcasts from Lima in Peru.
	Radio Pacifico	1964		Yes		Broadcasts from Lima in Peru.
	Radio San Antonio de Padua	1993	2006	No		Broadcasts from Padua in Peru.
	Radio Madre de Dios	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Puerto Maldonado in Peru.
	Radio Quillabamba	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Quillabamba in Peru.
	Radio OAW2H	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Santiago de Chuco in Peru.
	Radio Tarma	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Tarma in Peru.
	Chaski Radio	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Urubamba in Peru.
	Radio San Antonio	?		Yes		Broadcasts from Villa Atalaya in Peru.
Philippines	Radyo Pilipinas Worldwide	1972		Yes
	Radio Veritas	1969	2018	No		Religious broadcaster.
	FEBC Radio	1949		Yes		Religious broadcaster.
Poland	Radio Polonia	1936	2013	No
Portugal	RDP Internacional	1935	2011	No
Qatar	Qatar Media Corporation	1971	2002	No
Romania	Radio Romania International	1927		Yes
Russian Federation	Radio Moscow / Voice of Russia	1929	2014	No
	Radiostansiya Rodina	?	?	No		Translates to Radio Station Motherland
	Radiostansiya Atlantika	?	?	No		Broadcast to the Soviet fishing fleet
	Radio Mayak	1964	?	No
	Radio Station Peace and Progress	1964	1991	No
	National Broadcasting Company of Sakha	2005	2018	No
	GTRK Kamchatka	2018		Yes
	GTRK "Adygea"	1992	2020	No
Rwanda	Radio Rwanda	1961	2015	No
Saint Helena	Radio Saint Helena	1967	2009	No
São Tomé and Príncipe	Radio Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe	1975	1988	No
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Broadcasting Corporation	1962		Yes
	Radio Al-Azm	2017		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Yemen.
Senegal	Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise	1950	1997	No
Serbia	Radio Belgrade / International Radio of Serbia	1935	2015	No
Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation	1934	2002	No
Singapore	Radio Singapore International	1994	2007	No
Slovakia	Radio Slovakia International	1993		Yes		Relayed through Radio Miami International (WRMI) since 2011.
Slovenia	Radio Slovenia International	1992	2012	No
Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation	1975		Yes
Somalia	Puntland TV and Radio	2013		Yes
	Warsan Radio	2016		Yes
Somaliland	Radio Hargeisa	2012		Yes
South Africa	Radio RSA / Channel Africa	1966	2019	No
	South African Radio League	1925		Yes
	Radio Sonder Grense	1937		Yes
South Korea	KBS World Radio	1953		Yes
	KBS Hanminjok Radio	1972		Yes		Jammed by North Korea.
	Korea Radio	2005		Yes		Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
	North Korea Reform Radio	2007		Yes		Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
	Voice of Wilderness	1993		Yes		Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
	Voice of Freedom	2008		Yes		Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
	Radio Free Chosun	2005		Yes		Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
	Open Radio for North Korea	2005	2018	No		Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
	Voice of the People	1986		Yes		Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
	Radio Echo of Hope	1973		Yes		Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
	MND Radio	2010	2013	No		Targeted North Korea and also jammed by North Korea.
Spain	Radio Exterior de España	1942		Yes
Sri Lanka	Radio Ceylon	1949		Yes
Sudan	Voice of Africa	1956		Yes
Suriname	Radio Apintie	1980		Yes
Sweden	Radio Sweden	1938	2010	No
	IBRA Media	?		Yes		Religious broadcaster.
	Radyo Denge Welat	2012		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Turkey
	Radio Ranginkaman (Rainbow Radio)	2012		Yes		Clandestine station targeted lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
Switzerland	Swiss Radio International	1930	2004	No
Syria	Radio Damascus	1957	2013	No
Tajikistan	Voice of Tajik	1991		Yes
Tanzania	Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation	1951	2005	No
	Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation	1951		Yes
Thailand	Radio Thailand World Service	1938		Yes
Tunisia	Radio Tunis Chaîne Internationale	1938	2015	No
Turkey	Voice of Turkey	1937		Yes
Togo	Radiodiffusion-Télévision Togolaise	1973	2003	No
Uganda	Uganda Broadcasting Corporation	1963	2015	No
Ukraine	Radio Ukraine International	1950		Yes		Relayed by Radio Miami International (WRMI) since 2010
United Kingdom	BBC World Service	1932		Yes	Yes	Previously known as the BBC Empire Service (1932-1939), BBC Overseas Service (1939-1965)
	Voice of the People of Somaliland	2017	2017	No
	Dandal Kura	2015		Yes
	Al-Quds TV	2009	?	No
	End Times Coming Radio	?		Yes		Religious broadcaster.
United States	Voice of America (VOA)	1942		Yes	Yes	Government-owned broadcaster
	Radio Free Europe	1949		Yes		Government-owned broadcaster originally targeting Eastern Europe during the Cold War
	Radio Liberty	1953		Yes		Government-owned broadcaster originally targeting the Soviet Union during the Cold War
	Radio Martí	1985		Yes		Government-owned broadcaster targeting Cuba
	American Forces Network	1970		Yes
	Radio Free Asia	1951		Yes		Government-owned broadcaster targeting People's Republic of China and other Communist countries in East Asia.
	Radio Farda	2002		Yes		Government-owned broadcaster targeting Iran
	Radio Azadi	2002		Yes		Government-owned broadcaster targeting Afghanistan
	Radio Mashaal	2010		Yes		Government-owned broadcaster targeting Pashtuns in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
	KGEI	1939	1994	No		Based in Redwood Shores, California.
	KJES	1992	2014	No		Based in Vado, New Mexico.
	KNLS	1983		Yes		Based in Anchor Point, Alaska.
	KYOI	1982	1989	No		Based in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.
	KWHR	1993	2009	No		Based in Naalehu, Hawaii.
	WWRB	1977	2020	No		Based in Manchester, Tennessee.
	WWCR	1989		Yes		Based in Nashville, Tennessee.
	WTWW	2010	2022	No		Based in Lebanon, Tennessee.
	WRNO	1982	2011	No		Based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
	WRMI Radio Miami International	1994		Yes	Yes	Based in Okeechobee, Florida.
	WMLK	1981		Yes		Based in Bethel, Pennsylvania. Religious broadcaster.
	WINB	1962		Yes		Based in Red Lion, Pennsylvania.
	WRHI	1985		Yes		Based in Furman, South Carolina.
	WEWN	1992		Yes		Based in Irondale, Alabama.
	WBCQ	1998		Yes		Based in Monticello, Maine.
	WJHR	2009		Yes		Based in Milton, Florida. (Broadcasts in Upper Side Band)
	WSHB	1989	2004	No		Based in Furman, South Carolina
	The Voice of Hope	1986	2023	No		Religious broadcaster.
	Trans World Radio	1952		Yes		Religious broadcaster.
	Adventist World Radio	1971		Yes		Religious broadcaster.
	Far East Broadcasting Company	1945		Yes		Religious broadcaster.
	University Network	1975		Yes		Religious broadcaster.
	Family Radio	1959	2013	No		Religious broadcaster.
	Oromia Media Network	2016	2018	No		Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
	Radio Tamazuj	2011		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Sudan.
	Radio Dabanga	2008		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Sudan.
	Radio Biafra	?	2018	No		Clandestine station targeted Nigeria.
	KAIJ	1980	2018	No		Based in Dallas, Texas.
	KTBN	1987	2008	No		Based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
	WHRA	1985	2009	No		Based in Greenbush, Maine.
	Follow the Bible Ministries	2015		Yes		Religious broadcaster.
	Voice of Khmer M'Chas Srok	2014	2018	No		Clandestine station targeted Cambodia.
	Sound of Hope	2003		Yes		Clandestine station targeted China.
	Voice of China	1991		Yes		Clandestine station targeted China.
	Radio Republica	2005		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Cuba.
	Radio Itahuka	2016		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Rwanda.
	Radio Sedaye Mardom	2015	2017	No		Clandestine station targeted Sudan.
	Radio Munansi	2018		Yes		Clandestine station targeted Uganda.
Uruguay	Radiodifusion Nacional Uruguay	1945	2015	No
Vanuatu	Radio Vanuatu	1980		Yes
Vatican City	Vatican Radio	1931		Yes	Yes	https://www.vaticannews.va/en/short-waves.html
Venezuela	Canal Internacional de Radio Nacional de Venezuela	1936	2010	No
Vietnam	Voice of Vietnam	1945		Yes
	Dien Bien Radio Station	?	?	No		No Longer broadcast on shortwave.
Western Sahara	National Radio of the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic	1975	2011	No
Yemen	Radio Sanna	1991		Yes		Irregular
Zambia	Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation	1941	2022	No
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation	1963	2012	No

By frequency

Frequency (MHz)	Program	Transmitter site	Time, UTC	Days	Language	Power (kW)	Az	Remarks
3.965	Radio France Internationale (DRM)	Issoudun	01:00-00:57	1234567	French (Digital)	1	ND	RFI
3.975	6160 Shortwave AM Radio	Winsen	16:00-18:00	.234567	English	1	ND
3.985	SRF Schweizer Radio	Kall-Krekel	16:00-17:00	1234567	German	1	ND
3.995	HCJB Deutsch	Weenermoor	05:30-15:30	1234567	German	1.5	ND	HCJ
4.026	Laser Hot Hits	?	00:00-00:00	1234567	English	?	?
4.625	UVB-76	Kerro	00:00-00:00	?	Russian	?	?
4.996	RWM Etalon Vremeni	Taldom	?	?	Russian	5	?	RC3
5.000	IAM Segnale Orario	Rome	?	?	Italian	?	?	EUR
5.140	Charleston Radio International	Bozen	00:00-24:00	1234567	English	1	ND
5.825	Radio OZ-Viola	Hillerod	?	?	Danish	0.15	?
5.830	Dniprovs'ka Khvylia	Zaporizhzhia	04:00-07:00	.....67	Ukrainian	0.25	?
5.840	World Music Radio	Karup	00:00-00:00	1234567	Danish	0.1	ND	-
5.895	LKB/LLE	Bergen Kringkaster	04:30-23:00	1234567	Norwegian	1	ND	E-3
5.900	BIBLE VOICE BCN/ Radio Dardasha7	Kostinbrod (Sofia)	18:15-18:30	1234567	Arabic	50	126	BVBN
5.905	Deutscher Wetterdienst	Pinneberg	16:00-16:30	1234567	German	10	ND
5.920	HCJB Deutsch	Weenermoor	05:30-15:30	1234567	German	1	145	HCJ
5.970	China Radio International	Cerrik	16:00-18:00	1234567	German	150	330
5.980	Scandinavian Weekend Radio	Virrat	00:01-00:00	.....6.	Finnish	0.1	ND
6.000	Radio Rossii Adygeya	Tbilisskaya			Russian	1000
6.005	BBC	Woofferton	05:00-06:00	1234567	English	250	184
6.005	Schweizer Radio SRF	Kall-Krekei	10:30-11:00	.23456.	German	1	10
6.070	Radio Channel 292	Rohrbach Waal	05:25-19:00	1234567	German, Dutch, English	25	ND
6.085	Radio MiAmigo	Kall-Krekei	09:00-14:00	1234567	English	20	ND
6.090	Caribbean Beacon (University Network)	Anguilla	22:00-10:00	1234567	English	100	320	CBB
6.150	Radio Marabu	Dattteln	06:00-16:00	1234567	German	0.15	ND
6.150	Europa 24	Dattteln	16:00-18:00	1234567	German	0.15	ND
6.155	Ö1	Moosbrunn			Deutsch	300
6.160	6160 AM Shortwave Radio	Winsen	10:00-12:00	.234567	English	1	ND
6.170	Scandinavian Weekend Radio	Virrat	00:01-00:00	.....6.	Finnish	0.1	ND
6.170	Radio Onda	Margraten	00:00-24:00	1234567	Portuguese-English	0.35		RON
6.175	Radio France Internationale	Issoudun	09:00-12:00	1234567	French	100	153,267
6.180	Deutscher Wetterdienst	Pinneberg	16:00-16:30	1234567	German	10	ND
6.205	Laser Hot Hits				English
6.990	Radio Voronezh		12:00-15:00	1234567	Russian	1	ND	?
7.285	China Radio International	Cerrik	09:00-09:57	1234567	Romanian	150	ND
7.330	Radio Joystick	Moosbrunn	10:00-11:00	1......	English	100	283	MVB/MBR
7.345	BBC	Woofferton	05:00-06:00	1234567	English	250	170
7.365	HCJB Deutsch	Weenermoor	06:00-16:00	1234567	German	2	145
7.440	Radio Channel 292	Rohrbach Waal
7.450	ERT3 102FM	Athens			Greek	100
9.275	WMLK Radio	Pennsylvania	17:00-22:00	123456	English	300	53
9.420	ERA I Foni tis Elladas	Athens	05:00-22:55	1234567	Greek	250	323	ERT
9.50	Golos And	Nauen	15:30-16:30		Russian
9.545	BBC	Kostinbrod-Sofia	17:30-17:49	.23456.	Amharic	200	156
9.565	China Radio International	Cerrik	15:00-15:57	1234567	Turkish	150	ND
9.640	VATICAN RADIO	Santa Maria di Galeria	16:40-17:00	1234567	Ukrainian	100	54
9.645	VATICAN RADIO	Santa Maria di Galeria	06:05-07:00	1.....	Ukrainian	250	26
9.830	Adventist World Radio	Nauen	16:00-16:30	1234567	Bulgarian	100	135
9.935	ERA I Foni tis Elladas/ERT3 102 FM	Athens	13:00-04:55	1234567	Greek	100	285
9.996	RWM Etalon Vremeni	Taldom	?	?	Russian	8	?
11.530	Voice of Welt (Radyo Denge Welat)	Issoudun	15:00-21:00	1234567	Kurdish	250	90	MEZ
11.645	ERA I Foni tis Elladas	Athens	?	1234567	Greek	100	?
11.700	VATICAN RADIO	Santa Maria di Galeria	16:40-17:00	1234567	Ukrainian	100	58
11.740	VATICAN RADIO	Santa Maria di Galeria	06:05-07:00	1......	Ukrainian	250	62
11.920	China Radio International	Cerrik	14:00-15:57	1234567	French	150	240
11.955	Adventist World Radio	Moosbrunn	15:00-15:30	1234567	Turkish	300	115
11.980	Dniprovs'ka Khvylia	Zaporizhzhia			Ukrainian		0.25
12.005	Radio Farda	Woofferton	13:00-18:00	1234567	Persian	300	90
12.160	TWR India	Kishinev-Grigoriopol	14:45-15:45	.23456.	Panjabi	300	98
13.565	S06 Spy Numbers		09:10-09:15	1234567	?	?	?
13.690	Radio France Internationale	Issoudun	16:00-17:00	1234567	Hausa	500	170
13.800	Golos And	Nauen	15:30-16:30		Russian
14.996	RWM Etalon Vremeni	Taldom	?	?	Russian	8	?
15.150	WMLK Radio	Pennsylvania	04:00-09:00	123456	English	300	53
15.390	Radio Exterior de Espana	Noblejas	18:00-22:00	1234567	Spanish	200	161
15.520	Radio Exterior de Espana	Noblejas	14:00-18:00, 18:00-22:00	1.....7, 1234567	Spanish	200	110
15.785	bit eXpress	Erlangen	00:00-00:00	1234567	German	0.1	ND
17.605	Adventist World Radio	Moosbrunn	14:30-15:00	1234567	Afar	300	140
17.620	Radio France Internationale	Issoudun	18:00-19:00	1234567	French	500	175
17.640	Radio Free Asia	Lampertheim	11:00-12:00	1234567	Tibetan	100	77
17.715	Radio Exterior de Espana	Noblejas	14:00-18:00, 18:00-22:00	1.....7, 1234567	Spanish	200	230
17.770	Radio Xoriyo Ogaden	Issoudun	16:00-16:30	.2...6.	Somali	500	130	OGM
17.830	Radio Farda	Biblis	08:30-15:30	1234567	Persian	100	85
17.850	Radio France Internationale	Issoudun	18:00-19:00	1234567	French	500	155
17.855	Radio Exterior de Espana	Noblejas	14:00-18:00, 18:00-22:00	1.....7, 1234567	Spanish	200	290
21.580	Radio France Internationale	Issoudun	08:00-09:00	1234567	French	500	150
21.620	Radio Exterior de Espana	Noblejas	14:00-18:00	1.....7	Spanish	200	161
21.690	Radio France Internationale	Issoudun	16:00-17:00	1234567	French	500	185	RFI
25.000	MIKES Aikamerkki	Espoo	?	?	Finnish	-	-
25.900	Zeleniy Glaz	Moscow	?	?	Russian	?	?
26.060	Railway Roma (DRM)	Rome	?	?	Italian (Digital)	?	?

See also

• International broadcasting
• List of American shortwave broadcasters
• List of European short wave transmitters
• Shortwave broadcasting

References

1. WRTH 2017. WRTH Publications Limited. 2017. ISBN   978-0955548192.
2. "Article Index". British DX Club. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
3. World Radio 1932 worldradiohistory.com ^{[ dead link ]}
4. "The early shortwave stations : A broadcasting history through 1945 9781476604749, 1476604746".
5. https://www.short-wave.info/