Medium and Long Wave Frequencies in Central Europe
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Last modified:
December 21 2009
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KHz / Status / Country / Programme / Power kW (effective ERP) / next city near transmitter / audio bandwidth / Programme type and remarks
531 Alg RTA 1 "Djazair" 600 Ain El Beida, ne NB arab, n: 300 kW
Far Kringvarp Foroeya 100 Akraberg 4.5 NB
Spa RNE Radio 1 6 4 tx 7.5- NB, daytime : RNE5 with 2x25 +2x20 kW
540 Hng Kossuth Radio 2000 Pecs, sc 6.4/4.1 NB, full power?
Spa Onda Cero Catalunia 50 Barcelona Com
549 Ger Deutschlandfunk 200 Bayreuth, s / Essen, w 4.5 NB info/cul
Rus RadiostantsyaMayak 650 St.Petersburg/Kaliningrad NB, other tx in remote Russia
&Irl Hot Country CIMR 30 Dundalk Com
558 Rom Radio Craiova 400 Craiova, wc PB Loc, + R.Rom.Cultural (NB)
Svn Muravideki Magyar R. 10 Maribor, e 5.5 PB min
Irn IRIB R.Farhan 1000 Gheslag, nw NB, 558.045 KHz
&Gbr Spectrum R. Int. 0.8 London, se Com Asian
567 Ita RAI Uno 80 Sicily,s / Bologna, n NB
576 Ger SWR Contra/MDR info 85 Stuttgart, s 6.3 PB
Bul Christo Botev (2nd) 500 Vidin, nw NB
585 Spa RNE Radio 1 600 Madrid, c 7.0 NB info
Fra FIP / Radio Urgences 10 Paris, c NB
&Sau Riyadh / Makkah 1200 Riyadh,c NB
&Gbr BBC Radio Scotland 2 Dumfries, nwSco PB, also R.Solway (Loc)
594 Ger HR-info 340 2 tx near Frankfurt 4.0/6.5 PB for Hessia
&Por R.Renascenca 20 Muge NB
&Bul Horizont 500 Pleven, nw NB
603 Fra France Info 300 Lyon ,e NB/Loc
Ger OldieStar 5 Berlin, e Com
Rom R.Rom.Actualitati 100 4 tx NB info, echo (not simulcasting), also mn German
&Gbr BBC Radio 4 (LW) 2 Newcastle, neEng NB aff
&Gbr Capital Gold 0.1 Maidstone, se Loc Com
612 Bos R.Bosnie i Herceg.1 100 Sarajevo, c NB, nominal 600 kW but probably reduced power
Ltu R.Baltic Waves 100 Vilnius, c relays of R.Svoboda(RFE), Sodruzhestvo, Russian Int.R., R.Polonia, R.Racja, European R. for Belarus
&Mrc RTM Arabic 300 Rabat, n NB arab
&Rus Radio Mayak 50 Petrozadovsk, n NB
621 Bel RTBF 1 300 Bruxelles, c 5.0 NB for Valony (French language)
Mda Voice of Russia 1000 Maiac FS in Greek a.o.
Spa RNE Radio 1 70 Palma + 2 tx NB
Egy Voice of the Arabs 500 Alexandria, ne NB arab
630 Nor NRK P1 /NRK Finmark 100 Vigra, c 4.3 NB/Loc mix
Tun RTT Arabic 300 Tunis, n NB arab
Rom R.Timisoara / mn 400 Timisoara, w NB, also "Maghiar German" Hungarian and German
Ger Stimme Russlands(VoR)80? Braunschweig, c FS Voice of Russia
639 Cze Cesky R.2/R.6 100 Praha, c / Ostrava, e NB cul, nominally Praha 1500 kW, 2 x 50 kW is a guess
Spa RNE Radio 1 300 La Coruna, nw + 5 tx 6.8 NB info
648 Gbr BBC World Service 500 Norwich, se 8.0/5.7 FS
Svn Muravidek Magyar R. 10 Murska Sobota PB in Hungarian, also Slowenja 1, stronger pwr?
657 Ita RAI Radio Uno 195 Turin/Naples/Bozano NB
Spa RNE 5 Madrid 20 Madrid, c PB
666 Ger SWR Contra/MDR info 300 Bodensee, s 6.0 PB
Spa SER 50 Barcelona, e Com
675 Ned Radio Maria (NL) 120 Utrecht, c relig
Lyb Al-Sitirakkiya 100 Benghazi, ne NB
Ukr R.Promin (UR1) 50 Uzhgorod, w NB
684 Spa RNE Radio 1 500 Sevilla, s NB info
Scg R.Beograd 1 200 Belgrade NB, reduced power?
693 Gbr BBC 5 Live 291 11 tx 6.4 NB talk
Ger VoRussia 250 Berlin FS
&Ita RAI Radio Uno 20 Potenza, c NB
702 Ger NDR Info/Funkhaus Eu. 7.5 Flensburg, n 4.2 PB info/mn/pop/Sp/Sh/BBC/France Info as on 972
Mco CRI - China R. Int. 400 Monaco FS in Italian, Chinese and French
711 Fra France Info 300 Rennes, nw 4.7 NB + Loc France Bleu Armorique
Ger SWR Contra/MDR info 10 Ulm/Heilbronn, sw PB
Rum Rom. Actualitati 50 Sighet, ne NB
720 Ger WDR 2 / Vera 85 Essen, w 4.7 PB pop/nonstop traffic announcements (daytime)
&Gbr BBC Radio 4 (LW) 11 3 tx NB aff
&Rom R.Rom.Actualitati 35 3 tx NB mix
&Por RDP Antena 1 150 Porto, nw + 5 tx NB mix
729 Spa RNE Radio 1 195 6 tx 5.0 NB info
&Irl RTE 1 / Radio Cork 10 Cork, sw NB, to be switched off 24 Mar 2008, possibly followed by relig px
&Grc ERA 1 150 Athens, c NB
&Ger Bayern 1 /mn 5 Würzburg, c PB sen
#Ger Deutschlandfunk 1 Putbus, ne NB
738 Spa RNE Radio 1 600 Barcelona, ne NB info
&Fra R.France Internat. 5 Paris FS
747 Ned 747 AM/Colourful R. 300 Flevoland, c 5.3 NB
&Bul Horizont 520 Petric, sw + 2 tx NB, also R.Blagoevgrad (Petric)
756 Ger Deutschlandfunk 300 Braunschweig,c/Ravensbg.s NB info/cul
Rom R.Rom.Actualitati 400 Sibiu, s NB
765 Swi RSR Option Musique 600 Lausanne, sw 4.1 NB in French
774 Spa RNE Radio 1 265 7 tx NB info
Cro Hrvatski Radio 1 50 Hvar, w NB mix
Egy Middle East Comm. 500 Abis NB
Ger WDR 2 5 Bonn, w 4.7 PB in wGer
&Gbr BBC R.Kent/5live 0.7 Littlebourne, se Loc / NB
&Gbr BBC R.Leeds/Asian Net 0.5 Farnley, cEng Loc / PB
&Gbr BBC Radio 4 2 2 tx NB
783 Ger MDR Info 100 Leipzig, ce 4.8 PB in eGer
&Spa Rock y Gol 50 Barcelona, ne Com
&Syr As-Suriyyah 1 600 Tartus, w NB 1st arab
792 Fra France Info 300 Limoges, c NB
Grc Voice of America 500 Kavalla, n FS in Greek a.o.
Ger NDR Info/Funkhaus Eu. 5 Lingen, nw PB info/mn/pop/Sp/Sh/BBC/France Info as on 972
Spa SER Radio Sevilla 20 Sevilla,s Com info
&Gbr BBC R.Ulster / BBCWS 1 Londonderry, NIrl PB/FS, daytime: BBC Radio Foyle
801 Ger Bavarian Open Radio 100 Munich / Nurnberg, s 6.3 PB youth/alternative music
810 Gbr BBC Radio Scotland 205 3 tx 6.5 PB mix Scotland
Mac Radio Skopje 300 Skopje, c 4.3 NB, tests, also minority programmes and Deutsche Welle relay
819 Egy "Jumhuriya" (1st) 1000 Alexandria, n NB arab
Ita RAI Radio 1 20 Trieste, n NB
Spa Radio Euskadi 10 San Sebastian, n Com in Euskera (Basque) and Spanish language
828 Spa Onda Cero Radio 50 Barcelona, ne Com Nat info
Ger NDR Info/Funkhaus Eu.20 Hannover, n PB info/mn/pop/Sp/Sh/BBC/France Info as on 972
Ger SWR Cont.Ra 10 Freiburg, sw PB info
&Bul R.Christo Botev(2nd) 540 Shumen, Sofia NB
837 Fra France Info 300 Nancy, e 4.8 NB
&Spa COPE 23 Burgos / Sevilla + 2 tx Loc, different px
846#Ita RAI 1 / Isoradio 25 Rome, c NB, DRM tests
:Rus Radio Podmoskovya 150 Moscow PB / Loc, only a few hours
&Irl Radio North 1 Donegal?, n Com not licenced, Country music and religious programmes
855 Rom R.Rom.Actualitati 1500 Bucarest NB mix
Spa RNE Radio 1 440 Murcia + 9tx NB info "Radio Nacional de Espana"
Ger Truck Radio 5 Nordkirchen, w Com Country
&Gbr BBC R.Norfolk 1.5 Norwich, e Loc
#Ger Deutschlandfunk 20 Berlin NB
864 Fra France Bleu Paris 300 Paris 4.6 NB + Loc "City Radio de Paris"
&Egy Al-Qahira 500 Santah NB arab Koran program
&Bul Horizont / Sp 10 Samuil NB m: Turkish pr.
873 Ger AFN 150 Frankfurt, c American Forces Network, pop
Rus Radio Rossii 3400 Moscow/Samara/Kaliningr+3tx NB
&Hng Calypso 873 /mn 22 Budapest, c Loc, mn "Nemzetisegi Adasok"
&Hng Pecsi Reg.Studio/mn 20 Pecs, sw Loc, mn "Nemzetisegi Adasok"
-Ukr Radio NART 50 Kiev, w Com
882 Gbr BBC Radio Wales 100 Cardiff, sWal PB mix for Wales
Ger MDR Info 20 Suhl, c PB info
Yug Radio Crne Gore 200 Montenegro, w PB
&Spa COM Radio 10 Barcelona, ne Com "Catalunya Ona Municipal"
891 Ned Radio 538 20 Maastricht, s 6.0 Com pop
Alg RTA 1 "Djazair" 500 Alger, n NB arab, n: 250 kW, exact freq: 890.96 khz
Rus Radio Yunost 50 Petrozadovsk (Karelia), nw NB
900 Ita RAI Radio Uno 600 Milano, n 5.3 NB mix "Radiouno"
&Sau Al-Saudiyah 1 1000 Qurayyat NB, also "Call Of Islam" 17-19 h
909 Gbr BBC 5 Live 466 11 tx 4.7 NB talk
Rom Radio Cluj 200 Jucu, c 7.0/4.7 PB
918 Svn Radio Slowenija 1 600 Ljubljana, c 7.0 NB mix
&Syr As-Suriyyah 1 600 Al Hasakah, ne NB arab
927 Bel R.Vlaandern Info 150 Brussels, c 4.8 NB for Vlaandern
*Isr Reshet B 50 Haifa, w NB
*Tur TRT 1 100 Izmir, w NB, only 04-08 UTC
936 Ger Bremen 1 100 Bremen, nw PB Oldies
Ita RAI Radio 2 40 3 tx NB / Loc Venice
945 Fra France Info 300 Toulouse, sw NB
*Gbr Capital Gold 0.7 Brighton, s Loc Com, daytime: South Coast R.
954 Cze Cesky R.2/R.6 273 Brno + 3 tx 6.5 NB cul, short delays
*Spa Radio Espana 20 Madrid Com Loc
&Qua Qatar Al Doha 1500 Al Arish NB arab main progr.
963 Fin CRI- China R. Int. 600 Pori 4.8 FS
Tun R.Tunis Int. 100 Jedeida, n FS
Gbr Club Asia 1 2 tx London, se Com
Bul Radio Horizont 85 3 tx NB
972 Ger NDR Info/Funkh.Eu. 100 Hamburg, n 4.3 PB info(day)/mn Funkhaus Europa / pop (night) +Sp +Sh, relays of BBC (18 CET)/ France Info (1830 CET)/ Funkhaus Europa (16 CET)
Ukr R.Promin 500 Nikolayev NB
&Gbr Club Asia 1 London Com Loc
981 Alg RTA 2 "Thakafiyah" 600 Alger, c NB in Berber, n: 300 kW
Ita RAI Radio Uno/Trst 10 Trieste, n NB / Loc in Slowenian
&Grc ERA Spor 200 Athens, c NB 4th
&Bul Radio Varna 150 Varna, e Loc
990 Ger Deutschlandr.Kultur 100 Berlin, e 4.7 NB mix Deutschlandradio Berlin
&Spa SER Radio Bilbao 15 Bilbao, n / Radio Cadiz,s Com info
&Gbr BBC Radio 5 live 1 Tywyn NB talk
&Gbr BBC R.Devon/5live 1 Exeter,sw Loc / NB
&Gbr Great Yorkshire Gold 0.2 Doncaster, e Com old
999 Ita RAI Radio 1 42 Perugia/Rimini/Cap.Vaticano NB
Spa COPE R.Pop.Madrid 50 Madrid, c Com info "Radio Popular de Madrid"
Mda Voice of Russia 300 Grigoriopol, e FS, also BBC and Deutsche Welle and Radio Pridnistroya
&Gbr Gem AM 0.2 Nottingham, nEng Com Loc pop
&Gbr BBC Solent/5live/WS 1 Southampton, s Loc / NB
1008 Ned Grootnieuws Radio 200 Flevoland, c 4.8 Com rlg
&Blr Kanal Kultura 70? 4 tx? NB 15-21 UTC
&Spa SER 15 Girona/Extremadura/Alicante Com Loc
1017 Ger SWR Contra/MDR info 100 Mainz, sw 4.2 PB
Rus Radio Rezonans 500 Moscow-Lesnoy Com
Spa RNE Radio 5 15 Granada / Burgos NB
1026 Blr Kanal Kultura 100 Mogilev + Mjadzel + 3tx NB 15-21 UTC
Gbr BBC Loc /BBC5 live 2 Jersey, s / Cambridge, se Loc / NB
Spa SER Radio Reus a.o. 24 Reus + 5 tx Com Loc
&Gbr Downtown Radio 1.7 Belfast Com Loc
1035 Est Pereraradio 100 Tartu, c Com Rel in Russian
&Ita RAI Radio 1 10 Pescara NB
&Gbr North Sound 2 + other 0.8 Aberdeen, Sco Com, also West Sound Ayr, RTL Country London, BBC R.Sheffield
-Ned Arrow Jazz FM planned Com
1044 Ger MDR Info 20 Dresden, se 4.7 PB info in eGer, inactive?
Spa SER 15 San Sebastian,n / Valladol. Com Loc
Rus R.Svoboda 20 Moscow (Kurkino), c FS (Radio Liberty)
Grc Macedonia 1 150 Thessaloniki PB in Greek Macedonia
1053 Gbr Talk Sport 135 12 tx 8.2 Com talk
Rom R.Iasi/Rom.Actual. 1000 Iasi PB, also R.Moldava (20-21)
1062 Ita RAI Radio 1 51 6 tx NB, delays
Cze Country Radio 20 Praha 4.7 Com Country, night 1 kW
:Dnk DR P5 250 Kalundborg, e only a few 30 min blocks over the day
1071 Svk R.Regina Kosice/Svk1 40 Kosice, e PB / Loc Kosice / NB "Slovensko 1"
&Gbr Talk Sport 2.5 Newcastle + 2 tx Com talk
1080*Spa SER 20 5 tx Loc: Granada, Palma, La Coruna, Huesca
*Spa Onda Cero R.Toledo 5 Toledo, c Loc
*Rus R.Rossii 100 Kovylkino, seEu NB
*Irn IRIB Arabic R. 750 Abadan, sw FS, //sat 13E 12437H A87 left channel
1089 Gbr Talk Sport 314 7 tx 8.2 NB talk, echoes
1098 Svk R.Devin 10 Bratislava? NB, power guessed
*Spa RNE 5 30 5 tx NB/Loc
1107 Ger AFN Power Network 10 Kaiserslt,sw 9.2 (!) Mil American Forces Network, seems like 50 KW
Ger AFN The Eagle 10 Amberg, se 9.0 Mil
Yug R.Beograd 1 150 Novi Sad, n NB
Spa RNE Radio 5 95 5 tx NB / Loc
Ita RAI Radio 1 100 Rome NB
&Gbr Moray Firth R. 1.5 Inverness, nSco Com Loc
1116 Ita RAI Radio 1 247 5 tx NB
Rus Radio Yantar 30 Kaliningrad, w Loc 05-07/15-1520, other times: Radiostanzja Yunost/Mayak
Hng Kossuth R./Misk./mn 15 Miskolc, ne NB, Loc "Miskolci Regionalis Studio", mn "Nemzetisegi Adasok"
Hng Györi Reg.Studio/mn 5 Mosonmagyarovar, nw NB, Loc, mn "Nemzetisegi Adasok"
&Spa SER 5 3 tx Com R.Albacete / R.Pontevedra / R.Tarrasa
&Gbr BBC R.Derby / 5live 1.2 Derby, w Loc / NB
1125 Bel VivaCité (RTBF) 20 Charleroi, sc 4.7 NB pop
Cro Hrvatski Radio 1 100 Deanovec NB mix
Rus Radio Orfey 150 St.Petersburg, nw NB cul
1134 Cro Hrvatski Radio 1 600 Zadar, w NB mix 14-0610 UTC
1143 Ger AFN Power Netw./Loc 15 Stuttgart, s + 7 tx Mil American Forces Network, echoes, Loc from Würzburg
Rus Mayak/VoR/RMR 300 Kaliningrad,w / Samara NB / FS, Russkoye Meshdunarodnoye R.
1152 Rom R.Rom.Aktualitati 950 Cluj, w / Kupavna NB, mix
&Rus Radio Orfey 150 Kupavna (Moscow) NB
&Gbr LBC 23 London Com Loc
&Gbr Classic Gold 1.1 Norwich, se / Plymouth, s Com Loc
&Gbr 4 Com.Loc.stns 10 6 tx Clyde 2, Glasgow / Piccadilly Gold, Manchester / Xtra AM, Birmingham / GNR, Newcastle
1161 Bul Horizont (1st) 560 Stara Zagora + 3 tx NB
&Gbr 5 Loc.stns 3 5 tx Radio Tay AM, Dundee / BBC Southern Counties Radio, Bexhill / Classic Gold, Hull / a.o.
&Egy Mid Delta R. 100 Tanta, n Loc
1170 Cro R.Capo d'Istria 100 Rijeka, w 6.0 PB mix in Italian, also R.Slowenija
:Blr Radio Minsk 800 Sasnovy FS, seems weaker
&Gbr 6 Com.Loc.stns 2 6 tx Swansea Sound / GNR, Stockton / Classic Gold a.o.
1179 Swe SR P1 / R.Sweden 2000 Malmoe, s 6.2/7.0 NB aff/ FS, also realys of R.Canada Int., trp 600 KW
Rom R.Rom.Aktualitati 207 Bacau, e / Vascau NB mix
*Grc ERA 4 / Makedonia 2 100 Thessaloniki, n NB/PB
1188:Hng MR 4 Nemzetiseg 150 Marcali Ethnic, only daytime
Ger MDR Info 3 Görlitz, c PB info for eGer
&Rus Deutsche Welle 10 St.Petersburg FS Rus. 4-5, 15-21 UTC
1197 Gbr Absolute Radio 6 9 tx 6.7 Com rock
Rom R.Cluj/R.Neumarkt 14 Brasov PB + German minority service
Blr Kanal Kultura 100 4 tx NB Cul 15-21 UTC
1206 Fra France Info 300 Bordeaux, sw NB
1215 Gbr Absolute Radio 326 13 tx 6.5 Com rock
:Rus Voice of Russia 600 Kaliningrad, w FS (exact: 1214.85 kHz), Russkoye Meshdunarodnoye R.
1224 Bul R.Horizont/R.Bulgar.500 Vidin, nw NB / FS
Spa COPE 40 7 tx Com/Loc
-Ned Amor FM 50? Almeere Com Indian planned
1233 Bel Pure FM (RTBF) 5 Liege, e 4.6 PB youth pop,
Gbr Absolute Radio 1.6 6 tx 6.4 Com rock
1242 Fra France Info 150 Marseille, s 4.7 NB
Gbr Absolute Radio 2 4 tx 6.5 Com rock
1251 Hng Kossuth/R.Nyir./mn 25 Nyiregyhaza/Szombathely NB, Loc "Nyiregihazi Regionalis Studio", mn "Nemzetisegi Adasok", echoes, 05-21 UTC
Ned 747 AM/Colourful R. 10 Maastricht, s 4.1 NB aff
&Gbr Classic Gold 0.8 Bury St.Edmunds, se Com (night: Classic Gold network)
1260&Spa SER 10 Murcia / Algeciras, s Loc and Nat Com
&Rus BBC Russian 20 Moscow (Kurkino), c FS
&Gbr Absolute Radio 0.5 Guildford, se Com
&Gbr Classic Gold Brunel 1.6 Brunel Loc Com (night: Classic Gold network)
&Gbr Sabras Radio 0.3 Leicester, nwEng Loc Com Asian
1269 Ger Deutschlandfunk 300 Neumuenster, n 4.5 NB info/cul +Sh
1278 Fra France Bleu 300 Strasbourg, e 5.0 NB pop / Loc "France Bleu Alsace" in Alsace dialect
1287 Isr Galei Zahal 100 Tel Aviv Mil/NB
Spa SER Local 14 R.Lerida / R.Lugo /R.Burgos Loc
:Svk R.Svobodna Europa 7 Laskomer FS, only 12-1215 UTC
1296:Gbr RNW/Onderweg/DW 500 Norwich, se 8-10 Onderweg (for Truck drivers), 20-22 R.Nederland W. (FS), 04-06 BBC/Deutsche Welle in DRM
Spa COPE Valencia 20 Valencia, e Com
&Gbr Radio XL 6 Birmingham, wEng Loc Asian
&Bul R.Christo Botev(2nd)150 Kardzhli,e NB
1305 Bel Pure FM (RTBF) 5 Marche PB youth pop
Rus Radio Druzhba 300 Moscow Com?, tests
Gbr Premier Radio 1 London Loc Com relg
1314 Rom Antena Satelor 21 2 tx Com
Rom Romania Actualitata - Novaci NB, also mn German
Uae Voice of America 2000 Dubai FS
Fra Loisirs AM 5 Paris Com, night: 1kW
1323:Ger Stimme Russlands 1000 Erfurt , c 4.4 FS (VoRussia) + religious sces.
&Rom R.Cluj/R.Neumarkt 7 Targu Mures PB + German minority service
&Rus Grand Petrov 10 St.Petersburg, nw Com
&Gbr Capital Gold 0.5 Brighton, s Com, day: South Coast Radio
&Gbr BBC Somerset Snd/R.5 0.6 Bristol, sw NB / Loc, day: Sommerset Sound
1332 Cze Cesky R.2/R.6 50 Domamil, se NB / relays
Rom R.Romania Actualitati50 Galati, e NB
&Gbr Premier R 0.5 London Com relg
&Gbr Classic Gold 0.5 Peterborough Com old
1341 Gbr BBC Radio Ulster 100 Belfast, nIrl 6.0/4.1 PB mix for NIrl,BBC World Sce at night, some Gaelic newscasts
Hun Magyar Katolikus R. 285 2 tx 4.6 rlg
&Egy Holy Quaran a.o. 100 Cairo, ne NB
1350 Fra Radio Orient 10 Nice, se Com arab
Hng Györi Reg.Studio/mn 5 Györ, nw Loc, mn "Nemzetisegi Adasok" echoes
Hng Kossuth/Szolnok/mn 5 Szolnok, e NB, Loc "Szolnoki Regionalis Studio", mn "Nemzetisegi Adasok"
:Arm Deutsche Welle/TWR 1000 Gavar FS Trans World R. 1930-21 / DW 21-2130
1359 Spa RNE Radio 1 300 Madrid, c NB info, reduced pwr at night?
Gbr Classic Gold Breeze 0.3 Chelmsford, eEng Com pop (night: Classic Gold network)
1368 Ita RAI Radio 1 20 Firenze, c NB
Gbr Manx Radio 20 Isle of Man PB sen
Gbr BBC R.Lincolnshire 2 Lincoln, eEng + 2 stns Loc sen
1377 Fra France Info 300 Lille, n 4.7 NB
1386:Ltu China R. Int. 500 Sitkunai, c 4.7 FS relays
Spa Euskadi Irratia 50 Bilbao, n PB
&Grc ERA 2 50 Athens, c NB "Deftero Programma"
&Irn IRIB Radio 1 400 Ahwaz, w NB
&Gbr Carilon R. 1W Leicester, w Loc
&Gbr Anker R. 1W
1395 Ned Big L 20 Trintelhaven, n Com from UK
:Alb R.Tirana 1000 Vlake, w 5.5 FS 1930-2200
1404 Rom Radio Cluj 50 Sighet, n PB 04-19, also mn German
Fra France Info 350 5 tx 4.7 NB, Loc "France Bleu Armorique" in Brest
Fra France Bleu 70 Ajacco, Corse Isl. NB
1413 Oma BBC WS / Arabic 1000 Masirah Isl., e FS
Gbr Premier Radio 1 London (2 tx) Com relg
Gbr BBR R.5/Gloucetersh. 5 Glouceter, wWng 6.1 Loc
Spa RNE R.5 20 Jaen,s/Girona,ne/Vigo,nw NB/ Loc
1422 Ger Deutschlandfunk 600 Saarbruecken, sw 4.5/3.2 NB info/cul
1431:Ukr Voice of Russia 500 Kopani FS in Russian, Arabic a.o.
Dji Radio Sawa 600 Djibouti FS arab-pop (USA)
&Gbr Classic Gold Breeze 0.3 Essex, eEng Com Loc (night: Classic Gold network)
&Ita RAI Radio 1 2 Foggia NB
1440 Lux RTL Radio (German) 300 Luxembourg 5.3 Com pop (day+evening), DRM tests, also China Radio Int.(French and German) and religious sces. (German)
*Yug Novi R.Beograd 10 Jagodinja, c NB
*Sau Al-Saudiyah 1 1600 Dammam, e NB arab, also "Call Of Islam" 17-19 h
1449 Lyb Al-Sitirakkya 20+ Misurata, n NB, Voice of Homeland //sat 16E 7.56 MHz
Ita RAI Radio 1 62 11 tx NB
&Gbr BBC Radio 4 (LW) 2 Aberdeen, eSco NB aff
1458:Alb Radio Tirana 500 Vlake, w FS
Rom R.Rom.Actualitati 50 Constanza, e NB
Gbr Sunrise Radio 50 London 6.7 Com Asian Community
&Gbr BBC Local Radio 2 Newcastle, neEng a.o. Loc
1467 Fra TWR 1000 near Monaco, se 4.2/5.2 Rel 18-2330
Mco Radio Maria 50 Monaco Rel Com when TWR is not active
Mda VoRussia/China R.In.100 Grigoriopol, e FS 1430-2100 in var.languages
1476 Spa Euskadi Irratia 50 San Sebastian, n PB
1485 Spa SER 16 5 tx Com, R:Alcoy, R.Santander, R.Zamora, R.Vilanova, R.Antequera
&Gbr BBC R.Humberside/R.5 2 Hull, neEng Loc / NB
&Gbr BBC R.Merseyside/R.5 1 Liverpool, nwEng Loc / NB
&Gbr BBC Southern Cty.R./5 1 Guildford, seEng Loc / NB
&Gbr Classic Gold 1485 1 Newbury, sEng Loc (night: Classic Gold network)
&Ger AFN Bavaria Big Gun 0.6 2 tx American Forces, pop / Loc
&Ned Haagstad R. 1.1 Den Haag, w Com
-Ned Radio Marina - 2 tx Com planned
&Ger SWR 1 0.3 2 tx PB
&Ger SWR 4 Baden-Wuertt. 1 Baden-Baden, sw PB
&Swi RSR 1/2 1 Saviese, w PB
#Ger Einkaufsradio/Radio1 3 3 tx (all Berlin) Com
#Ger SWR Das Ding 1 Kaiserslautern, sw PB pop
& several low power stations all over Europe
1494:Rus Voice of Russia 1200 St.Petersburg, nw FS (Eng+Scand.), Russkoye Meshdunarodnoye R.
Fra France Info 25 Cle-F/Bayonne/Besancon NB/Loc
Fra France Bleu/R.Corsa 20 Bastia PB Reg: "Radio Corsa Frequenza Mora"
&Mda Radio Luceafarul 60 2 tx NB, Moldova channel 2, one transmitter with drifting frequency
1503 Irn IRIB 100 Bushehr, sw NB arab
&Bih R.Zavidovici/RFE-RL 1 Zavidovici, c Loc / NB R.BiH 1 / RFE-RL
&Egy R.Matruh/S.Sainaal 25 Al Arish, ne Loc "Shamaal Sainaal"=North Sinai Radio
&Gbr BBC R.Stoke/BBC5live 1 Stoke-on-Trent, wEng 6.5 Loc / NB
&Scg Beograd 202 10 Beograd, n NB pop
1512*Grc ERA 2 100 Chania, Crete, s NB
1521 Sau Al-Saudiyah 1 2000 Duba, nw NB arab
Spa SER 2 Castellon Com info
Chn China R.Int. 500 Xingjiang, w 6.7 FS in Russian 11-20 / 00-02 UTC
Gbr Classic Gold 1521 1 Brighton area,s Com Loc (night: Classic Gold network)
1530 Vat Radio Vatican 300 Vatican FS relg
Rom Radio Cluj 14 Mhaileni, c PB mix, 04-19
Rom Radio Actualitati 14 Mahmudia, se NB
*Gbr Classic Gold 0.7 Yorkshire Com Loc
1539 Ger ERF 200 Frankfurt, sw Com relg "Evangelismusrundfunk"
*Spa SER 4 Elche-Elx / Manresa Com info
*Irn IRIB Radio 1 ? Arbat, w? NB
1548:Mol VoRussia/China R.I.1000 Maiac, c FS
Gbr Capital Gold 100 London Com old
&Gbr Max AM 2.2 Edinburgh, cSco Com Loc + other local stns
1557 Fra France Info 300 Nice, se NB
Ltu R.Baltic Waves 150 Sitkunai, c FS relays
Cro Hrvatski1/R.Osijek 20 Osijek, e NB mix/ Loc
-Ned Magic - Amsterdam, c Com planned
&Gbr Capital Gold 1.2 North/Southampton Com
1566 Gbr County Sound Gold 0.7 Guildford, se Com old
Gbr BBC R.Somerset/5live 0.6 Bristol area, sw Loc / NB
*Irn IRIB Radio 1 100 Bandar Abbas, s NB
*Ind AIR 1000 Nagpur PB, weak and only in the late afternoon, one of the stronger far distance stations
1575 Ger Stimme Russlands 100 Burg, c 3.6/1.8 FS Russia, 14-22, 4-8 UTC
#Ger Oldiestar 100 Burg, c Com DRM, 0-4 (100 KW), 8-14 UTC (20 KW)
Fra Radio Nouveaux Talents 5 Paris Com
Ita RAI Radio 1 56 Genova, nw + 2 tx NB mix
&Spa SER Radio Pamplona 10 Pamplona, n Com, also: Radio Cordoba a.o.
*Kuw Radio Farda 800 Kuwait 7.5 FS(USA for Iran)
1584&Gbr BBC R.Nottingham/5 1 Clipstone, cEng Loc
&Cze Country Radio 1 Brno Com
&Gbr BBC R.Hereford&Worces.0.3 Wooferton, wEng Loc
&Gbr London Turkish R. 0.2 London Com
&Gbr Tay AM 0.2 Perth, eSco Com
&Rom R.Micul Samaritean 5 5tx Com rel?
-Fra Beur FM 1 Perpignan, s Com
several low power stns all over EU
1593 Rom Radio Cluj 9 Sibiu, s + Oradea, nw 04-19 /Antena Siuliu (only Sibiu)/ mn in Hungarian, German and Ukrainian
Rom R.Targu Mures/mn 14 Harghita, c 04-19 /mn "Neumarktner Rundfunk" in German
#Ger WDR 2 Klassik Langenberg, w Cul
Fra Littoral AM 10 Lamballe
*Rom R.Actualitati - ? weaker than Cluj/Targu Mures, after 19 UTC
*Egy R.Matruh/Kuran 10 Martuh, n Loc pop / NB
*Kuw VoA R.Free Iraq 150 Kuwait 8.0 FS (by USA in Farsi)
1602&Ita RAI R.1/Sender Bozen 2 Bozano, n NB / Loc in German
&Spa Radio Vitoria 25 Bilbao, n PB in Basque
&Spa SER / Loc 10 Linares/Segovia/Cartagena/Ontinyent Com
&Hng R.Egerszeg 1 Zalaegerszeg,w Com Loc pop, about 10 Hz off the frequency. Sounds distorted.
&Gbr BBC R.Kent 0.2 Rusthall, se Loc / NB
&Ned R.Waddenzee/Seagull 1 Harlingen, ne Com
-Fra Radio Orient 1 Nimes Com
several low power stns all over EU
1611&Vat Radio Vatican 100 Vatican FS, only some hours, also DRM
1600 - 1700 pirate stations from the Netherlands
1600 - 1800 pirate stations from Greece and the Balcan (some also operate in the regular MW range)
(powers reach from a few watts up to 5 KW)
153 Ger Deutschlandfunk 500 Heidelberg, sw 4.0 NB info/cul, +Sp, night: 250 kW towards N/S/W, 22 kW towards E/SE
Rou Antena Satelor/RA 1200 Bod NB rural, 22-05 R.Romania Actualitati
162 Fra France Inter 2000 Allouis, c 4.5 NB mix
171 Rus R.Rossii 600 Kaliningrad, w 4.0 NB
*Rus R.St.Chechenya Sv. 1200 Krasnodar, seEu PB, "Radiostanzya Chechenya Svobodna", station reported to be pro-russian
*Mrc Medi 1 2000 Nador, ne Com
177 Ger Deutschlandr.Kultur 500 Berlin-Oranienburg, e 4.5 NB mix, DRM tests at night
183 Ger Europe 1 6325 Saarbruecken,sw 4.6 Com for France, transmitter power 2 MW beaming sw with 5 dB gain, ERP to ne only 1 KW
189*Isl RAS 1 300 Gufuskalar, nw NB
198 Gbr BBC Radio 4 (LW) 600 Birmingham, wEng + 2 tx Sco 4.7 NB aff
Pol R.Bis/Parlament 300 Warszawa NB, also FS
207 Ger Deutschlandfunk 500 Munich, s NB info/cul, night: 250 kW N/S, 2.5 kW E/W
Isl RAS 1 120 Eidar, e NB
216 Fra RMC Info 1400 Marseille, se Com pop
225 Pol Polskie Radio 1 600 Warszawa, e 5.7/4.5 NB mix
234 Lux RTL (French) 2000 Luxembourg Com pop
243#Den DR Kalundborg 300 Kalundborg, e NB Current Affairs, reduced power for DRM
252 Alg RTA /3/4 1500 Alger, n NB arab, Arabic, French and Int. Sces.
Irl RTE 300 County Meath, e 4.5 NB
261 Rus Radio Rossii 2500 Moscow, cEu NB
*Bul R.Horizont 40 Sofia, w NB
270 Cze R.Zurnal/Ces.Radio1 650 Brno, e NB
279 Blr Belaruskaye Radio 1 500 Mahiliou 5.2 NB
*Tkm Turkmen R.1 150 Asghabat NB //5015
* = weak signal / some can only be picked up in the night when the other stations pause
& = heavy interference / inferior signal unless you're close to the transmitter
: = only a few hours on air
# = digital modulation (DRM = Digital Radio Mondiale)
- = currently not active / planned
tx= transmitter (no of transmitter sites)
px= programme
//= parallel
audio bandwidth: refers to the demodulated AM signal. Some stations send out reduced treble above a certain frequency. In these cases the first value refers to the spectrum with decreased treble, the second one refers to the spectrum with full amplitude. All values are based my own spectrum analysis with free SpecLab software. Errors are possible.
Modern hifi tuners usually dissapoint as far as AM is concerned. Walkmen are not bad. Very good are old radios from the 70ies or older ones with valves.
Maybe your grandma has got one in the attic.
The best thing you can get are communications receivers.
For portable use, I decided for the
the Grundig Yacht Boy 400 (€ 200, with shortwave, filters and SSB).
In short test it beated the Sony ICF7600 (similar). The Sangean PR3L (€ 90 without shortwave) wasn't tested too bad too. In the USA the solid "GE Super Radio" seems to have a good reputation (about 40 $, thanks, Morris for the hint).
Switch off the PC, the TV and the cell phone,
and plug off external power supplies because they cause heavy
interference.
The sound quality on AM is very poor
and never reaches the FM-sound as FM, but it is very intersting to get a
hunch how radio is made elsewhere. AM (standing for Amplitude Modulation)
makes it possible that two and more stations can be heard
simultaneously on one frequency, even with one much weaker than the
other. So listen for the background.
Most of the powerful stations pause with their transmissions in the night.
Listening to the clear frequencies can be really exciting then because weaker
stations can get through suddenly.
Darkness leads to strong signals up to 1500 km. So in the night all Europe can be heard.
On some channels up to 4 stations appear all at once.
Very interesting are the hours just before sundown and just after sundown.
The local stations in a destination up to 50 km remain the strongest ones anyway. Between
50 and 200 km there is a "skip zone" with weaker signals.
Over the sea reception is much better.
Very interesting is also short wave. There you can hear all
the continents of the world with their foreign services, most of them with
English programmes for some hours of the day. On MW you get the
national domesic services.
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Abbreviations and Explanations
Columns:
Types of broadcasters:
Formats:
Countries:
Alb= Albania
Alg= Algeria
Arm= Armeniad
Aus= Austria
Bel= Belgium
Bih= Bosnia and Hercegovina
Blr= Belorussia
Bul= Bulgaria
Cro= Croatia
Cze= Czech Republik
Dnk= Denmark
Egy= Egypt
Est= Estonia
Far= Faroe Islands
Fin= Finland
Fra= France
Gbr= Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Ger= Germany
Grc= Greece
Hng= Hungary
Ind= India
Irl= Ireland
Irn= Iran
Isl= Iceland
Ita= Italy
Lib= Libya
Ltu= Lithuania
Lux= Luxemburg
Lva= Latvia
Mco= Monaco
Mda= Moldavia
Mkd= Macedonia
Ned= Netherlands
Nor= Norway
Oma= Oman
Pol= Poland
Por= Portugal
Qua= Quatar
Rom= Romania
Rus= Russia
Sau= Saudi-Arabia
Scg= Yugoslavia (Serbia and Crne Gore=Montenegro)
Spa= Spain
Svk= Slovakia
Svn= Slovenia
Swe= Sweden
Swi= Switzerland
Syr= Syria
Tur= Turkey
Uae= United Arab. Emirates
Ukr= Ukraine
Vat= Vaticane
Local stations should be completely included for Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, and the Benelux
Introduction
Surf the Medium Wave ! You can travel the world in front of your speaker.
This list originally was for people who want to start exploring
the medium wave. Actually it has become more and more comprehensive, also including some weaker stations. The strong ones you'll notice first are bold.
Receivers
Antennas
Walkmen and transistor radios often have built-in antannas. You can
focus the reception directions by turning the whole receiver.
If your receiver has an AM antenna plug, connect it with a wire (5 m is good, 100 m is better). If possible, lead that wire through a window
to the outside. Sometimes radiators are amazingly good antennas. Put
the receiver close to it or connect the wire with it.
Avoid disturbances
Evening and Nighttime Reception
Daytime reception
In the daytime, only local reception is possible.
Transmitter coverage in accordance to power (kw) during light hours
with an average receiver, built-in antenna or 1 m wire in the summer
kW Long Wave 520 - 800 800 - 1630 KHz
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0.1 60 30 20 kilometres
1 100 50 30
10 200 100 70
100 500 300 150
1000 1000 500 300
Which receiver?
The best thing you can get are communications receivers.
Good receivers usually cost at least about $ 500 or Euro.
For the portable use there are cheaper receivers. They are
good to make the "first steps" in medium wave reception.
I've tested the Grundig Yacht Boy 400 against the Sony ICF 7600 D. Both tend
to be best in the $ 200 - class.
The Grundig had better results on MW and a better sound quality.
They both include SSB, two filters and full shortwave range.
In Germany the Yacht Boy 400 was available for about 150 €.
But the expensive communications receivers are much better on short wave.
Overseas reception on MW will become only possible with
the exprensive ones, in combination with an outdoor antenna.
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