This file is a supplement to the 2021 edition of World Radio TV Handbook. It summarises the changes to the B20 schedules printed in the book.

Contact details and other information about the stations shown in this file can be found in the International Radio section of WRTH 2021.

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BONAIRE (BES)

TWR BONAIRE (Rlg)Spanish Days Area kHz2130-2300 daily Car 800twb (add)

CHINA (CHN)

CHINA RADIO INTERNATIONAL (CRI) (Gov)Notes: Some, mainly European, language services have been replaced either all, or in part, by Chinese music ‘filler’ programming. Although supposedly temporary, some of these language replace-ments have been running in this manner for an extended period of time.

CZECHIA (CZE)

RADIO PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL (Pub)English Days Area kHz0230-0300 daily Car 5010rmi (add)0400-0430 daily LAm 9955rmi (ex m.....s)2000-2030 .t..... Eu,NAm 15770rmi (del) 2100-2130 daily Eu,NAm 15770rmi (add)2330-2400 daily NAm 5850-rmi (add)French Days Area kHz0430-0500 daily LAm 9955rmi (add)2130-2200 daily Eu,NAm 15700rmi (add)Spanish Days Area kHz0200-0300 daily Car 7780rmi (del) 0230-0300 daily Car 5010rmi (add)

DENMARK (DNK)

NB: Following a large number of changes, the entries for R. 208, R. OZ-Viola and World Music R. have been fully revised.

RADIO 208 See World Music Radio (WMR).

E: mail@radio208.dk W: www.radio208.dk; www.facebook.com/Radio208-1279107618884457Webcast: LMW: [ISH] Ishøj: 1440kHz 0.5kWSW: [HVI] Hvidovre: 1 x 0.25kW, 1 x 0.1kW

Revised complete scheduleEnglish Days Area kHz0000-2400 daily Eu 1440ish0700-1600 daily Eu 5970hvi*Key: * Power output, at time of publication, is 0.1kW. The 0.25kW main transmitter is currently awaiting spares.V: QSL-card (For reports sent by mail; Rp preferred: 2 IRCs or 5 EUR); eQSL-card (for email reports). Reception via remote receivers will not be verified.Notes: Produced by Hartvig Media ApS. Sister station of World Music Radio (WMR). See separate entry, below.

RADIO OZ–VIOLA Engparken 35, DK-3400 Hillerød, Denmark.E: jansteendk@hotmail.comW: ozviola.dk; www.facebook.com/groups/1575652522537756LP: Owner: Jan Steen Sørensen (OZ8AO).SW: [HIL] Hillerød: 1 x 0.15kW

Revised complete scheduleEnglish Days Area kHz1200-1400 .....ss Eu 5980hil 2200-2300 ..w.... Eu 5980hilAnn: Danish: “Velkommen til OZ-Viola”.V: e-QSL.Notes: R. OZ-Viola is a weekend/leisure time operation by a group of SW/Amateur (ham) radio enthusiasts.

WORLD MUSIC RADIO (WMR) P.O.Box 112, DK-8960 Randers SØ, Denmark.E: wmr@wmr.dk W: wmr.dk; www.facebook.com/WorldMusicRadioWMRWebcast: LLP: Dir (Hartvig Media ApS): Stig-Hartvig Nielsen.MW: [HVI] Hvidovre: 927kHz 0.5kW‡SW: [BRG] Bramming: 1 x 0.15kW (F.pl: 0.5kW); [MAA] Marslet: F.pl (will be used during A21 summer season on 25770kHz); [RND] Randers: 1 x 0.2kW.

Revised complete scheduleEnglish Days Area kHz0700-1745 daily Eu 5930brg0700-2000 .....ss SEu 15790rnd Key: ‡ 927kHz is due to commence broadcasts in the very near future.V: QSL-card (For reports sent by mail; Rp preferred: 2 IRCs or 5 EUR); eQSL-card (for email reports). Reception via remote receivers will not be verified.Notes: Produced by Hartvig Media ApS. Initially launched as a pirate radio station in 1967 and, later, as a licenced station with own SW transmitter from Karup, Denmark (until 2005). The licences for MW are temporary & renewed annually. The SW technical licences are renewed twice per year.

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Notes for using this update:Schedule additions, deletions, frequency changes and other updates, are shown in parentheses () at the end of the relevant line.Schedule additions are shown as (add), whilst sched-ule deletions are shown as (del).Frequency changes or other updates are detailed in black italics.Changes to broadcast times are shown in black italics underneath the existing time.New broadcaster/station entries are shown entirely in green.Changes since the previous file release are marked in blue italics.Where a frequency has an asterisk (*) etc. after it, see the ‘KEY’ section at the end of the schedule entry.The following symbols may be used in this update file:† = Irregular transmissions/broadcasts;‡ = Inactive at editorial deadline;± = variable frequency;+ = DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) transmission.

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FRANCE (F)

RADIO FRANCE INTERNATIONALE (RFI) (Pub)

Fulani Days Area kHz0730-0800 daily WAf 11875iss (add)0830-0900 daily WAf 15455iss (add)Mandinka Days Area kHz0700-0730 daily WAf 9710iss (add)

INDIA (IND)

ALL INDIA RADIO (AIR) (Pub)Revised complete schedule

Arabic Days Area kHz0500-0600 daily ME,NAf 15030bgl1730-1930 daily ME,NAf 9620bglBaluchi Days Area kHz0300-0400 daily WAs 9950delBengali Days Area kHz0030-0900 daily BGD 594kkt*1000-1830 daily BGD 594kkt*Burmese Days Area kHz0245-0345 daily SEA 15030delChinese Days Area kHz2345-0115 daily EAs 13695bglDari Days Area kHz0745-0845‡ daily WAs 11560del1330-1430 daily WAs 9950del, 11560bglFarsi Days Area kHz0800-0830 daily ME 15030bgl1615-1730‡ daily ME 9620bglFrench Days Area kHz1930-2030 daily Eu,Af 9620del+Indonesian Days Area kHz0130-0230 daily SEA 13695bglNepali Days Area kHz0400-0500 daily SAs 11740del, 15030bgl0900-1000 daily SAs 9950delPashto Days Area kHz0845-0930 daily WAs 11560del, 17830bgl1430-1545‡ daily WAs 9950del, 11560bglRussian‡ Days Area kHz0945-1045 daily Eu 17830bgl+Sinhala‡ Days Area kHz0615-0645 daily SAs 11560del1300-1500 daily SAs 15185delSwahili Days Area kHz1215-1315 daily EAf 15030bglThai‡ Days Area kHz0245-0330 daily SEA 13645bglTibetan Days Area kHz1045-1200 daily SAs 11560delKey: + DRM transmission; ‡ These services/broadcasts will com-mence at a later date; * Maitree service to Bangladesh.

FEBA INDIA (Rlg)Malayalam Days Area kHz1245-1315 ...tfs. SAs 11590twr (ex 11580)

TWR INDIA (Rlg)Bhatri Days Area kHz1315-1330 ......s SAs 11590twr (add)Dzongkha Days Area kHz0045-0100 .....s. SAs 7590kch (ex 7280)

English Days Area kHz1245-1300 mtw...s SAs 11590twr (add)1250-1255 mtwtf.. SAs 12040twr (add)Hindi Days Area kHz0045-0100 ......s SAs 7590kch (ex 7280)0045-0115 mtwtf.. SAs 7590kch (ex 7280)1245-1250 mtwtf.. SAs 12040twr (add)Punjabi Days Area kHz1430-1500 mtwtfs. SAs 9290erv (add)1445-1545 mtwtf.. SAs 7505kch (del)Urdu Days Area kHz1500-1530 daily SAs 9290erv (add)1600-1630 daily SAs 7590kch (del)Notes: In addition to the above, broadcasts that were on 11590kHz between 1300-1500 from the ‘erv’ transmitter site, have moved to 9290kHz.

JAPAN (J)RADIO JAPAN (NHK WORLD) (Pub)English Days Area kHz0430-0500 mtwtf.. Eu 6185mos (ex 6155)0500-0530 .....ss Eu 6185mos (ex 6155)

NETHERLANDS (HOL)MIKE RADIO

Revised complete scheduleDutch Days Area kHz0800-0900 ......s Eu 5810heeEnglish Days Area kHz0600-0800 ......s Eu 5810heeDutch/English Days Area kHz0900-2400 ......s Eu 5810hee†Key: † Irregular relays.

SINGAPORE (SNG)TWR ASIA (Rlg)English Days Area kHz1200-1230* .....s. EAs 9910twr+ (add)Japanese Days Area kHz1130-1200* .....s. EAs 9910twr+ (add)1245-1315 ......s EAs 7500twr+ (del)Key: + DRM; * Plans to extend Japanese block to 60 mins, with the second half hour replacing the current English programme.

SLOVAKIA (SVK)TWR EUROPE AND CAMENA (Rlg)Kazakh Days Area kHz1545-1600 daily CAs 7590kch (ex 6240tac)Russian Days Area kHz1800-1815 m...... CAs 1377erv (add)

SOUTH AFRICA (AFS)TWR AFRICA (Rlg)Arabic Days Area kHz1730-1800 mtwtf.. EAf 17745asc (add)

SWEDEN (S)IBRA MEDIA (Rlg)Amharic Days Area kHz1615-1630 ..wtf.s EAf 9540erv (del)1630-1700 daily EAf 9540erv (del)Guragena Days Area kHz1615-1630 mtw.... EAf 9540erv (del)

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TAIWAN (Rep. of China) (TWN)RADIO TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL – RTI (CHUNGYANG KUANGPO TIANTAI) (Gov)Chinese Days Area kHz1000-1100 daily EAs 9610tsh (ex 7300)Korean Days Area kHz1030-1100 daily EAs 7300pao (ex 9610)2200-2230 daily EAs 6085tsh (ex 5955)Russian Days Area kHz1700-1730 daily Eu 5900sof (not 5990)

UNITED KINGDOM (G)

BBC WORLD SERVICE (Pub)English Days Area kHz0000-0100 daily SAs 5845erv (ex 5875)0100-0200 daily SAs 5945erv (ex 5970)2200-2400 daily SEA 5845sng (ex 5890)Farsi Days Area kHz1830-1930 daily ME 6140sof (ex 6170)French Days Area kHz1800-1830 daily CAf 9540sof (ex 6180)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

RADIO FREE ASIA (RFA) (Gov)Burmese Days Area kHz0030-0130 daily BRM 7435dha (add),

7540dsb (del)0700-0800 daily BRM 15315sai (add),

17815tin (add)1230-1330 daily BRM 9350dsb (del),

15120kwt (ex 15110), 15135dha (add)

1330-1430 daily BRM 9380dsb (del)

VOA ASHNA RADIO (Gov)Dari Days Area kHz1500-1530 daily WAs 9835wof (ex 13860)Dari/Pashto Days Area kHz1530-1630 daily WAs 9835wof (ex 13860)Pashto Days Area kHz1430-1500 daily WAs 9835wof (ex 13860)

VOICE OF AMERICA (VOA) (Gov)Bengali Days Area kHz1600-1630 daily SEA 1575bph (del)Burmese Days Area kHz0030-0230 daily SEA 1575bph (add)1600-1800 daily SEA 1575bph (add)2330-2400 ....fs. SEA 1575bph (add)

English Days Area kHz1630-1700 daily SEA 1575bph (del)Tigrinya Days Area kHz1900-1930 daily EAf 9485bot, 12040dha, (ex mtwtf..) 13765kwtVietnamese Days Area kHz2130-2200 daily SEA 1575bph (del)

KVOH – VOICE OF HOPE (Rlg)Revised complete schedule

English Days Area kHz0200-0700 .twtfss LAm 9975vohSpanish Days Area kHz0000-0200 .twtfss LAm 9975voh

SUPREME MASTER TV (Rlg)Revised complete schedule

English/Various Days Area kHz0000-0100 daily Car,SAm 5800rmi0100-0700 daily NAm 9455rmi0700-1000 daily NAm 9395rmi1000-1100 daily NAm 9455rmi1100-1400 daily NAm 7570rmi1400-2000 daily Eu,ME,Af 15770rmi2000-2200 daily NAm 9395rmi2200-2400 daily Car,SAm 5800rmi

THE OVERCOMER MINISTRY (Rlg)Revised schedule

(Only relays via WRMI shown)English Days Area kHz0000-1100 daily NAm 7570rmi 0100-0800 daily NAm 7730rmi0300-0800 daily NAm 5850rmi0300-1500 daily NAm,Eu,ME 7780rmi0400-0700 daily NAm 9395rmi0500-2100 daily NAm 5950rmi0900-1000 daily NAm 5850rmi, 7730rmi1000-1700 ......s. NAm 7730rmi1000-2000 daily NAm 9395rmi1300-1700 ......s. Car 5010rmi1700-2000 daily NAm,Eu,ME 7780rmi1100-1200 mtwtfs. LAm 9955rmi1100-1700 .....s. NAm 5850rmi1100-0100 daily NAm 9455rmi1200-1300 mtwtf.. LAm 9955rmi1200-1300 daily Eu,ME,Af 15770rmi1400-1700 .....s. NAm 7570rmi1400-2200 .....s. Car,SAm 5800rmi1500-1530 mtwtf.. LAm 9955rmi1530-1700 daily LAm 9955rmi2200-0000 daily Eu,ME,Af 15770rmi2300-0100 daily NAm 5950rmi

WORLD OF RADIO (WOR)Revised complete schedule

English Days Area kHz0030-0100 m...... NAm 7730rmi0130-0200 ....f.. NAm, Eu,ME 5850rmi*, 7780rmi*0130-0200 ...t... Car,CAm 5010rmi0230-0300 m...... NAm, Eu,ME 5800rmi, 7780rmi1030-1100 ..w.... NAm 5850rmi1300-1330 .....s. Eu,ME,NAf 15770rmi1900-1930 m...... Eu 7290sof***2100-2130 ..w.... NAm,Eu,ME 7780rmi2200-2230 ..w.... NAm 7490bcq±2230-2300 .....s. LAm 9955rmi2300-2330 ..w.... LAm 9955rmi2300-2330 .....s. NAm,E,MEu 7780rmi2300-2330 ......s NAm 6160bcq**Key: * 1st play of new episode; ** Times variable; *** Also relayedvia Challenger R. in Italy, on 594kHz (Villa Estense, 1kW); ± Variablefrequency. Notes: latest schedule at: www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

WWRB ‡Key: ‡ Inactive on shortwave due to expired licence. An application for a new license has been submitted.

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CLANDESTINE AND OTHER TARGET BROADCASTS

Target: ERITREA (ERI)

VOICE OF YIAKLArabic/Tigrinya Days Area kHz1530-1600 ..w..s. ERI 17545iss(ex .....s.)

Target: ETHIOPIA (ETH)

DW INTERNATIONAL (NEW ENTRY)W: facebook.com/DW-International-104705804840118Tigrinya Days Area kHz0400-0500 daily EAf 9760iss1600-1700 daily EAf 15160issNotes: DW (Dimtse Woyane) International, also known as ‘Fenew Radio’, was first heard on SW in January 2021.

RADIO OMNOromo Days Area kHz1630-1730 m.w..s. EAf 9835sof (ex 11990)

RADIO TIGRAY MEDIA HOUSE (NEW ENTRY)E: tmhtvinfo@gmail.com W: tmhtv.org/enTigrinya Days Area kHz1500-1600 daily EAf 15160issAnn: English: “Radio Tigray Media House”; Tigrinya: “Dimtse Tigray”.Notes: First heard on SW in January 2021. Plans to broadcast in English and Amharic as well as Tigrinya.

VOICE OF THE DAWN OF TIGRAY (DIMTSE WEGAHTA TIGRAY - RWT) (NEW ENTRY)E: haile.4.hiwot@gmail.com (Dedebit Media)W: facebook.com/DedebitMedia (Dedebit Media)Tigrinya Days Area kHz1700-1800 daily EAf 15340issNotes: On SW since Feb 2021. Produced by Dedebit Media.

Target: IRAN (IRN)

RADIO IRAN INTERNATIONAL Farsi Days Area kHz1100-0430 daily IRN 5830erv (ex 6270)

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