VOICE OF AMERICA VOA FREQUENCY SCHEDULE - March 27, 1994 to September 24, 1994 Last revised/reviewed: July 20, 1994/1800 GMT (M221) Important Notices: - The morning Chinese program was extended by one hour, 0100-0200 GMT, effective July 11, 1994. - The new Botswana medium wave transmitter (909 kHz) began broadcasting English to Africa on July 4, 1994. The previous medium wave on 621 kHz ceased operation on July 8. Due to problems with the 909 kHz transmitter, it is currently off the air and 621 kHz is again in use. The 909 kHz transmitter is expected to be back on the air shortly. - Effective July 17, the Albanian, Bulgarian and Romanian language broadcasts were rescheduled. The program changes were as follows: Albanian: cancel 0400-0430 GMT and 1630-1700 GMT insert 0500-0530 GMT and 1830-1900 GMT Bulgarian: cancel 1830-1900 GMT Romanian: cancel 0330-0345 GMT, 1700-1800 GMT and 1830-1900 GMT insert 0300-0330 GMT The 1800-1900 GMT Slovak language broadcast also had several changes effective on July 17. See frequency list below for new program schedules for these languages. Notes: All times and dates are Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) same as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Frequencies are in kiloHertz (kHz). Abbreviations: All frequencies are on daily unless stated otherwise. * - Monday through Friday # - Tuesday through Saturday % - Tuesday through Sunday ! - Sunday through Friday $ - Saturday and Sunday + - Sunday and Monday @ - Saturday only & - Monday only Frequencies in parentheses are single sideband feeds: U - upper sideband / L - lower sideband The latest version of this schedule is available from the VOA Frequency Division BBS (+1-202-619-1494) at connect speeds up to 14400 bps. [NOTE: the BBS is temporarily out of order.] It is also posted to Usenet's rec.radio.shortwave and rec.radio.info newsgroups, to FidoNet's Shortwave Echo, CompuServe's HamNet Forum, GEnie's Radio Electronics Roundtable, AOL's Ham Radio Club and various other computer networks. It can be obtained through internet by addressing an EMail request to info@voa.gov. The subject of the message can be anything. 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Thanks Dan Ferguson Internet: df@voa.gov ALBANIAN to Europe 0500-0530 6095 7285 11805 11905 1600-1630 5965 9650 15280 15435 1830-1900 5965 9650 15280 17705 AMHARIC to Africa 1800-1900 7205 9615 9640 9665 11740 ARABIC to the Middle East and North Africa 0400-0500 1260 1548 5965 7255 9715 9730 11710 15160 15195 17805 (6873U) 0500-0600 1260 1548 5965 7255 9715 9730 11775 15160 15195 17805 (6873U) 0730-0800 6150 7160 7255 9580 9715 11840 11875 15235 17705 (6873U) 1700-1800 1260 6095 9530 9670 9745 11955 15305 15435 17725 (18275U) 1800-1900 1260 6015 9530 9605 9745 11750 15145 15245 15305 17725 (18275U) 1900-2000 1548 9605 9745 11750 15145 15245 17725 17740 2000-2100 1260 1314 1548 6060 6095 6015 7105 9605 9715 9745 11805 15145 15245 17725 17740 2100-2130 1548 6095 9605 9715 9745 11805 15245 15255 17725 17740 2130-2200 792 1548 6095 9605 9715 9745 11805 15245 15255 17725 17740 ARMENIAN to the C.I.S. 1500-1600 11855 11865 15185 15225 17770 AZERBAIJANI to the C.I.S. 1900-2000 7280 9680 11805 11835 (18275L) BANGLA to South Asia 0130-0230 7225 11805 15210 1600-1700 1575 7255 9590 11735 15185 BULGARIAN to Europe 0300-0330 792 3980 6040 6125 6150 7125 11805 (7651U) 1830-1930 5965 9650 15280 17705 (cancel 1830-1900 on 7/17) BURMESE to East Asia 1130-1200 1575 9550 9710 11895 15235 1200-1230 9550 9535 11895 15235 2330-2400 6185 7135 11840 15205 CANTONESE to East Asia 1500-1600 1143 6030 CHINESE (MANDARIN) to East Asia 1100-1200 1143 6160 11735 11785 11965 12040 15225 17715 21515 1200-1300 6160 11735 11785 11965 12040 15225 17715 21515 1300-1330 6160 11735 11785 11965 12040 15225 17715 1330-1400 1143 6160 11735 11785 11965 12040 15225 17715 1400-1500 6160 9585 9660 11965 11990 15225 17715 1500-1600 9585 11965 11990 12040 15220 17715 1600-1700 1143 11730 11820 11965 11995 15220 17715 2100-2200 1575 6025 6045 7200 9545 9555 11925 15145 2200-2230 6025 6045 7170 7200 9545 9555 9675 11820 11925 15145 2230-2300 6025 6045 7170 7200 9545 9555 11925 15145 2300-2400 7200 9545 9555 11925 15145 15430 17765 0000-0200 9545 11830 11870 11925 15145 15430 17765 CREOLE to the Caribbean 1130-1200 * 9525 9670 11935 1630-1700 13740 17800 17830 2100-2130 9670 11890 15120 2330-2400 * 9640 11895 15140 CROATIAN to Europe 0430-0500 756 1395 6095 7285 9565 11805 1830-1900 6140 7175 9585 11905 15170 CZECH to Europe 0330-0400 1197 3980 6150 7210 9530 1900-2000 1197 DARI to the Middle East 0215-0300 9540 9710 11790 15105 17830 (7651L) 1515-1600 7235 9530 9615 11835 15125 17875 (18275L) ENGLISH to Africa 0300-0400 909 1530 7105 7265 7280 7340 7405 9575 9885 0400-0430 909 1530 7265 7280 7340 7405 9575 9885 0430-0500 909 7265 7280 7405 9575 0500-0600 909 6035 7405 9665 12080 15600 0600-0630 909 1530 6035 7405 9530 9665 11950 12035 12080 15600 0630-0700 $ 909 1530 6035 7405 9530 9665 11950 12035 12080 15600 1600-1630 $ 909 1530 11920 12040 13710 15225 15410 15445 17895 1630-1700 909 1530 11920 12040 13710 15225 15410 15445 17895 1700-1730 909 1530 11920 12040 13710 15410 15445 17895 1730-1800 11920 12040 13710 15410 15445 17895 1800-1900 909 11920 12040 13680 13710 15410 15580 17800 17895 1900-2000 909 7415 11920 12040 13710 15410 15445 15580 17800 2000-2030 909 1530 7415 11820 13710 15160 15410 15445 15580 17800 21485 2030-2130 909 1530 7415 13710 15410 15445 15580 17800 21485 2130-2200 ! 909 1530 7415 13710 15410 15445 15580 17800 21485 ENGLISH to the Caribbean and the American Republics c = medium wave to northern Central America. 0000-0100 930 6130 9455 11695 (Caribbean program) 0000-0030 5995 7405 9775 11580 15120 15205 0030-0100 1530c 1580c 5995 7405 9775 11580 15120 15205 0100-0200 1530c 1580c 5995 6130 7405 9455 9775 11580 15120 15205 0200-0230 # 5995 6130 7405 9775 11580 15120 15205 0200-0300 930 (to the Caribbean) 0400-0500 # 1530c 1580c (northern Central America) 1000-1100 930 7405 9590 11915 15120 (to the Caribbean) 1100-1200 7405 9590 11915 15120 (to the Caribbean) 1200-1230 930 (to the Caribbean) 1700-1730 930 (to the Caribbean) 2100-2200 930 (to the Caribbean) ENGLISH to East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific p - primarily to the Pacific region 1000-1100p 5985 11720 15425 1100-1200 5985 6110 9645 9760 11720 15160 15425 1200-1230 1143 6110 9645 9760 11715 15160 15425 1230-1330 6110 9645 9760 11715 11805 15160 15425 1330-1400 6110 9645 9760 11805 15160 15425 1400-1430 1143 6110 9645 9760 15160 15425 1430-1500 1143 6110 7215 9645 9760 15160 15425 1500-1530 6110 9645 9760 1530-1600 1575 6110 9645 9760 1900-2000p 9525 11870 15180 2100-2200p 11870 15185 17735 2200-2400 7215 9705 9770 11760 15185 15290 15305 17735 17820 0000-0100 1575 7215 9770 11760 15185 15290 17735 17820 ENGLISH to Middle East, North Africa, Europe ME - Middle East 0000-0030 ME 1260 1548 0030-0300 ME 1548 0400-0430 792 5995 6010 6040 7170 7200 11965 15205 (6873L) 0430-0500 792 3980 5995 6010 6040 7170 7200 11965 15205 (6873L) 0500-0530 792 3980 5995 6040 6140 7170 7200 11965 15205 (6873L) 0530-0600 792 1197 3980 5995 6040 6140 7170 7200 11965 15205 (6873L) 0600-0700 792 1197 1260 3980 5995 6040 6060 6140 7170 7325 11805 11965 (6873L) 0700-1400 1197 1400-1500 ME 1197 1548 15255 1500-1600 1197 1260 1548 9700 15205 15255 (19379L) 1600-1630 792 1197 1548 9700 15205 15255 (19379L) 1630-1700 792 1197 1548 6040 9700 15205 15245 15255 17735 (19379L) 1700-1800 6040 9700 9760 15205 15255 (19379L) 1800-1900 1197 3980 6040 9760 9770 15205 (19379L) 1900-2000 3980 6040 9760 9770 15205 (19379L) 2000-2100 6040 9760 9770 15205 (19379L) 2100-2200 1260 3980 6040 6160 9535 9760 15205 (19379L) 2200-2230 ME 1548 2230-2300 ME 1260 1548 2300-2330 ME 1260 2330-0000 ME 1260 1548 ENGLISH to South Asia 0100-0300 7115 7205 9635 11705 11725 15170 15250 17740 21550 1400-1500 6110 7125 7215 9645 9760 15395 1500-1700 6110 7125 7215 9645 9760 15205 15395 1700-1800 6110 7125 7215 9645 15395 ESTONIAN to Europe 0345-0400 6060 6090 7105 9585 (6873U) FARSI to the Middle East 0300-0400 1548 9740 11780 15105 17830 (7651L) 0400-0430 9740 11780 15105 17830 (7651L) 1700-1800 648 1548 9680 11835 15125 (18275L) 1800-1900 1548 9680 11835 15125 (18275L) 2300-2330 1548 6150 7110 9670 FRENCH to Africa 0530-0600 * 1530 9480 9555 9775 11875 15375 17650 0600-0630 * 9480 9555 9775 11875 15375 17650 1830-2000 1530 7340 9815 15365 17640 17785 21485 2000-2030 7340 9815 11915 15365 17640 2030-2100 $ 7340 9815 11915 15365 17640 17755 2100-2130 * 7340 9815 11915 15365 17640 17755 GEORGIAN to Europe 1900-2000 6140 7205 9585 (19379U) HAUSA to Africa 0500-0530 1530 7415 9480 9555 9775 15375 2030-2100 * 7340 9815 11915 15365 17640 17755 HINDI to South Asia 0000-0100 6010 7230 9635 9845 11895 (7651L) 1600-1700 7235 9530 11805 15125 17865 (18275L) HUNGARIAN to Europe 0430-0500 6125 7295 9615 INDONESIAN to East Asia 1130-1230 7255 9620 9685 11930 15125 2200-2330 7225 9535 9620 11805 15205 KHMER to East Asia 1330-1500 1575 9575 11930 15285 2200-2230 1575 7125 7260 9510 KOREAN to East Asia 1300-1400 648 11895 15195 17720 2130-2200 9755 11750 15215 15550 17705 KURDISH to the Middle East 1500-1600 11760 11955 15435 17725 17865 (18275U) LAO to East Asia 1230-1300 1575 9620 9645 11930 15235 1300-1330 1575 LATVIAN to Europe 1900-1930 6060 7175 11865 15170 LITHUANIAN to Europe 1930-2000 6060 7175 11865 15170 PASHTO to the Middle East 0130-0215 9535 9710 11820 15130 (7651L) 1430-1515 7235 9615 11835 15125 17875 21520 (18275L) POLISH to Europe 0430-0530 1197 6060 7130 9585 (7651L) 2000-2100 1197 3980 6150 7180 15235 2100-2300 1197 3980 6140 7180 7255 15235 PORTUGUESE to Africa 0430-0500 1530 6035 7415 9480 9555 9775 1730-1800 1530 7290 9815 12080 17785 21485 1800-1830 1530 7290 9815 12080 17785 21485 PORTUGUESE to Brazil (effective 20 June) 2200-2230 9455 11680 15330 17740 ROMANIAN to Europe 0300-0330 6060 9570 9705 11710 (begin on 7/17) 0330-0345 792 6040 6125 7125 11805 (7651U) (cancel on 7/17) 1700-1800 792 5965 9650 15280 17735 (14526U) (cancel on 7/17) 1800-1830 792 5965 9650 15280 17735 (14526U) 1830-1900 792 (14526U) (cancel on 7/17) RUSSIAN to the C.I.S. E - to eastern Russia 0300-0400 5995 6160 7170 7255 7270 9635 0800-1000 E 11930 11965 15150 15265 15410 15445 17865 1530-1600 11710 11945 15195 15265 17895 (14526L) 1600-1700 11710 11945 15195 15235 15265 (14526L) 1700-1800 7270 11710 11805 11945 15195 15235 15265 (14526L) 1800-1900 7270 11710 11805 11855 15215 15255 15270 (14526L) 1900-2000 7270 11710 11855 15215 15255 15270 (14526L) 2000-2100 6140 7270 7280 9535 9585 11710 11855 (14526L) SERBIAN to Europe 0345-0400 756 792 1395 6040 6125 7125 11805 (7651U) 0530-0600 1458 6125 7180 11845 15115 1300-1330 7115 11915 15260 17870 1400-1430 7115 11915 15445 17865 1500-1530 7115 11805 17735 1600-1630 1395 7280 11855 15155 17875 1930-2000 792 5965 9650 15280 17705 (14526U) 2200-2230 756 792 1224 1458 (14526U) SLOVAK to Europe 0400-0430 1197 3980 6125 7125 7295 9615 (7651U) 1700-1800 1197 3980 9585 11855 15155 17875 1700-1800 1197 3980 5965 9650 15280 17735 (eff. 7/17) SLOVENE to Europe 0500-0530 6125 7180 9615 SOMALI to Africa 0400-0415 6155 7340 9775 9885 11805 SPANISH to the American Republics C - transmission directed primarily to Central America 0100-0200 1530C 1580C 6030 6190 9465 9670 9515 11895 13740 15400 0200-0300 +C 1530 1580 1200-1300 *C 11890 11945 13775 17830 21490 21525 1700-1730 * 15185 17710 17805 21745 2130-2200 * 11890 15120 17715 17730 SPANISH Radio Marti to Cuba 0300-0600 % 6055 9525 0600-0900 % 6030 0900-1200 6030 1200-1400 9600 11815 1400-2300 11930 2300-0200 9525 11930 0200-0300 6055 9525 SWAHILI to Africa 1630-1700 * 7290 9890 12080 15360 17705 21485 1700-1730 7290 9890 12080 15360 17705 21485 TIBETAN to East Asia 0000-0045 6090 7165 7265 9510 9705 15300 17790 17875 1400-1445 6020 7245 11895 12040 15235 TURKISH to Europe/Middle East 1900-2000 1260 6015 7150 15305 (18275U) UKRAINIAN to the C.I.S. 0400-0500 6150 7270 9670 11715 2000-2100 11750 11925 15215 15255 URDU to South Asia 0100-0130 6010 7105 9590 9710 11820 (7651L) 0130-0200 7105 9590 1330-1430 9510 11715 15185 15490 17875 21520 (18275L) UZBEK to the C.I.S. 0100-0130 7190 9645 9740 11715 11755 (6873U) 1500-1600 15235 15445 17795 17855 VIETNAMESE to East Asia 1230-1330 1143 9890 11835 15250 1430-1500 6095 9715 11730 2230-2330 7125 7260 9510 ************************************************************** Summary of changes after June 7, 1994 Language Effective Time (GMT) Action ALBANIAN JUL 17 94 0400-0430 Cancel program (M197) ALBANIAN JUL 17 94 1600-1630 Cancel program (M197) ALBANIAN JUL 17 94 0500-0530 Insert program (M197) ALBANIAN JUL 17 94 1830-1900 Insert program (M197) ALBANIAN JUN 19 94 0500-0530 Insert 6095 (M220) AMHARIC JUN 28 94 1800-1900 Cancel 15445, 11965 insert 9615 (M179) BANGLA JUL 09 94 0130-0230 Cancel 21475, 17780 (M187) BULGARIAN JUL 17 94 1830-1900 Cancel program (M197) BURMESE JUN 23 94 1130-1230 Cancel 9510 insert 9550 (M174) CHINESE JUN 09 94 2100-0100 Cancel 15115 insert 15145 (M158) CHINESE JUN 19 94 2100-0100 Cancel 11855 (2100-2400 GMT), cancel 11715 (0000-0100 GMT), insert 11925 (M167) CHINESE JUL 09 94 0000-0100 Cancel 7200 insert 11830 (M187) CHINESE JUL 09 94 0100-0200 Extend program (M187) DARI JUN 17 94 0215-0300 Cancel 9540 insert 9535 (M159) ENGL to AFR JUN 28 94 1600-1730 Cancel 17785 (M179) ENGL to AFR JUL 04 94 0300-0700 Insert 909 kHz (M190) ENGL to AFR JUL 08 94 0300-0700 Cancel all 621 kHz, insert 909 kHz (M200) 1600-2200 FRENCH JUN 28 94 1830-2100 Cancel 12080 insert 9815 (M179) HAUSA JUN 28 94 2030-2100 Cancel 12080 insert 9815 (M179) HINDI JUN 17 94 0000-0100 Cancel 11780 insert 11895 (M159) HINDI JUL 03 94 0000-0100 Cancel 7105 insert 7230 (M186) PASHTO JUN 17 94 0130-0215 Cancel 9540 insert 9535 (M159) PORT to AFR JUN 28 94 1730-1830 Cancel 17740, 17705, 15505, 15285, 15105 insert 12080, 9815 (M179) PORT to BRZ JUN 20 94 2200-2230 Resume SW broadcast (M161) ROMANIAN JUL 17 94 0330-0345 Cancel program (M197) ROMANIAN JUL 17 94 1700-1800 Cancel program (M197) ROMANIAN JUL 17 94 1830-1900 Cancel program (M197) ROMANIAN JUL 17 94 0300-0330 Insert program (M197) SLOVAK JUL 17 94 1700-1800 Cancel 17875, 15155, 11855 and 9585 kHz insert 17735, 15280, 9650 and 5965 kHz (M197) SLOVENE JUL 17 94 0500-0530 Insert 6095 (M197) SLOVENE JUN 19 94 0500-0530 Cancel 6095 (M220) SPANISH JUN 21 94 0300-0400 Cancel broadcast (M168) SPANISH JUN 26 94 0100-0300 Realignment of evening broadcast (M180) SPANISH JUL 09 94 0100-0200 Cancel 9840 insert 9515 (M208) SWAHILI JUN 28 94 1630-1730 Cancel 17740, 15105 insert 12080 (M179) URDU JUN 17 94 0100-0200 Cancel 9530 insert 9590 (M159) -- Dan Ferguson df@voa.gov