Yesterday, deutsche welle transmitted its final broadcast from the kigali, rwanda relay station. Deutsche welle academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Send me an email to to report bugs and send in ideas about the new site. As a result deutsche welle decided to cease shortwave transmissions in german and english to north america. I was a ham general in the 1970s and let my license lapse.
Here you can find information on the reception of dw in near middle east and north africa choose your country to get a list of local cable providers and satellite providers you can contact to. Deutsche welle english schedule time utfreq khz bc time 0145 6040 6145 9640 9700 9765. Setup for north american use north americas am stations are exactly 10 kilohertz apart. Thank you so much for your practical info on basic radio theory,frequency guides,types of antennas,and the article on the 80 meter doublet. Dw radio programs the english, french and kiswahili radio programmings of dw are available via local radio partners, our website english french kiswahili, live stream and facebook audio only. Shortwave worldband radio stations best time to listen. Detailed information on all the shortwave radio broadcast transmitters installed in north america. Governmental and public shortwave radio broadcast stations. It has a satellite television service,dwtv that is available in four languages, and there is also an online news site. Jan 20, 2020 as an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases. My own command of german is sufficient that i could understand the meat of the article.
This is a quickreference list of frequencies from each country which carry some english and which may be heard in north america. The collection grows every day and includes both historic recordings and current recordings from the shortwave radio spectrum. Why has deutsche welle discontinued shortwave radio. Were the largest shortwave only radio enthusiasts club in north america.
Rhfnote confirmed deutsche welle is on whri in german and can be heard on 17,820 khz. The shortwave radio frequencies used by station bbc for its international english language broadcasts, showing those onair at 05. Country stations website stations schedule alaska knls knls albania none r. Deutsche welle, winter shortwave schedule via playdx deutsche welle, bonnberlin winter schedule b17. Deutsche welle dx summit dx newsroom egroups swpirates english shortwave broadcasts to north america general coverage receiver project glenn hausers shortwave dx report grundig radio boy welcome to the web site grundig satellit homepage. The article goes into depth on different high frequency modes, broadcast shortwave, and even a bit on ham radio and new digital modes. The content in this collection is provided for research, educational and information purposes at present no content is available for viewing. Many thanks to shortwave radio audio archive contributor, chris, who submits recordings of deutsche welle service to africa. Bbc world service live windows media north american stream. There are special technical requirements in america for direct satellite reception. Listen to deutsche welle directly from your desktop. Shared with the north american amateur radio 80 m band.
There is no official definition of the band, but the range always includes all of the high frequency band hf, and generally extends from 330 mhz 100 to 10 metres. London sixtynine years after it first took to the airwaves, the world service of the british broadcasting corporation will no longer be available on shortwave radio in north america and australia, effective at the end of this week. Dw radio programs the english, french and kiswahili radio programmings of dw are available via local radio partners, our website english french kiswahili. Maybe deutsche welle would like to consider starting their north american sw services again with this new evidence having been brought forth. Deutsche welle dw, is germanys international broadcaster. English shortwave broadcasts to americas 00001200 utc english shortwave broadcasts to americas 12002400 utc by the way, if you dont already own a portable battery powered shortwave radio, you might want to consider it one of my favorite portables that i own is the sony icfsw7600gr. We have been active in the business of sharing information about shortwave radio since 1961. Listeners to germanys deutsche welle on october 3, 1990 heard live coverage of the reunification ceremonies and received this souvenir qsl card for their reception reports.
Relayed through radio miami international since 2015. Shortwave radio stations targeting north america start end country station frequencies khz 0000 0030 egypt r. Shortwave radio frequency schedule for bbc in english. Deutsche welle the swling post a world of shortwave. In north america and europe, many of the major broadcasters have disappeared or minimized their presence. Dec 31, 2011 shortwave america has supported anonymous for 7 months now, and has assisted the first two phases of the plan.
Frequency station language startsends days transmitter power distance. Dave the topic was is deutsche welle and bbc world service on whri shortwave radio. Mostly used locally in tropical regions, although widely usable at night. International broadcast bands toroids, ferrites, parts. An anonymous reader writes ars technica has an indepth guide on the ten tec rx320, a shortwave radio receiver that connects to the pc and is controlled by software both linux and windows.
Below is a complete list of shortave radio stations and their schedule by state and country. This service is there not so much for germans in germany, but for those people abroad not only germans who would like to keep in touch with germany. What makes prime time shortwave different from other listings available on the internet is that the schedules are being constantly updated from various print and internet sources as well as from monitoring by myself and other shortwave listeners and dxers who frequent. In western north america, try these east asia frequencies. Bonn, germanymarketwire jan 31, 2012 deutsche welle dw is reinforcing its position in the international media landscape with a comprehensively revised television program, a new online. Deutsche welles audio webpage bayerischer rundfunk 1 live realaudio stream. Hams experience lots of interference from shortwave broadcasters during the early and nighttime hours. Links to all the governmental and public radio stations, broadcasting on shortwave. Dont know if you respond to questions but here is one. They broadcast worldwide in a variety of languages, both tv and shortwave radio. Dws satellite television service consists of channels in english, german, spanish, and arabic.
Pacific northwest, british columbia dx club all wave dx club for enthusiasts in washington, oregon, idaho and british columbia. What makes prime time shortwave different from other listings available on the internet is that the schedules are being constantly updated from various print and internet sources as well as from monitoring by myself and other shortwave listeners and dxers who frequent this website. There has been a massive decline in shortwave listenership, especially in europe and north america, said andy sennitt. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, internet and satellite radio on 98. These bands may be extremely good around sunset and sunrise too.
Deutsche welles offerings are more diverse and widely used than ever before. The club focuses on domestic and international broadcasts on shortwave frequencies between 2 and 30 mhz. The end of deutsche welle as a shortwave broadcaster. At the factory, the radio is set up for the 9 kilohertz spacing of stations in europe. Shortwave radio is radio transmission using shortwave radio frequencies.
Germany, deutsche welle a08 english service effective. The north american shortwave association has provided information about shortwave radio since 1961. This is a big one, following the bbc and deutsche welle abandonments of shortwave english to north america, as well as similar moves by kol israel, hcjb, radio vlaanderen international, rai, swiss radio international, etc. It has a satellite television service dwtv, that is available in four languages, and there is also. National telecommunications and information administration frequency chart. Bulgaria 5900, 7400 0000 0100 canada cbcnq 9625 0000 0100 cuba r. Naswa considers itself to be the premiere organization in north america for shortwave listeners and dxers. May 26, 2009 deutsche welle 03000400 nf 7240 dha 250 kw 240 deg, ex 9790 to ceaf in swahili 04000530 nf 6180 sin 250 kw 150 deg, x 7430 to ncaf in english. Deutsche welle as received in seattle, usa 15640 khz 0052 utc monday 1 march 2010 received on a sony icfsw7600gr, recorded using ipod touch. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, internet and satellite radio in 29 languages. Not long after that the german public television networks ard, zdf, and deutsche welle began beaming their german tv service to viewers in north and south america, also via satellite.
The bbc says its decision to scrap the service follows a shift in media consumer trends in highly developed countries. After the rise of streaming audio over the internet, broadcasters like the bbc world service, radio canada international, voice of america, deutsche welle, and many other respected international broadcasters severely curtailed their shortwave broadcasts and all but eliminated their broadcasts directed at europe and north america. The major reason for this is that the broadcasters are not transmitting to north america at this time, assuming that we are all either away from home and are not listening during the day. Mar 17, 2017 but then came the digital satellite tv revolution, and i wrote about the debut of privatelyowned channeld d for deutschland in september 2001. German wave in german or dw is a german stateowned public international broadcaster. Not religious crazies but dave coming from you calling everyone a religious crazy just comes out absurdly natural. I listen with a hammarlund hq145 which is so much better than the. Were the largest shortwaveonly radio enthusiasts club in north america. Prime time shortwave your guide for english shortwave. The shortwave radio frequencies used by station bbc for its international english language broadcasts, showing those onair at 12. Shortwave also lets you get foreign reactions to and interpretations of american news events. Deutsche welle produces programs geared to viewers and listeners abroad. This version is the first release on cnet download. The shortwave radio audio archive sraa is a collection of shortwave radio recordings that you can download or listen to as a podcast.
Dw service to africa on 15,275 khz recorded at 1900z on july 2014. After a server upgrade, the new beta shortwaveschedule. We focus on domestic and international broadcasts on shortwave frequencies between 2 and 30 mhz. Prime time shortwave is a listing of english shortwave broadcast. Welcome to nasweb, the web site of naswa, the north american shortwave association. Deutsche welle 03000400 nf 7240 dha 250 kw 240 deg, ex 9790 to ceaf in swahili 04000530 nf 6180 sin 250 kw 150 deg, x 7430 to ncaf in english. Listeners in north america take advantage of live streams, podcasts and ondemand.
Shortwave america has supported anonymous for 7 months now, and has assisted the first two phases of the plan. Relayed through radio miami international since 2017. Englishlanguage shortwave frequencies audible in north america by glenn hauser exclusively for c. Shortwave worldband radio stations best time to listen to. The club publication, frendx later called the journal has. This marks the end of shortwave as a relevant broadcast medium in the usa and.
Deutsche welle deutsche welle marks 65th anniversary. The shortwave america reader survey is wrapping up on january 4th 2011 at 12am central time u. In fact, the bbc world service no longer beams programming via shortwave to the americas or most of europe. For a reference list of additional shortwave radio links see the bottom of this resource. Anonymous is well aware of the vital contribution made to the world by amateur radio operators in all of their respective countries, and is also aware of the vital role of shortwave radio and swls. With the weekly program guide you can stay tuned even when youre offline. What sounds like contemporary russian music is being played. Please contact customer service for more information. Shortwave america is ending 2010 with more than nine thousand readers.
For sixandahalf decades, germanys international public broadcaster has been providing the world with news and information. The end of deutsche welle as a shortwave broadcaster dietmar rudolph originally posted this article on 25. Bbc ends shortwave broadcasts to north america, pacific. North american shortwave association north americas oldest shortwave only radio club. Shortwave listening is generally at its poorest during the daylight hours of 10 a.
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