The BBC World Service is often hard to hear well in Michigan since they've cut back on shortwave, but there are channels that do make it so search around and see what is available, and feel free to let them know that a return to SW would be appreciated!
Their programme schedule is here, their frequency schedule is here and their main web page is here.
Here's a sad comment. I used to make charts like this for the AMERICAS service (only) of the BBC "World Service" in ye olden dayes (that would be the 1970s) for the ASWLC schedules column, and it worked out to be about this length.
The BBC still aren't on 24/7 any more -- but the 'gaps' when you CAN'T hear the BBC on SW any more are shorter than they have been. Interestingly, they have INCREASED use of UK transmitters again — go figure.
The bottom line is that they have done a good job of turning themselves into a DX catch rather than the 'primary source' of international news on SW it once was. Sigh. At any rate -- here is a chart of The BBC World Service (English) broadcasts for A-16 compiled from the direct information from the BBC, with DRM schedule supplimented from other sources.
BBC WS complete SW transmission schedule by frequency.
BBC WS SW transmissions by frequency.
For A-2016 29/Mar/2016 - 29/Oct/2016 (Created from the charts published by the BBC and supplemented with data
from Short-wave.info which supposedly is updated, (but may not be!)
BUT it does have DRM info, and also supplemented by monitoring in Michigan)
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
3255 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ MMMM¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 3255 S Afr
3915 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ SSSS¬ ¬ 3915 SE Asia
5875 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ AAAA¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ / ¬ ¬ TTTTTTTT¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ TTTTTTTT¬ 5875 W&C Afr / E & SE Asia
5890 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ TTTT¬ ¬ 5890 SE Asia
5905 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ TTTT¬ ¬ 5905 E Asia
5945 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ OOOO¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 5945 Cen Asia, MidE & Gulf
5960 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ TTTT¬ ¬ 5960 E Asia
5970 OOOO¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 5970 S Asia
6005 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ AAAAAAAA¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 6005 W&C Afr
6190 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ MMMMMMMMMMMM¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 6190 S Afr
6195 ¬ ¬ ¬ OOOO¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS¬ OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO¬ ¬ ¬ SSSSSSSS¬ 6195 Asia, MidE & Gulf
7445 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ AAAAAAAA¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ VVVVVVVVVVVV¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 7445 Africa
7465 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ SSSSSSSSSSSS¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 7465 S & Cen Asia
7490 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ TTTTTTTT¬ 7490 E Asia
9410}¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ MMMMMMMM¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ UUUUUUUU¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 9410} S & E Afr
9410}TTTT¬ ¬ OOOOOOOO¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ OOOOOOOOSSSSSSSS¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 9410} S & Cen Asia, ME & Gulf
9460 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ MMMM¬ AAAA¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 9460 Africa
9505 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ OOOOOOOOOOOO¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 9505 ME & Gulf & Cent Asia
9740 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ §§§§§§§§SSSSSSSS¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ SSSS¬ 9740 E & SE Asia
9915 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ AAAAAAAA¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ GGGGGGGGGGGGaaaa¬ ¬ ¬ 9915 W&C Afr
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
11770 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ AAAA¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 11770 W&C Afr
11810 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ AAAAAAAAAAAAaaaa¬ ¬ ¬ 11810 W&C Afr
11895 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ TTTTTTTTTTTT¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 11895 E Asia
11955 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ SSSS¬ 11955 SE Asia
12035 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ OOOO¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 12035 ME & Cen Asia
12095 SSSSSSSSOOOO¬ / UUUUMMMMMMMMAAAA¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ VVVVVVVV¬ ¬ ¬ AAAAaaaa¬ ¬ ¬ 12095 S Asia / Africa
15285 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ SSSSSSSS¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 15285 E Asia
15310 ¬ TTTTTTTT¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ TTTT¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 15310 S Asia
15400 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ AAAAAAAAAAAA¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 15400 W Afr
15420 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ UUUUUUUUUUUU¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ MMMMMMMMMMMM¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 15420 E Afr
17640 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ VVVVVVVV¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ AAAA¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 17640 S & E Afr
17760 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ TTTT¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 17760 E Asia
17780 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ AAAA¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 17780 W&C Afr
17830 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ MMMM¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ AAAAAAAA¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 17830 W&C Afr
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Channels listed in Aoki/EiBi and HFCC that are NOT listed in the BBC grids (other than DRM may be outdated!):
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
3955 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ GGGG¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 3955 DRM to Eur
5845 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ TTTTTTTTTT¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 5845 DRM Asia
17790 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ TTTT¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 17790 DRM Asia
5840 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ TTTTTTTT¬ 5840 E & SE Asia
7360 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ MMMM¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 7360 E Afr
7375 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ OOOOOOOOOOOO¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 7375 Cen Asia, MidE & Gulf
7465 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ HHHHHHHH¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 7465 S & Cen Asia
9440 ¬ ¬ ¬ OOOO¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 9440 Cen Asia, MidE & Gulf
9890 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ OOOOTTTT¬ 9890 E Asia
11675 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ OOOO¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 11675 Cen Asia, MidE & Gulf
11750 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ TTTT¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 11750 E Asia
11835 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ TTTT¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 11835 S&Cen Asia
11850 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ SSSS¬ 11850 SE Asia
11890 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ SSSSSSSSSSSS¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 11890 S&Cen Asia
11945 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ MMMM¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 11945 E Afr
12010 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ TTTT¬ 12010 E Asia
13580 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ VVVVVVVV¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 13580 E Afr
13660}¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ OOOO¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 13660} Cen Asia, MidE & Gulf
13660}¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ AAAA¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ GGGGGGGG¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 13660} W&C Afr
15105 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ GGGG¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 15105 W&C Afr
21660 ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ TTTT¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ 21660 E Asia
site key:
A=Ascension Island
G=UK based xmtr (are they using anything other than Woofferton these days?)
H=Tashkent
M=Meyerton (S Africa)
O=Oman
S=Singapore
T=Thailand
U=UAE
V=Madagascar
§= Singapore and Thailand (daily)
Y=Seychelles no longer in use
R=Kigali Rwanda no longer in use
C=Cyprus no longer used on SW
lower case is monday-friday only, UPPER CASE IS DAILY, italics are in DRM
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