Shortwave Broadcasting in South East Asia, Oceania, and
South Pacific
~ SHORTWAVE BROADCASTING ~
| Fiji | Guam | Indonesia | Japan | New Zealand | Palau | Papua New Guinea | Philippines | Sarawak | Singapore | Thailand | United Kingdom - BBC World Singapore | United States - Voice of America |
| United States - Radio Free Asia | Vanuatu | Vietnam |
Please Note:
Shortwave broadcasters frequently alter transmission frequencies due to seasonal or ionospheric changes.
Some may also not be on the air anymore due to the downturn in shortwave broadcasting stations.
Please help confirm station status - send your QSL reports via email to admin@swld.com.au or through our online feedback page.
Follow links to broadcast homepages for up-to-date schedules and frequencies
Australia
Radio Australia
| Broadcast frequencies & schedule | - Withdrawn from service
www.radioaustralia.net.au/
Fiji
Fiji Freedom and Democracy Movement
(Clandestine station - Origin USA)
11565 KHz
(Mondays 2030 Fiji Local Time - UTC+12)
Guam
TWR Christian Radio
9910, 9955, 9975, 11580, 11825, 11895, 13765, 15235 KHz
http://nea.ktwr.net/
Indonesia
Voice of Indonesia
9525 KHz Primary
11785 and 15150 KHz Standby
http://voi.co.id
Japan
Radio Japan
English Services:
11970, 5975, 9860, 9730, 11695, 11705, 11935, 5985
Full schedule available at:
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/resources/brochure/pdf/rj_frequency.pdf
Kiribati
Radio Kiribati
9825 KHz - Withdrawn from service
Malaysia
6100, 6175, 9750, 9835, 11665, 11885, 15295 KHz - Withdrawn from service
http://www.rtm.net.my/vom/utama.htm
New Caledonia
Radio Noumea
7170 KHz - Withdrawn from service
New Zealand
Radio New Zealand International
www.radionz.co.nz/
| Broadcast frequencies & schedule |
Palau
World Harvest Radio
9625, 9930, 9965, 11925, 15565, 15590, 17725, 17800 KHz
http://www.whr.org/Frequencies.cfm
Papua New Guinea
Voice of Papua New Guinea
| Broadcast frequencies & schedule |
http://www.nbc.com.pg/
Polynesia
RFO Tahiti
15170 KHz - Withdrawn from service
Philippines
Radyo Pilipinas
Filipino Service: 9825 KHz, 11890 KHz, 15190 KHz
English Service: 15285 KHz, 17700 KHz, 17820 KHz
http://www.pbs.gov.ph/
Sarawak
Radio Free Sarawak
15420 KHz
1900 - 2030 local time (UTC + 8)
1100 - 1230 UTC
http://radiofreesarawak.org
Singapore
BBC World Service
| Broadcast frequencies & schedule |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules/frequencies/
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
Radio Happy Isles
5020 KHz
9545 KHz
0555 - 2300 Hrs local time (UTC + 11)
http://www.sibconline.com.sb
Thailand
Radio Thailand
Effective 1 December 2017
Language | UTC | KHz |
Thai | 01.00-02.00 | 13745 |
02.30-03.30 | 13745 | |
10.00-11.00 | 17630 | |
13.30-14.00 | 09390 | |
18.00-19.00 | 09390 | |
20.45-21.15 | 09390 | |
English | 00.00-01.00 | 13745 |
02.00-02.30 | 13745 | |
05.00-05.30 | ||
05.30-06.00 | 17640 | |
12.30-13.00 | 9390 | |
14.00-14.30 | 9390 | |
19.00-20.00 | 9390 | |
20.30-20.45 | 9390 | |
German | 20.00-20.15 | 9390 |
Japanese | 13.00-13.15 | 9390 |
Chinese | 13.15-13.30 | 9390 |
Bahasa Malaysia | 12.00-12.15 | 9390 |
Japanese | 11.30-11.45 | 5875 |
Chinese | 11.15-11.30 | 5875 |
German | 11.45-12.00 | 5875 |
Bahasa Malaysia | 11.00-11.15 | 5875 |
United Kingdom
BBC World Service - Singapore
| Broadcast frequencies & schedule |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules/frequencies/
United States
Voice of America
| Broadcast frequencies & schedule |
www.voanews.com
Radio Free Asia
| Broadcast frequencies & schedule |
www.rfa.org
Vanuatu
3945 (1630-2000 z)
5040 KHz (2000-2230 z)
7260 (2230-0430 z)
5040 (0430-0900 z)
Vietnam
Voice of Vietnam
5925, 5930, 5955, 5975, 6020, 6135, 6165, 6175, 7210, 7220, 7280, 7285, 7435, 9530, 9550, 9625, 9730, 9840, 9850, 9875, 2000, 12005, 12020
VOV 5 English Schedule - 30 minute program – From April 1st, 2013
Areas of coverage | Hanoi Airtime | UTC Airtime | Frequencies |
| Western Europe | 0:00 | 17:00 | 9625 khz |
| Europe, Central Asia | 1:00 | 18:00 | 7280 khz, 9730 khz |
| Europe, Central Asia | 2:00 | 19:00 | 7280 khz, 9730 khz |
| Europe, Central Asia | 3:30 | 20:30 | 7280 khz, 9730 khz |
| Africa, Middle East | 3:30 | 20:30 | 7220 khz, 9550 khz |
| Indonesia | 6:30 | 23:30 | 9840 khz, 12020 khz, |
| Eastern America | 8:00 | 1:00 | 12005 khz |
| Eastern America | 9:30 | 2:30 | 12005 khz |
| Central America -Caribbean | 10:30 | 3:30 | 6175 khz |
| Hanoi | 17:00 | 10:00 | 105.5 Mhz |
| Indonesia | 17:30 | 10:30 | 9840 khz, 12020 khz |
| Indonesia | 17:00 | 10:00 | 9840 khz, 12020 khz |
| Laos, Thailand, Cambodia | 18:00 | 11:00 | 1242 khz, 7285 khz |
| Japan, Quangdong | 18:30 | | 9840 khz, 12020 khz |
| Indonesia | 19:30 | 12:30 | 9840 khz, 12020 khz |
| Japan, Quangdong | 20:30 | | 9840 khz, 12020 khz |
| Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia | 22:00 | 15:00 | 9840 khz, 12020 khz, 1242 khz, 7285 khz |
| Europe, Central Asia | 23:00 | 16:00 | 7280 khz, 9730 khz |
| Africa, Middle East | 23:00 | 16:00 | 7220 khz, 9550 khz |
| Hanoi | 23:00 | 16:00 | 105.5 Mhz |
This page last updated 28/15/2022
