English-language shortwave broadcasts beamed to Europe, from international broadcasters and private stations, on the timelines of your cities and in your own time zone.
Fewer stations target Europe than a few decades ago, but the list is still varied. Radio Romania International is the most regular, with English five times a day; Voice of Vietnam and China Radio International follow, then Voice of Korea from Pyongyang, KBS World Radio from Seoul, Voice of Turkey, Radio Slovakia International and Radio Cairo. Hobbyist and religious stations fill the rest: IRRS Milano, the Dutch hobby station Free Radio Service Holland, and WMLK from Pennsylvania.
The evening is the best time: between 16:00 and 23:00 UTC the lower bands open up across Europe and most of these broadcasts are on the air. Because each station runs its own schedule in UTC, and Europe changes its clocks at the end of March and the end of October — the same weekends the stations change their frequencies — the timeline does the conversion for you. This calendar follows the current season of the EiBi shortwave schedule.
Select a broadcast to see the station, its frequencies in kHz, the transmitter and the days it airs, with a link to listen on an online SDR receiver.
Stations that still aim English broadcasts at Europe include Radio Romania International, Voice of Vietnam, China Radio International, Voice of Korea, KBS World Radio, Voice of Turkey, Radio Slovakia International and Radio Cairo, plus private and religious stations such as IRRS Milano and WMLK.
Most broadcasts for Europe are in the afternoon and evening, between about 16:00 and 23:00 UTC; Radio Romania also has morning and midday programs. The timeline shows each one at your local time.
No regular BBC shortwave broadcasts are aimed at Western Europe. English programs for Africa and the Middle East are often audible in Europe in the evening — see the Africa & Middle East calendar.
Mostly the 31, 25 and 41 metre bands (around 9.5, 11.8 and 7.3 MHz) in the evening and higher bands such as 13 and 15 MHz in daytime. Select a broadcast on the timeline to see its exact frequencies.
In Shortwave. Perfect Clock — a world clock with your calendar across time zones.