English Language Broadcasts from the Middle East & Arab World ------------------------------------------------------------- The following schedules are extracted from the English Language Shortwave Schedules compiled by Tom Sundstrom and published in The Journal of the North American Shortwave Association (A NASWA Exclusive!). Corrections and additions have been made from station schedules and personal monitoring. All frequencies are in kHz. and all times are UTC (EST + 5 hrs.). + All English language broadcasts from Iraq have been suspended. ! This broadcast has been reported heard as late as 1850 UTC. # Irregular, but have been heard and QSL'd recently. * May also be relayed via Kol Israel Home Service frequencies such as 11585 kHz. and others. Consult the WRTH for more info. = Irregular. This may be used if events warrant. & Irregularly in English. 9600 kHz. is best bet for NA. COUNTRY STATION TIMES FREQUENCIES TARGET AREA ------- ----------- --------- -------------------- ------------ Algeria R. Algiers 1900-2000 15215 9685 9510 SA/Eu/ME Egypt R. Cairo 0200-0330 9675 9475 NA 1215-1330 17595 S As 1630-1830 15255 C & S Af 2030-2200 15375 W Afr 2115-2245 9900 Eu Iran R. Tehran 1130-1225 11940 11790 11715 9705 S&SEAs/ME/Ind 9575 1930-2030 9022 6030 ME/NAf/Eu/ENA Iraq R. Baghdad 0230-0430+ 11830 11810 NA/SA/Ind/Pak 2100-2300+ 13660 Eu V. of Peace 1100-1400+ 11860 Troops in Gulf 1700-1900+ 11860 Troops in Gulf 2100-2300+ 11860 Troops in Gulf Israel Kol Israel 0000-0030* 12025 11605 9435 7465 NA 0100-0130* 12025 11605 9435 7465 NA 0200-0230* 12025 11605 9435 7465 NA 0500-0515* 17575 11655 Aus/As 11605 9435 7465 NA/W Eu 7410 W NA 0700-0715= 11585 9435 7465 1100-1130 21790 17590 17575 Eu/Aus/As 15650 11585 1800-1815 11655 11585 Eu 2000-2030 17630 11605 9435 Af/W Eu/NA 7465 2230-2300 17575 12025 11655 11605 Af/LA/NA/W Eu 9435 7465 Jordan R. Jordan 1200-1415 13655 W Eu/NA 1420-1730! 9560 W Eu/NA Lebanon V of Hope 0600-1000 6280 6215(Alt) ME 1430-1600 6280 6215(Alt) ME/India 2000-2300 6280 6215(Alt) Eu/ME (exc Su) Libya R. Jam. 1800-1900# 15450 Afr/W Eu 2230-2400# 7245 NA/W Eu Saudi BSKSA 1600-2100 9720 9705 Arabia Syria R. Damascus 2005-2105 15095 12085 Eu/NA 2110-2210 12085 9950 NA/Aus/NZ Turkey V O Turkey 0400-0450 17880 9445 Aus/NA 1330-1400 17785 SW As 2100-2150 9795 Eu 2300-2350 17880 9685 9665 9445 Aus/Eu/ME/NA United R. Dubai 0330-0400 15435 15400 13675 NA Arab 11945 Emirates 0530-0600 21700 17865 17830 SE As/Aus 15435 1030-1055 21605 17865 15435 Eu/N Af 15320 1330-1400 21675 21605 15435 Eu/N Af 15320 1600-1640 21675 21605 15400 Eu/N Af 15320 13675 11795 2130-2200 15400 15320 13675 Eu/N Af 11795 2330-2400 15400 15320 13675 Eu/N Af 11795 V of UAE 2200-2400& 15100 9600 6170 Na Abu Dhabi Allan Courtney (updated 2/7/91) -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ <><> Allan Courtney <> acourtunatix.uucp <> ukma!lunatix!acourt <><> <><> And if all else fails....try: acourt%lunatix.uucp@ms.uky.edu <><> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0