Shortwave Radio Frequencies and Stations Worldwide

In this section, you will find loads of information about shortwave radio stations and frequencies. Find out what stations are used by various governments, or the names of stations that broadcast specialty programs, including religious and news.

Some countries have a number of frequencies for shortwave broadcasting. The following are some of the frequencies used by countries all over the world, in alphabetical order (for more frequencies, consult a short wave directory):

Albania: 6115, 7425, 7450, 7465
Argentina: 9690, 11710, 15345
Australia: 2310, 2325, 4910, 5025, 5995, 6020, 7240, 9475, 9560, 9660, 9710, 11650, 11880, 12080, 13630, 13670, 15160, 15230, 15240, 15515, 17775, 17785, 17795, 21725
Austria: 5945, 6155, 7325, 9870, 13675, 13730
Bahrain: 6010
Bangladesh: 7185
Belarus: 7360, 7390, 7420
Bulgaria: 7400, 9400, 9500, 9700, 11700, 11900, 15700
Canada, RCI: 9610, 9755, 9770, 13650, 15365, 17740
Canada, CBC: 6160, 9625
China: 5960, 5990, 6005, 6020, 6040, 6190, 7285, 9570, 9580, 9790, 9870, 11885, 11900, 11970, 13675, 13740, 15230, 15240
Croatia: 7285, 9470, 11690
Cuba: 6000, 6060, 6180, 6300, 9505, 9550, 11760
Czech Republic: 5930, 6200, 7345, 7385, 9400, 9430, 9955, 11600, 15710
Ecuador: 6050, 7385, 9745, 11700
Egypt: 4680, 7270, 9990, 11885, 15375, 17835
Ethiopia: 7165, 9560v
France: 5920, 7315, 9720, 9865, 11615, 13680, 11995, 15160, 15275, 15605, 21620
Germany: 5905, 6140, 6180, 7225, 7240, 9565, 9735, 9755, 11690, 12045, 15275
Ghana: 4915
Greece: 7475, 9420, 9935, 12105, 15630, 17525
Guyana: 3291, 5950
Hungary: 5980, 6025, 6035, 9525
India: 7410, 9425, 9445, 9690, 9705, 9910, 9950, 11620, 11645, 11715, 11935, 13605, 13710, 15020, 15075, 15155, 15235, 17510, 17670, 17800, 17895
Indonesia: 9525v, 11785, 15150v
Iran: 6010, 6120, 6250, 7160, 7320, 7330, 9855, 11695, 15460, 17660
Israel: 6280, 6985, 7545, 9345, 15640, 15760, 17535, 17600
Italy: 5965, 6010, 6035, 6090, 6120, 7170, 9760, 11800
Japan: 5975, 6110, 6120, 6145, 7230, 9875, 11690, 11695, 11715, 11935, 11970, 13650, 15195, 15355, 17685, 17810, 17870, 21610, 21670
Jordan: 11690
Korea, North: 3560, 4405, 6185, 6285, 7570, 9325, 9730, 9850, 9975, 9990, 11535, 11545, 11710, 11735, 12015, 13650, 15100, 15180
Korea, South: 7275, 9560, 9570, 9640, 9650, 9770, 15575
Laos: 7145
Liberia: 4760, 5470, 9525
Libya: 7320, 17725, 21695
Lithuania: 7325, 9710, 9875
Malaysia: 7295, 9750, 15295
Mexico: 6185
Moldova: 6235
Mongolia: 12085
Myanmar: 5986
Nepal: 5005
Netherlands: 6020, 6040, 6165, 7120, 9345, 9795, 11655, 11675, 12080, 15315, 15525, 15595, 17725, 17810
New Zealand: 3935, 5950, 9765, 9870, 11725, 13840, 15720, 17675
Nigeria: 7255, 7275, 7380, 15120
Oman: 15140
Pakistan: 6215, 7530, 11570, 15100, 17835
Papua New Guinea: 3385, 4960, 7120
Philippines: 11720, 11885, 15190, 15270, 17665, 17720
Poland: 7130, 9525
Romania: 6055, 6115, 6150, 7105, 9515, 9610, 9640, 11895, 15105, 15135, 17745
Russia: 6240, 7150, 7250, 7350, 9840, 12010, 12030, 13665, 15425
Senegal: 12000
Serbia: 6100
Singapore: 6080, 6150
Slovakia: 7230, 9440
Solomon Islands: 5020v, 9545
South Africa: 3345, 7240, 7390, 9685, 15235, 15255, 17770
Spain: 6055, 6125, 9680, 11625, 11680
Sri Lanka: 6005, 9770, 11905, 15745v
Sudan: 4750, 7280, 9525, 9660, 9840, 13720
Suriname: 4990
Sweden: 6010, 7420, 11550, 15240
Syria: 9330, 12085, 13610
Taiwan: 5950, 7130, 7445, 9355, 9680, 9785, 11550, 11850, 1995, 15215, 15465
Tajikistan: 7245
Thailand: 5890, 9535, 9680, 9725, 9805, 9810, 13770
Tibet: 4820, 4905, 5935, 6050, 7170, 7240, 9490
Turkey: 5960, 6020, 6055, 7240, 9525, 11735, 12035
Turkmenistan: 4930, 5015
Uganda: 4976, 5026
Ukraine: 5820, 5830, 9925
United Kingdom: 5875, 5975, 6005, 6040, 7130, 7160, 7320, 9410, 9480, 9750, 11675, 11750, 11765, 11920, 12095, 15105, 15285, 15360, 17830, 17885, 21470
United Nations: 9565, 17810
USA AFRTS: 4319-USB, 5446.5-USB, 5765-USB, 6350-USB, 7811.5-USB, 10320-USB, 12133.5-USB, 12759-USB, 13362-USB
USA VOA: 4930, 4960, 5960, 6080, 7125, 7175, 7205, 9645, 9760, 9885, 11655, 11885, 11890, 12150, 13600, 13710, 13735, 13755, 15205, 15290, 15445, 15580, 17640, 17715, 17730, 17895
USA KAIJ: 5755, 9480
USA WBCQ: 5110-LSB, 7415, 9330-LSB, 18910-LSB
USA WEWN: 5810, 5850, 7560, 9955, 9975, 15785, 17595
USA WRMI: 7385, 9955
USA WWCR: 3215, 5070, 7465, 9985, 12160, 15825
Vanuatu: 3945v, 7260v
Vatican: 4005, 5885, 6185, 7360, 7365, 9310, 9635, 9645, 9660, 9755, 11625, 11740, 11850, 13765, 15595
Vietnam: 6175, 7285, 9840, 12020
Yemen: 9780v
Zambia: 4910, 5915, 6165
Zanzibar: 11735

Here are some easy equations for converting KHz, MHz, and meters:
MHz to KHz: Multiply by 1000
KHz to MHz: Divide by 1000
MHz to meters: Divide number of MHz into 300
Meters to MHz: Divide number of meters by 300

The following tables contain a number of names of popular shortwave radio stations you can find and tune in to around the world, from government to religious stations. A short wave directory can give you further information, including frequency, language and time of broadcast. This is just a small sample. For a greater listing, consult a short wave directory.