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What is Shortwave Radio?

Why Listen To Shortwave Radio?

What Are The Shortwave Radio Bands, And Frequencies?

Who Are Some Of The Shortwave Broadcasters?

When Is A Good Time For Reception?

What Is Shortwave Radio?

Shortwave radio is a reference name given to radio frequencies in the range between 3 and 30 MHz. These frequencies have a characteristic ability to "propagate" for long distances, making possible such worldwide communications as international broadcasting and coordination of long-distance shipping.

Why Listen To Shortwave Radio?

To Listen In To Our Earth Community

Shortwave radio listening is a way to listen into people of the world; during their everyday work, international politics, and commerce. Shortwave Radio broadcasts are available around the world at various times of the day and night. Shortwave broadcasters offer information, programming, and propaganda from different nations, cultures, and groups located around the world.

Many shortwave broadcasters present a part of their programming at some point of the day for English speaking listeners. Shortwave broadcasts has been a way for countries to get their individual views out to a massive public, so their individual sides also have their say. Many broadcasters just broadcast news, information, and cultural programming that allows worldwide listeners a peak into their local culture, music, and traditions.

Here at Casanova?s, we have enjoyed listening to shortwave broadcasts for over 50 years. And have offered some of the finest listening equipment made in the world. Today we offer world-class equipment with the latest in technology and user friendly value.

I listen to the BBC World Service programming, which is available via many broadcast feeds into North America and available around the world. The BBC World Service provides me with important world news with a view point from outside the USA; a view on world news from a different perspective outside the American news media industry. I listen to this service and others while traveling abroad to keep in tuned with global life.

Tune into your world!

Casanova?s Equipment Specialists, World Adventurer

What Are The Shortwave Radio Bands, And Frequencies?

Shortwave Radio World Listening Guide

Shortwave Bands & Frequencies

Shortwave Band Given in meter/metre	Frequency
120m	2300-2495 kHz
90m	3200-3400 kHz
75m	3900-4000 kHz
60m	4750-5060 kHz
49m	5900-6200 kHz
41m	7100-7350 kHz
31m	9400-9990 kHz
25m	11600-12100 kHz
21m	13500-13870 kHz
19m	15100-15800 kHz
16m	17480-17900 kHz
15m	18900-19020 kHz
13m	21450-21750 kHz
11m	25600-26100 kHz

Who Are Some Of The Shortwave Broadcasters?

Shortwave Listed Established Broadcasters by Country

BBC World Service:
5965, 5975, 6175, 6195, 9515, 9590, 15220, 17840 kHz

CHU Canada Time Signals:
7315 kHz

Iran World Service:
6015, 6135, 9580 kHz

Kol Israel:
6280, 9435, 11605, 13720, 15640, 17545, 17600 kHz

Radio Australia:

Radio Canada International:
5960, 9535, 9640, 9755, 11715, 11855, 11895, 13650, 13670, 15305 kHz

Radio France International:

Radio Havana Cuba:
North America: 6000, 9550, 9820
Europe: 9830 USB, 11705 USB, 13660 USB, 13750 kHz

Radio Korea International:
9560, 9650, 15575 kHz

Radio Netherlands:
5965, 6165, 9590, 9845, 15220 kHz

Radio New Zealand International:
6095, 11675, 15340, 15265, 17675 kHz

Swiss Radio International:
9885 kHz

WWCR-World Wide Christian Radio:
Transmitter 1: 3210, 9475, 15825 kHz
Transmitter 2: 5935, 13845 kHz
Transmitter 3: 5070, 12160 kHz
Transmitter 4: 7465, 7560, 9475 kHz

World Harvest Radio:
Angel 1: 7315, 9495, 15105 kHz
Angel 2: 5745, 9840, 13760 kHz

WWV United States Time Signals:
5000, 10000, 15000, & 20000 kHz

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When Is A Good Time For Reception?

In general, lower frequencies, below 9000 kHz, are better received at night and for a few hours surrounding dawn and dusk. Higher frequencies, 13000kHz and up, are better received during the day.

The frequencies in between are transitional, with reception being possible at most times. In practice, these guidelines are not absolute, with reception on high frequencies being possible at night, and lower frequencies can provide decent medium-distance reception during the day. Additionally, these numbers can change slightly with the changing of the sunspot cycle, which affects the ionization of the upper atmosphere, and hence the propagation of shortwave signals. In times of lower sunspot activity, as is the case in 1995-96, higher frequencies are generally less useful than lower frequencies, and the range of frequencies used at any given time of day is generally shifted slightly downward.

This information subject to change without notice.

The WWW Shortwave Listening Guide