Monday, March 10, 2008

NHK-World Radio Japan A08 Multilingual schedules


This morning's first blog post, begins with the upcoming schedules for the A08 series of NHK World Radio Japan. This multilingual schedule, reflects changes to commence March 30, 2008.
Stay tuned to Shortwave Central as we post additional A08 English and multilingual schedules.
Gayle V.H.

NHK World Radio Japan A08
Effective: March 30-October 26, 2008
All times UTC

Relay transmissions of NHK World Radio Japan

(United Kingdom)UK
(France) FRA
(Germany) GER
(UAE) UAE
(Singapore) SNG
(Canada) CAN
(Bonaire Is.) BON

Southeast Asia
Japanese
0200-0300(11-12) 11780 SNG
0200-0500(11-14) 17810
0800-1000(17-19) 11740 SNG
1000-1700(19- 2) 11815
1700-1900( 2- 4) 7225
2100-2200( 6- 7) 11665
2200-0000( 7- 9) 13680

English
0500-0530 17810
0900-0930 11815
1200-1230 9695
1400-1430 11705
0000-0020 17810 13650

Chinese
0600-0630 17860
1300-1330 11740 SNG
2240-2300 13650
2340-0000 15195 17810

Indonesian
0945-1030 9695
1315-1400 11705
2310-2340 17810

Thai
1130-1200 11740 SNG
1230-1300 9695
2300-2320 13650

Vietnamese
100-1130 9695
1230-1300 11740 SNG
2320-2340 13650

Burmese
1030-1100 11740 SNG
1130-1200 9695
2340-0000 13650

Asian Continent
Japanese
0200-0500(11-14) 15195
0700-0800(16-17) 15195 6145 * 6165 *
0800-1700(17- 2) 9750
1700-1900( 2- 4) 6035
2000-2200( 5- 7) 6085
2000-0000( 5- 9) 11910

Russian
0330-0400 15300
0530-0600 11715* 11760*
0800-0830 6145 * 6165 *
1330-1400 6190
1900-1920 5955 *

* Far East Russia
Korean
0430-0500 15300
1100-1130 6090
1230-1300 6190
1400-1430 6190
1630-1700 6035
2210-2230 9560

Chinese
0400-0430 15300
0500-0530 15300
1130-1200 6090
1300-1330 6190
1430-1500 6190
2230-2250 9560

Southwest Asia
Japanese
0200-0500(11-14) 15325
1500-1700( 0- 2) 12045 SNG

English
0500-0530 15325
0900-0930 15590
1310-1340 11985
1400-1430 11985

Bengali
1300-1345 17595 GER

Hindi
1345-1430 17595 GER

Urdu
1430-1515 17595 GER

Oceania
Japanese
2000-2100( 5- 6) 9625
2100-2200( 6- 7)13640

English
0900-0930 9625
1200-1230 9625
2200-2220 13640

North America
English
0000-0020 6145 CAN(East)
0500-0530 6110 CAN(West)
1200-1230 6120 CAN(East)
1400-1430 11705 CAN(East)

Hawaii
English
0900-0930 9825

Central America
Japanese
0200-0500(11-14) 5960 CAN
1500-1700( 0- 2) 9535

Spanish
0500-0530 6195 BON
1000-1030 6120 CAN

South America
Japanese
0200-0400(11-13) 11935 BON
0800-0900(17-18) 9825
0900-1000(18-19) 9795 CAN(East)
1700-1900( 2- 4) 9835
2200-0000( 7- 9) 15265 BON

Portuguese
0230-0300 9660 BON
1030-1100 13630 CAN(East)

Spanish
0400-0430 6195 BON(West)
1000-1030 9710

Europe
English
0500-0530 5975 UK
1200-1230 17585 UAE
1400-1430 13630 UK
0000-0020 5960 UK

Russian
0430-0500 9825 GER
1130-1200 11710 UK
1800-1820 11970

Middle East & North Africa
Japanese
0200-0500(11-14)17560
1700-1900( 2- 4)13740 UAE
1900-2200( 4- 7) 9560
2200-2300( 7- 8) 9650 UAE

Persian
0230-0300 7295 FRA
0830-0900 15190 GER

Arabic
0400-0430 7280 FRA
0700-0730 11905 FRA

Africa
Japanese
0800-1000(17-19)15290 FRA(West)
1500-1700( 0- 2)17735 FRA(Central)
1700-1900( 2- 4)11945 FRA(South)

English
0500-0530 11970 FRA(South)
1400-1430 21560 FRA(Central)

Swahili
0330-0400 9555 FRA(Central)
1300-1330 21560 FRA(Central)

French
0630-0700 11970 FRA(West)
1230-1300 17870 FRA(Central)15400 FRA(West)
(Source: Alokesh Gupta, India)