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This article is from the Shortwave radio FAQ, by Ralph Brandi rbrandi@lucent.com with numerous contributions by
others.
03 Where can I find a list of broadcasts in the English language? (Shortwave radio)
The World Radio TV Handbook has a list of English Language Broadcasts,
starting on page 561 of the 1995 edition. Unfortunately, since the WRTH only
comes out once a year the data tend to go out of date fairly quickly. There
are a number of sources for current lists:
-Monitoring Times magazine carries a listing every month.
-The North American Shortwave Association (NASWA) publishes a complete listing
twice a year in their bulletin, The Journal, sent to all members monthly; each
month there are updates to the list. See the address at the end of this
article.
-Tom Sundstrom, W2XQ, offers custom IBM PC-compatible software and a
subscription service with constantly updated electronic versions of his data
files (which are also the source for the NASWA listings, as well as forming
part of the listing in the WRTH). The data files are in the standard dBASE
III format, capable of being imported into any software that reads DBF files,
and are distributed in a compressed self-extracting file for IBM PC users and
.ARC format for those using other operating systems. The data files are
available on the Pics OnLine BBS in Atco, New Jersey, U.S.A. (+1 609 753-2540
US Robotics HST, +1 609 753 1549 V.32 9600 baud), or over the World
Wide Web by arrangement with Tom. Readers with access to the World Wide Web
can get more information about this software from Tom's web page at
http://www.trsc.com/ . Gilfer Shortwave now is the official
distributor for Tom's software. See the address for Gilfer at the end of
this file. Gilfer also has a web page available at
http://www.gilfer.com/ .
-Jim Frimmel offers a HyperCard program for the Apple Macintosh that offers
both frequency schedules and program schedules for international English
language broadcasts. Jim also offers an quarterly update subscription
The program, called Shortwave Navigator, which is up to version 3.3, also
offers computer control of a number of radios. See the address for
DX Computing at the end of this file, including e-mail.
-Jan Nieuwenhuis of the Benelux DX Club periodically posts a list of
broadcasts in English to Europe to rec.radio.shortwave. This list, as
well as lists of broadcasts in German and French, are also available on
the web at http://promet12.cineca.it/htdx/swls/bdxc.html .
-Paul Dwerryhouse's shortWWWave page in Australia at
http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/~thed/SW/index.html is another source on the
web of English language broadcasts, among other treats.
If you are interested in finding out what programs are on the air at a given
time, there are a couple of recent publications that attempt to provide
semi-comprehensive information:
-Grove Enterprises publishes *The Guide to Shortwave Programs* edited by
the Program Manager of its "Shortwave Guide" section of *Monitoring Times*,
Kannon Shanmugam along with the programming staff.
-One-man dynamo John Figliozzi produces *The Shortwave Radio Guide* each year,
for sale through the Ontario DX Association (ODXA), who do the actual
production on the book, and NASWA.
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