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Western Russia
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From To Days Frequency The BBC World Service is also available on:
Hot Bird direct-to-home satellite.
05:00 07:00 Daily 5875, 12095
Medium wave in Moscow & St. Petersburg -1260 kHz, and Ekaterinburg -
18:00 20:00 Daily 5875, 7225
666 kHz.
online at the BBC World Service website.
partner stations.
Frequencies shown may cover more than one time zone in this area.

West & Central Africa Back to top

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From To Days Frequency (kHz)

03:00 04:00 Daily 6145

03:00 06:00 Daily 7255
04:00 05:00 Daily 9460
04:00 07:00 Daily 6005

05:00 08:00 Daily 11770

06:00 07:00 Daily 9410, 12015
07:00 08:00 Daily 13820
07:00 10:00 Daily 15400, 17830
10:00 11:00 Sat-Sun 15400, 17830
11:00 11:30 Daily 15400
11:00 18:00 Daily 17830
15:00 21:00 Daily 15400
16:00 18:00 Daily 13790
18:00 21:00 Daily 9615, 11810
21:00 22:00 Daily 13820
21:00 22:00 Daily 7465
21:00 23:00 Daily 9915, 12095

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22:00 23:00 Daily 5910

East Africa Back to top

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From To Days Frequency (kHz)

02:00 04:00 Daily 7445
03:00 04:00 Daily 6100, 9460
03:30 06:00 Daily 11860
04:00 05:00 Daily 12035
05:00 06:00 Daily 15420
05:00 07:00 Daily 17640

06:00 08:00 Sat-Sun 15420

08:00 14:00 Daily 21470
08:00 17:00 Daily 17640
13:00 19:00 Daily 15420
15:00 15:30 Daily 9410, 11860, 15105
15:30 16:15 Sat 9410, 11860, 15105
16:15 17:00 Sat-Sun 9410, 11860, 15105

16:30 17:00 W/days 9410

17:00 17:45 Daily 9410, 11860

17:00 19:00 Daily 12095

18:30 21:00 Daily 6005, 9410

Southern Africa Back to top

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From To Days Frequency (kHz)

03:00 04:00 Daily 6145*, 7445

03:00 06:00 Daily 3255
03:00 22:00 Daily 6190

04:00 05:00 Daily 9460*

05:00 07:00 Daily 11770*
06:00 16:00 Daily 9860
08:00 14:00 Daily 21470
13:00 17:00 Daily 17640
16:00 22:00 Daily 3255
17:00 21:00 Daily 12095
21:00 22:00 Daily 5910, 7465*
 
* West Africa programmes

South Asia Back to top

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From To Days Frequency (kHz)

00:00 01:00 Daily 7360, 9410
00:00 02:00 Daily 5970
00:00 03:00 Daily 12095
01:00 14:00 Daily 15310

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02:00 02:30 Daily 1413

03:00 13:00 Daily 17790
13:00 14:00 Daily 1413
13:00 15:00 Daily 9410
13:00 16:00 Daily 6195*
14:00 18:30 Daily 5975

15:00 16:00 Daily 7395, 9485

16:00 17:00 Daily 7355
16:00 18:00 Daily 9740
17:30 18:00 Daily 1413
18:00 18:30 Daily 7260, 7355
* East Asia programmes

East Asia Back to top

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From To Days Frequency (kHz)

00:00 01:00 Daily 13725
00:00 02:00 Daily 9470, 15335, 15360
01:00 02:00 Daily 17685
09:00 10:00 Daily 17760

09:00 11:00 Daily 15285

09:00 12:00 Daily 11895
09:00 16:00 Daily 9740

10:00 13:00 Daily 9605

12:00 16:00 Daily 5875
13:00 14:00 Daily 11805
13:00 16:00 Daily 6195
14:00 15:00 Daily 9915
21:00 23:00 Daily 5965

21:00 00:00 Daily 5875

22:00 23:00 Daily 6195

22:00 00:00 Daily 6135

23:00 00:00 Daily 7385, 9740

23:30 00:00 Daily 6170

South East Asia Back to top

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From To Days Frequency (kHz)

00:00 01:00 Daily 6195

00:00 02:00 Daily 9740, 15335

01:00 02:00 Daily 11750
09:00 16:00 Daily 6195, 9740
21:00 00:00 Daily 3915, 6195
22:00 00:00 Daily 9740
23:00 00:00 Daily 11955

Middle East & Gulf States Back to top

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From To Days Frequency (kHz) The BBC World Service Arabic language service is available 24 hours a day
on satellite, FM in some cities and online at the BBC Arabic website.
02:00 02:30 Daily 1413
02:00 03:00 Daily 5875
02:00 04:00 Daily 5940

02:00 07:30 Daily 1323*

03:00 03:30 Daily 639
03:00 04:00 Daily 1413
06:00 15:00 Daily 11760
07:00 14:00 Daily 15575
07:30 09:00 Sat-Sun 1323*
09:00 23:00 Daily 1323*
15:00 17:00 Daily 11830
18:00 20:00 Daily 5945
19:00 21:00 Daily 1413
* East Mediterranean Only

Afghanistan, Iran & Central Asia Back to top

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From To Days Frequency (kHz)

01:00 04:00 Daily 5940

02:00 02:30 Daily 1413
02:00 03:00 Daily 5875

03:00 04:00 Daily 1413, 12095

03:00 06:00 Daily 9410
04:00 06:00 Daily 15360
06:00 07:00 Daily 11760
07:00 14:00 Daily 15575
14:00 15:00 Daily 11760

15:00 17:00 Daily 11830

18:00 20:00 Daily 5945, 5955

19:00 21:00 Daily 1413

* South Asia programmes

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