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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SHORTWAVE continued
The construction materials of some buildings simply do not let signals in very well. Signals penetrate wood frame buildings easiest, while concrete and brick buildings usually block signals. If you are in a building with one or more stories above you, signals can also be impaired in strength. In such a situation, position yourself, and especially the radio’s antenna, as close to a window as possible while listening.
Below is a list of the shortwave bands used for international broadcasts and their corresponding frequencies. Since some radios show frequency in megahertz and some in kilohertz, both are shown here. The G4000A shows shortwave frequencies in kilohertz.
WHAT IS HEARD ON SHORTWAVE RADIO?
•International foreign broadcasts, many targeting North America
•Long distance
WHAT COUNTRIES ARE HEARD ON SHORTWAVE RADIO?
The next chart shows some of the countries targeting North America with their broadcasts. Unless otherwise noted, frequencies are for evening listening in North America. Other countries do not deliberately target North America, but can be heard anyway. Whether or not a country can be heard depends on many factors, including signal strength, your geographic location, and the condition of the earth’s ionosphere. Frequencies in BOLD are mainly used for the country’s native language broadcast.
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Australia (Radio Australia) | 9580, 9860, 15365, 17795 |
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Austria (Radio Austria International) | 6015, 9655 |
Canada (Radio Canada International) | 5960, 6120, 9755 |
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China (China Radio International) | 9690, 9780, 11680, 11715, 11840 |
Cuba (Radio Habana) | 6060, 6080, 6180, 9510, 9820 |
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Ecuador | 9745, 11925, 12005, 15140 |
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France (Radio France International) | 5920, 5945, 9790, 9800 |
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Germany (Deutsche Welle) | 5960, 6040, 6045, 6075, 6085, 6100, 6120, 6145, 6185, 9515, 9565, |
| 9535, 9640, 9545, 9650, 9670, 9700, 9730, 9735, 11705, 11740, 11750, |
| 11810, 11865, 13780, 15275, 15410, 17810, 17860 |
Holland (Radio Nederland) | 6020, 6025, 6165, 9590, 9715, 9840, 9895, 11655 |
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Japan (Radio Japan/NHK) | 5960, 6025, 9610, 9680, 9725, 11885, 11895, 15230 |
Russia (Radio Moscow International) | 7105, 7115, 7150, 7270, 9750, 9765, 11805, 11840, 12050, 15410, 15425 |
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Taiwan (Voice of Free China) | 5950, 9680, 11740, 11855, 15440 |
United Kingdom (BBC World Service) | Morning: 5965, 6195, 9515, 9740, 11750, 17840 |
| Evening: 5975, 6175, 7325, 9590, 9640, 15260 |
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