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World Service

World Service Via Short Wave(AM)-Frequencies

*Frequency (MHz)*	*Metre*	*Times-UTC*
3.9150	75	2300-0115, 1600-1800, 2100-2200
6.1950	49	2100-0200, 0900-1700
7.1050	41	2200-0100
7.1600	41	1600-1800
9.4100	31	0000-0200
9.7400	31	0900-1600#
11.6850	25	2200-0000#
11.9550	25	0500-0900, 2300-2400#
15.3600	19	0000-0900
17.7600	16	0500-0900

#: Recommended frequency (logged several times) for Melbourne/Victoria

Add 10 hours to UTC Time for Australian Eastern Time (11 hours Daylight Saving),

9.5 hours for Central Australian Standard Time (10.5 Daylight Savings),

8 hours for Western Australian Standard Time (9 Daylight Savings),

12 hours for New Zealand Standard Time (13 Daylight Savings),

BBC’s Program Schedule Changes Regularly so it is available from their site at

http://bbc.co.uk/worldservice/cgi-bin/worldservice/psims/ScheduleSDT.cgi

1. At four (4) minutes prior to a frequency opening for English language world service(always just prior to the hour, i.e. 0356), Bow Bells are rung, followed by an announcement “The following English To Pacific/ South East Asia , formerly known as ‘English by Radio’” is about to commence broadcasts on [frequencies]“

2. BBC broadcast in every language that exists on our planet.

3. BBC World Service can also be identified on the hour, when the BBC news comes on, and it is stated “BBC World Service News”

4. BBC World Service was once known as “Empire Radio” and was broadcast to every country in the British Empire, including during both world wars, when Australia was yet to have domestic AM (MW) service, BBC Empire Radio was all that was on the radio in Australia until domestic broadcasting began in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Before this time Empire Radio was the only radio service available to Australia. (Though some other overseas transmissions could be heard sometimes). SW radio was around for many years before domestic broadcasting began. BBC’s SW transmitters are located at Australia, Cyprus, Singapore, Oman, Rampisham (UK), Ascension Island, and all transmit with an output power of 300 watts minimum, sometimes 500 watts and has been broadcasting to the world for 71 years, the oldest broadcaster of any description in the world, and amazingly, it still exists today.

5. Foreign Language broadcasts information available on request. (If enough emails received, then they will be added to site) at ageelan@bigpond.com

6. Don’t forget to send reception reports (qsl cards) to the BBC, as if we don’t let stations know that we listen, then we risk losing that shortwave service. Though I believe BBC World Service will last the longest, with many good years of SW still to come, and probably be the last to close, which I hope never happens.

7. Note also that the BBC monitoring service, intercepts and records every single broadcast of any description in the world from several locations. (See the BBC site for more under Monitoring Service)

BBC World Service Information:

Address: PO Box 76, Bush House, Strand, London, WC2B 4PH

Phone: +44(0) 20 7240 3456

Fax: +44(0) 20 7557 1258

Email: worldservice.letters@bbc.co.uk

Web: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice

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All information correct as at: Thursday, March 13, 2003

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