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BBC World Service Shortwave Schedule

All active shortwave transmissions for BBC World Service in the 2026 EIBI A-26 schedule season, transmitting from Ascension Island, Woofferton UK, Thailand. Times are UTC. Frequencies link to full frequency pages showing everything else on that channel.

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BBC World Service — Full 2026 Schedule

FrequencyTime (UTC)LanguageTargetTransmitter SitePower
3255 kHz (90 Meter)03:00–05:00 UTCEnglishW. AfricaAscension Island250 kW
6005 kHz (49 Meter)20:00–22:00 UTCEnglishW. AfricaAscension Island250 kW
6195 kHz (49 Meter)06:00–08:00 UTCEnglishEuropeWoofferton UK250 kW
9410 kHz (31 Meter)06:00–08:00 UTCEnglishEuropeWoofferton UK250 kW
9740 kHz (31 Meter)00:00–02:00 UTCEnglishE. AsiaThailand250 kW
11810 kHz (25 Meter)09:00–10:20 UTCEnglishE. AfricaAscension Island300 kW
11945 kHz (25 Meter)03:00–06:00 UTCEnglishS. AfricaAscension Island250 kW
12095 kHz (25 Meter)04:00–05:20 UTCEnglishW. AfricaAscension Island250 kW
15310 kHz (19 Meter)04:20–05:40 UTCEnglishW. AfricaAscension Island300 kW
15360 kHz (19 Meter)03:00–06:00 UTCEnglishS. AsiaThailand300 kW
15400 kHz (19 Meter)07:20–08:40 UTCEnglishAfricaAscension Island300 kW
17760 kHz (16 Meter)08:40–10:00 UTCEnglishE. AfricaAscension Island250 kW
21470 kHz (13 Meter)06:00–07:20 UTCEnglishW. AfricaAscension Island250 kW

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