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Short Waves

VATICAN RADIO ON AIR

Vatican Radio broadcasts in 39 languages in and around Rome and the Lazio Region. Its programming serves pilgrims and visitors to Rome from all over the world, providing them with news and information in their own languages.

 

SW FREQUENCIES - (UTC Time)

Short Wave broadcasts go out to the whole world and are subject to local time changes based on UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). In Italy that means UTC+2 (during Daylight Saving Time) and UTC+1 (during Standard Time).

 

Downloadable Global Short Wave Frequencies Chart

 

European and Mediterranean areas covered with directional antennas from Santa Maria di Galeria (42° 03' N, 012° 19' E)

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Extra-European areas covered with directional antennas from Santa Maria di Galeria

(42° 03' N, 012° 19' E)

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Relay station - Madagascar (18° 48' S 047° 36' E)

 

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Europe and the Mediterranean

W=Weekdays - H=Holydays - 1=Mon - 2=Tue - 3=Wed - 4=Thu - 5=Fri - 6=Sat - 7=Sun

Capital letters following frequencies indicate the radiation direction of antennas from Santa Maria di Galeria

UTC UTC BROADCAST 75m 49m 41m 31m 25m 22m 19m 16m 13m
05:00 05:20 Russian programme     7360 9710          
NO NO
05:20 05:30 Ukrainian News     7360 9710          
O O
05:30 05:40 Ukrainian programme     7360 9710          
O O
06:20 07:00 Holy Mass in Latin             15595    
-7 Q
07:00 07:10 News in Italian              15595    
(1,2,3,4,5,6) Q
07:05 08:00 Ukrainian liturgy       9710 11815        
-7 O O
07:10 07:30 Arabic programme             15595    
(1,2,3,4,5,6) Q
07:30 07:45 News in English             15595    
-6 Q
06:30 06:45 News in French              15595    
(1,2,3,4,5) Q
08:10 09:20 Liturgy of the Romanian     7250 9710          
-7 O O
09:30 10:50 Oriental Liturgy             15595 17790  
-7 O P
16:00 16:20 Armenian programme     7360 9710          
OP P
16:20 16:40 Russian programme     7360 9710          
OP O
16:30 17:00 Arabic programme         11755   15595    
Q Q
17:00 17:20 Byelorussian programme       9710          
N
17:00 17:10 News in French         11755        
(1,2,3,4,5) Q
17:00 17:10 French: Vox Mundi         11755        
6 Q
17:00 17:15 Music         11755        
7 Q
17:10 17:15 Music         11755        
(1,2,3,4,5,6) Q
17:15 17:30 News in English         11755        
Q
17:40 17:50 Ukrainian News     7360 9710          
O O
17:50 18:00 Ukrainian programme     7360 9710          
O O
19:40 20:00 Rosary in Latin             11755    
-7 Q

Asia and Oceania

W=Weekdays - H=Holydays - 1=Mon - 2=Tue - 3=Wed - 4=Thu - 5=Fri - 6=Sat - 7=Sun

Capital letters following frequencies indicate the radiation direction of antennas from Santa Maria di Galeria

UTC UTC BROADCAST 75m 49m 41m 31m 25m 22m 19m 16m 13m
11:00 11:45 Holy Mass in Chinese               17775 21745          21760
-6 A BC, B
11:30 12:00 Mass in English             15595 17790  
-5 E E
12:30 12:50 Russian programme             15490 17810  
A A
14:30 14:50 Hindi programme             15490 17800  
D D
14:50 15:10 Tamil programme             15490 17800  
D D
15:10 15:30 Malayalam programme             15490 17800  
D D
22:00 22:30 Chinese Programme     7300         7410 9695          
    A, BC B          
23:15 23:50 Vietnamese programme     7300 9580          
C C

America

W=Weekdays - H=Holydays - 1=Mon - 2=Tue - 3=Wed - 4=Thu - 5=Fri - 6=Sat - 7=Sun

Capital letters following frequencies indicate the radiation direction of antennas from Santa Maria di Galeria

UTC UTC BROADCAST 75m 49m 41m 31m 25m 22m 19m 16m 13m
01:00 01:30 Portuguese for Brazil     7305            
L
01:30 01:45 Spanish programme     7305            
M
01:45 02:00 Spanish programme     7305            
M
13:00 13:15 Spanish programme                 21730
M

Africa

W=Weekdays - H=Holydays - 1=Mon - 2=Tue - 3=Wed - 4=Thu - 5=Fri - 6=Sat - 7=Sun

Capital letters following frequencies indicate the radiation direction of antennas from Santa Maria di Galeria

UTC UTC BROADCAST 75m 49m 41m 31m 25m 22m 19m 16m 13m
09:30 10:50 Ge'ez Ethiopian-Eritrean liturgy             15595 17790  
-7 F G
15:30 16:00 Ethiopian programme           13830 15565    
E FG
16:00 16:30 Kiswahili programme           13830 15565    
(1,2,3,4,5,7) G
16:00 16:15 Kiswahili programme           13830 15565    
-6 G
16:15 16:30 Somaly programme           13830 15565    
-6 F
16:30 17:00 English programme to Africa            13830 15565    
HI
17:00 17:30 French programme to Africa            13830 15565    
H HI
17:30 18:00 Eritrean programme           13830 15565    
E FG
18:00 18:30 Portuguese programme to Africa             15565    
H
19:40 20:00 Rosary in Latin       9705 11870        
-7 I J
20:00 20:30 English programme to Africa        9705 11870        
I J
20:30 21:00 French programme to Africa        9705 11870        
I J
21:00 21:30 Portuguese programme to Africa         11870        
K