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 Medium wave reception in Kazan     

 
Below is a table of medium wave stations that are more or less regularly heard at my location in Kazan, Russia. It's known that distant reception in this band is only possible during the periods of darkness and dusk. All times are UTC.

The table stores my personal observations for the season of autumn 2005 — spring 2006. See bandscan data of current season here.

Usage of asterisks: *0500 denotes start of transmission, 2200* denotes end of transmission. Transmitter locations (according to WRTH and/or EMWG) are given in parentheses. Double slash (//) refers to a parallel (usually a stronger one) frequency.

After inclusion of regional Russian radio companies into VGRTK the current state of regional broadcasting is unclear. Try to listen at 0600-0800 or 1800-1900 (local time of each city). Radio station Mayak in many cities (Cheboksary, Saratov, etc.) can only be heard during the morning hours.

Nationwide networks of Russia (Radio Rossii, Mayak, Radiostantsiya Yunost, Radio Orfey) only broadcast in Russian. Regional stations may have minorities' languages broadcasts.

Last update: 17 November 2005.

500...700 kHz       700...900 kHz          900...1100 kHz
1100...1300 kHz    1300...1500 kHz     1500...1700 kHz
 

500...700 kHz

531 kHz
  • Russia (Cheboksary), Mayak and regional broadcasts, 0400-1200*. Regional broadcasts in Chuvash and Russian noted on week-days at 0410, on Sundays at 0925.
  • Iran (Azarshahr or Iranshahr or Hamadan), 1st domestic program, in Persian, 1330-1500, 1600-2130.
  • Romania (???), Radio Romania Actualitati, in Romanian, 1900-2130.
540 kHz
  • Iran (Mashhad), 1st domestic program, in Persian, 1630-2130.
  • Hungary (Solt), Kossuth Radio, in Hungarian, 0400-0530, 1700-2130.
  • Russia (Orenburg), Mayak, 0400-0530, 1200-1500, 1600-1900.
  • Kuwait (Sulaibiyah), 1st domestic program, in Arabic, 1600-1700, 1900-2130.
549 kHz
  • Russia (various sites), Mayak, 0400-0530, 1030-1100, 1230-2130.
  • Ukraine (Brovary?), Promin (2nd domestic program), in Ukrainian, 0400-0530, 1330-2130.
558 kHz
  • Iran (Gheslagh), Radio Farhang, in Persian, 1400-1500, 1600-2130.
567 kHz
  • Russia (Volgograd), Radio Rossii and regional broadcasts, 0400-0600, 0900-1100, 1200-1500, 1600-2130. Regional broadcasts in Russian noted on week-days at 0410, on Sundays at 0925.
  • Syria (Adra or Damascus), 1st domestic program, in Arabic, 1900-2130.
576 kHz
  • Russia (Astrakhan, and maybe additionally from Oyash), Mayak, 0400-0500, 1200-1230, 1430-1500, 1800-1900.
  • Bulgaria (Vidin), Christo Botev program, in Bulgarian, 1800-2000.
585 kHz
  • Russia (Perm), Radio Rossii and regional broadcasts, 0400-0600, 0700-0730, 1030-1500, 1800-2000*. Regional broadcast found week-days at 0505-0515 and later.
  • Iran (Tehran), Radio Quran, in Persian, 1430-1500, 1800-2000.
594 kHz
  • Russia (Izhevsk), Radio Rossii, 0400-0530, 0700-0830, 1000-1100, 1200-1530, 1800-2000.
  • Russia (Vladikavkaz and/or Surgut?), Mayak, 0500-0600, 1100-1530, 1800-2000.
603 kHz
  • Romania (Bucharest and/or Botosani), Radio Romania Actualitati, in Romanian, 0400-0530, 1430-1500, 1800-2000.
  • Cyprus (???), Cyprus BC, in Greek, 1800-2000.
  • Unidentified station with arab music at 1900-2000.
612 kHz
  • Russia (Moscow), Narodnoye Radio [People's Radio], in Russian, 0400-0530, 1230-1500.
  • Russia (Petrozavodsk), Mayak, 1800-1900.
  • Ukraine (Kyiv and/or Kharkiv), relay of BBC, in Ukrainian 1830-1900, in Russian 1900-2000.
  • Russia (Moscow), Radio Radonezh, in Russian, 1800-2000.
621 kHz
  • Russia (Syktyvkar), Radio Rossii and regional broadcasts, 0400-0500, 1230-1500. Regional broadcasts noted on week-days at 0410.
  • Egypt (Batrah), Voice of Arabs, in Arabic, 0400-0430.
630 kHz
  • Russia (Saratov), Mayak, 0400-0600.
639 kHz
  • Russia (Omsk), Radio Rossii, 1200-1500.
  • Iran (Bonab), Voice of the Isl. Rep. Iran (external service), in Kurdish 0400-0430, in unknown language 1430-1500.
648 kHz
  • Ukraine (Oktyabrske, Crimea), 1st domestic program, in Ukrainian, 0400-0500, 1300-1500.
657 kHz
  • Russia (Alpatovo), Chechnya Svobodnaya [Chechenia Free], in Russian and Chechen, 0400-0430, 1400-1500.
666 kHz
  • Lithuania (Sitkunai), Lithuanian Radio, 1st domestic program, in Luthuanian, 0400-0600.
675 kHz
684 kHz
  • Iran (Mashhad), 1st domestic program and regional broadcasts, in Persian, 1330-1500.
693 kHz
  • Russia (Ufa), Radio Rossii, 0400-0830, 1100-1500.
  • Russia (Moscow), relay of Deutsche Welle, in Russian, 0400-0500.

700...900 kHz

702 kHz
  • Turkey (Catalca), TRT-4, in Turkish, 0400-0500, 1400-1500.
  • Iran (Kiashahr/Rasht), Voice of the Isl. Rep. Iran (external service), in unknown language 1400-1430, in Azerbaijani 1430-1500.
711 kHz
  • Ukraine (Dokuchayevsk, near Donetsk), 1st domestic program, in Ukrainian, 0400-0530.
720 kHz
729 kHz
738 kHz
  • Russia (Chelyabinsk), Radio Rossii, 0400-0500, 1130-1300.
747 kHz
  • Iran (Gonbad), 1st domestic program, in Persian, 1230-1300.
756 kHz
765 kHz
  • Russia (Petrozavodsk), Radio Rossii, 0400-0500, 1230-1300.
774 kHz
  • Russia (Voronezh), Mayak, 0400-0530.
783 kHz
792 kHz
801 kHz
810 kHz
  • Russia (Volgograd), Mayak, 0400-0630, 1230-1300.
819 kHz
828 kHz
  • Russia (St.Petersburg), relay of Radio Liberty, in Russian, 0400-0530.
837 kHz
  • Ukraine (Taranivka), Promin', in Ukrainian, 0400-0600, 1200-1300.
846 kHz
  • Russia (Elista?), Radio Rossii, 0400-0430, 1230-1300.
  • Russia (Moscow), RTV Podmoskovye, in Russian, 1230-1300.
855 kHz
  • Russia (Kamenka, near Penza), Radio Rossii, 0400-0630, 1100-1300.
  • Romania (Tancabesti), Radio Romania Actualitati, in Romanian, 0400-0530.
864 kHz
  • Armenia (Gavar), Voice of Armenia, in unknown language 0400-0430, in Persian 0430-0500, in Armenian 1230-1300.
873 kHz
  • Russia (various sites, Samara oblast is the nearest), Radio Rossii, 0400-1300.
882 kHz
  • Russia (Stavropol), Mayak, 0400-0500. Sounds like a regional broadcast Thursdays at 0425.
891 kHz
  • Russia (???), Radiostantsiya Yunost, 0400-0530, 1230-1300.

900...1100 kHz

900 kHz
  • Russia (Sovetskiy, Mari El), Mayak and regional broadcasts, 0400-1200*. Regional broadcast noted on week-days at 0425.
909 kHz
  • Romania (???), Radio Cluj, in Romanian, 0400-0530.
918 kHz
  • Russia (Arkhangelsk), Radio Rossii and regional broadcasts, 0400-0630, 1030-1300. Regional broadcasts noted on week-days at 0425.
  • Russia (Makhachkala), Mayak, 0400-0500.
927 kHz
936 kHz
  • Russia (Orenburg), Radio Rossii, 1030-1200.
945 kHz
  • Russia (Rostov na Donu), Radio Rossii, 0500-0600, 1230-1300.
954 kHz
  • Turkey (Trabzon), TRT-4, in Turkish, 0500-0530, 1230-1300.
963 kHz
  • Finland (Pori), YLE, in Finnish, 0500-0530.
972 kHz
  • Ukraine (Kopani), relay of Radiokanal Sodruzhestvo, in Russian, 1230-1300.
981 kHz
990 kHz
999 kHz
1008 kHz
  • Belarus (???), Kanal Kultura, in Belarusian, 0500-0530.
1017 kHz
  • Turkey (Mudanya), TRT-1, in Turkish, 0500-0530.
1026 kHz
  • Russia (Arkhangelsk oblast), Mayak, 1000-1100.
  • Belarus (???), Kanal Kultura, in Belarusian, 0500-0530.
1035 kHz
  • Estonia (Tartu), Tartu Family Radio, in Russian, 0500-0530, 1200-1300.
1044 kHz
  • Russia (Moscow), relay of Radio Liberty, in Russian, 0500-0530, 1100-1300.
1053 kHz
  • Russia (Orenburg), Radio Rossii, 1100-1300.
  • Romania (???), program not identified yet, in Romanian, 0500-0530.
  • Russia (St.Petersburg), Radio Maria, in Russian, 0500-0530.
1062 kHz
1071 kHz
1080 kHz
  • Russia (Saransk), Radio Rossii and regional broadcasts, 0500-0900, 1030-1300.
1089 kHz
  • Russia (Tbilisskaya), Radiokanal Sodruzhestvo, in Russian, 0500-0700*.
1098 kHz
  • Russia (???), Radio Rossii, 1230-1300.

1100...1300 kHz

1107 kHz
1116 kHz
  • Russia (Sochi), Radio Rossii, 1230-1300.
1125 kHz
  • Russia (St.Petersburg), Radio Orfey, 0500-0600, 1230-1300.
1134 kHz
  • Russia (Saransk), Mayak, 0500-0900, 1000-1230.
  • Russia (unknown location), Radio Rossii, 1200-1300.
1143 kHz
  • Russia (Samara oblast), Mayak, 0500-1100.
1152 kHz
1161 kHz
  • Russia (Volgograd), Radio Orfey, *0500-1300.
1170 kHz
  • Russia (Tbilisskaya), Russkoye Mezhdunarodnoye Radio [Russian International Radio], in Russian, 0500-0600.
  • Belarus (???), 1st domestic program, in Belarusian, 0500-0630.
  • Belarus (???), relay of Radiokanal Sodruzhestvo, in Russian, 1230-1300.
1179 kHz
  • Romania (Bacau), Radio Romania Actualitati, in Romanian, 0500-0600.
1188 kHz
1197 kHz
1206 kHz
  • Russia (???), Mayak, 0500-0630.
1215 kHz
1224 kHz
1233 kHz
1242 kHz
  • Ukraine (Dokuchaevsk), Promin', in Ukrainian, 0500-0600, 1200-1300.
1251 kHz
  • Russia (Izhevsk), Radiostantsiya Yunost, 0630-0730, 1100-1230.
1260 kHz
  • Russia (Moscow), relay of BBC, in Russian 0500-0530, in English 1200-1300.
1269 kHz
1278 kHz
  • Russia (Dubovka), Radiostantsiya Yunost, 0500-1300.
1287 kHz
  • Russia (Yazykovo), Radiostantsiya Yunost, 0500-1300.
1296 kHz

1300...1500 kHz

1305 kHz
1314 kHz
  • Russia (Pleshanovo), Radio Rossii, 1200-1300.
  • Romania (???), Radio Romania Actualitati, in Romanian, 0500-0530.
1323 kHz
1332 kHz
  • Iran (Tehran), Radio Tehran, in Persian, 1230-1300.
1341 kHz
1350 kHz
1359 kHz
  • Russia (Perm), Mayak, 0600-0700, 1000-1100.
1368 kHz
1377 kHz
  • Russia (Yekaterinburg), Radiostantsiya Yunost, 0600-0630, 1000-1200.
1386 kHz
1395 kHz
  • Russia (Buguruslan), Radio Rossii, 1000-1200.
1404 kHz
1413 kHz
1422 kHz
1431 kHz
1440 kHz
1449 kHz
1458 kHz
  • Russia (Valuyki or Pinyug), Radiostantsiya Yunost, 1000-1100.
1467 kHz
1476 kHz
1485 kHz
1494 kHz

1500...1700 kHz

1503 kHz
1512 kHz
1521 kHz
  • Russia (Kazan), Mayak, 0600-1200.
1530 kHz
1539 kHz
1548 kHz
1557 kHz
1566 kHz
1575 kHz
1584 kHz
1593 kHz
1602 kHz
1611 kHz
above 1611 kHz
     
 
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