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There are a large number broadcast stations
on the HF bands, most countries seem to transmit at some time of the day on the
HF bands in one language or another. The most popular broadcast station is
the BBC World
Service which transmits to various parts of the world at different times of
the day.
Short Wave
Broadcast Bands
| Band |
Frequency kHz |
BBC
world service |
| 120 metres |
2300 - 2495 kHz |
|
| 90 metres |
3200 - 3400 kHz |
|
| 75 metres |
3950 - 4000 kHz |
|
| 60 metres |
4750 - 5060 kHz |
|
| 49 metres |
5850 - 6200 kHz |
5875 kHz, 5975 kHz, 6195 kHz |
| 41 metres |
7100 - 7350 kHz |
7160 kHz, 7325 kHz |
| 31 metres |
9400 - 9900 kHz |
9410 kHz, 9740 kHz |
| 25 metres |
11600 - 12050 kHz |
11760 kHz, 12095 kHz |
| 21 metres |
13570 - 13870 kHz |
|
| 19 metres |
15100 - 15800 kHz |
15310 kHz, 15400 kHz, 15420 kHz, 15575 kHz |
| 16 metres |
17480 - 17900 kHz |
17640 kHz, 17830 kHz |
| 13 metres |
21450 - 21850 kHz |
21470 kHz, 21660 kHz |
| 11 metres |
25500 - 25670 kHz |
|
| Stations
are 5 kHz a part and all transmissions are AM |
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