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Short Wave Broadcast
Stations
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 | 3255 kHz |
| 75 metres | 3950 - 4000 kHz | 3955 kHz, 3915 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 | 11600 kHz, 11660 kHz, 12095 kHz |
| 21 metres | 13570 - 13870 kHz | 13700 kHz |
| 19 metres | 15100 - 15800 kHz | 15100 kHz, 15310 kHz, 15360 kHz, 15400 kHz, 15420 kHz, 15485 kHz, 15575 kHz |
| 16 metres | 17480 - 17900 kHz | 17480 kHz, 17640 kHz, 17760 kHz, 17830 kHz, 17885 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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