Programming / Format

India

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All India Radio begins two-hour morning Gurbani broadcast from Golden Temple, Amritsar.
AIR, Jalandhar, has been airing kirtan from the Golden Temple for three hours daily on MW, including a two-hour morning slot from 4 am to 6 am.
All India Radio (AIR), Amritsar, has begun broadcasting full two-hour early morning Gurbani from the Golden Temple, a move widely welcomed by listeners.
The service, initiated by Prasar Bharati from January 13, enables devotees in Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur districts, as well as listeners across the International Border in Pakistan, to listen to the sacred kirtan.
Since the launch of AIR, Amritsar, on September 24, 2018, the station had been broadcasting Gurbani from 5 am to 6 am.
The FM transmission gets relayed from AIR’s Gharinda village centre near Attari and is operated under the External Services Division of AIR. Besides Gurbani, the division also airs special Urdu and Saraiki programmes, which has audiences in Pakistan, too.
Meanwhile, AIR, Jalandhar, has been airing kirtan from the Golden Temple for three hours daily on MW (medium wave), including a two-hour morning slot from 4 am to 6 am.
Former engineer Harjap Singh Aujla, who had been spearheading the demand, said medium wave transmissions were often unclear in distant areas and had also lost relevance as the use of MW radio sets declined.
“FM transmission offers better sound quality and is free from signal shadow caused by high-rise buildings. Residents of four border districts of Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur and Pathankot will now be able to listen the full Gurbani (two hours) clearly on FM,” added Aujla.
He expressed hope that AIR, Amritsar, would also start the evening Gurbani broadcast from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm, on the lines of AIR, Jalandhar. Kulwant Singh Ankhi, patron of the Amritsar Vikas Manch, said many people still preferred listening to Gurbani on the radio. Even in Lahore, several listeners tuned into Gurbani rendered in classical ragas, including noted Punjabi poet Ustad Daman, who was known to listen to kirtan regularly, he said. Satnam Singh of Dhotian village said listening to the morning kirtan on the radio was like a daily act of worship for him.
The demand for Gurbani broadcast on radio dates back to the period of the Dharam Yudh Morcha in 1982. After Operation Bluestar in June 1984, AIR, Jalandhar, began relaying shabad kirtan from the Golden Temple for three hours daily.
Bhagwant Singh Dhangera, manager of the Golden Temple, said, “It is encouraging that devotees can now listen to Gurbani for two hours. Many people prefer radio over television for kirtan as Gurbani is considered more of an art to be heard than watched.”
Source: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/air-begins-two-hour-morning-gurbani-broadcast-from-golden-temple/

Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi to dxindia iog (2026-01-20)

Kuwait?

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Voice of America (VOA) Farsi (Persian) to Iran is now heard in the evening on 1548 kHz (relayed from Kuwait?) until 2330 kHz close each night. [this is VOA Farsi programming, not Radio Farda]

This was announced on VOA Farsi website January 10th (translated by Google):
“Radio broadcasting of Voice of America programs for audiences inside Iran has begun. You can now hear Voice of America television programs simultaneously via the medium wave 1548 kHz in the AM band of all radios, including in private cars, trucks, and intercity buses.”
https://ir-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/voa-radio-broadcast-launch-on-1548khz-am/8101808.html?_x_tr_sl=fa&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

Fair reception here in Caversham at 2330 close each night with VOA ID.

73 Alan Pennington via BDXC-News to WOR iog (2026-01-16)

India

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On the occasion of Pongal festival tomorrow, Akashvani stations in Tamilnadu & Puducherry will start their transmissions about 1.15 hrs earlier than usual as follows.   15 Jan 2026  4.25 am IST / 14 Jan 2026 2255 UTC.                   
720 Chennai, 936 Tiruchirapalli, 999 Coimbatore, 1052 Thoothukudi, 1197 Tirunelveli, 1215 Puducherry.

Happy Pongal!  Jose Jacob to dxindia iog (2026-01-14)

United Kingdom

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Radio Caroline North January – December 2026
10 & 11 January
7 & 8 February
7 & 8 March
3, 4 & 5 April (Easter) 
9 & 10 May
20 & 21 June
11 & 12 July
7, 8 & 9 August (Annual fundraising)
12 & 13 September
10 & 11 October
7 & 8 November
9 & 10 December

You’ll hear some great music from the 60s to 90s – plus this month’s competition where you could win a pair of Anker Soundcore Q30 noise cancelling headphones, courtesy of Dave Cragie at the Moggy Van Radio Collection – find them on Facebook.

Listen on 648 AM across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and beyond, on 1368 AM in the North/North-West courtesy of our friends at Manx Radio, worldwide online here via our Caroline North Player, on smart speakers and the Radio Caroline app.

We’d love to hear from you during the broadcast via north@radiocaroline.co.uk and remember, it’s the only email address that gets you straight through to our ‘North’ broadcasters.

Nico from Gouda HOL (2026-01-07)

Moldova / Transnistria

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Russian radio program schedule from the Transnistrian Radio Center transmitter.
Introduced on January 1, 2026

Frequency / kW / / Time / Program / Direction
999 kHz / 1000 kW / 11:00-15:00 UTC / Radio Russia / Moldova, Ukraine, Europe
1413 kHz / 500 kW / 18:00-05:00 UTC / Vesti FM / Crimea, Ukraine

Anatoly Klepov, RUS-DX #1374 (2025-12-27)

Sweden

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Asfalttelegrafen can be found on the classic 1440 kHz and SDXF has been allowed to broadcast its special program on January 3rd and 9th, 2026 at 20:00 – 21:00 SNT.
The station has been granted permission to broadcast “permanently” during the first half of the year and believes that the audibility on the new frequency will be good.
Listener reports and comments can be sent as usual to qsl@sdxf.se

Arctic Radio Club will also broadcast over Asfalttelegrafen during the Christmas holidays: December 20th and 21st (repeat), 24th and 25th (repeat) at 20:00 – 21:00 SNT on 1440 kHz.
Listener reports can be sent via email, either to: Asfalttelegrafen at am1440khz@gmail.com or CountryGospelChurch at peter@countrygospelchurch.com

SDXF website via Ydun Ritz (2025-12-14)

Sweden

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Translated from Swedish:
We have some very good news: Arctic Radio Club (ARC) will be broadcasting weekend programmes via Asfalttelegrafen thanks to a generous offer from Torleif Roos. Peter Stillberg has put together two programmes that will be broadcast according to the following schedule:
On 20 and 21 (repeat), 24 and 25 (repeat) December at 20:00-21:00 SNT on the frequency 1440 kHz, i.e. the old Radio Luxembourg frequency!
Listener reports should be sent by email to either: Asfalttelegrafen: am1440khz@gmail.com or CountryGospelChurch: peter@countrygospelchurch.com
Correct reports will be answered with an email QSL.
We hope for good reception. A big thank you to Peter and Torleif for this wonderful arrangement. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Torleif, who, after three attempts, has received PTS’s temporary permission to broadcast Asfalttelegrafen on 1440 kHz throughout the first half of 2026!
https://www.sdxf.se/WP/?p=21560

SDXF via Kari Kallio to nordx iog (2025-12-11)

Norway

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1314 LLE-2 Bergen Kringkaster (Bergen Broadcasting).
Format change December 2nd at 4pm to leased external programming daytime and nighttime with the
evening hours set aside for FBK members’ free broadcasts.
Sub-licensee Radio SPL is now leasing The Sea rebroadcasting that station 2300-0600 CET. Another sub
licensed broadcaster LAKRI is on Wed and Thur 1900-2100.
Bergen Kringkaster also has a new sustaining service with a Nordic Music format with some radio nostalgia and comedy. Fixed IDs TOTH and BOTH on rotation including two in morse. IDs on rotation during rest of schedule.

1575 LLE-4 Radio Northern Star/VFG
A/C oldies from both sides of the Atlantic, with 17 hrs of Ministry broadcasting each week. 1575
runs//LLE-3 on 5895 kHz.
All stations on site are 24/7.
Verifications of correct reports may take time due to much multitasking!

Svenn Martinsen to ARC mw-eko December (2025-12-09)