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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

 

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          
AB BC
05:20 05:30 Ukrainian News     7360 9710          
B B
05:30 05:40 Ukrainian programme     7360 9710          
B B
06:20 07:00 Holy Mass in Latin             15595    
-7 D
07:00 07:10 News in Italian              15595    
(1,2,3,4,5,6) D
07:05 08:00 Ukrainian liturgy       9710 11815        
-7 B B
07:10 07:30 Arabic programme             15595    
(1,2,3,4,5,6) D
07:30 07:45 News in English             15595    
-6 D
06:30 06:45 News in French              15595    
(1,2,3,4,5) D
08:10 09:20 Liturgy of the Romanian     7250 9710          
-7 B B
09:30 10:50 Oriental Liturgy             15595 17790  
-7 B C
16:00 16:20 Armenian programme     7360 9710          
C BC
16:20 16:40 Russian programme     7360 9710          
AB BC
16:30 17:00 Arabic programme         11935   15595    
D D
17:00 17:20 Byelorussian programme       9710          
A
17:00 17:10 News in French         11935        
(1,2,3,4,5) D
17:00 17:10 French: Vox Mundi         11935        
6 D
17:00 17:15 Music         11935        
7 D
17:10 17:15 Music         11935        
(1,2,3,4,5,6) D
17:15 17:30 News in English         11935        
D
17:40 17:50 Ukrainian News     7360 9710          
B B
17:50 18:00 Ukrainian programme     7360 9710          
B B
19:40 20:00 Rosary in Latin             11935    
-7 D

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
11:30 12:00 Mass in English             15595 17790  
-5 F F
12:30 13:15 Holy Mass in Chinese     7485 9720 11750        
-6
12:30 12:50 Russian programme       9810 11805        
14:30 14:49 Hindi programme         11700   15490    
14:49 15:09 Tamil programme         11700   15490    
15:09 15:30 Malayalam programme         11700   15490    
22:00 22:30 Chinese Programme     7300 9695          
7410
    E            
23:15 00:00 Vietnamese programme       9580 11895        

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            
01:30 01:45 Spanish programme     7305            
01:45 02:00 Spanish programme     7305            
12:30 12:45 Spanish programme     7305            

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    
F GH
16:00 16:30 Kiswahili programme           13830 15565    
(1,2,3,4,5,7) H
16:00 16:15 Kiswahili programme           13830 15565    
-6 H
16:15 16:30 Somaly programme           13830 15565    
-6 G
16:30 17:00 English for Africa programme           13830 15565    
I
17:00 17:30 French to Africa programme           13830 15565    
HI HI
17:30 18:00 Eritrean programme           13830 15565    
F GH
18:00 18:30 Portuguese programme for Africa             15565    
I
19:40 20:00 Rosary in Latin       9705 11870        
-7 L M
20:00 20:30 English for Africa programme       9705 11870        
L M
20:30 21:00 French to Africa programme       9705 11870        
L M
21:00 21:30 Portuguese programme for Africa         11870        
M