List of longwave radio broadcasters explained

This is a list of longwave radio broadcasters updated on Aug 01 2024:

Freq.
(kHz)
Station
name
LanguageCountryLocationHeightAerial
type
Power
(kW)
CoordinatesNotes
153Radio Antena Satelor[1] RomanianBrașov250mT-aerial on 2 guyed steel lattice masts, height: 250m (820feet)200
Fifth state-owned radio station in Romania
164MNB Radio 1[2] MongolianUlaanbaatar259m259m (850feet) tall cable-stayed steel truss mast[3] 250Broadcasts from 22:00 to 15:00 UTC. Reportedly intermittent and operating at significantly reduced power.
171Médi 1[4] Arabic and FrenchNador380mDirectional aerial consisting of three guyed steel lattice masts, 380m (1,250feet) tall1,600

Private and commercial Moroccan radio network. As of August 2023 observed to be operating intermittently at low power
189RÚV Rás 1
RÚV Rás 2[5]
IcelandicGufuskalar near Hellissandur412mSlight oval bi-directivity aerial, top loaded parallel connected triangular loops, mast as a common member, all guys insulated except two radiating diametrically opposed grounded top guys, loops closed by copper straps in the ground from two conducting guy grounding points to base of the guyed steel lattice mast insulated against ground, height: 412m (1,352feet)300Iceland's national public service broadcaster.[6] Scheduled to stop broadcasting in 2024
198BBC Radio 4[7] EnglishDroitwich (SFN)213mT-aerial on two guyed steel lattice masts insulated against ground with a height of 213m (699feet)500
All three transmitters carry Radio teleswitch PSK data; Droitwich relays BBC World Service from 01:00 to 05:20 UTCOn 30 May 2023, the BBC announced that BBC Radio 4 will stop broadcasting on long wave but did not set a date.

Opt-out programming ended on 31 Mar 2024.

Burghead (SFN)154mOmnidirectional aerial, guyed steel lattice mast, height 154m (505feet)50
Westerglen (SFN)152mOmnidirectional aerial, guyed steel lattice mast, height 152m (499feet)
209MNB Radio 1MongolianChoibalsan40Broadcasts from 22:00 to 15:00 UTC. Reportedly intermittent.
Dalanzadgad40Broadcasts from 22:00 to 15:00 UTC. Reportedly intermittent.
225Polskie Radio Program I[8] PolishSolec Kujawski330mDirectional aerial, two guyed radio masts fed on the top, heights 330m (1,080feet) and 289m (948feet)1,000/700
Earlier Konstantynów was used .
227MNB Radio 1MongolianAltai CityCable-stayed steel truss mast40Broadcasts from 22:00 to 15:00 UTC. Reportedly intermittent.
252Radio Algeria
Chaîne 3[9]
French Tipaza335m Omnidirectional aerial, single guyed lattice steel mast, height 355m (1,165feet)1,500/750Intermittent

List of stations that have closed or are inactive

153Radio Algeria
Chaîne 1
KenadsaThree 357m (1,171feet) tall guyed masts2,000
DeutschlandfunkDonebachDirectional aerial, two guyed steel lattice masts, 363 m high, fed at the top500
YuFMTaldom transmitterOmnidirectional aerial, guyed steel lattice mast of 257 m height300
NRK P1/P2IngøyOmnidirectional aerial, guyed steel lattice mast 352m (1,155feet) tall, fed at the top, ex-Omega equipment100
Radio RossiiPopova near Komsomolsk-na-Amure1,200
162TRT Radyo 4AgriTwo guyed lattice steel masts, height 250 m1,000
France InterAllouisSpecial cage aerial,height 308 m250
Radio RossiiNorilskOmnidirectional antenna, 205 m high antenna150
Radio Yuldash, Radio RossiiUfa150
171 Radio RossiiBolshakovo near KaliningradOmnidirectional antenna, 257 m high guyed lattice steel mast with cage antenna (ARRT-antenna)600
Radio Ukraine 1Krasne near LvivOmnidirectional antenna, 259 m high guyed lattice steel mast with cage antenna (ARRT-antenna)150/75
Radio RossiiRadugaOmnidirectional antenna, 255 m high guyed lattice steel mast with cage antenna (ARRT-antenna)250
Radio 1MurmanskOmnidirectional antenna, 257 m high guyed lattice steel mast with cage antenna (ARRT-antenna)150
Radio 1NoginskOmnidirectional antenna, 242 m high guyed lattice steel mast with cage antenna (ARRT-antenna)150
Radio 1Ezhva near SyktyvkarOmnidirectional antenna, 257 m high guyed lattice steel mast with cage antenna (ARRT-antenna)150
Radio RossiiTulagino near YakutskOmnidirectional antenna, circle antenna with 1 central and 6 ring masts150 ; ; ; ; ; ;
177Deutschlandradio KulturZehlendorf near OranienburgOmnidirectional aerial, cage aerial mounted on 359.7 m high guyed mast, triangle aerial on 3 150 m high guyed steel lattice masts500
180TRT Radyo 1PolatliOmnidirectional antenna, 250 m high guyed latice steel mast1,200
Radio RossiiYelizovo near Petropavlovsk-KamchatskiyOmnidirectional antenna, 255 m high guyed lattice steel mast150
Radio MayakKruchina near ChitaOmnidirectional antenna, 200 m high guyed lattice steel mast150
183Europe 1Felsberg-BerusDirectional aerial, four ground insulated steel lattice masts 270m (890feet), 276m (906feet), 280m (920feet) and 282m (925feet) tall; spare aerial: two ground insulated steel lattice masts, height: 234m (768feet)750Main antenna:




Spare antenna:

189Rai Radio 1CaltanissettaOmnidirectional aerial, guyed steel lattice mast, height 282 m10
Sveriges Radio P1Orlunda, near Motala300
Radio RossiiKostantinogradovka near BlagoveshchenskOmnidirectional aerial, 257 m high guyed lattice steel mast with cage antenna (ARRT-antenna)1,200
Sakartvelos RadioDusheti250
198Chaine 1BerkaouiThree guyed directional mast2,000
Polskie Radio Parlament/Radio PoloniaRaszynOmnidirectional aerial, guyed steel lattice mast insulated against ground, 335 m high200
Radio MayakSaint Petersburg – OlginoOmnidirectional aerial, 205 m high guyed steel lattice mast150
Radio MayakAngarskBefore 2001: T-antenna spun between 2 205 m tall guyed steel lattice mast250, possibly
Radio MayakAvsyuninoOmnidirectional antenna, 257 m high guyed lattice steel mast with cage antenna (ARRT-antenna)150
Radio MayakUfa150
Krasnaya Rechka near Bishkek150
207RÚV Rás 1
RÚV Rás 2[10]
Eiðar near EgilsstaðirOmnidirectional aerial, steel lattice mast insulated against ground, height 221m (725feet)100
RNE Radio 5LogroñoDirectional antenna, 300 metres tall.>100
Radio Ukraine 1BrovaryOmnidirectional antenna, 259.6 m high guyed lattice steel mast with cage antenna (ARRT-antenna)600
Radio al-UrdunniyaAl Karanah?
SNRT Al-Idaa Al-WataniaAzilal Demnate tall guyed mast400
Radio MayakTyndaOmnidirectional aerial, steel lattice mast insulated against ground, height 244 m150
DeutschlandfunkAholmingDirectional aerial, two guyed steel lattice masts, 265 m high, fed at the top500
216Radio Monte Carlo InfoRoumoulesDirectional aerial, three 300m (1,000feet) high guyed steel lattice masts, 330m (1,080feet) high guyed steel lattice mast as backup aerial700
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Backup antenna:
Radio RossiiKrasnoyarskOmnidirectional antenna, guyed lattice steel mast, 210 m tall150
Radio RossiiAtamanovkaDirectional antenna150
Radio RossiiBirobidzhan2 guyed masts, 260 m high30 ;
225TRT GAPVanOmnidirectional antenna, 250 m high guyed lattice steel mast600
Radio RossiiSurgutOmnidirectional antenna, 257 m high guyed lattice steel mast with cage antenna (ARRT-antenna)1,000
234Radio 1Krasny Bor transmitter near Sankt-PeterburgOmnidirectional aerial, 271.5 metres tall guyed mast with cage antenna1200
Radio RossiiKoskovo near MurmanskOmnidirectional aerial, 210 m tall guyed mast250
Radio 1Novosemeykino near SamaraFour 205 metres tall towers insulated against ground arranged in a square2,000 ; ; ;
Radio RossiiRaduzhnyy near MagadanOmnidirectional aerial, 259 m high guyed lattice steel mast with cage antenna (ARRT-antenna)1,000
Radio RossiiOdinsk near IrkutskOmnidirectional aerial, 259 m high guyed lattice steel mast with cage antenna (ARRT-antenna)500
Radio 1Koskovo near ArkhangelskOmnidirectional aerial, 257 m high guyed lattice steel mast with cage antenna (ARRT-antenna)500
RTLBeidweilerDirectional aerial, three guyed grounded steel lattice masts, 290m (950feet) high, with vertical cage aerial1,500

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243DR Langbølge[11] KalundborgSemi-directional Alexanderson antenna 153/333 degrees, two grounded 118m (387feet) steel lattice radiating towers with interconnecting top wire capacitance50
TRT Radyo 4ErzurumOmnidirectional antenna, 185 m high guyed lattice steel mast200
Radio RossiiRazdolnoye near UssuriyskOmnidirectional antenna, 259 m high guyed lattice steel mast with cage antenna (ARRT-antenna)1,000
Kazakh Radio 2 ShalkarKaragandaOmnidirectional aerial, guyed steel lattice mast of 254 m height1,000
252Yle Radio 1Lahti20060.9801°N 25.6442°W, 60.9787°N 25.6492°W
RTÉ Radio 1ClarkstownOmnidirectional aerial, guyed steel lattice mast, insulated against ground, height 248m (814feet)150/60
Radio RossiiKazanOmnidirectional aerial, 152 m high guyed lattice steel mast with cage antenna (ARRT-antenna)100
261Radioropa InfoBurgOmnidirectional aerial, cage aerial on 324 m high guyed, grounded steel lattice mast, 210 m high steel tube mast, insulated against ground200
Radio RossiiTaldomOmnidirectional antenna, circle antenna with 1 central and 5 ring masts, height of central mast 275 m2,500 ; ; ; ; ;
Radio RossiiKruchina near ChitaOmnidirectional antenna, guyed lattice steel mast, 260 m high150
Radio RossiiTyumenOmnidirectional antenna, guyed lattice steel mast, 220 m high150
Radio RossiiVorkutaOmnidirectional antenna, guyed lattice steel mast, 220 m high50
Radio HorizontVakarelOne of the few Blaw-Knox Towers in Europe, 215 m high75
270Radio RossiiOrenburgOmnidirectional aerial, guyed steel lattice mast of 137 m height25
Radio 1Khabarovsk2 guyed steel lattice masts, height: 164 m150 ;
ČRo RadiožurnálTopolnáMasts demolished on 28.7.2022, directional aerial (maximum of radiation in east–west direction), two grounded 257m (843feet) high guyed steel lattice mast with cage aerials50
279Radio RossiiGorno-AltaiskOmnidirectional antenna, 143m high guyed lattice steel mast50
Radio RossiiSelenginskOmnidirectional aerial, 260 m high guyed lattice steel mast with cage antenna (ARRT-antenna)150
Radio RossiiVestochka near Yuzhno-SakhalinskOmnidirectional antenna, guyed lattice steel mast, 258 m high1,000
Radio RossiiYekaterinburgOmnidirectional aerial, guyed steel lattice mast of 256 m height, fed at the top150
BR Pershy Kanal/BR Radyjo Stalitsa Sasnovy353.5 metres tall guyed mast500
TR1 Watan RadioAshgabatCable-stayed steel truss mast150

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MWLIST quick and easy: Europe, Africa and Middle East . 2023-06-28 . www.mwlist.org.
  2. Web site: Lorenz . Günter . 2014 . MW Offset List .
  3. Web site: Ulan Bator Longwave Transmission Mast (Ulan Bator) – Structurae. Structurae. 7 May 2018.
  4. Web site: MWLIST quick and easy: Europe, Africa and Middle East . 2023-06-28 . www.mwlist.org.
  5. Web site: MWLIST quick and easy: Europe, Africa and Middle East . 2023-06-28 . www.mwlist.org.
  6. Web site: Háskólabókasafn . Landsbókasafn Íslands- . Tímarit.is . 2023-06-23 . timarit.is . is.
  7. Web site: MWLIST quick and easy: Europe, Africa and Middle East . 2023-06-28 . www.mwlist.org.
  8. Web site: MWLIST quick and easy: Europe, Africa and Middle East . 2023-06-28 . www.mwlist.org.
  9. Web site: MWLIST quick and easy: Europe, Africa and Middle East . 2023-06-28 . www.mwlist.org.
  10. Web site: Third largest structure in Iceland demolished - RÚV.is . 28 February 2023 .
  11. Web site: MWLIST quick and easy: Europe, Africa and Middle East . 2023-06-28 . www.mwlist.org.