KBS WORLD Radio airs 65 hours and 39 minutes of programming a day on shortwave, mediumwave, and FM. In addition, English, Arabic and Russian programs reach listeners via satellites, with Russian, Indonesian and Spanish programming available on local FM and AM.
Effective 31st March 2019
Europe
| Language |
Time (UTC) |
Frequencies (kHz) |
| Korean 1 |
16:00 ~ 18:00 |
7275 |
| 17:00 ~ 19:00 |
9515 |
| Korean 2 |
07:00 ~ 08:00 |
9860 |
| Russian |
13:00 ~ 14:00 |
9645 |
| 18:00 ~ 19:00 |
9820 |
| English 3 |
15:00 ~ 17:00 |
9515 |
| English 4 |
22:00 ~ 23:00 |
11810 |
| English 5 |
22:00 ~ 22:30 |
WRN |
| 13:30 ~ 14:00 |
WRN |
| French |
19:00 ~ 20:00 |
6145 |
| German |
20:00 ~ 21:00 |
3955 |
| Spanish |
18:00 ~ 19:00 |
9740 |
North America
| Language |
Time (UTC) |
Frequencies (kHz) |
| Korean 2 |
14:00 ~ 15:00 |
15575 |
| English 4 |
13:00 ~ 14:00 |
15575 |
| Spanish |
02:00 ~ 03:00 |
15575 |
South America
| Language |
Time (UTC) |
Frequencies (kHz) |
| Korean 2 |
23:00 ~ 24:00 |
11810 |
| English 4 |
02:00 ~ 03:00 |
9580 |
| Spanish |
01:00 ~ 02:00 |
11810 |
| 01:00 ~ 02:00 |
9605 |
| 11:00 ~ 12:00 |
11795 |
Southeast Asia
| Language |
Time (UTC) |
Frequencies (kHz) |
| Korean 1 |
09:00 ~ 11:00 |
9570 |
| Korean 2 |
08:00 ~ 09:00 |
9570 |
| Chinese |
11:30 ~ 12:30 |
9770 |
| 23:00 ~ 24:00 |
9805 |
| English 1 |
08:00 ~ 10:30 |
9770 |
| English 4 |
13:00 ~ 14:00 |
9570 |
| 16:00 ~ 17:00 |
9640 |
| Indonesian |
12:00 ~ 13:00 |
9570 |
| 14:00 ~ 15:00 |
9570 |
| 16:00 ~ 17:00 |
9805 |
| 22:00 ~ 23:00 |
9805 |
| Vietnamese |
23:00 ~ 24:00 |
7275 |
| 10:30 ~ 11:30 |
9770 |
| 15:00 ~ 16:00 |
9640 |
Middle East · Africa
| Language |
Time (UTC) |
Frequencies (kHz) |
| Korean 1 |
16:00 ~ 18:00 |
9740 |
| Korean 2 |
09:00 ~ 10:00 |
15160 |
| Arabic |
20:00 ~ 21:00 |
6145 |
| 17:00 ~ 18:00 |
WRN |
| French |
20:00 ~ 21:00 |
5950 (Issoudun) |
China
| Language |
Time (UTC) |
Frequencies (kHz) |
| Chinese |
11:30 ~ 12:30 |
6095 |
| 23:00 ~ 24:00 |
7215 |
India
| Language |
Time (UTC) |
Frequencies (kHz) |
| English 2 |
18:00 ~ 21:00 |
9785 |
Japan
| Language |
Time (UTC) |
Frequencies (kHz) |
| Japanese |
01:00 ~ 02:00 |
9580 |
| 02:00 ~ 03:00 |
11810 |
Moscow
| Language |
Time (UTC) |
Frequencies (kHz) |
| Russian |
17:30 – 18:00
20:00 - 20:30
01:00 – 01:30
06:00 – 06:30
09:30 – 10:00
14:00 – 14:30 |
738 (AM) |
Jakarta
| Language |
Time (UTC) |
Frequencies (kHz) |
| Indonesian |
12:00 ~ 13:00 |
102.6 (FM) |
Buenos Aires
| Language |
Time (UTC) |
Frequencies (kHz) |
| Spanish |
09:00 ~ 09:55
(Monday ~ Friday) |
94.7 (FM) |
Non Direction
| Language |
Time (UTC) |
Frequencies (kHz) |
| Korean 1 |
09:00 ~ 11:00 |
7275 |
| Korean 2 |
10:00 ~ 11:00 |
1170 (AM) |
| 11:00 ~ 12:00 |
7275 |
| Japanese |
08:00 ~ 09:00 |
7275 |
| 08:00 ~ 09:00 |
6155 |
| 09:00 ~ 11:00 |
9805 |
| 11:00 ~ 13:00 |
1170 (AM) |
| Chinese |
13:00 ~ 14:00 |
1170 (AM) |
| 13:00 ~ 14:00 |
7275 |