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 25th March 2018
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 |
12065 |
| English 3 |
15:00 ~ 17:00 |
9515 |
| English 4 |
22:00 ~ 23:00 |
11810 |
| English 5 |
21:00 ~ 21:30 |
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 |
03:00 ~ 04:00 |
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 |
14:00 ~ 17:00 |
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
05:00 – 05:30
08:00 – 08:30
10:30 – 11:00
13:30 – 14:00
15:30 – 16:00 |
738 (AM) |
Jakarta
| Language |
Time (UTC) |
Frequencies (kHz) |
| Indonesian |
12:00 ~ 13:00 |
102.6 (FM) |
Buenos Aires
| Language |
Time (UTC) |
Frequencies (kHz) |
| Spanish |
18:00 ~ 18:55
(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 ~ 10:00 |
6155 |
| 09:00 ~ 11:00 |
9805 |
| 11:00 ~ 13:00 |
1170 (AM) |
| Chinese |
13:00 ~ 14:00 |
1170 (AM) |
| 13:00 ~ 14:00 |
7275 |