KBS World Radio airs 63 hours and 30 minutes of programming a day on shortwave, mediumwave, and FM. In addition, English and Arabic programs reach listeners via satellites, with Indonesian programming available on local FM.
Effective 27th October 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 |
6045 |
Russian |
13:00 ~ 14:00 |
9645 |
18:00 ~ 19:00 |
6040 |
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 |
21:00 ~ 22:00 |
3955 |
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 |
6090 |
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 |
9630 |
Japan
Language |
Time (UTC) |
Frequencies (kHz) |
Japanese |
01:00 ~ 02:00 |
9580 |
02:00 ~ 03:00 |
11810 |
Jakarta
Language |
Time (UTC) |
Frequencies (MHz) |
Indonesian |
12:00 ~ 13:00 |
102.6 (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 |
11:00 ~ 12:00 |
1170 (AM) |
Russian |
12:00 ~ 13:00 |
1170 (AM) |
Chinese |
13:00 ~ 14:00 |
1170 (AM) |
13:00 ~ 14:00 |
7275 |