Short Waves

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

Vatican Radio's SW broadcasts from relay stations

European and Mediterranean areas covered with directional antennas from Santa Maria di Galeria (42° 03' N, 012° 19' E)

Extra-European and Mediterranean areas covered with directional antennas from Santa Maria di Galeria

(42° 03' N, 012° 19' E)

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
04:40	04:50	Ukrainian News				9710	11815
						AB	AB
04:50	05:00	Ukrainian programme				9710	11815
						AB	AB
05:00	05:20	Russian programme				9710	11815
						AB	AB
05:20	06:00	Holy Mass in Latin							15595
		-7							D
06:00	06:10	News in Italian							15595
		(1,2,3,4,5,6)							D
06:05	07:00	Ukrainian liturgy				9710	11815
		-7				B	B
06:10	06:30	Arabic programme							15595
		(1,2,3,4,5,6)							D
06:30	06:45	News in English							15595
		-6							D
06:30	06:45	News in French							15595
		(1,2,3,4,5)							D
07:10	08:20	Liturgy of the Romanian			7250	9710
		-7			B	B
08:30	09:50	Oriental Liturgy							15595	17790
		-7							B	C
15:30	16:00	Arabic programme							15595	17790
									D	D
16:00	16:20	Armenian programme				9710	11815
						C	BC
16:00	16:10	News in French							15595
		(1,2,3,4,5)							D
16:00	16:10	French: Vox Mundi							15595
		6							D
16:00	16:15	Music							15595
		7							D
16:10	16:15	Music							15595
		(1,2,3,4,5,6)							D
16:15	16:30	News in English							15595
									D
16:20	16:40	Russian programme				9710	11815
						AB	BC
16:40	16:50	Ukrainian News				9710	11815
						B	B
16:50	17:00	Ukrainian programme				9710	11815
						B	B
17:00	17:20	Byelorussian programme				9710
						A
18:40	19:00	Rosary in Latin							15595
		-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			7490	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			7410	9695	11895
					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

11:30	11:45	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
08:30	09:50	Ge'ez Ethiopian-Eritrean liturgy							15595	17790
		-7							F
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
18:40	19:00	Rosary in Latin					11870	13830
		-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

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VATICAN RADIO ON AIR

SW FREQUENCIES - (UTC Time)

Europe and the Mediterranean

Asia and Oceania

America

Africa