Radio
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What am I hearing?
Type the frequency you're tuned to, then press Look up. Shortwave works in kilohertz or megahertz, like 9580 or 9.58. AM and FM work too, like 1120 or 98.7.
Find a station's frequencies
Know the station but not the frequency? Type its name, like BBC or Voice of America, then press Find. You'll get every frequency it's on right now, grouped by band, with the ones most likely to reach you first.
Band conditions
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On shortwave now
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Starting in the next hour
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AM and FM near you
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Far-away AM stations at night
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Listen online
Each shortwave listing ends with a Listen link that opens the University of Twente receiver in the Netherlands, already tuned to that frequency. It hears Europe, Africa and the Middle East best.
On a phone, two things to know. Twente's page starts with a link offering to switch to the mobile version; skip it, because the mobile version forgets the frequency. Then find the button called start audio and press it; phones won't play sound until you do.
Most listings also have a KiwiSDR link. KiwiSDRs are receivers people run at home around the world. The page picks one for each broadcast: one near you if the station should reach you anyway, otherwise one in the area the station is aimed at. The link opens it tuned to the frequency; press the start button to hear it. Each receiver allows only a few listeners, so if one is full, try another.
To choose your own receiver, search the KiwiSDR list of receivers around the world.
Change location
Type a city or ZIP code, then press Search. Or press Use where I am now, and your phone will ask permission to share your location.
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About this page
Chances of hearing a station are an estimate, not a promise. They weigh distance, transmitter power, which way the antenna points, whether the path between you is in daylight or darkness, and today's space weather. A good indoor or outdoor antenna changes everything.
Shortwave schedules come from EiBi by Eike Bierwirth and from the High Frequency Coordination Conference, which lists transmitter power and antenna direction. Schedules change at the end of March and the end of October, and stations don't always follow them. AM and FM stations come from the FCC and cover the United States. Space weather comes from NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. The KiwiSDR receiver list comes from kiwisdr.com by way of Pierre Ynard's receiver map.
Made by Brett Elliff, from an idea by his brother Matthew. Also see sky.gatewayy.net for stargazing and space weather, and weather.gatewayy.net for the forecast.