R.Algiers Int. shortwave frequencies and schedule

R.Algiers Int. (Algeria) has 65 scheduled transmissions on 8 frequencies (shortwave and medium wave), in Arabic, French, English, Spanish/Castellano, aimed at North Africa. Times are UTC, for the A26 season (EiBi schedule, updated October 15, 2026).

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Frequencies

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Schedule (UTC)

Time UTC	Frequency	Days	Language	Target	Transmitter
04:50–13:30	531 kHz MW	daily	Arabic, French	North Africa	F'Kirina (Aïn Beïda)
04:50–13:30	576 kHz MW	daily	Arabic, French	North Africa	Béchar
04:50–13:30	891 kHz MW	daily	Arabic, French	North Africa	Ouled Fayet
13:30–14:00	531 kHz MW	daily	English	North Africa	F'Kirina (Aïn Beïda)
13:30–14:00	576 kHz MW	daily	English	North Africa	Béchar
13:30–14:00	891 kHz MW	daily	English	North Africa	Ouled Fayet
14:00–14:30	531 kHz MW	daily	Spanish/Castellano	North Africa	F'Kirina (Aïn Beïda)
14:00–14:30	576 kHz MW	daily	Spanish/Castellano	North Africa	Béchar
14:00–14:30	891 kHz MW	daily	Spanish/Castellano	North Africa	Ouled Fayet
14:30–16:00	531 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	F'Kirina (Aïn Beïda)
14:30–16:00	576 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	Béchar
14:30–16:00	891 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	Ouled Fayet
16:00–16:30	531 kHz MW	daily	French	North Africa	F'Kirina (Aïn Beïda)
16:00–16:30	576 kHz MW	daily	French	North Africa	Béchar
16:00–16:30	891 kHz MW	daily	French	North Africa	Ouled Fayet
16:30–17:00	531 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	F'Kirina (Aïn Beïda)
16:30–17:00	576 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	Béchar
16:30–17:00	891 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	Ouled Fayet
17:00–17:30	531 kHz MW	daily	French	North Africa	F'Kirina (Aïn Beïda)
17:00–17:30	576 kHz MW	daily	French	North Africa	Béchar
17:00–17:30	891 kHz MW	daily	French	North Africa	Ouled Fayet
17:30–19:00	531 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	F'Kirina (Aïn Beïda)
17:30–19:00	576 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	Béchar
17:30–19:00	891 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	Ouled Fayet
19:00–19:30	531 kHz MW	daily	English	North Africa	F'Kirina (Aïn Beïda)
19:00–19:30	576 kHz MW	daily	English	North Africa	Béchar
19:00–19:30	693 kHz MW	daily	English	North Africa	Reggane
19:00–19:30	783 kHz MW	daily	English	North Africa	Reggane
19:00–19:30	891 kHz MW	daily	English	North Africa	Ouled Fayet
19:00–19:30	927 kHz MW	daily	English	North Africa	Timimoun
19:00–19:30	1089 kHz MW	daily	English	North Africa	Adrar
19:00–19:30	1161 kHz MW	daily	English	North Africa	In Salah (Ain Salih)
19:30–20:00	531 kHz MW	daily	Spanish/Castellano	North Africa	F'Kirina (Aïn Beïda)
19:30–20:00	576 kHz MW	daily	Spanish/Castellano	North Africa	Béchar
19:30–20:00	693 kHz MW	daily	Spanish/Castellano	North Africa	Reggane
19:30–20:00	783 kHz MW	daily	Spanish/Castellano	North Africa	Reggane
19:30–20:00	891 kHz MW	daily	Spanish/Castellano	North Africa	Ouled Fayet
19:30–20:00	927 kHz MW	daily	Spanish/Castellano	North Africa	Timimoun
19:30–20:00	1089 kHz MW	daily	Spanish/Castellano	North Africa	Adrar
19:30–20:00	1161 kHz MW	daily	Spanish/Castellano	North Africa	In Salah (Ain Salih)
20:00–22:00	531 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	F'Kirina (Aïn Beïda)
20:00–22:00	576 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	Béchar
20:00–22:00	693 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	Reggane
20:00–22:00	783 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	Reggane
20:00–22:00	891 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	Ouled Fayet
20:00–22:00	927 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	Timimoun
20:00–22:00	1089 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	Adrar
20:00–22:00	1161 kHz MW	daily	Arabic	North Africa	In Salah (Ain Salih)
22:00–23:00	531 kHz MW	daily	French	North Africa	F'Kirina (Aïn Beïda)
22:00–23:00	576 kHz MW	daily	French	North Africa	Béchar
22:00–23:00	693 kHz MW	daily	French	North Africa	Reggane
22:00–23:00	783 kHz MW	daily	French	North Africa	Reggane
22:00–23:00	891 kHz MW	daily	French	North Africa	Ouled Fayet
22:00–23:00	927 kHz MW	daily	French	North Africa	Timimoun
22:00–23:00	1089 kHz MW	daily	French	North Africa	Adrar
22:00–23:00	1161 kHz MW	daily	French	North Africa	In Salah (Ain Salih)
23:00–23:15	531 kHz MW	daily	English	North Africa	F'Kirina (Aïn Beïda)
23:00–23:15	576 kHz MW	daily	English	North Africa	Béchar
23:00–23:15	891 kHz MW	daily	English	North Africa	Ouled Fayet
23:15–23:30	531 kHz MW	daily	Spanish/Castellano	North Africa	F'Kirina (Aïn Beïda)
23:15–23:30	576 kHz MW	daily	Spanish/Castellano	North Africa	Béchar
23:15–23:30	891 kHz MW	daily	Spanish/Castellano	North Africa	Ouled Fayet
23:30–04:50	531 kHz MW	daily	Arabic, French	North Africa	F'Kirina (Aïn Beïda)
23:30–04:50	576 kHz MW	daily	Arabic, French	North Africa	Béchar
23:30–04:50	891 kHz MW	daily	Arabic, French	North Africa	Ouled Fayet

Schedule data: EiBi. Broadcasters change frequencies at the end of March and October; Skywave DX updates this page every night.

Transmitter sites

F'Kirina (Aïn Beïda) · Béchar · Ouled Fayet · Reggane · Timimoun · Adrar · In Salah (Ain Salih)

Questions

What frequency is R.Algiers Int. on?

R.Algiers Int. uses 8 shortwave frequencies this season: 531 kHz, 576 kHz, 693 kHz, 783 kHz, 891 kHz, 927 kHz, 1089 kHz, 1161 kHz. Which one carries which programme depends on the time; see the schedule on this page (times in UTC).

When can I hear R.Algiers Int. on shortwave?

It has 65 scheduled transmissions, 65 of them daily, from 04:50 UTC. Reception depends on where you are and the time of day: lower frequencies travel farther at night, higher ones by day.

Can I listen to R.Algiers Int. online?

Yes, over the air: Skywave DX tunes the frequency through a public shortwave receiver that can hear it, so you hear the real broadcast as it arrives. Press a frequency on this page to tune it.

New to shortwave? Read how to listen online and the band guide.