Radio Exterior España shortwave frequencies and schedule

Radio Exterior España (Spain) has 124 scheduled transmissions on 8 frequencies on shortwave, in Spanish/Castellano, Russian, Sefardi/Judeo Spanish/Ladino, Arabic and 4 more, aimed at North America, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa and 1 more. 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
00:00–03:00	9690 kHz 31m	Tue–Sat	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
00:00–02:00	15500 kHz 19m	Tue–Sat	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
00:00–03:00	17715 kHz 16m	Tue–Sat	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
00:00–02:00	17715 kHz 16m	Tue–Sat	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
14:00–22:00	15390 kHz 19m	Sat, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	Africa	Noblejas
14:00–22:00	15500 kHz 19m	Sat, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
14:00–22:00	15520 kHz 19m	Sat, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	Middle East	Noblejas
14:00–22:00	17715 kHz 16m	Sat, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
15:00–23:00	9690 kHz 31m	Sat, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
15:00–23:00	12030 kHz 25m	Sat, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	Middle East	Noblejas
15:00–18:00	15390 kHz 19m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	Africa	Noblejas
15:00–18:00	15520 kHz 19m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	Middle East	Noblejas
15:00–23:00	17715 kHz 16m	Sat, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
15:00–23:00	17755 kHz 16m	Sat, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	Africa	Noblejas
16:00–19:00	12030 kHz 25m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	Middle East	Noblejas
16:00–19:00	17755 kHz 16m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	Africa	Noblejas
17:00–17:30	9820 kHz 31m	Mon	Russian	Eastern Europe	Dhabbaya
18:00–20:00	15390 kHz 19m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	Africa	Noblejas
18:00–20:00	15500 kHz 19m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
18:00–20:00	15520 kHz 19m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	Middle East	Noblejas
18:00–20:00	17715 kHz 16m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
19:00–21:00	9690 kHz 31m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
19:00–19:30	9820 kHz 31m	Sat	Russian	Eastern Europe	Dhabbaya
19:00–21:00	12030 kHz 25m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	Middle East	Noblejas
19:00–21:00	17715 kHz 16m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
19:00–21:00	17755 kHz 16m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	Africa	Noblejas
20:00–20:30	15390 kHz 19m	Tue–Thu	Spanish/Castellano	Africa	Noblejas
20:00–20:30	15390 kHz 19m	Mon	Sefardi/Judeo Spanish/Ladino	Africa	Noblejas
20:00–21:00	15390 kHz 19m	Fri	Arabic	Africa	Noblejas
20:00–20:30	15500 kHz 19m	Tue–Thu	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
20:00–20:30	15500 kHz 19m	Mon	Sefardi/Judeo Spanish/Ladino	North America	Noblejas
20:00–21:00	15500 kHz 19m	Fri	Arabic	North America	Noblejas
20:00–20:30	15520 kHz 19m	Tue–Thu	Spanish/Castellano	Middle East	Noblejas
20:00–20:30	15520 kHz 19m	Mon	Sefardi/Judeo Spanish/Ladino	Middle East	Noblejas
20:00–21:00	15520 kHz 19m	Fri	Arabic	Middle East	Noblejas
20:00–20:30	17715 kHz 16m	Tue–Thu	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
20:00–20:30	17715 kHz 16m	Mon	Sefardi/Judeo Spanish/Ladino	South America	Noblejas
20:00–21:00	17715 kHz 16m	Fri	Arabic	South America	Noblejas
20:30–21:00	15390 kHz 19m	Mon	Mandarin	Africa	Noblejas
20:30–21:00	15390 kHz 19m	Tue–Thu	Spanish/Castellano	Africa	Noblejas
20:30–21:00	15500 kHz 19m	Mon	Mandarin	North America	Noblejas
20:30–21:00	15500 kHz 19m	Tue–Thu	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
20:30–21:00	15520 kHz 19m	Mon	Mandarin	Middle East	Noblejas
20:30–21:00	15520 kHz 19m	Tue–Thu	Spanish/Castellano	Middle East	Noblejas
20:30–21:00	17715 kHz 16m	Mon	Mandarin	South America	Noblejas
20:30–21:00	17715 kHz 16m	Tue–Thu	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
21:00–21:30	9690 kHz 31m	Tue–Thu	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
21:00–21:30	9690 kHz 31m	Mon	Sefardi/Judeo Spanish/Ladino	North America	Noblejas
21:00–22:00	9690 kHz 31m	Fri	Arabic	North America	Noblejas
21:00–21:30	12030 kHz 25m	Tue–Thu	Spanish/Castellano	Middle East	Noblejas
21:00–21:30	12030 kHz 25m	Mon	Sefardi/Judeo Spanish/Ladino	Middle East	Noblejas
21:00–22:00	12030 kHz 25m	Fri	Arabic	Middle East	Noblejas
21:00–22:00	15390 kHz 19m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	Africa	Noblejas
21:00–22:00	15500 kHz 19m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
21:00–22:00	15520 kHz 19m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	Middle East	Noblejas
21:00–21:30	17715 kHz 16m	Tue–Thu	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
21:00–21:30	17715 kHz 16m	Mon	Sefardi/Judeo Spanish/Ladino	South America	Noblejas
21:00–22:00	17715 kHz 16m	Fri	Arabic	South America	Noblejas
21:00–22:00	17715 kHz 16m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
21:00–21:30	17755 kHz 16m	Tue–Thu	Spanish/Castellano	Africa	Noblejas
21:00–21:30	17755 kHz 16m	Mon	Sefardi/Judeo Spanish/Ladino	Africa	Noblejas
21:00–22:00	17755 kHz 16m	Fri	Arabic	Africa	Noblejas
21:30–22:00	9690 kHz 31m	Mon	Mandarin	North America	Noblejas
21:30–22:00	9690 kHz 31m	Tue–Thu	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
21:30–22:00	12030 kHz 25m	Mon	Mandarin	Middle East	Noblejas
21:30–22:00	12030 kHz 25m	Tue–Thu	Spanish/Castellano	Middle East	Noblejas
21:30–22:00	17715 kHz 16m	Mon	Mandarin	South America	Noblejas
21:30–22:00	17715 kHz 16m	Tue–Thu	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
21:30–22:00	17755 kHz 16m	Mon	Mandarin	Africa	Noblejas
21:30–22:00	17755 kHz 16m	Tue–Thu	Spanish/Castellano	Africa	Noblejas
22:00–23:00	9690 kHz 31m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
22:00–23:00	12030 kHz 25m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	Middle East	Noblejas
22:00–22:30	15390 kHz 19m	Sat	Russian	Africa	Noblejas
22:00–22:30	15390 kHz 19m	Mon, Fri, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	Africa	Noblejas
22:00–23:00	15390 kHz 19m	Wed	English	Africa	Noblejas
22:00–23:00	15390 kHz 19m	Tue	French	Africa	Noblejas
22:00–23:00	15390 kHz 19m	Thu	Portuguese	Africa	Noblejas
22:00–22:30	15500 kHz 19m	Sat	Russian	North America	Noblejas
22:00–22:30	15500 kHz 19m	Mon, Fri, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
22:00–23:00	15500 kHz 19m	Wed	English	North America	Noblejas
22:00–23:00	15500 kHz 19m	Tue	French	North America	Noblejas
22:00–23:00	15500 kHz 19m	Thu	Portuguese	North America	Noblejas
22:00–22:30	15520 kHz 19m	Sat	Russian	Middle East	Noblejas
22:00–22:30	15520 kHz 19m	Mon, Fri, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	Middle East	Noblejas
22:00–23:00	15520 kHz 19m	Wed	English	Middle East	Noblejas
22:00–23:00	15520 kHz 19m	Tue	French	Middle East	Noblejas
22:00–23:00	15520 kHz 19m	Thu	Portuguese	Middle East	Noblejas
22:00–23:00	17715 kHz 16m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
22:00–22:30	17715 kHz 16m	Sat	Russian	South America	Noblejas
22:00–22:30	17715 kHz 16m	Mon, Fri, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
22:00–23:00	17715 kHz 16m	Wed	English	South America	Noblejas
22:00–23:00	17715 kHz 16m	Tue	French	South America	Noblejas
22:00–23:00	17715 kHz 16m	Thu	Portuguese	South America	Noblejas
22:00–23:00	17755 kHz 16m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	Africa	Noblejas
22:30–23:00	15390 kHz 19m	Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	Africa	Noblejas
22:30–23:00	15500 kHz 19m	Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
22:30–23:00	15520 kHz 19m	Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	Middle East	Noblejas
22:30–23:00	17715 kHz 16m	Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
23:00–23:30	9690 kHz 31m	Sat	Russian	North America	Noblejas
23:00–23:30	9690 kHz 31m	Mon, Fri, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
23:00–24:00	9690 kHz 31m	Wed	English	North America	Noblejas
23:00–24:00	9690 kHz 31m	Tue	French	North America	Noblejas
23:00–24:00	9690 kHz 31m	Thu	Portuguese	North America	Noblejas
23:00–23:30	12030 kHz 25m	Sat	Russian	Middle East	Noblejas
23:00–23:30	12030 kHz 25m	Mon, Fri, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	Middle East	Noblejas
23:00–24:00	12030 kHz 25m	Wed	English	Middle East	Noblejas
23:00–24:00	12030 kHz 25m	Tue	French	Middle East	Noblejas
23:00–24:00	12030 kHz 25m	Thu	Portuguese	Middle East	Noblejas
23:00–24:00	15500 kHz 19m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
23:00–23:30	17715 kHz 16m	Sat	Russian	South America	Noblejas
23:00–23:30	17715 kHz 16m	Mon, Fri, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
23:00–24:00	17715 kHz 16m	Wed	English	South America	Noblejas
23:00–24:00	17715 kHz 16m	Tue	French	South America	Noblejas
23:00–24:00	17715 kHz 16m	Thu	Portuguese	South America	Noblejas
23:00–24:00	17715 kHz 16m	Mon–Fri	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
23:00–23:30	17755 kHz 16m	Sat	Russian	Africa	Noblejas
23:00–23:30	17755 kHz 16m	Mon, Fri, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	Africa	Noblejas
23:00–24:00	17755 kHz 16m	Wed	English	Africa	Noblejas
23:00–24:00	17755 kHz 16m	Tue	French	Africa	Noblejas
23:00–24:00	17755 kHz 16m	Thu	Portuguese	Africa	Noblejas
23:30–24:00	9690 kHz 31m	Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	North America	Noblejas
23:30–24:00	12030 kHz 25m	Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	Middle East	Noblejas
23:30–24:00	17715 kHz 16m	Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	South America	Noblejas
23:30–24:00	17755 kHz 16m	Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun	Spanish/Castellano	Africa	Noblejas

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

Transmitter sites

Noblejas · Dhabbaya

Questions

What frequency is Radio Exterior España on?

Radio Exterior España uses 8 shortwave frequencies this season: 9690 kHz, 9820 kHz, 12030 kHz, 15390 kHz, 15500 kHz, 15520 kHz, 17715 kHz, 17755 kHz. Which one carries which programme depends on the time; see the schedule on this page (times in UTC).

When can I hear Radio Exterior España on shortwave?

It has 124 scheduled transmissions, from 00:00 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 Radio Exterior España 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.