Radio Habana Cuba shortwave frequencies and schedule
Radio Habana Cuba (Cuba) has 78 scheduled transmissions on 8 frequencies on shortwave, in Spanish/Castellano, English, French, Creole / Haitian and 3 more, aimed at Eastern North America, Central North America, Caribbean, Americas and 4 more. Times are UTC, for the A26 season (EiBi schedule, updated October 15, 2026).
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Schedule (UTC)
| Time UTC | Frequency | Days | Language | Target | Transmitter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00–01:00 | 6000 kHz 49m | Tue–Fri | Spanish/Castellano | Eastern North America | Quivicán/Titan (Centro Transmisor No.3) |
| 00:00–01:00 | 9710 kHz 31m | daily | English | Eastern North America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 00:00–01:00 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | English | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 00:00–02:00 | 11950 kHz 25m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Caribbean | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 00:00–06:00 | 11950 kHz 25m | daily | English | North America | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 00:00–01:00 | 15140 kHz 19m | daily | English | North America | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 01:00–02:00 | 9710 kHz 31m | daily | French | Eastern North America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 01:00–02:00 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | Creole / Haitian | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 01:00–01:30 | 11880 kHz 25m | daily | Creole / Haitian | Central America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 01:00–02:00 | 15140 kHz 19m | daily | Creole / Haitian | North America | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 02:00–02:30 | 6000 kHz 49m | daily | Creole / Haitian | Eastern North America | Quivicán/Titan (Centro Transmisor No.3) |
| 02:00–03:00 | 9710 kHz 31m | daily | English | Eastern North America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 02:00–03:00 | 9710 kHz 31m | daily | Portuguese | Eastern North America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 02:00–02:30 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | Portuguese | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 02:00–03:00 | 11880 kHz 25m | daily | English | Central America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 02:00–03:00 | 15140 kHz 19m | daily | Portuguese | North America | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 02:30–03:30 | 6000 kHz 49m | daily | English | Eastern North America | Quivicán/Titan (Centro Transmisor No.3) |
| 02:30–03:30 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | English | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 03:00–04:00 | 9710 kHz 31m | daily | English | Eastern North America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 03:00–04:00 | 15140 kHz 19m | daily | English | North America | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 03:30–04:00 | 6000 kHz 49m | daily | Creole / Haitian | Eastern North America | Quivicán/Titan (Centro Transmisor No.3) |
| 03:30–04:00 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | Creole / Haitian | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 04:00–04:30 | 9710 kHz 31m | daily | Creole / Haitian | Eastern North America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 04:00–04:30 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | Creole / Haitian | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 04:00–05:00 | 15140 kHz 19m | daily | Portuguese | North America | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 04:30–05:00 | 9710 kHz 31m | daily | Portuguese | Eastern North America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 04:30–05:00 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | Portuguese | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 05:00–07:00 | 9710 kHz 31m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Eastern North America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 05:00–07:00 | 9710 kHz 31m | daily | English | Eastern North America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 05:00–07:00 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 05:00–06:00 | 11880 kHz 25m | daily | English | Central America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 05:00–06:00 | 15140 kHz 19m | daily | English | North America | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 06:00–06:30 | 9710 kHz 31m | Sun | Esperanto | Eastern North America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 06:00–10:00 | 11880 kHz 25m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Central America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 07:00–08:00 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 11:00–13:00 | 6000 kHz 49m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Central North America | Quivicán/Titan (Centro Transmisor No.3) |
| 11:00–13:00 | 9710 kHz 31m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Caribbean | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 11:00–13:00 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 11:00–13:00 | 15230 kHz 19m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Western North America | Quivicán/Titan (Centro Transmisor No.3) |
| 13:00–14:00 | 6000 kHz 49m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Central North America | Quivicán/Titan (Centro Transmisor No.3) |
| 13:00–14:00 | 9710 kHz 31m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Caribbean | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 13:00–15:00 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 13:00–15:00 | 15140 kHz 19m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | North America | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 13:00–15:00 | 15230 kHz 19m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Western North America | Quivicán/Titan (Centro Transmisor No.3) |
| 14:00–16:00 | 6000 kHz 49m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Central North America | Quivicán/Titan (Centro Transmisor No.3) |
| 14:00–15:00 | 9710 kHz 31m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Caribbean | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 15:00–15:30 | 11760 kHz 25m | Sun | Esperanto | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 15:00–18:00 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 15:00–15:30 | 11880 kHz 25m | Sun | Esperanto | Central America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 15:00–18:00 | 11880 kHz 25m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Central America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 15:00–15:30 | 15140 kHz 19m | Sun | Esperanto | North America | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 15:00–18:00 | 15140 kHz 19m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | North America | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 15:00–15:30 | 15230 kHz 19m | Sun | Esperanto | Western North America | Quivicán/Titan (Centro Transmisor No.3) |
| 15:00–18:00 | 15230 kHz 19m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Western North America | Quivicán/Titan (Centro Transmisor No.3) |
| 18:00–18:30 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | French | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 18:00–18:30 | 11880 kHz 25m | Mon–Sat | French | Central America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 18:00–18:30 | 11880 kHz 25m | Sun | Arabic | Central America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 18:00–18:30 | 15140 kHz 19m | daily | French | North America | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 18:30–19:00 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | Creole / Haitian | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 18:30–19:00 | 11880 kHz 25m | daily | Creole / Haitian | Central America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 18:30–19:00 | 15140 kHz 19m | daily | Creole / Haitian | North America | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 19:00–20:00 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | English | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 19:00–20:00 | 11880 kHz 25m | daily | English | Central America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 19:00–20:00 | 15140 kHz 19m | daily | English | North America | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 20:00–20:30 | 11880 kHz 25m | daily | French | Central America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 20:30–21:00 | 11880 kHz 25m | daily | Portuguese | Central America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 21:00–22:00 | 11880 kHz 25m | daily | English | Central America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 21:00–22:00 | 15230 kHz 19m | daily | Portuguese | South America | Quivicán/Titan (Centro Transmisor No.3) |
| 22:00–23:00 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 22:00–23:00 | 11880 kHz 25m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Central America | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 22:00–23:00 | 11950 kHz 25m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Caribbean | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 22:00–23:00 | 15230 kHz 19m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | South America | Quivicán/Titan (Centro Transmisor No.3) |
| 23:00–24:00 | 6000 kHz 49m | Mon–Fri | Spanish/Castellano | Eastern North America | Quivicán/Titan (Centro Transmisor No.3) |
| 23:00–24:00 | 9650 kHz 31m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Caribbean | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 23:00–24:00 | 9710 kHz 31m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Caribbean | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 23:00–24:00 | 11760 kHz 25m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Americas | Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1) |
| 23:00–24:00 | 11950 kHz 25m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | Caribbean | La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta |
| 23:00–24:00 | 15230 kHz 19m | daily | Spanish/Castellano | South America | Quivicán/Titan (Centro Transmisor No.3) |
Schedule data: EiBi. Broadcasters change frequencies at the end of March and October; Skywave DX updates this page every night.
Transmitter sites
Quivicán/Titan (Centro Transmisor No.3) · La Habana sites Quivicán/Bejucal/Bauta · Bauta (Centro Transmisor No.1)
Questions
What frequency is Radio Habana Cuba on?
Radio Habana Cuba uses 8 shortwave frequencies this season: 6000 kHz, 9650 kHz, 9710 kHz, 11760 kHz, 11880 kHz, 11950 kHz, 15140 kHz, 15230 kHz. Which one carries which programme depends on the time; see the schedule on this page (times in UTC).
When can I hear Radio Habana Cuba on shortwave?
It has 78 scheduled transmissions, 69 of them daily, 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 Habana Cuba 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.