List of longwave radio broadcasters

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This is a list of longwave radio broadcasters updated on April 20 2026:

  Denotes non-standard frequency (not divisible by 9)
Freq.
(kHz)
Station
name
Language Country Location Height Aerial
type
Power
(kW)
Coordinates Notes
153 Radio Antena Satelor[1] Romanian  Romania Brașov 250m T-aerial on 2 guyed steel lattice masts, height: 250 metres (820 ft) 200 45°45′22.27″N 25°36′26.77″E / 
45.7561861°N 25.6074361°E / 45.7561861; 25.6074361 (Bod Transmitter, mast 1)

45°45′13.16″N 25°36′25.15″E / 45.7536556°N 25.6069861°E / 45.7536556; 25.6069861 (Bod Transmitter, mast 2)
Fifth state-owned radio station in Romania
164 MNB Radio 1[2] Mongolian  Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 259m 259 metres (850 ft) tall cable-stayed steel truss mast[3] 250 47°47′54.67″N 107°11′14.7″E / 47.7985194°N 107.187417°E / 47.7985194; 107.187417 (Ulaanbaatar transmitter) Broadcasts from 22:00 to 15:00 UTC.
171 Médi 1[4] Arabic and French  Morocco Nador 380m Directional aerial consisting of three guyed steel lattice masts, 380 metres (1,250 ft) tall 1,600 35°2′50.65″N 2°55′22.81″W / 35.0474028°N 2.9230028°W / 35.0474028; -2.9230028 (Nador transmitter, mast 1)
35°2′30.27″N 2°55′16.16″W / 35.0417417°N 2.9211556°W / 35.0417417; -2.9211556 (Nador transmitter, mast 2)
35°2′9.89″N 2°55′9.52″W / 35.0360806°N 2.9193111°W / 35.0360806; -2.9193111 (Nador transmitter, mast 2)
Private and commercial Moroccan radio network.
198 BBC Radio 4[5] English  United Kingdom Droitwich (SFN) 213m T-aerial on two guyed steel lattice masts insulated against ground with a height of 213 metres (699 ft) 500 52°17′46.9″N 2°6′24.32″W / 52.296361°N 2.1067556°W / 52.296361; -2.1067556 (Droitwich mast 1)
52°17′40.4″N 2°6′20.62″W / 52.294556°N 2.1057278°W / 52.294556; -2.1057278 (Droitwich mast 2)
All three transmitters carry Radio teleswitch PSK data; Droitwich relays BBC World Service from 01:00 to 05:20 UTC

Opt-out programming ended on 31 Mar 2024.

Radio teleswitching signals are being phased out beginning 30 June 2025.[6]

Radio 4 will cease longwave transmission in 2026.[7] This is expected to be on, or shortly after 26 September 2026.[8]

Burghead (SFN) 154m Omnidirectional aerial, guyed steel lattice mast, height 154 metres (505 ft) 50 57°41′57.9″N 3°28′4.78″W / 57.699417°N 3.4679944°W / 57.699417; -3.4679944 (Burghead Transmitter, main mast)
Westerglen (SFN) 152m Omnidirectional aerial, guyed steel lattice mast, height 152 metres (499 ft) 55°58′33″N 3°48′58.8″W / 55.97583°N 3.816333°W / 55.97583; -3.816333 (Westerglen mast)
209 MNB Radio 1[2] Mongolian  Mongolia Choibalsan 40 48°0′17.27″N 114°27′17.6″E / 48.0047972°N 114.454889°E / 48.0047972; 114.454889 (Choibalsan transmitter) Broadcasts from 22:00 to 15:00 UTC.
Dalanzadgad 40 43°31′54.43″N 104°24′41.4″E / 43.5317861°N 104.411500°E / 43.5317861; 104.411500 (Dalanzadgad transmitter) Broadcasts from 22:00 to 15:00 UTC.
Ölgii 30 48°57′25.0″N 89°58′13.0″E / 48.956944°N 89.970278°E / 48.956944; 89.970278 (Dalanzadgad transmitter) Broadcasts from 22:00 to 15:00 UTC.
225 Polskie Radio Program I[9] Polish  Poland Solec Kujawski 330m Directional aerial, two guyed radio masts fed on the top, heights 330 metres (1,080 ft) and 289 metres (948 ft) 1,000/700 53°1′21.01″N 18°15′32.63″E / 53.0225028°N 18.2590639°E / 53.0225028; 18.2590639 (Solec Kujawski transmitter, 330 metres tall mast)
53°1′12.83″N 18°15′44.06″E / 53.0202306°N 18.2622389°E / 53.0202306; 18.2622389 (Solec Kujawski transmitter, 289 metres tall mast)
Earlier Konstantynów was used (52°22′3.91″N 19°48′7.04″E / 52.3677528°N 19.8019556°E / 52.3677528; 19.8019556 (Konstantynów radio mast (the tallest structure in the world))).
227 MNB Radio 1[2] Mongolian  Mongolia Altai City Cable-stayed steel truss mast 40 46°19′25.52″N 96°15′31.2″E / 46.3237556°N 96.258667°E / 46.3237556; 96.258667 (Altai transmitter) Broadcasts from 22:00 to 15:00 UTC.
252 Alger Chaîne 3 [fr][10] French  Algeria Tipaza 335m Omnidirectional aerial, single guyed lattice steel mast, height 355 metres (1,165 ft) 1,500/750 36°33′58.14″N 2°28′50.3″E / 36.5661500°N 2.480639°E / 36.5661500; 2.480639 (Tipaza long-wave transmitter) Intermittent

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