My name is Bill Wolverton, I currently live in Denver, Colorado, USA and I am a licensed Ham Radio operator holding the ham radio call sign of KI7F. I have posted a list of shortwave radio stations as well as standard AM radio stations I have heard here in the Denver area as well as some ham radio contacts I had made while I was operating 10 meter mobile in Southern California back in the late 80's and early 90's.

Monday, January 05, 2004

Here is list of shortwave radio broadcasting stations I can pick up here in the Denver area from hour to hour in UTC time. My shortwave radio receiver is a Grundig Satellit 800 and the current antenna is a 16 foot length wire thumb tacked to the wall in my second floor apartment. I will keep adding to this list as I hear more stations. Unless otherwise noted, these stations are broadcasting in the English language at the times indicated. I have restarted this log commencing on February 3rd, 2008.

0000 - 0100 UTC

Radio Netherlands with programming originating from Hilversum, Holland heard on 6.165 Mhz on February 8th, 2008 from 00:00 to 01:57 UTC ( 17:00 to 17:57 MST) from one of their 250 KW shortwave relay transmitters located in The Dutch Caribbean Island of Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles which is located 50 miles north off the coast of Venezuela and 30 miles from Curacao, Venezuela. The signal averaged from from S-7 to S-9 plus. They were broadcasting a news program till 00:30 UTC, then aired a commentary show called Network Europe.

0100 - 0200 UTC

China Radio International with programming originating from Beijing, China on 6.005 Mhz heard on February 4th, 2008 broadcasting in English with a signal averaging between an S-6 to an S-9. I listened to the station from 18:00 to 19:57 MST. (O1:00 - 01:57 UTC) They signed off at 01:57 UTC. According to some sources, this particular broadcast comes from a shortwave relay transmitter (CKCX) that is located a few miles East of Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.


0200 - 0300 UTC

0300 - 0400 UTC

China Radio International on 9.790 Mhz with an S-9 signal heard on February 3, 2008. News and commentaries in English from the Peoples Republic of China. I tuned in between 20:00 and 20:30 MST (03:00 to 03:30 UTC) According to different sources, this broadcast is actually being relayed from a transmitter located near Havana, Cuba.

Radio Havana, Cuba on 6.180 Mhz with an S-9 signal heard on February 3, 2008. I tuned in between 20:00 to 20:30 MST (03:00 - 03:30 UTC) The broadcast was in English with news and commentaries.

WEWN (EWTN Global Catholic Radio) on 5.810 Mhz with a S-9 signal heard on February 3, 2008. I tuned in between 20:30 and 21:00 MST Time. (03:30 - 04:00 UTC) Religious Catholic programming. The WEWN transmitters are located in Irondale, Alabama on the outskirts of Birmingham and they run a power level of 500 KW.

0500 - 0600 UTC

0700 - 0800 UTC

0800 - 0900 UTC

0900 - 1000 UTC

1000 - 1100 UTC

1100 - 1200 UTC

1200 - 1300 UTC

1300 - 1400 UTC

Radio Australia on 9.580 Mhz with an S-8 to S-9 signal on February 4th, 2008 between 0600 amd 0700 MST in the morning my time. (1300 - 1400 UTC). News and commentary program. This particular broadcast is targeting the Central Pacific region, but can be heard through out the USA, especially the West and Midwest states.


1500 - 1600 UTC

1600 - 1700 UTC

1700 - 1800 UTC

1800 - 1900 UTC

1900 - 2000 UTC

2000 - 2100 UTC

2100 - 2200 UTC

2200 - 2300 UTC

2300 - 0000 UTC





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