WRTH-2012 World Radio television Handbook 2012

The famous "WRTH" has been respected for over six decades as the definitive source of broadcast radio information. With the help of an international network of contributors, this invaluable annual provides the latest information on mediumwave, shortwave, and FM broadcasts and broadcasters. Feature articles this year include: Tristan da Cunha, Radio Bulgaria, Radio & the "Arab Spring", Digital Update and HF Broadcasting Fifty Years. Radios reviewed this year include: Alinco DX-R8E, Papparadio, Reuters RDR54C, WinRadio Excalibur Pro, Sangean ATS-909X and Tecsun PL-660. You also get propagation predictions and maps. Country-by-country lists of services and broadcasters, winter shortwave frequencies, an expanded clandestine section, and international and domestic broadcasts by frequency and language, television broadcasters, broadcaster abbreviations, DX club information, Internet resources — all this and much more has been packed into this remarkable one-volume resource. 66th Edition. 672 pages.

The WRTH 2012 is divided into the following sections:

Features - This section is in full colour and contains reviews of receivers and ancillary equipment, articles on topical issues such as digital radio, interviews with broadcasters, reception conditions, colour maps showing the location of SW transmitters, and other topics of interest to Listeners and DXers.

National Radio - This section covers the world's domestic radio services. The listings are by country and include all stations broadcasting on LW, MW and SW, and most stations broadcasting on FM, together with contact details.

International Radio - Full details of all broadcasters transmitting internationally are given in this section and are listed by country. The schedules shown are the 'B' or 'winter' SW frequencies as supplied by the broadcasters and confirmed by monitoring, together with any LW or MW frequencies used. It also contains a sub-section showing Clandestine and Other Target Broadcasters arranged by target country. The 'A' or 'summer' schedules, along with updates to broadcaster details, are available as a pdf download from this website in May each year. Please note - International broadcast SW frequencies change twice a year. The 'B' season comes into effect at the end of October each year and the 'A' season at the end of March. It typically takes 4-6 weeks after the start of the season for the broadcasters to settle on the final frequencies they will use, although changes do continue to be made. We monitor all the frequencies and changes before releasing our information.

Frequency Lists - This section contains MW frequency lists grouped by frequency within regions, lists of all international and domestic SW broadcasts in frequency order, and international SW broadcasts in English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish, and DRM transmissions shown by UTC.

Television - The TV section has details of the main terrestrial national broadcasters, large regional networks, and some local stations, arranged alphabetically by country.

Reference - This section has tables and listings of: International and Domestic Transmitter sites, Standard Time and Frequency Transmissions, DX Club information, International Organisations, and other essential information.