VOA KURDISH SERVICE, SHOWTIMES AND FREQUENCIES
                   (Schedule effective March 29/ 2009)                     

SHOW TIME

SHORT WAVE(MB=meter band)

MEDIUM WAVE

FM FREQUENCY

UTC

Iraq

Washington

KHZ

MB

KHZ

MB

Arbil

Sulaimaniyah

Mosul

Kirkuk

Basra

Baghdad

0500-0600 hrs

0800-0900 hrs (8-9am)

0100-0200 hrs(1-2am)

7230 9770 15380

41 30 19

108.0 MHZ

88.8 MHZ

104.6 MHZ

96.8 MHZ

1300-1400 hrs

1600-1700 hrs (4-5pm)

0900-1000 hrs(9-10am)

9825 13680 15130 15530

31 22 19 19

108.0 MHZ

88.8 MHZ

104.6 MHZ

96.8 MHZ

1400-1500 hrs

1700-1800 hrs  (5-6pm)

1000-1100 hrs (10-11am)

9825 13680 15130

31 22 19

1593

188.32

108.0 MHZ

88.8 MHZ

104.6 MHZ

96.8 MHZ

105 MHZ

102.4 MHZ

1700-1800 hrs

2000-2100 hrs (8-9pm)

1.00-0200 hrs (1-2pm)

9770 11950 15130

31 25 19

1593        188.32 (Replay at 4-5 pm. Wash. time)

108.0 MHZ

88.8 MHZ

104.6 MHZ

96.8 MHZ

* ALL SHOWS BROADCAST ON EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 3, FREQUENCY 12.226 GHZ