FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE COVERAGE SCHEDULE 1 MAY 1957

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00857R000100130004-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 24
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 12, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 1, 1957
• Content Type: MISC

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FOF2EIGN BROADCAST INFO~t".~~~TION SERVICE
Washington 25, D. C.
C O V E R A G E S C H E D U L E
1 Nlay 195'I
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KEG TO SYMBOLS USED IN THIS F~POTtT_ i
1. Bracketed letters (T~4),, (H) and (R) denote medium of transmission other
than ~~oice~ respect-wely Morse, Hellschreiber (or Hellblattachreiber)~
and Radioteletype.
2: Letters following city represent call-sign of station or the beam
abbreviation in cases ~rhere these facts could not be otherwise determined;
~,tith press covex~a,ga they abbreviate 'tie name of the agenc~t.
3. Bureau Abbreviations:
A--Austrian H--Hokkaido S--Saigon
E--East Coast M--Medi?+~erraxiean T--Tokyo
G -German 0- Okinawa W--West Coast
DTote: Coverage supplied by Le~c'.on ]3ureau is *~onitored by the British
Broadcasting Corporation in coordin:ztion wi?ch FBIS and is not included
L,
in this list.
Average Rating Column:
First Numeral
Characte~:istic Letters
Second Numeral
O--No carrier audible
A--Atmospherics
O--Unintelligible
1--ti'ery weak signal
F--Fading
1--Mostly unintelligible
2--Weak signal
J--Jamming
2--50~b intelligible
3--ido~'erate strength
L~-Low noise interference
3--Mostly intelligible
~--Strong si~;.1a1
M--Improper modulation
4--Occasional word
S--Very strong signal
C--Poor audio quality
missing
S--Other station interference
S--Fully intelligible
T--Transmitter trouble
V--Variable frequency
5. Priority Column
1 -Absolute comnnitment (requires special arrangements}
2 - Regutar corami ~men?~ fo?: routine coverage
3 -Secondary co~rerage (au_~iiiary or convenience basis)
1+ -Repeat or Es.ck~0-000o
W
Su
Su
3Ar 4
3
1900-2000
W
Not Su
No't Su
3AS3
2
2000-2100
W
Not Su
Ixreg
3AS3
2300-0000
W
Not Su
Irreg
3.~3
3
2230-2300
W
Daily
Daily
2.~I~'3
2
0045-0115 W
Not M
Irreg
3F3
2
2300-233o W
Daily
Daily
3F4
2
x325-o34o
M
Daily
Daily
3.A4
1
0430-0440
M
Daily
Deily
3A4
1
0600-0615
M
Su
Su
3A4
2
OE~0-0645
M
Not Su
Not Su
4A5
1
0820-0830
M
F'Sa
Fsa
3.li4
3
1030-1050
M
Daily
Ds.ily
4F4
1
1600-?167,0
M
Daily
DE.i1y
4A~+
1
1;00-1720
M
Irreg
Irreg
4A4
3
1`330-].goa
M
Daily
Daily
4A5
1
~:000-2015
M
Irreg
Irreg
4A4
3
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Bulgaria (Cont'd)
Bulgarian
Sofia IT X630-1700 M Irreg
Irreg
~3
3
"
" I~ ~.730??17T+5 M Irreg
Irreg
3S3
3
"
" TI X000-2015 M Irreg
Irreg
3S3
3
"
II 20;0-2045 M Daily
Daily
3A3
1
English
" 0100-0130 E Daily
Daily
4FH4
2
Burma
'
English
Rangoon 1500-1515 0 Daily
Daily
3
3~
2
Ena~Russ.(M) Rangoon 1000-1500 0 Daily
Daily
3F3
2
CaIDbodi.a
French
Phnor?~penh 0515-Oo00 S Daily
Not SS
3A3
3
"
2330-2345 5 Daily
Not SS
35A3
3
Ceylon
English
Colombo Oa30-09~E5 0 Daily
Daily
3FS3
2
"
" 1?~+5-1300 0 Daily
Daily
3~'S3
2
Chile
Spanish
SantaAgo CN960 0405-0435 W Daily
Daily
3F3
2
"
CE1174 0100-0115 W Daily
Daily
3AF3
2
"
" " 0?00-0230 W Daily
Daily
3F3
2
"
" 0300-OT,~UO W Not Su
Irreg
3F3
4
"
" CE1180 0130-0145 W M
M
3F3
2
"
" CE1197 0100-0105 W Not M
Not M
4A3
2
"
0130-0145 W Daily
Daily
4F3
3
"
" " 0230-0235 W Daily
Daily
4F3
2
"
" 0300-0350 W TTSa
TTSa
3F3
2
"
" " o~.00-0405 W suM
su.M
3F3
3
?
0+25-043o w Not suM
Not suM
3F3
3
"
" CE1515 0045-0100 W Daily
Irreg
3F3
3
" (M)
" Anr 0000-0030 W No? M
Not M
3AF3
2
" (M)
" Oxficial 15~J0-1530 W Not Su
Not Su
4A4
2
China (Communist)
Amoy
Peking IS 1230-1300 0 Daily
Irreg
4F4
4
" T_S 230o-233fl 0 Daily
Irreg
4F4
?+
"
" TS 00,?0-0050 0 Dai?.y
Irreg
4F4
4
"
TS 0920-Og30 0 Daily
Irreg
41'x+
4
"
TS 0930-0940 0 Daily
Irreg
1FF4
4
"
" TS 10'0-1030 0 Daily
Irrzg
Tt?F4
4
"
" TS 11.50?-1200 0 Daily
Irreg
4F4
~+
"
" TS 1200-1210 0 Daily
Irreg
4r4
4
"
TS l'+i.0?-1.1+20 0 Daily
Irreg
4F4
4
"
" TS 213C'??~140 0 Daily
Irreg
4F4
4
"
`rS 2110-2150 0 Daily
Daily
4F4
~+
"
" TS 2150-2200 0 Irreg
Irreg
4F4
4
"
" TS 2330-2340 0 Daily
Irreg
4F4
4
"
TS 2340-2350 0 Daily
Irreg
4F4
4
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Chin_a_(Con?manist) Cont'd
4
Cantonese Peking
1000-1030
0
Daily
Daily
4F
1
? ?
2300-2330
0
Daily
Daily
4F4
1
Chc~ochou
..1400-1430
0
Daily
Irreg
4F4
~
" "
2330-2}+00
0
Daily
Irreg
4F4
}+
Chinese (H) "
NCNA
0215-0354
0
Daily
Daily
4AF4
1
" (g) "
"
0700-0800
0
Daily
D+~ily
4F4
_l
" (g) ?
"
0930-1130
0
Daily
Daily
4F4
~-
(H)
"
1250-1800
0
Daily
Daily
~+F4
1
(g) "
"
18002}+00
0
Irt~g
zrreg
~+~~
1
English
G300-0 30
0
Daily
Ds.ily
4r'4
1
"
0300-033o
W
Daily
Daily
3AF3
1
" "
0900-0930
0
Daily
DaiJ_y
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}+
" "
0900-093o
W
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Daily
3AF3
1
" "
1500-1530
W
Daily
Daily
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1500?-1530
0
Daily
Daily
312
~
" "
1900-193o
W
Ds.i? y
Daily
3F3
1
" "
J.93o-2000
'n
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Daily
3F3
1
" ?
1930-2000
0
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Daily
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" "
IS
2130-?200
0
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Daily
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3.F3
1
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IS
1900-1930
0
Daily
Daily
4F4
~
" - (M) "
NCNA
0600-0800
0
Not Su
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4S4
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" (M) "
0600-0800
W
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Not su
3S3
2
" (M) "
0615-0815
W
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Not su
3S3
2
" (r~) "
"
o?roo-o90o
W
Not su
Noi, Su
3s3
2
" (M) "
0800-1130
0
Daily
Daily
4s4
~+
" (M) "
0800-1130
W
Daily
Daily
3S3
" (M)
"
0815-1200
W
Daily
Daily
3S3
" (M)
?
0900-130o
W
Daily
Daily
3s3
2
" (M) "
"
1300-1400
W
Daily
Daily
3S3
~-
" (ivi) "
1300-1620
0
Daily
Daily
}+s4
~+
" (M) "
1330-1900
W
Daily
Daily
3s3
2
" fM) "
l~'to-1830
W
Daily
Daily
3S3
2
" (s~) ?
1}~ _30-~?300
G
Daily
Di:.ily
4FS4
}+
" (M)
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1760-2}+00
W
Ds,i_1-y
Doily
3s3
1
? (ICI) ?
"
1.900-2300
W
Daily
Daily
3s3
~
'+ (M) "
"
1830-2300
W
Daily
Daily
3s3
1
Eng~Fr~Vn (M) "
G;!~i
0030-0130
0
Daily
Daily
3~3
~
3
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? " "
(M) ?
?
0C1a.5-071+5
0
Daily
Dally
FS3
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(R) ?
BAYS
C300-1.130
0
Daily
Da?-i.ly
4F4
3
..
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0000-0030
0
Daily
Ir'.-^4~
~~''~'
~'
"
09U-1000
0
Daily
Ir:ceg
3~3
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?
"
TS
1330--1345
0
Daily
Ir:"eg
lc~t 4
4
"
i~
137-1400
0
Daily
Irreg
4F4
4
"
TS
220E-2215
0
Daily
Irreg
4F4
4
"
"
2'S
2215-~ 230
0
Daily
Irreg
4F4
4
In3onesi
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103-1125
0
Daily
Dai7_y
4F4
1
"
"
1400-1445
0
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Daily
4F4
1
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China (Communist) Conttd
~s}~ra,nese Peking 1100-x.130
T
Daily
D~.ily
4F4
1
" 1215-1300
T
Daily
Daily
4F~+
1-
" " 1'}`30-1400
T
Daily
Daily
4F4
1
"
'+ 2100-2130
T
Daily
Daily
4F4
1
Kore~.n
" IIS 1020-1050
T
Daily
Daily
4F4
1
" IS 1130-1215
T
Daily
Daily
4F4
1
'
" IS 2130-2?_00
T
Daily
Daily
4F4
1
Laotian
" 0430-0500
0
Daily
Daily
1i-F4
1
1230-],300
0
Daily
Daily
3F3
1
Mandarin
Foocho~r 131.0-1320
0
Not Sa
l~o~t Sa
1~GS4
J:
H~.ngchow 1330-1345
6
Daily
Daily
~?>44
1
"
2300-2320
0
Daily
De.il.y
4~ ~+
2
"
Hofei 0925-0935
0
Deily
Not SS
~F4
2
"
Mukden 1100-1120
C
Daily
Daily
4H4
1
"
Nanchang 1240-].300
0
Daily
Not SS
3A3
`-'
"
Nanking 2245-2300
U
Dai'.y
Daily
Z!.F1E
2
"
P~zocir..g 1?-X00-1~t10
?
DaiJ.y
Not SS
351
4
2
"
Peki?ig ~?S 0000-0015
G
Daily
Daily
4F
1
" (Diet)
IBS 0100--0300
0
Not Su
Not Su
~;F4
1
"
HS 0400-0410
0
Daily
Daily
~lF4
1
"
FiS 0600-0700
0
Daily
Daily
4F4
1
" HS 0630-0635
0
Daily
Daily
4F4
1
"
" FiS 0800-0810
0
Daily
Daily
1'~F4
1
"
HS 1000-].015
W
Daily
Dail-y
3F2
1
" HS , ~Ui5-1035
T
Not SuNu'u Not Su1~Il'u 4F4
1
" Hs 1015-110o
T
MIh
Th
3p-F3
2
" " ~iS 10 j0~-11.00
W
Not Su
Not Su
3F3
1
" " CIS 1100-1110
W
Not M
Not M
3FS3
1
? " JiS 1110-1125
hr
Daily
Daily
3FS3
1
" " '_iS 1.110-L25
0
Daily
Daily
4F4
1
" iIS 1200-1230
W
Daily
Daily
3SF3
1
" ;xS 12.30-1240
? " :CiS 140-1255
W
?a
Daily
T~iTh
DBE-ily
T~~~1
3FS3
3FS3
1
1
" " IBS 1310-1330
W
Daily
D~.ily
3FS3
1
? " k.S 1330-1335
W
Daily
Deily
;i's3
1
" " HS 1+30-1L?45
W
Daily
Deily
3Fs3
~-
" (Diet) " IS 1500--1730
W
Not Su
Not Su
~P'2
1
" :S 2200-2215
0
Daily
Daily
1rF4
1
? " t1S 2?3U-2315
0
Not WSS
Not WSS
4F4
4
" FtS 2.30~~-2330
0
Daily
D^:'.1.y
%+F4
1
" ~.S 0;'i0-0600
0
Daily
D..'..~r
4~~4
1
:~S 13GU-1.330
0
Daily
Doily
1~F4
1
? IS 1.9vo--1930
0
Deily
Daily
~ii'4
1
" " rJ'S 0030-OOa~O
0
Daily
Daily
4r'4
1
" Ta 0400-0410
0
Daily
Daily
44
1
" '1'S 0410-0420
0
Irreg
Irreg
1+F'4
1
? " TS 0430-045
0
Daily
D?~ily
4F4
1
" 1's 0520-0530
0
Daily
Daily
4F4
1
+' " r'S 0530-0 j45
0
Daily
Daily
4F4
1
" " TS o5a+5-0600
0
Dei:~y
Daily
~-F4
1
" " TS 0900-0910
0
Daily
Daily
4F4
1
" " TS 1400-1415
0
Daily
Daily
4F4
1
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P~L~ndarin Sharer ai
1300-1330
`' Sining
1350-?1405
" Taiyadn ,
135Qa~1400
T~~ina;,
11?~-1135
? u::?~x~.chi
1150-1530
Wu'~an
1240-1250
D4ongolian Huhehot
1050-1115
Peking
0)+30-0500
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TM
0430-0455
"
xS
1030-1055
'~
"
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Numeral Code (B)
CSR
0245-0355
? +T (~)
" csR
1210-1830
Spanish
IS
130-1900
?
IS
1600-1630
Thai
C030-?0100
~~
"
1.130-1:00
,,
?
J.33o-ll~oo
T.iretan
HS
C?bC0-0630
"
FiS
1100-1130
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"
1000-1025
?
1300_1325
Urumc;:ii
1330-1355
Vietnamese Peking
1130-1200
~~ "
1330-1400
? ~~
2330-2400
China (Ttationalist )
~- Cantonese Taibei
E~tC "~.3 sh
(_'~)
(M)
(M)
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" C1T1
" Ranters
Japanese
Koresn
Ms.nc.arin
Cla:nd.ee ~.ine
l~:~'~ic Radio Tree L~vpt
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Voice Q Free E,ypt
Voice of Justice
German Freedom Sta.-cion 904
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0 Daily Not SS
0 Daily Not SS
0 Daily Not SS
0 Daily Not SS
0 D~ily Not SS
0 Daily Not SS
0 Daily Not SS
T Daily SS
T Daily SS
0 Deily Not SS
C Daily Daily
G Daily Daily
W Daily Daily
TI Daily Daily
0 Daily Daily
J Daily Daily
0 Daily Daily
T Daily Daily
T Daily Daily
0 Daily Daily
0 Daily Not SS
0 Daily Not SS
0 Daily Daily
0 Daily Daily
0 Daily Daily
0530-0540 0 Daily Daily
0500-0530 W Daily Daily
0930-1000 W Daily Daily
1010-1100 W Daily Doily
0800-ot33o W Daily Ds.ily
1105-1130 T Daily Daily
1J_30-1140 T Piot Su Not Su
1000-10:0 0 Not Su Not Su
1100-1130 0 Not Su Not Su
1?_00-1230 0 Daily Daily
163o??i6'+5 0 Daily Daily
060c-o645 E Daily Not SS
1815-1845 E Daily Daily
1$i5~1845 M Daily Daily
1400-1545 E Daily Daily
140~~?~1545 M Daily Daily
2100-2200 M Daily ye iJ_y
2100-2200 E Daily Daily
1500-?1900 M Daily Irreg
1900-2000 G
2100-2200 G
4A4
1
3F3
2
3AS3
2
3AS3
3AS2
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3A3
3AS3
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4F4
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1
4A4
1
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1
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1
4F4
1
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1
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2
3AF4
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4F4
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4F4
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(Cont
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Korean
Vo
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T
Daily
Daily
3AC3 1
" 1300-1400
T
Daily
Uai1y
3C3 1
C of orb i.a
Spaz~.-,:sh
Bogota iJCri' a23o-0?45
W
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3A2 3
"
" " 0445-0500
W
Daily
Daily
3s3 %.
"
(M)
" AF'P' 0030-0100
w
M
M
3s3 2
" (iK)
"
2300-2330
Suta.tenza, HJvC 0300-0305
W
W
Not M
Irreg.
Not M
Irreg
3A3 2
2F2 3
Cosa Rica
Spanish
San Jose TIDCR 0330-0350
W
Not M
Not M
2S2 3
"
" " 1145-1215
Sv
Not M
Not M
2S2 3
"
" 1230-1250
TW
Not Su
Not Su
2S2 3
"
Cuba
" TP~G 0200-0230
W
Daily
Daily
2F2 3
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$avaiia C^f3C 1.Oi+0-1100
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Not SSM
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1100-1130
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M
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3A3 2
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" 11.30-1145
E
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3AF3 2
"
" 2255-231-5
E
Daily
Daily
3FS3 2
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Nicosia o5~.5-0600
M
Daily
Daily
4c1~ 1
"
1130-1140
M
Daily
Daily
4~.5 2
" 1700-1715
M
Daily
Daily
4.3 1
"
" 2100-2115
M
Daily
Daily
4t.5 2
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1200-1210
M
Daily
Irreg
4~4 2
"
" 1800-1815
M
Daily
Irreg
1~~4 2
"
2030-2040
P4
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Daily
4~ 4 2
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Daily
3AH3 2
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3AF3 2
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Spanish Trujillo HI2T 1100-1200
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M
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