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2022-05-11 07:55:44

HFCC - International Broadcasting Delivery HomePublic Data FilesAbout HFCCContent DeliveryEmergency RadioShortwaveB21 CoordinationA22 CoordinationMembers AreaA22 Intranet Welcome to the HFCC Homepage The HFCC is a non-governmental, non-profit association, and a sector member of the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva in the category of international and regional organisations. It manages, and co-ordinates global databases of international shortwave broadcasting in keeping with International Radio Regulations of the ITU. Shortwave radio was by far the most widely used means of distribution of international broadcasting only a couple of decades ago. In contrast with the rest of the radio spectrum, no acceptable method of assigning frequencies has ever been developed since the discovery of shortwave propagation in the 1920s. The unacceptable level of mutual interference among stations, and an improved climate after the end of the Cold War led to the development of global co-ordination. Traditional delivery of international broadcasting has been changing rapidly, with the advent of digital technologies and the Internet - this is widely considered to be the future of media content distribution. At the same time there are compelling reasons to believe that broadcasting from terrestrial transmitters will remain an important guarantor of free and universal access to radio and TV programmes, especially during specific context situations of listeners and consumers. Unfortunately, there has never been an in-depth debate on this subject among the providers of international broadcasting. The HFCC is fully committed to the development of a multi-platform system of distribution in international broadcasting, where the individual platforms do not exclude, but complement each other. It is evident that consumers should be offered the full range of all existing technologies and they should be free to select the best one depending on their individual circumstances. Read more. Usually there is no problem in obtaining technical and programme information about local broadcasting, but it is more difficult to get complete and accurate schedule data of world-wide shortwave transmissions. The HFCC global database is exceptional in that it is updated on-line. Individual schedules are sorted either by Broadcaster or by Frequency Management Organisation. These schedules are now freely available on this website. What's New News for the Public News for Members All News [8-Mar-2022] - MBR will act as FMO for DWL from April 1st onwards. Migration of A22 schedule will proceed on March 9th [24-Jan-2022] - RFP - Radio For Peace International have applied for membership. ITU Reference Tables updated [17-Jan-2022] - A22 Coordination starts today with the Opening Plenary Meeting. An invitation link has been sent to participants registered. [13-Dec-2021] - A22 Upload opened [13-Dec-2021] - Please register for A22 coordination here [8-Dec-2021] - You will be asked to register for A22 coordination prior to uploading the initial version of your A22 data. This will apply both to those coming to A22 conference and to those coordinating on-line. A simple registration form as well as the A22 upload itself will be opened on 13 December. [15-Nov-2021] - A22 registration and hotel booking opened [9-Sep-2021] - B21 data snapshot [6-Sep-2021] - GoE Report B21 [29-Aug-2021] - B21 data snapshot [16-Aug-2021] - Basic practical information to manage data for the HFCC Conference document available on the Basic Technical Reference webpage [27-Jul-2021] - B21 and A21 data snapshots [24-Jun-2021] - EUR Radio Europe Netherlands, Offshore Music Radio and ICON BV have applied for membership. ITU Reference Tables updated [21-Jun-2021] - HFCC Report on Shortwave International Broadcasting 2020 [10-Jun-2021] - B21 upload opened [8-Jun-2021] - B21 upload will be opened on Thursday, 10 June [26-Apr-2021] - Please register for B21 coordination on the B21 webpage in the Members' area [8-Mar-2021] - A21 operational data snapshot [24-Feb-2021] - A21 plenary minutes and A21 GoE report [18-Feb-2021] - A21 coordinated data snapshot. Deadline for A21 Operational Data: 8 March [25-Jan-2021] - A21 tentative data snapshot. Old converted A20/B20 data removed from main combined schedule [21-Jan-2021] - A21 webpage in the Members' area has been updated [8-Jan-2021] - A21 tentative data snapshot. A20/B20 data uploaded for some FMOs. [15-Dec-2020] - Please register for A21 coordination on the A21 webpage in the Members' area [14-Dec-2020] - A21 upload opened [10-Sep-2020] - Report on the B20 Coordination [4-Sep-2020] - B20 GoE report [9-Aug-2020] - New version of WPLOT is available for download. It allows the update of RDR-data from the loaded data [21-Jul-2020] - Mike Radio applying for membership - update of Reference Tables [10-Jul-2020] - Please register for B20 coordination on the B20 webpage in the Members' area [30-Jun-2020] - June 2020 SB Meeting Minutes [11-Jun-2020] - B20 upload opened [11-Jun-2020] - B20 Meeting cancelled [11-Jun-2020] - ITU Reference Tables updated [20-May-2020] - DRM Benefits in Times of Crisis - Slides from a DRM webinar organized for ABU and ASBU on 30 April 2020 [30-Apr-2020] - Radio Piepzender applying for membership - update of Reference Tables [6-Mar-2020] - A20 plenary minutes and A20 GoE report [4-Feb-2020] - A20 hotel booking form available now [3-Feb-2020] - A20 KL registration opened [3-Feb-2020] - Conference Guidelines (reference document for hosts) [17-Jan-2020] - A20 tentative data snapshot. A19/B19 data uploaded for some FMOs. [17-Dec-2019] - A20 upload opened [15-Nov-2019] - A20 Conference registration opened [9-Oct-2019] - B19 GoE report [30-Sep-2019] - B19 plenary minutes [26-Sep-2019] - Deadlines for data upload: B19 Operational: Monday, 14th October 2019, A20 Tentative: Thursday, 16th January, 2020 [7-Aug-2019] - ITU workshop is planned during the Buenos Aires meeting. Please see the agenda of the B19 conference and indicate your participation via the updated registration form. [9-Jul-2019] - Link to the ITU HFBC Schedule added to Public Data [5-Jul-2019] - FMO and Broadcaster codes IBB change to AGM (US Agency for Global Media) [26-Jun-2019] - B19 upload opened [17-May-2019] - The ITU-R Circular Letter relevant to the application of Article 12 of the Radio Regulations for B19 season was published on the ITU website [26-Feb-2019] - B19 registration opened [18-Feb-2019] - A19 plenary minutes [1-Feb-2019] - A19 GoE minutes added to the Technical Reference page [31-Jan-2019] - A19 coordinated data snapshot. Next snapshot: 19/20 February. A19 Operational: 11 March [9-Jan-2019] - A19 tentative data snapshot. A18 data uploaded for some FMOs. [30-Dec-2018] - Frequency requirement of Radio Onda ASBL has been entered under the FMO code "NEW". A new FMO and Broadcaster code "RON" will be added to reference tables soon [10-Dec-2018] - A19 upload opened [17-Oct-2018] - A19 Conference registration opened [1-Oct-2018] - Babcock Communications Ltd (BAB) have changed their company name to Encompass Digital Media Services Ltd (ENC). Please see the Contact List for further details [3-Aug-2018] - HFCC Announces the Passing of its Founder Oldrich Cip [5-Jul-2018] - B18 upload opened [14-Jun-2018] - Invitation to Shortwave Radio Co-ordination Traning Course organized by ASBU in Tunis and Programme of the course [22-May-2018] - Passwords to Members' Area will be changed tomorrow, 23 May 2018. FMOs not attending A18 KL receive new password by e-mail [6-Mar-2018] - A18 operational data snapshot [24-Jan-2018] - Please fill out the ITU questionnaire on HFBC by 28 February [27-Oct-2017] - A18 Conference registration opened [10-Oct-2017] - B17 operational data snapshot [24-Sep-2017] - SITE.TXT reference table updated [18-Sep-2017] - B17 plenary minutes, B17 GoE report [31-Aug-2017] - B17 coordinated data snapshot; Deadline for B17 operational data: 9 October [1-Aug-2017] - B17 tentative data snapshot. Old data uploaded for some FMOs. More info in the restricted area [1-Aug-2017] - SITE.TXT reference table updated [29-Jun-2017] - B17 upload opened [10-Apr-2017] - A17 snapshot [16-Mar-2017] - A17 operational data snapshot; A17 public data [13-Mar-2017] - B17 conference webpage in the restricted area [2-Mar-2017] - A17 Plenary Minutes; A17 coordinated data snapshot; Deadline for A17 operational data: 15 March [12-Feb-2017] - 16 February, 12:00 UTC - deadline for "co-ordinated data" (results of the A17 conference) [13-Jan-2017] - A17 tentative data snapshot. Old data uploaded for some FMOs. More info in the restricted area [9-Dec-2016] - A17 upload opened [22-Nov-2016] - Wednesday, 23 November, 11:55-13:00 UTC - planned outage of this website [16-Nov-2016] - Radio World article on Titus II receiver [2-Nov-2016] - A17 conference webpage including registration and hotel booking forms [31-Oct-2016] - B16 snapshot [14-Oct-2016] - B16 operational data snapshot [4-Oct-2016] - Results and summary of DRM questionnaire on the DRM page [19-Sep-2016] - B16 plenary, SB-ITU & GoE minutes [13-Sep-2016] - Titus II pre-orders open [13-Sep-2016] - B16 snapshot, Next deadline: 26 September, Operational: 13 October [7-Sep-2016] - Reference Tables updated: Broadcas, Fmorg, Site [6-Sep-2016] - Contact List update [2-Sep-2016] - Presentations and other documents added to the top of the B16 conference page [1-Sep-2016] - B16 snapshot, Next deadline: 12 September, Operational: 13 October [17-Aug-2016] - Two new codes in Broadcas.txt reference table (ITU expected to register the update soon) [3-Aug-2016] - B16 tentative data snapshot. Old data uploaded for some FMOs. Read more in the restricted area [8-Jul-2016] - B16 upload opened. Deadline for B16 initial tentative data: 2 August [24-Jun-2016] - Global Digital Radio Developments - new e-book from Radio World International magazine editors - contains interesting chapters on DRM. Free, registration required. [7-Jun-2016] - Most of frequently visited pages on this HFCC website have been modified to meet the Responsive Web Design requirements. Please report pages that still cause troubles on mobile devices. [15-Apr-2016] - A16 snapshot [27-Mar-2016] - Public interactive schedule: switching from B15 to A16 season, improved rendering on mobile devices [15-Mar-2016] - A16 Operational Data [7-Mar-2016] - Update of reference table Broadcas [22-Feb-2016] - A16 snapshot [16-Feb-2016] - HFCC contribution to World Radio Day 2016 [15-Feb-2016] - Update of reference table Site [13-Feb-2016] - Minutes of the A16 plenary, GoE report [4-Feb-2016] - A16 and B15 data snapshots. Deadline for A16 operational data: 15 March, 1200 UTC [2-Feb-2016] - 4 February, 1200 UTC - deadline for data of A16 conference [22-Jan-2016] - A16 bus schedule on the A16 webpage in the restricted area [15-Jan-2016] - A16 webpage update in the restricted area [1-Jan-2016] - A16 tentative data snapshot. Old data uploaded for some FMOs. Read more in the restricted area [15-Dec-2015] - A16 upload opened [3-Nov-2015] - Minutes of the October 2015 SB meeting [24-Oct-2015] - Public interactive schedule: switching from A15 to B15 season [17-Oct-2015] - A16 and B16 conference webpages [13-Oct-2015] - B15 Operational Data, B15 Public Data [29-Sep-2015] - B15 GoE Report on the Technical Reference page [22-Sep-2015] - B15 and A15 snapshots [15-Sep-2015] - B15 Plenary Minutes [11-Sep-2015] - List of IRDR frequencies added to the Members Home page [4-Sep-2015] - Presentations and other documents added to the top of the B15 conference page [3-Sep-2015] - B15 coordinated data snapshot. 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