NEWS & INFORMATION
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Updated: 1 April 2026
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SHORTWAVE NEWS
Rihards Millers provides an update on what appears to be the last remaining shortwave operation of Radio Kuwait, which is usually on air around 0800-1000 UTC on 7250v kHz with the Persian service: On Thursday 19 March 2026, Rihards noticed that in place of the Persian language service on 7249.85 kHz, a relay of RK 99.7 (in English, with occasional announcements in foreign languages about emergency phone numbers and safety measures) was heard at this time. This same pattern was observed on the following days. However, Rihards can not determine when this relay replaced the Persian service, which was definitely on air on 1 March.
And on 27 March, Rihards noticed that when checked at 0800, the transmitter was off and remained so for several minutes while he was able to access the Izghawa KiwiSDR. By the time he was able to access it again at 0900 the transmitter was already on with a prayer. It was then followed by a live discussion in Arabic with an expert on the current conflict in the region. A brief segment of news bulletin was heard before the transmitter was switched off some seconds after 1000. Rihards assumes that in place of Persian service this was a relay of the main Arabic service (and the Arabic service was heard signing off a few seconds after 1000 on 28 March as well - TR)