Radio Stations in Bangladesh
ON THIS PAGE: Radio stations, frequencies and contact details for Bangladesh.
Times are shown in UTC (GMT).
Local time in Bangladesh is UTC + 6 hours (Daylight Saving Time from 20 June 2009: UTC + 7 hours).
Frequencies shown like this: 88.0 are as announced, listed or reported and not yet confirmed.
The national language in Bangladesh is Bengali (Bangla), but Bangladeshi radio stations also broadcast in English and other languages.
Special thanks to Mr Ashik Eqbal Tokon for help in updating this list.
Bangladesh Betar
121 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue
Dhaka-1000
Tel: +880 2 861 5294
Fax: +880 2 861 20
Fax: +880 2 861 20
Email: dgbetar@bd.drik.net
Metrowave
Metrowave Ltd.
PO Box 6083
Gulshan-1
Dhaka-1212
Radio Foorti
8th Floor, Landmark Building
12-14 Gulshan North C/A
Gulshan-2
Dhaka-1212
Tel: +88 2 883 5747-8
Fax: +88 2 883 5746
Fax: +88 2 883 5746
Radio Today
Radio Broadcasting FM (Bangladesh) Co. Ltd.
19th Floor, Awal Centre
34 Kamal Ataturk Avenue
Banani
Dhaka-1213
Tel: +880 2 882 9293
Fax: +880 2 8836494
Fax: +880 2 8836494
List of Bangladesh Betar and other radio stations by location and frequency
| Location | Frequency (Mediumwave in kHz, FM in MHz) | Transmitter power (kW) | Hours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandorban, Chittagong Division |
1431 kHz | 10 | 0530-1030 | |
| Barisal | 1287 kHz | 10 | 0445-1115 | |
| Bogra | 846 kHz | 100 | 0000-0400 0600-1710 |
Relays Rajshahi 1080 kHz Transmitter location: Kahalu |
| Chittagong | 873 kHz | 100 | 0030-0400 0600-1710 |
Transmitter location: Kalurghat |
| 88.6 MHz | Radio Today (private station) | |||
| 98.4 MHz | 24h | Radio Foorti (private station) | ||
| 105.5 MHz | 2 | 0000-0400 1300-1710 |
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| Comilla | 1413 kHz | 10 | 1100-1710 | Tel: +880 81 6995 |
| 101.2 MHz | 2 | 0000-0400, 1100-1710 | ||
| Cox's Bazar [Cox's Bazaar / Coxbazar] | 1314 kHz | 10 | 0545-0845 | |
| Dhaka | 630 kHz | 100 | 0000-0145 0300-1710 1800-2100 |
Dhaka-B (Transmitter location: Shavar [Savar]) |
| 693 kHz | 1000 | 0000-0610 0830-1730 |
Dhaka-A (Transmitter location: Dhamrai) | |
| 1170 kHz | 10 | 0130-0430m 0600-0900m 0900-1100 |
Dhaka-C Carries programmes of Radio Metrowave in periods marked m |
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| 4750 kHz | 100 | 0830-1600 | Dhaka-A (Transmitter location: Shavar). | |
| 88.0 MHz | 24h | Radio Foorti (private station) | ||
| 88.4 MHz | 24h | Radio Aamar FM (private station) | ||
| 89.2 MHz | 24h | ABC Radio (Transcom Group. private station) | ||
| 89.6 MHz | Radio Today (private station) | |||
| 90.0 MHz | 0100-1600 | Capital FM (private station) | ||
| 97.6 MHz | 5 | 0200-0600 0930-1330 |
Bangladesh Betar Traffic Channel. Transmitter location: Kallyanpur. | |
| 100.0 MHz | 3 | Relays BBC World Service in Bengali (0030-0100, 1330-1400, 1630-1700) and English (0000-0030, 0100-0330, 0800-0900, 1000-1330, 1400-1630, 1700-1730 | ||
| 103.2 MHz | 5 | 0000-0400 1300-1710 |
Bangladesh Betar Home Service | |
| Khulna | 558 kHz | 100 | 0000-0400 0600-1710 |
Tel: +880 41 761774 Transmitter location: Noapara (Jessore) |
| 105.0 MHz | 0000-0700, 1400-1700 | Relays Voice of America (reportedly suspended from 1 April 2007). | ||
| 106.5 MHz | 2 | |||
| Rajshahi | 1080 kHz | 10 | 0000-0400 0600-1710 |
See also Bogra, mediumwave relay on 846 kHz. |
| 95.5 MHz | 0.15 | 1420-1720 | ||
| 104.0 MHz | 5 | 0000-0400 1300-1710 |
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| 105.0 MHz | 1 | 0000-0400 1300-1710 |
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| Rangamati | 1161 kHz | 10 | 0530-0830 | Tel: 20271 |
| Rangpur | 1053 kHz | 20 | 0000-0400 0800-1710 |
Tel: +880 521 3647 |
| 105.0 MHz | 1 | 0000-0400 1300-1710 |
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| Sylhet | 963 kHz | 20 | 0000-0400 0800-1710 |
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| 89.8 MHz | 24h | Radio Foorti (private station) | ||
| 105.0 MHz | 1 | 0000-0400 1300-1710 |
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| Thakurgaon | 999 kHz | 10 | 0950-1710 |
Bangladesh Betar External Service
Frequencies are variable. 9550 and 15520 kHz are currently INACTIVE.
Shortwave transmitting facilities:
Khabairpur 2x250 kW
Shavar [Savar] 2x100 kW (only one transmitter is apparently active)
| Language | Times (UTC) | kHz | Target Area |
| Arabic | 1600-1630 | 7185 *9550 |
Middle East |
| Bengali (Bangla) | 1630-1730 | 7185 *9550 |
Middle East |
| 1915-2000 | 7185 *9550 *15520 |
Europe | |
| English | 1230-1300 | 7185 *9550 |
South & Southeast Asia |
| 1745-1815 | 7185 *9550 *15520 |
Europe (Voice of Islam) |
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| 1815-1900 | 7185 *9550 *15520 |
Europe | |
| Hindi | 1515-1545 | 7185 *9550 |
South Asia |
| Nepalese (Nepali) | 1315-1345 | 7185 *9550 |
South Asia |
| Urdu | 1400-1430 | 7185 *9550 |
South Asia |
* Frequency inactive
