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How to listen to RFI in English
Article published on the 2008-04-10 Latest update 2010-01-07 16:07 TU
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RFI's English Service broadcasts to Africa on 11 FM frequencies as well as via shortwave. All our programmes can be listened to in streaming and as downloads over the internet. Our live stream carries all our programmes (except the midday 12.00 UT broadcast).
VIA INTERNET
You can listen to all our programmes as they're broadcast in real time (except for the midday 12.00 UT) on our live audio stream.
All our daily news programmes are archived for 24 hours and you can stream or download them from this page or from the left-hand side of any page of our website.
You can also subscribe to one or several of our programmes and receive our news programmes daily as podcasts.
You can also download any of our audio wherever you see the sign below (on our embedded media players).
| Time (UT / GMT) | Streaming | Download |
| 04.00 UT / GMT | streaming | download |
| 05.00 UT / GMT | streaming | download |
| 06.00 UT / GMT | streaming | download |
| 07.00 UT / GMT | streaming | download |
| 12.00 UT / GMT | streaming | download |
| 14.00 UT / GMT | streaming | download |
| 16.00 UT / GMT | streaming | download |
| 17.00 UT / GMT | streaming | download |
GAMBIA
Banjul 89 FM
GHANA
Accra 89.5 FM / Kumasi 92.9 FM
KENYA
Nairobi 89.9 FM / Mombasa 105.5 FM
LESOTHO
Maseru 96.5 FM
LIBERIA
Monrovia 106 FM
NAMIBIA
Windhoek 107.9 FM
UGANDA
Kampala 93.7 FM
SIERRA LEONE
Freetown 89.9 FM
SUDAN
Juba 90.4 FM
ZAMBIA
Lusaka 100.4 FM / Kitwe 92.8 FM
Rest of the world
JAMAICA
Kingston 96.5 FM (4.00-8.00 UT/ GMT)
West Africa (Zone 5)
| 06.00 – 06.30 | 41m | 7315 | (25.10.09-27.02.10) |
| 31m | 9765 | (28.02.10-27.03.10) | |
07.00 – 07.30 | 25m | 11725 | (25.10.09-27.02.10) |
| 19m | 15605 | (28.02.10-27.03.10) | |
| 16.00 – 17.00 | 19m | 15605 |
Central Africa (Zone 6)
| 06.00 – 06.30 | 41m | 7315 | (25.10.09-27.02.10) |
| 31m | 9765 | (28.02.10-27.03.10) | |
| 07.00 – 07.30 | 25m | 11725 | (25.10.09-27.02.10) |
| 19m | 15605 | (28.02.10-27.03.10) | |
| 16.00 – 17.00 | 19m | 15605 |
East Africa & Indian Ocean (Zone 7)
| 04.00 - 04.30 | 41m | 7315 | |
| 31m | 9805 | ||
| 05.00 – 05.30 | 31m | 9805 | |
| 25m | 11995 | (28.02.10-27.03.10) | |
| 06.00 – 06.30 | 25m | 11995 | (25.10.09-27.02.10) |
| 22m | 13680 | ||
| 19m | 15160 | (28.02.10-27.03.10) | |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | 13m | 21620 | |
| 16.00 - 17.00 | 19m | 15605 |
VIA SATELLITE
GALAXY 25 12 UT / GMT HISPASAT (Channel 2) 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 16, 17 UT / GMT WORLD SPACE 4, 5, 16, 17 UT / GMT
In France you can catch RFI's latest news bulletin in English on your phone by dialling 3223 and then 734 when prompted. It'll cost you 34c a minute.
In Cameroon, dial 9000 to hear the latest broadcast from the English Service (25F CFA per minute).
In Côte d'Ivoire, dial 734 to hear the latest broadcast from the English Service (25F CFA per minute).
IN THE SKY
On all Air France A380 flights you can listen to - and save via a USB slot - a selection of RFI programmes in English, French and Spanish.
RFI IN FRENCH FROM THE US
Radio France Internationale broadcasts its French language service in New York at 5h-9h EST on the weekend (WNYE, 91.5 FM).
It also broadcasts in Washington (WUST, 1120 AM) every morning except Sundays from 7h-9h EST.
To find the complete list of frequencies in the US for our French language service, click here.
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