Abbreviation (a.k.a.) [Network] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- {clan} clandestine station {dom} domestic station {dx} DX program/segment {mil} military station {nav} coastal navigation and weather station {org} organization station {pir} pirate station {rlg} religious station/program {time} time signal station {util} utility station BC Broadcasting Corporation BS Broadcasting Service Kab Kabupaten (District) Kota Kota (Municipality) LV La Voz (Voice of) RN Radio Nacional RTV Radio Television VO Voice of ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABS Antigua and Barbuda BS ADDX Assoziation Deutschsprachiger DXer ADFR Australian Defence Forces Radio AFN American Forces Network AFRTS American Forces Radio and TV Service [AFN] AIR All India Radio AR Hayastani Azgain Radio (Armenian National Radio) Aramco Arabian American Oil Company ARDS Aboriginal Resource and Development Services ARDXC Australian Radio DX Club AWR Adventist World Radio Batelco Bahrain Telecommunication Company BBC British Broadcasting Corporation BBG Broadcasting Board of Governors BBS Bhutan BS BCB Broadcasting Corporation of Bahamas BCE Broadcasting Center Europe BFBS British Forces Broadcasting Service BIMI Baptist International Missions Incorporated BNR Balgarsko Nacionalno Radio (Bulgarian National Radio) BOM Bureau of Meteorology Australia BR Belaruskaje Radyjo BRTK Bayrak Radyo Televizyon Kurumu BSKSA Broadcasting Service of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia BVBN Bible Voice Broadcasting Network CBC Canadian BC CBS Central Broadcasting System CCG Canadian Coast Guard CHBC China Huayi BC CID Cuba Independiente y Democratica CIRM Centro Internazionale Radio Medico COMJAN Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea CORA Compania Radiofonica Lima CPBS/CNR Central People`s Broadcasting Station/China National Radio CPRM Companhia Portuguesa Radio Marconi CRI China Radio International [PBS] CRo Cesky Rozhlas (Czech Radio) CSM Christian Science Monitor CTN Cotton Tree News CVC Christian Voice CYBC Cyprus BC DHN Direccion de Hidrografia y Navegacion (Observatorio Naval Juan Manuel Cagigal) DK Deutschlandradio Kultur (Deutschlandradio Berlin) DLF Deutschlandfunk (Deutschlandradio Koln) DR Danmark Radio DVB Democratic Voice of Burma DVD Dang Vi Dan (Vietnam Populist Party) DW Deutsche Welle DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst (National Weather Service of Germany) DXA DX Antwerp EDC Educational Development Center EDXC European DX Council EDXP Electronic DX Press ELF Eritrean Liberation Front EMG Evangelische Missions Gemeinden (Stimme des Evangeliums) EMI Emirates Media Incorporated EMR European Music Radio ERA Elliniki Radiofonia (Greek Radio) ERF Evangeliums Rundfunk ERT Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi (Greek RTV) ERTU Egyptian Radio and Television Union ETLF/RVOG Eternal Life Wins Africa/Radio Voice of the Gospel EVR Evangeliums Radio Hamburg EWTN Eternal Word Television Network FBC Fiji Broadcasting Commission FBN Fundamental Broadcasting Network FBS Taiwan Area Fishery Broadcasting Station FEBA Far East Broadcasting Association FEBC Far East Broadcasting Corporation FIRS Falkland Islands Radio Service FNK Furusato No Kaze (Wind of the Hometown) FR Family Radio FRCN Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria GBC Ghana BC GFA Gospel For Asia GRK Gosudarstvennaya Radiokompaniya GRTS Gambia Radio and Television Service GTRK Gosudarstvennaya Teleradiokompaniya HAM High Adventure Ministries HLR Hmong Lao Radio (Xovtooj Cua Hmoob Los Tsuas) HRT Hrvatska Radio Television IBA Israel Broadcasting Authority IBB International Broadcasting Bureau [BBG] ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross ICRT Instituto Cubano de Radio y Television IEN Istituto Elettrotecnico Nazionale Galileo Ferraris IMVP Institute of Metrology for Time and Space Inocar Instituto Oceanografico de la Armada de Ecuador IRIB The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting IRIN The Integrated Regional Information Networks IRRS Italian Radio Relay Service IRS International Radio Serbia JCG Japan Coast Guard JCIC Japan Center for Intercultural Communications JKFM Jammu Kashmir Freedom Movement JRTV Jordan Radio and Television JSWC Japan Short Wave Club KBC Kenya BC KBS Korean Broadcasting System KCBS Korean Central Broadcasting Station LJBC Libyan Jamahiriya BC LNBS Lesotho National BS LNR Lao National Radio LRT Lietuvos Radijo Televizijos LTW Leading the Way LWF Lutheran World Federation MBC Malawi BC MBC Munhwa BC MediaCorp Media Corporation of Singapore MNC Media Nusantara Citra MR Magyar Radio MRT Makedonska Radio Televizija MRTV Mongolia Radio Television MRTV Myanma Radio Television MTRK Milliy Teleradiokompaniyasi MWA Missionswerk Arche (Arche Gemeinde) Navcommsta Navy Communications Station Navibulgar Navigation Maritime Bulgare NBC National Broadcasting Commission NBT National BS of Thailand NDR Norddeutscher Rundfunk NHK Nippon Hyoso Kyokai (Japan BC) NICT National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Nikkei Nippon Keizai (Japan Economy) NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NOB Nederlands Omroepproduktie Bedrijf NRC National Research Council NRCU Natsionalna Radiokompaniia Ukraini (National Radio Company of Ukraine) NRK Norsk Riksringkasting (Norwegian BC) NSC National Standards Commission NTSC National Time Service Center OAS Organization of American States OCHA United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OE1 Radio Osterreich 1 International OLF Oromo Liberation Front ORF Osterreichischen Rundfunks (Austrian BC) ORNK Open Radio for North Korea (Yeollin Bukhan Bangsong) ORTAS Organisme de la Radio TV Arabe Syrienne ORTB Office de Radiodiffusion et TV du Benin ORTM Office de Radiodiffusion et TV du Malienne PAB Pan American Broadcasting PBC Pakistan BC PBS People`s Broadcasting Station PBS Philippines BS PMA Pacific Missionary Aviation PR Polskie Radio PREIC Philippines Radio Educational and Information Center PUK Patriotic Union of Kurdistan QBS Qatar BS RA Radio Australia [ABC] RAE Radiodifusion Argentina al Exterior RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana RBB Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg RBI Radio Berlin International RCBS Red Cross BS RCI Radio Canada International [CBC] RDP Radiodiffusion Portugaise REE Radio Exterior de Espana [RTVE] RFA Radio Free Afghanistan (Radio Azadi) [RFE/RL] RFA Radio Free Asia [IBB] RFE/RL Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [IBB] RFI Radio France Internationale [TDF] RFO Radiodiffusion Francaise d`Outre Mer [TDF] RFPI Radio For Peace International RFVN Radio Free Vietnam RGRK Rossii Golos Radiokompaniya (Russian State Broadcasting Company) RHC Radio Habana Cuba (Radio Havana Cuba) RHM Radio Hoa-Mai RJ Radio Japan [NHK] RKI Radio Korea International [KBS] RKIP Radio Komunikasi Informasi Pertanian (Radio Communication of Agriculture Information) RMI Radio Miami International RNE RN de Espana [RTVE] RNI Radio Norway International RNT Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne RNW Radio Nederland Wereldomroep RNZ Radio New Zealand (Te Reo Irirangi O Aotearoa) RNZI Radio New Zealand International [RNZ] RPD Radio Pemerintah Daerah (Government Radio) RRI Radio Republik Indonesia RRI Radio Romania International RRIA Radio Rhino International Africa RSG Radio Sonder Grense RSH Radio Saint Helena RSI Radio Singapore International RSI Radio Slovakia International RSO Radio Sultanate of Oman RTA Radio Television Afghanistan RTA Radio Transcontinental de America RTBF Radio TV Belge de la Communaute Francaise RTD Radiodiffusion Television de Djibouti RTE Radio Telefis Eireann RTG Radiodiffusion Television Gabonaise RTI Radio Taiwan International [CBS] RTL Radio Television Luxembourg RTM Radio Television Malaysia RTP Radio e Televisao de Portugal RTS Radio Television Serbia RTSH Radio Televizioni Shqiptar RTT Radiodiffusion Television Tunisienne RTVE Radio Television Espanola RUI Radio Ukraine International RUV Rikisutvarpid (Icelandic National BS) RV Radio Vaticana RVA Radio Veritas Asia RVI Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal [VRT] SABC South African BC SARL South African Radio League SBO Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo (VO Oromo Liberation) SER Sociedad Espanola de Radiodifusion SHN Servicio de Hidrografia Naval SHOA Servicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la Armada de Chile SIBC Solomon Islands BC SLBC Sri Lanka BC SLBS Sierra Leone BS SOH Sound of Hope SR Sveriges Radio (Sweden Radio) SRG Schweizerische Radio und Fernsehgesellschaft (Swiss BC) SRI Swiss Radio International SRo Slovensky Rozhlas (Slovak Radio) SRR Societatea Romana de Radiodifuziune SRS Stichting Radioomroep Suriname SRTC Sudan Radio and Television Corporation SSIRI Southern Sudan Interactive Radio Instruction SWR Sudwest Rundfunk SWRA Short Wave Radio Africa TBN Trinity Broadcasting Network TDA Telediffusion d`Algerie TDF Telediffusion de France Telenor Telecom Norway TL National Standard Time and Frequency Laboratory Telecommunication Laboratories TNVN Dai Tieng Noi Viet Nam TOM The Overcomer Ministry (Brother R.G. Stair) TP Telekomunikacja Polska (Polish Telecommunication) TRT Turkiye Radyo Televizyon TUT Taasisi ya Utangazaji Tanzania (Tanzania BS) TWR Trans World Radio UBC Uganda BC UCB United Christian Broadcasters UCR Universidad de Costa Rica UDEC Universidad de Concepcion UMC United Methodist Church UNAM Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico UNL Universelles Leben (Universal Life) UNR United Nations Radio USCG United States Coast Guard VBTC Vanuatu Broadcasting and TV Corporation VOA VO America [IBB] VOBI VO Biafra International VODEI VO Democratic Eritrea International VOFA VO Free Asia VOFC VO Free China VOG VO Greece VOH VO Hope [HAM] VOI VO Indonesia VOIRI VO the Islamic Republic of Iran VOK VO Korea VON VO Nigeria VOP VO the Philippines (Radyo Pilipinas) VOPK VO the People of Kurdistan VOR VO Russia [RGRK] VOT VO Turkey VOV VO Vietnam [TNVN] VRT Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroep WCC Wilshire Church of Christ WHR World Harvest Radio WIWM Water Into Wine Ministry WMR World Music Radio WUN World University Network (Dr. Gene Scott) YBS Yamanashi Broadcasting Station (Yamanashi Hoso) YLE Yleisradio Oy (Finnish Broadcasting Company) ZBC Zimbabwe BC ZNBC Zambia National BC