WEWN

Infobox Radio Station
name = WEWN


city = Vandiver / Irondale, Alabama
area = Worldwide
branding = Eternal Word Network
slogan =
airdate = 1992
format = Catholic Christian radio
power = 500,000 watts
owner = Eternal Word Television Network
website = [http://www.ewtn.com/radio www.ewtn.com/radio]
callsign_meaning = Worldwide Eternal Word Network

WEWN is the shortwave radio outlet of the Eternal Word Television Network, a large Catholic international broadcaster. The station broadcasts from the city of Irondale, Alabama, on the outskirts of Birmingham with a high transmitter power of 500 kilowatts. The station runs three programming streams, targeted at North America, Latin America, and Africa (as well as Europe on a secondary basis). Programming is similar to that of the network's television channel.

Frequencies

Frequencies used for the season October 26, 2006 to March 25, 2007 [http://www.ewtn.com/radio/freq.htm] :

*English to North America: 5810 kHz from 0000 to 0500 UTC "(includes Europe and Africa)"; 5,850 kHz from 0500 to 1300 UTC; 9955 kHz from 1300 to 1600 UTC; 9450 kHz from 1600 to 2100 UTC; 9,975 kHz from 2200 to 0000 UTC.

*Spanish to Latin America: 11,870 and 7,540 kHz from 0000 to 1100 UTC; 11,875 and 7,540 kHz from 1100 to 1300 UTC; 15,745 and 9,885 kHz from 1300 to 2300 UTC; 15745 and 7540 kHz from 2300 to 0000 UTC.

*English to Africa and Europe: 7570 kHz from 0500 to 0800 UTC; 15785 kHz between 1600 and 2000 UTC; 17595 kHz from 2000 to 2200 UTC; 7,560 kHz from 2200 to 2400 UTC.

See also

* Eternal Word Television Network
* International broadcasting
* Shortwave Radio

External links

* [http://www.ewtn.com/radio EWTN Radio]
* [http://www.ewtn.com/radio/freq.htm EWTN Radio Frequency Guide]
* [http://www.envoymagazine.com/backissues/0.1/friendsinthefield.htm Catch a (Short) Wave] in "Envoy" magazine (scroll down to find article)
* [http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/xwewn13.txt FCC info for WEWN] (not up-to-date)