List of Stations heard
on WorldSpace  (Afristar West)

Updated  : 18 June 2005

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Tr = Transponder
BC= Broadcaster
SC= Service Component
PTY = Program Type
 
Tr BC Nr BC name SC PTY Audio Station Language Remaks
55R 10 CAROLINE 1 ROCK stereo 
coded (gold)
Radio Caroline English That's Peter Moore station (the landbased /sat one). Part of the gold subscription package.   web: www.radiocaroline.co.uk 
studio email: studio@radiocaroline.co.uk - Other web: www.carolinesouth.com
55R 12 VIRGINUK 1 POP stereo   (gold) Virgin Radio  English Web: www.virginradio.co.uk.
55R 152 NGOMA 1 OTHER stereo, 
coded (gold)
Ngoma English WS channel: African dance -
55R 300 CNNI 1 NEWS mono, 
coded 
(gold)
CNN International English Included in "gold" package - Web:www.cnn.com/CNNI
55R 301 NPR 1 INFO mono 
coded (gold)
National Public Radio English USA. Web: www.npr.org/worldwide - Email : worldwide@npr.org - 
55R 302 BBC-WRLD 1 NEWS mono  coded (gold) BBC World English BBC World
55R 303 FOX NEWS 1 NEWS mono, 
coded (gold)
Fox News English Web: www.foxnews.com
55R 304 BLOOMBRG 1 NEWS mono  coded (gold) Bloomberg  English Business news. Web: www.bloomberg.com 
55R 305 WRN  1 1 NEWS mono 
coded 
(gold)
World Radio Network English Bunch of international broadcasters programs, often also available on shortwaves. (See WRN1). Free weekly newsletter available by email. [Sat  0800TU World of Radio]. Included in Gold Package (coded) since 15 april 2005.
55R 306 LINKRAD2 1 NEWS stereo coded Cool FM English Cool FM 96.9 (Nigeria) - New
55R 352 BERBERE 1 NEWS mono coded Berbere - -New
55R 933 EDUTEST 1 DATA CH data Edutest - - ( SC 1 and  SC 2)
55R 327 WRN  2 1 NEWS mono 
coded 
(gold)
World Radio Network French,/ German Bunch of international broadcasters programs, often also available on shortwaves. (See WRN2) . French 19h to 8h UTC, German 8h to 19h UTC. Free email weekly newsletter available. Included in Gold Package  (coded) since 15/04/2005.
55R 400 SUNRISE 1 INFO stereo, 
coded (gold)
R. Sunrise  Others + English Indian station based in London. Web: www.sunriseradio.com -  No more coded mid May 2004. I ncluded in Gold Package since Nov. 
55R 930 SONADATA 1 DATA data - - data
55R 420 EAST FM 1 POP stereo coded (gold) East FM Hindi, Urdu, English Kenya - web: www.eastfm.com
55R 433 ORIENT 1 NEWS mono coded R. Orient Arabic, French -
55R 435 LAMPFM 1 INFO mono, 
coded
Lamp Fall FM Various Senegal -  (FM in Dakar and Touba) -  email: lamp.fall@africatel.sn - Religious station - Web: www.africatel.sn
55R 436 SUD FM  1 INFO mono, 
coded
Sud FM French, others Senegal - 
55R 500 TALKSPRT 1 SPORT mono  coded (gold) TalkSport English Sports news - Web: www.talksport.co.uk
55R 612 ESPERANC 1 TALK mono coded Radio Esperance French Religious. France. (see list in french).  
Web: www.radio-esperance.com.
55R 415 EUROPE 1 1 NEWS mono, 
coded 
(gold)
Europe 1 French web: www.europe1.fr - Included in Gold Package since Feb2005
55R 935 OMNISAT 1 DATA CH data Omnisat -
55R 945 MARINE 1 NEWS mono coded RFI Marine French Meteo France -(Maritime weather forecast, by RFI )
55R 945 MARINE 2 DATA CH data (data) - Data 
60L 178 THE HOP 1 OTHER stereo, 
coded (gold)
The Hop English WS channel: 50-60-70's hits
60L 202 SYSTEM 1 POP stereo, 
coded (gold)
The System English WS channel: Electronic Dance
60L 601 INFUSION 1 TALK mono, 
coded (gold)
Infusion English Web: www.infusionradio.com
60L 29 UPOP 1 POP stereo, 
coded (gold)
Ultra Pop English WS channel: Pop/hits contemporary
60L 1 PREVIEW 1 INFO mono WorldSpace info English WorldSpace promotion channel: Announcing the subscription gold package. A password is  needed to listen to some (well, most)  of the channels. Announcements of various offers, promotions  and news.
60L 434 RAGA 1 INFO mono coded RAGA FM French, other Kinshasa, D.R. Congo - -Relay BBC french at 12h-12h30 and 18h-18h30 UTC, VOA french at 18h30-19h UTC.
60L 203 POTION 1 URBAN stereo, 
coded (gold)
Potion English WS channel: Urban, contemporary
60L 197 UP  CNTRY 1 COUNTRY stereo, 
coded (gold)
Up Country English WS channel:  Country music channel -
60L 603 CII 1 EDUCAT mono Channel Islam International English, Arabic South Africa - Not coded since Febr2005 - Web:www.channelislam.com
60L 46 JHANKAAR 1 POP stereo JHANKAAR - Hindi music
60L 105 KL RADIO 1 POP stereo KL Radio - Tamil music
60L 355 BBC -AFRW 1 NEWS mono BBC Africa English, 
other
BBC 24h/24  (beaming to Africa) - In french at 6h-6h30 and 18h-18h30 UTC - Web: www.bbc.co.uk
60L 100 WRLDZONE 1 OTHER stereo, 
coded (gold)
World Zone English WS channel:  International music. 
60L 329 RFI 1 1 NEWS mono RFI Afrique French Radio France Internationale - Web: www.rfi.fr
60L 177 BOB 1 ROCK stereo, 
coded (gold)
Bob English WS channel: Modern rock
60L 176 ORBIT RK 1 OTHER stereo, 
coded (gold)
Orbit Rock English WS channel: Classic Rock  60/70/80's
60L 750 ALC 1 EDUCAT stereo Africa Learning Channel English + other Learning programmes
60L 224 MAESTRO 1 CLASSIC stereo, 
coded (gold)
Maestro English WS channel:  Classical music  -  Email: maestro@worldspace.com
60L 222 RIFF 1 JAZZ stereo, 
coded (gold)
Riff English WS channel:  Jazz - 
60L 794 DATA 128K 1 DATA CH data (data) - -(was DATA 128K8)
60L 934 8 1 DATA CH data Direct Media Service - -(was DMS 128K)
60L 11 VOYAGER 1 POP stereo 
coded (gold)
Radio Voyager English Contemporaneous music/News.
60L 621 S G H  1 NO PTYPE mono, 
coded (gold)
Radio Sai Global Harmony other  "Swami's Discourses, Bhajans, Devotional Songs, Instrumental songs and special concerts"- web: www.radiosai.org or www.srisathyasai.org.in/ pages/RadioSai1.htm
60L 932 ALC DATA 1 DATA CH data (data) - -
Update 18 June 2005:
- Now coded : LINKRAD2, BERBERE, ORIENT, ESPERANC, MARINE, RAGA
- Swap between EUROPE1 and SONADATA
Update 12 June 2005:
- EDUTEST2 was changed to EDUTEST
- bc945 MARINE is broadcasting RFI Marine
Update 3 June 2005:
WSFTEST1 is now MARINE, WSFTEST2 is now BERBERE.
Some channels moved order
Update 28 May 2005:
New :  WSFTEST1,  WSFTEST2, EDUTEST2
Update 15 May 2005:
New : LINKRAD2, JHANKAAR, KL RADIO
LAMP FM and SUD FM are coded again
New numbers for ALC DATA, DMS128K
Update 10 May 2005:
New channel numbering
Update 29 April 2005:
Channel numbers will change on May 10
Update 1 April 2005:
CNNI will be coded from 14 Apr  (Gold package) - was planned in march
Update 21 March 2005:
New BC413 RAGA
Update 17 March 2005:
New BC853 ORIENT - CII preview channel disappeared

Note: For information on WorldSpace Datacasting offer, write to datacast@worldspace.com

Note : This is just the list I am personnally using for my WorldSpace listening, just shared here with you. This is not another reference. It just meets my needs.  In case of conflict, french issue takes precedence, although I try to update both simultaneously.
 
Press/Finance data offer : French newspapers  LA TRIBUNE, L'EQUIPE and LE MONDE can be subscribed to through  WorldSpace and received daily on your computer as a pdf file, whatever external conditions (location, political, crisis, weather - Additional services can be provided such as real time financial data  (stock market, exchange rates, materials market, interest rates, precious metals, news...), as well as Agence France Press news line in French or Arabic.. Contact = WorldsSpace France, Immeuble "Le Shannon", 13 rue Michel Labrousse, 31100 Toulouse, France.  Fax: +33 5 6143 8299. For details, see WorldSpace France web site.
 

Channels are listed here in the order they appear when I scan on the Sanyo.
Changes done since this issue will only appear in... next update. This is not a real time service.

Some comments may be personal. For commercial infos (prices, subscriptions...), refer to the authorised sources.

Lists history in english : History
Lists history in french : Historique
Official WorldSpace websites in English and French.
Other website : www.worldspace.tk
Other website : www.worldspace.i-p.com

Contact/complements/corrections : Send me an email

Tell me if you have discovered specially interesting programming on one of the stations (give station, schedule, details) and we can mention it here for others..

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