If you experience any problems with our site, please let us know by sending us an email: africa@rnw.nl
and we'll fix it as soon as possible.
If you are interested to work together with RNW's Africa News Desk - send an email with your request to: media@rnw.nl
For jobs go to our jobs website under 'about RNW Africa'. This is where we post our vacancies.
You can listen to our programmes online - go to: 'Bridges with Africa' or 'Africa in progress', where you can find the latest broadcasts.
Our programmes are also broadcast by hundreds of local partner stations in Africa. Contact your local station to see if they are partners with us
You can also receive our programmes on shortwave. Our frequency schedule will be published online shortly.
If you have a story or or a press release for our team, just e-mail them to: africa@rnw.nl
Our postal address is: RNW Africa Desk
Witte Kruislaan 55
1217 Hilversum
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 35 672 4211
You can email us at: africa@rnw.nl
Or text us from your mobile phone: +31 6389 88286. Start your text with the word 'africa' followed by a space, then enter your message and send it.
Our postal address is: RNW Africa Desk
Witte Kruislaan 55
1217 Hilversum
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 35 672 4211
RNW offers information worldwide in ten languages: Dutch, English, Spanish, Indonesian, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Papiamentu, Chinese and Sarnami.
RNW’s mission is:
“To make a contribution in the name of and on behalf of the Netherlands to a better-informed world by a combination of independent journalism and services.”
The letters RNW stand for Radio Netherlands Worldwide.
Yes, you can watch TV programmes from the Dutch and Flemish public broadcasters via BVN-TV. In addition, all our language departments provide videos on their websites.
Radio Netherlands Worldwide’s headquarters are located in Hilversum, the Netherlands. RNW also has offices in Brussels, Madagascar, Benin, Bonaire, Costa Rica, Willemstad, Paramaribo, Warsaw and Amman.
Yes, you can receive our Dutch and international news bulletins via your Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). The news bulletins are refreshed every 15 minutes. Every time you switch on your PDA or mobile phone, you automatically download the latest news.
If you have an iPhone, any other type of smart phone or a PDA the best way is to use our regular RSS feeds.
- Click here for more on our RSS feeds
Yes, Radio Netherlands Worldwide also provides RSS services to keep you up to date with our latest articles and videos. Modern browsers (Safari, Firefox and Explorer 7) can display RSS feeds, otherwise you need to install a separate RSS reader. RSS feeds can be recognised by an orange icon with the letters RSS.
- Click here for more about our RSS feeds
Yes, Radio Netherlands Worldwide has a news site especially for your mobile phone. You can receive all our news bulletins in English, as well as in Dutch, Spanish and Indonesian and it works on every mobile phone.
If you have an iPhone, any other type of smart phone or a PDA the best way is to use our regular RSS feeds. Modern browsers (Safari, Firefox and Explorer 7) can display RSS feeds, otherwise you need to install a separate RSS reader. RSS feeds can be recognised by an orange icon with the letters RSS.
If you have any other type of mobile telephone, or if you have a slow internet connection, you can use the special light version of the bulletin news via www.hetnieuws.nl.
- Click here for more on receiving RWN via your mobile phone
You can listen to RNW programmes via shortwave in Africa and Asia.
RNW's English service broadcasts on shortwave:
To East and Southeast Asia:
1000-1100 UTC on 11895, 12065 and 15110 kHz
To South and Southeast Asia:
1400-1600 UTC on 5825, 7530, 9345, 11835 and 15815 kHz
To South Africa:
1800-1900 UTC on 6020 kHz
1900-2100 UTC on 7425 kHz
To East Africa:
1800-2000 UTC on 9480 and 15535 kHz
1900-2100 UTC on 5905 kHz
To West Africa:
1900-2000 UTC on 11660 and 15335 kHz
2000-2100 UTC on 11610 kHz
To Central Africa
1900-2100 UTC on 7425 kHz
All our programmes are available on satellite 24 hours a day with digital quality.
Worldwide reception via satellite and shortwave from 25 October 2009 to 27 March 2010 (pdf file)
Satellite reception winter 2009-2010 (until 27 March)
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| Satellite |
Area |
Channel |
AMC 4
101.0°W |
North America |
12.120 GHz/V symbol rate: 30.000
FEC: 3/4 Canal RNW2 |
Astra 1L
19.2°E |
Europe |
12.574 GHz/H symbol rate: 22.000
FEC: 5/6 Canal RNW2 |
Astra/Sirius4
4.8°E |
Africa |
12.605 GHz/V symbol rate: 29.950
FEC: 3/4 Canal RNW2 |
Hotbird 8
13.0°E |
Europe and
Middle East |
12.207 GHz/H symbol rate: 27.500
FEC: 3/4 Canal RNW2 |
Intelsat 7
68.5°E |
Southern Africa
|
10.970 GHz/H symbol rate: 30.000
FEC: 5/6 Canal RNW 2 (via Multichoice) |
Optus D2
152.0°E |
Australia and
New Zealand |
12.644 GHz/V symbol rate: 22.500
FEC: 3/4 Canal RNW2 |
SatMex 6
113.0°E |
North, Central and
South America |
12.080 GHz/H symbol rate: 25.635
FEC: 3/4 Canal RNW2 |
Thaicom 5
78.5°E |
Asia, Africa and
Middle East |
3.640 GHz/H symbol rate: 28.066
FEC: 3/4 Canal RNW2 |
|
You can listen to RNW online via this website - live or on demand, usually for seven days after transmission. Click here for the hour-by-hour programme guide.
The English service is broadcast on shortwave as follows:
To East and Southeast Asia
1000-1100 UTC on 11895, 12065 and 15110 kHz
To South and Southeast Asia
1400-1600 UTC on 5825, 7530, 9345, 11835 and 15815 kHz
To South Africa
1800-1900 UTC on 6020 kHz
1900-2100 UTC on 7425 kHz
To East Africa
1800-2000 UTC on 9480 and 15535 kHz
1900-2100 UTC on 5905 kHz
To West Africa
1900-2000 UTC on 11660 and 15335 kHz
2000-2100 UTC on 11610 kHz
To Central Africa
1900-2100 UTC on 7425 kHz
