SWBC - Shortwave Broadcasting Schedules

The recent demise of the ILGRadio frequency database has adversely effected the shortwave listening community. The creation of the SWBC Schedules is an attempt to address the void.

The SWBC database is the first shortwave database formatted using industry-standard XML.  This means that it is extremely simple for any application to read this data.  Import the schedules into Access, Excel, OpenOffice, IBM/Lotus Symphony, or any other data program and reformat to whatever is necessary.  

If your favorite program cannot import this data, contact its author.  Shortwave Log has a function that can export all HF schedules into an ILGRadio-compatible format if that format is desired.

Thanks so very much to Ernest Riley for his help and hard work in making the SWBC schedules!  Without him, there would be no SWBC Schedules.

Download SWBC A08 Revision #7  27-MAY-08


SWBC: Multiple Formats

SWBC.xml - This is the master file and is used for Shortwave Log or any modern database application like Excel, Access, OpenOffice, etc.

ILGSIMPO.DBF - A dBASE III+ file that is mostly compatible with the defunct ILG format. This file calls the old LANGUAGE column LANG as "LANGUAGE" is a reserved word in SQL. Also the AS column has been renamed to ASia for "AS" too is a reserved word. Since almost every implementaion of dBASE refers to column position instead of name, this should not be an issue.

ILGSDATA_RXWINGS.FTL - For use with the RxWings program. Rename it to ILGSDATA.FTL.

ILGSTENG_HAMRADIODELIXUE.TXT - For use with HRD. Rename to ILGSTENG.TXT.