{"id":66208,"date":"2026-05-29T10:25:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=66208"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:25:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:25:38","slug":"time-stations-from-the-1970s-heard-in-ontario-canada-and-what-you-can-still-hear-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/time-stations-from-the-1970s-heard-in-ontario-canada-and-what-you-can-still-hear-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Stations from the 1970s Heard in Ontario, Canada \u2014 And What You Can Still Hear Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dan Greenall<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time and standard frequency stations have been around for a long time.\u00a0 In my early years of DXing, there were more than 20 of them scattered all over the globe.\u00a0 These two pages from the 1972 World Radio TV Handbook show what could be heard back then, along with the frequencies used.<\/p>\n

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A page from the 1975 WRTVH indicates the arrival of BPM.<\/p>\n

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I managed to log at least ten of them from my listening post in southern Ontario, Canada.\u00a0 They are listed below, some of them including links to recordings I made, have survived for over half a century.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>WWV, Fort Collins, CO \u00a0 (change of format in 1971)<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/wwv-format-change-july-1-1971\/WWV%20format%20change%20July%201%201971.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

WWVH, Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/wwvh-1971\/WWVH%201971.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

YVTO, Caracas, Venezuela<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/yvto-time-signal-station\/YVTO%20time%20signal%20station.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

LOL, Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/lol_20221021\/LOL.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

VNG, Lyndhurst, Victoria, Australia<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/time-station-vng-1971\/Time%20station%20VNG%201971.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>JJY, Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

BPM, Shaanxi Province, China<\/p>\n

CHU, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n

RID, Irkutsk, USSR<\/p>\n

FTK77, Bureau International de l\u2019Heure, Paris, France<\/p>\n

A link to some of their vintage QSL cards can be found here: https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/vng-australia-1971<\/a><\/p>\n

Time stations in 2026<\/b><\/h1>\n

Today, only a handful of these time signal stations remain on shortwave.\u00a0 Most are listed below.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>BPM, Shaanxi Province, China (70 km northeast of Lintong) \u00a0 2500, 5000, 10000 and 15000 kHz<\/b><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BPM-Feb-1-2026-ve3hls.proxy_.kiwisdr.com_2026-02-01T19_27_56Z_9999.79_am.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

ID given twice per hour during the 29th and 59th minute.\u00a0 BPM was sent 10 times in CW, then the announcement in Chinese was given twice.<\/p>\n

RWM, near Moscow, Russia \u00a0 4996, 9996 and 14996 kHz<\/b><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RWM-Moscow-time-signal-CW-ID-kiwisdr.kixs_.org_2026-01-24T16_38_51Z_4995.00_usb.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

ID\u2019s given twice per hour.\u00a0 During 9th and 39th minute, RWM sent 21 times in CW.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>CHU, Ottawa, Ontario Canada \u00a0 3330 kHz, 7850 and 14670 kHz<\/b><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CHU-21263.proxy_.kiwisdr.com_2026-01-24T17_51_28Z_7850.00_am.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

ID and time announcement (English\/French) in UTC, last 9 seconds of each minute.\u00a0 Scheduled to close June 22, 2026.<\/p>\n

WWV, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA \u00a0 2500, 5000, 10000, 15000, and 20000 kHz<\/b><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WWV-sdr.k9mq.com_2026-01-26T21_59_34Z_15000.00_am.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Time announcement (UTC) in English, each minute (male voice).\u00a0 Station ID at :00 and :30 minutes.<\/p>\n

WWVH, Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii \u00a0 2500, 5000, 10000 and 15000 kHz<\/b><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WWVH-Kauai-Hawaii-kiwisdr1.mauisdr.com_2026-01-24T22_58_47Z_10000.00_am.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Time announcement (UTC) in English, each minute (female voice).\u00a0 Station ID at :29 and :59 minutes.<\/p>\n

Best to log the remaining ones before their time runs out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Dan Greenall Time and standard frequency stations have been around for a long time.\u00a0 In my early years of DXing, there were more than 20 of them scattered all over the globe.\u00a0 These two pages from the 1972 World Radio TV Handbook show what could be heard back then, along with the frequencies used. 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