VLF Time Broadcasts
VLF Time Signal Stations
Station List Compiled by William Hepburn, LWCA
Standard Time Signal Broadcast Channels
Frequency  (kHz)
20
 
 
 
 
Note: Included are broadcasts from national time observatory official time signal stations only. This list does not include routine time checks made by standard broadcast, marine or aeronautical stations.
TS Time Signal (CW)
Inactive or Planned Service
Mode = Modulated CW Time Markers.
Time Signal Updates  2006-10-29

none.
 20 kHz
ID Time
Call Sign
State
Station
 Latitude Longitude BC Times UTC / Remarks

WWVL USA Fort Collins, CO 40 40 N
 105 03 W Out of Service

 25 kHz
ID Time
Call Sign
State
Station
 Latitude Longitude BC Times UTC / Remarks
H + 06
 RAB 99
 RUS
 Chabarovsk, RU
 48 30 N
 134 50 E
 0206-0220 & 0606-0620Z *
H + 06
 RJH 63 RUS Krasnodar, RU 44 46 N
 39 34 E 1106-1120Z *
H + 06
 RJH 69 BLR Molodecno 54 28 N
 26 47 E 0706-0722Z *
H + 06
 RJH 77 RUS Archangel'sk, RU
 64 22 N
 41 35 E 0906-0922Z *
H + 06
 RJH 86 KGZ Biškek 43 03 N
 73 37 E 0406-0422Z & 1006-1022Z *
H + 06
 RJH 90 RUS Niznij Novgorod, RU
 56 11 N
 43 57 E 0506-0522Z *

 40 kHz
ID Time
Call Sign
State
Station
 Latitude Longitude BC Times UTC / Remarks
H + 15, 45
JJY JPNHaganeyama 33 27 56 N
130 10 34 E Cont
Miyakoji 37 22 N
 140 51 E

 50 kHz
ID Time
Call Sign
State
Station
 Latitude Longitude BC Times UTC / Remarks
H + 05
 RTZ RUS Irkutsk, RU 52 26 N
 103 41 W Cont exc 2100-2200Z *

 60 kHz
ID Time
Call Sign
State
Station
 Latitude Longitude BC Times UTC / Remarks
?
 JJY 2 JPN Fuji 33 28 N
 130 11 E Cont
time markers
 MSF
 GBR
 Rugby, ENG
 52 22 N
 01 11 W
 Cont
time markers
 WWVB
 USA
 Fort Collins, CO
 40 40 28 N
 105 02 40 W Cont

 66.666 kHz
ID Time
Call Sign
State
Station
 Latitude Longitude BC Times UTC / Remarks
H + 05
 RBU RUS Moskva, RU 55 44 N
 38 12 E Cont

 75 kHz
ID Time
Call Sign
State
Station
 Latitude Longitude BC Times UTC / Remarks
time markers
 HBG SUI Genevè-Prangins, GE (VD) 46 24 N
 06 15 E Cont

 77.5 kHz
ID Time
Call Sign
State
Station
 Latitude Longitude BC Times UTC / Remarks
time markers
 DCF 77 DEU Mainflingen, HE
 50 01 N
 09 00 E Cont
* One hour earlier when DT in effect: BLR/KGZ/RUS = last Sa in Mar-last Sa in Oct.
Notes:
ID Time: "time markers" indicates no ID, just time pips.
Broadcast Times: "H +" = min past hr. Cont = Continuous. Z=UTC.
State: Primary code is 3-letter ITU Country Code (single letter codes replaced by ISO Code).
    Secondary code included for federative states, dependencies, etc using postal abbreviation or
    equivalent.
Lat/Long: Latitude/Longitude in °  '  " (degrees/minutes/seconds). N/S/E/W specified in header. 
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