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What to listen to

Stations worth an evening: what they are, why they are on the air, and how to hear them without a receiver of your own.

Time signals

WWV 10 MHz story 10000 kHz AM US time standard (Fort Collins): ticks and voice time every minute. Also 2500, 5000, 15000, 20000.
WWV 15 MHz story 15000 kHz AM US time standard, daytime frequency.
WWV 5 MHz story 5000 kHz AM US time standard, night frequency.
CHU 7850 kHz story 7850 kHz USB Canadian time signal (Ottawa), English and French voice. Also 3330 and 14670.
RWM Moscow 4996 story 4996 kHz CW Russian time standard: carrier, second pulses, Morse ident. Also 9996 and 14996.
RWM Moscow 9996 story 9996 kHz CW Russian time standard, daytime frequency.
BPM China 10 MHz story 10000 kHz AM Chinese time standard (Lintong), shares the frequency with WWV. Also 2500, 5000, 15000.
DCF77 (77.5 kHz) story 77.5 kHz CW German time signal; radio-controlled clocks across Europe sync to it.
MSF (60 kHz) story 60 kHz CW UK time signal from Anthorn.
RBU (66.66 kHz) story 66.666 kHz CW Russian long-wave time signal near Moscow.
ALS162 (162 kHz) story 162 kHz CW French time signal on the former France Inter frequency, Allouis, 675 kW, phase-modulated. Off for maintenance Tuesdays 06:00–10:00 UTC.