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Greenwich Time Signal

series of six short tones broadcast at one-second intervals by many BBC Radio stations
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Greenwich Time Signal

Summary

Greenwich Time Signal is a time signal[1]. It draws 184 Wikipedia views per month (time_signal category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Greenwich Time Signal's image is recorded as Greenwich Time Signal pips.png[3].
  • Greenwich Time Signal's instance of is recorded as time signal[4].
  • Greenwich Time Signal's audio is recorded as Gts (bbc) pips.ogg[5].
  • Greenwich Mean Time is named after Greenwich Time Signal[6].
  • Greenwich Time Signal's Commons category is recorded as Greenwich Time Signal[7].
  • Greenwich Time Signal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01j_17[8].
  • Greenwich Time Signal's BBC Things ID is recorded as ad530f56-230c-4d60-9447-4a6737080144[9].

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Designation and Status

Greenwich Time Signal's instance of is recorded as time signal[4].

History and Context

Greenwich Mean Time is named after Greenwich Time Signal[6].

Why It Matters

Greenwich Time Signal draws 184 Wikipedia views per month (time_signal category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . BBC Things. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Greenwich Time Signal. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/greenwich-time-signal
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_greenwich-time-signal_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Greenwich Time Signal}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/greenwich-time-signal}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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