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radio beacon

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radio beacon

Summary

radio beacon is an ITU radio station type[1]. It draws 193 Wikipedia views per month (itu_radio_station_type category, ranking #5 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • radio beacon's instance of is recorded as ITU radio station type[3].
  • radio beacon is a type of radio transmitter[4].
  • radio beacon is a type of navigational aid[5].
  • radio beacon is a type of radio communication station[6].
  • radio beacon is used for radionavigation service[7].

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Designation and Status

radio beacon's instance of is recorded as ITU radio station type[3].

Why It Matters

radio beacon draws 193 Wikipedia views per month (itu_radio_station_type category, ranking #5 of 16).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Radio Regulations, Edition of 2020. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Radio Regulations, Edition of 2020. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Radio Regulations, Edition of 2020. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Dexbot bot · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → —
    Has use → radionavigation service
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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