MSF (time signal transmitter)
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| Place: | Anthorn | |||
| County: | Cumbria | |||
| Region: | England | |||
| Country: | United Kingdom | |||
| Coordinates: 54 ° 54 ′ 36 " N , 3 ° 16 ′ 48" W. | ||||
| Use: | Time signal transmitter | |||
| Accessibility: | Transmission system not accessible to the public | |||
| Data on the transmission system | ||||
| Construction time: | 1950 | |||
| Operating time: | since 1950 | |||
| Waveband : | LW transmitter | |||
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MSF is the call sign of the British time signal transmitter operating on the 60 kHz ( long wave ) frequency .
The signal from MSF is broadcast by the transmitter in Anthorn , Cumbria (England) and, like the signal from DCF77, can be used to control radio clocks . From its first use in 1950 until April 1, 2007, the callsign was broadcast by the Rugby station , near the place of the same name ( Rugby ).
At the same location as MSF there is also a LORAN-C transmitter and the GBZ submarine transmitter .
See also
- Historical development of time transmission by radio
- Time transmitter DCF77 in Germany
- Time transmitter WWV in the USA