Topmusicanswers
- How accurate are the BBC Pips?
- How many pips sound in the BBC radio time signal?
- What are the beeps on BBC News?
- What did the Pips signal on the radio?
How accurate are the BBC Pips?
Nowadays, the pips you hear on analogue radio - FM, MW, LW - are accurate (although they no longer go via Scotland). Digital broadcast - DAB on radio, or DTT, such as Freeview and Dsat - have "greater latency". ... But pips broadcast via the radio online are the least accurate, according to the boffins.
How many pips sound in the BBC radio time signal?
The Greenwich Time Signal (GTS) is also known as the BBC's six-pips. The British national broadcaster transmitted six short-tones at one-second intervals to mark a new hour.
What are the beeps on BBC News?
The Greenwich Time Signal (GTS), popularly known as the pips, is a series of six short tones broadcast at one-second intervals by many BBC Radio stations. The pips were introduced in 1924 and have been generated by the BBC since 1990 to mark the precise start of each hour.
What did the Pips signal on the radio?
It's been heard on the hour on BBC radio since 1924, six short electronically generated 'pips' to indicate the precise time of the day, and it's still going strong 90 years on.
