#OTD #TDIH #February5, 1924: The #RoyalGreenwichObservatory begins broadcasting hourly time signals known as the #GreenwichTimeSignal ( #GTS ), popularly known as #ThePips, a series of 6 short tones or #Pips broadcast at 1-second intervals by many #BBCRadio stations. #BBCSky #RadioSky
5th February 1924: Greenwich time signal 'pips' broadcast by the BBC for the first time
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February 5, 2026 at 4:50 AM
#OTD #TDIH #February5, 1924: The #RoyalGreenwichObservatory begins broadcasting hourly time signals known as the #GreenwichTimeSignal ( #GTS ), popularly known as #ThePips, a series of 6 short tones or #Pips broadcast at 1-second intervals by many #BBCRadio stations. #BBCSky #RadioSky
#OTD #TDIH #February5, 1924: The #RoyalGreenwichObservatory begins broadcasting the hourly #GreenwichTimeSignal aka #GTS aka #ThePips.
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1924-02-05: Royal Observatory BBC Pips
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February 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
#OTD #TDIH #February5, 1924: The #RoyalGreenwichObservatory begins broadcasting the hourly #GreenwichTimeSignal aka #GTS aka #ThePips.
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#OTD #TDIH #February5, 1924: The #RoyalGreenwichObservatory begins broadcasting hourly time signals known as the #GreenwichTimeSignal ( #GTS ), popularly known as #ThePips, a series of 6 short tones or #Pips broadcast at 1-second intervals by many #BBCRadio stations. #BBCSky #RadioSky
Pips
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February 5, 2026 at 5:04 AM
#OTD #TDIH #February5, 1924: The #RoyalGreenwichObservatory begins broadcasting hourly time signals known as the #GreenwichTimeSignal ( #GTS ), popularly known as #ThePips, a series of 6 short tones or #Pips broadcast at 1-second intervals by many #BBCRadio stations. #BBCSky #RadioSky
#OTD #TDIH #February5, 1924: The #RoyalGreenwichObservatory begins broadcasting hourly time signals known as the #GreenwichTimeSignal ( #GTS ), popularly known as #ThePips, a series of 6 short tones or #Pips broadcast at 1-second intervals by many #BBCRadio stations. #BBCSky #RadioSky
How the BBC's six pips time signal helped synchronise time
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February 5, 2026 at 5:00 AM
#OTD #TDIH #February5, 1924: The #RoyalGreenwichObservatory begins broadcasting hourly time signals known as the #GreenwichTimeSignal ( #GTS ), popularly known as #ThePips, a series of 6 short tones or #Pips broadcast at 1-second intervals by many #BBCRadio stations. #BBCSky #RadioSky