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in Coordinated Universal time (UTC), also known as Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT), World Time and Zulu Time.
Just what is UTC? It is the time in Greenwich England with no
correction for daylight savings time, and is always stated in 24
hour format. In North America, UTC is ahead of our local time, 5
hours EST, 6 hours CST, 7 hours MST, 8 hours PST; one hour
less during the months of daylight savings time. So, if a broadcast
starts at 20:00 hours UTC, this correlates to 15:00 hours (or
3PM) Eastern Standard Time, and 12:00 hours (Noon) Pacific
Standard Time.
To determine Coordinated Universal Time, tune-in to a major
station, such as BBC London, on the hour. If your shortwave
radio tunes to the following frequencies, UTC can be heard each
minute on station WWV in Fort Collins Colorado: 20000 KHz,
15000 KHz, 10000 KHz, 5000 KHz and 2500 KHz. Usually,
during any time of the day, one or more of these frequencies can
be received in North America. UTC can also be heard on the
Canadian station CHU, at 3330 KHz, 7335 KHz, and 14670
KHz.
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