Interval signal
![]() Historical interval signal of the BBC An interval signal, or tuning signal, is a characteristic sound or musical phrase used in international broadcasting, numbers stations, and by some domestic broadcasters, played before commencement or during breaks in transmission, but most commonly between programs in different languages. It serves several purposes:
The practice began in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s and was carried over into shortwave broadcasts. The use of interval signals has declined with the advent of digital tuning systems, but has not vanished. Interval signals were not required on commercial channels in the United States, where jingles were used as identification. List of interval signals by station![]() Rádio Nacional de Angola
![]() Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior
![]() Interval signal for Radio Bangladesh
![]() Radio Belarus
![]() Radio Sofia ![]() Radio Burkina
![]() China National Radio ![]() China Radio International
![]() CRI Indonesian
![]() Interval signal for Voice of the Strait
![]() Radio Habana Cuba
![]() Interval signal for DR P1 ![]() Radio Ethiopia
![]() Radio France Internationale
![]() Interval signal for Deutsche Welle
![]() Interval signal for Voice of Greece
![]() Interval signal for All India Radio
![]() RRI Programa 3
![]() RTÉ Radio 1
![]() NHK Radio Japan ![]() Radio Nikkei
![]() Interval signals for Radio Nepal
![]() Voice of Korea
![]() Pyongyang FM
![]() KBS World Radio - Moon, moon, bright moon
![]() RTL Radio
![]() Radio Madagascar ![]() Radio Mauritania
![]() Interval signal for Voice of Mongolia
![]() Radio New Zealand International
![]() Office of Radio and Television of Niger
![]() Radio Pakistan
![]() FEBC
![]() Radio Veritas Asia ![]() Qatar Radio
![]() Radio Romania International
![]() Radio Mayak
![]() Radio Sakha ![]() Radio Rwanda ![]() Radio Saudi International
![]() Radio Slovenia ![]() Radio Uganda
![]() Radio Ukraine International
![]() ![]() Interval signals for BBC World Service
![]() Interval signal for NBC
![]() Trans World Radio
![]() TWR Europe
![]() TWR Albania
![]() KTWR
![]() TWR Africa
![]() TWR Bonaire
![]() WEWN
![]() Interval signal for Vatican Radio
![]() Radio Nacional de Venezuela
![]() Voice of Vietnam Formerly used
![]() Radio Tirana
![]() Radio Australia
![]() Radio Österreich International
![]() Interval signal for Ö1
![]() Österreichischer Rundfunk
![]() Österreichischer Rundfunk ![]() RTBF International
![]() RTBF International
![]() Rádio Nacional
![]() Radio Canada International
![]() Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation ![]() Czechoslovak Radio
![]() Radio Prague ![]() Radio Prague ![]() Radio Denmark ![]() The Voice of the Andes
![]() The Voice of the Andes (Japanese)
![]() Radio Finland (Yle)
![]() Radio France Internationale ![]() NWDR
![]() Reichssender Berlin
![]() Berliner Rundfunk
![]() Radio Berlin International
![]() Radio DDR
![]() DLF ![]() RIAS Berlin
![]() Deutschlandsender ![]() Reichssender Berlin
![]() Ostmarken Rundfunk
![]() Ostmarken Rundfunk
![]() Nordische Rundfunk ![]() Nordische Rundfunk
![]() Nordische Rundfunk ![]() Westdeutsche Rundfunk ![]() Westdeutscher Rundfunk ![]() Bayerischer Rundfunk ![]() Bayerischer Rundfunk ![]() SFAG Breslau
![]() SFB ![]() Saarländischer Rundfunk
![]() Saarländischer Rundfunk
![]() Südwestfunk
![]() Süddeutscher Rundfunk ![]() Hessischer Rundfunk
![]() Radio Bremen
![]() Radio Budapest
![]() Hungarian Telephone & Radio
![]() Kol Yisrael
![]() Rai Italia Radio ![]() Latvijas Radio ![]() Radio Vilnius
![]() Radio Vilnius
![]() Radio Vilnius
![]() Radio Netherlands (old)
![]() NRK - Pausesignalet
![]() NRK - Kjenningssignalet
![]() Radio Olsztyn
![]() Polish Radio External Service ![]() Radio Polonia
![]() Radio Polonia
![]() Radio Bucharest
![]() Voice of Russia ![]() Radio Serbia ![]() Radio Slovakia International
![]() Radio RSA
![]() Radio Exterior de España
![]() Radio Sweden
![]() Radio Sweden
![]() Landessender Beromünster, Bern ![]() Swiss Radio International
![]() Red Cross Broadcasting Service
![]() Radio Moscow
![]() Radio Moscow
![]() BBC - Oranges and Lemons ![]() BBC - Lillibullero
![]() KNLS (old) - Chariots of Fire
![]() KNLS/MWV - (an unnamed tune)
![]() KNLS/MWV - (an unnamed tune)
![]() Radio Yugoslavia ![]() Radio Yugoslavia
![]() Radio Yugoslavia Classical radio station WQXR-FM in New York City, during its ownership by The New York Times Company, played different variations of a classical infused gong with the ID read at the same time as "The Classical Station of the New York Times, WQXR, New York (And WQXR.com 2000–2009) [citation needed] Numbers station interval signalsNumbers stations are often named after their interval signals, such as The Lincolnshire Poacher or Magnetic Fields after "Magnetic Fields Part 1" by Jean-Michel Jarre. References
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