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[[File:YVTO time.ogg|thumb|<center> Radiocommunication signal of the time signal transmitter station [[YVTO]]]]

'''Standard frequency and time signal service''' (short: '''SFTS''') is – according to ''Article 1.53'' of the [[International Telecommunication Union|International Telecommunication Union´'s]] (ITU) [[ITU Radio Regulations|Radio Regulations]] (RR)<ref name="ReferenceA">ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems – Article 1.53, definition: ''standard frequency and time signal service''</ref> – defined as ''«A radiocommunication service for scientific, technical and other purposes, providing the transmission of specified frequencies, time signals, or both, of stated high precision, intended for general reception''.»

See also: {{main|Radio station|Radiocommunication service}}

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=== United States ===

The '''Standard Time and Frequency Signal''' (STFS) is a [[Radiocommunication service]] providing the transmission of specified [[frequency]] and [[time]] signal, of [[Standardization|stated]] high precision, intended for general reception in the United States and beyond. The radio signals are broadcast on very precise [[Carrier signal|carrier]] frequencies by the [[United States Naval Observatory|U.S. Naval Observatory]] and the [[National Institute of Standards and Technology]] (NIST), formerly the National Bureau of Standards (NBS). The technical specification of that particular service is in line to the provisions of the [[International Telecommunication Union|International Telecommunication Union´'s]] (ITU) [[ITU Radio Regulations|Radio Regulations]] (RR)<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

== See also ==