National Time Service Center

National Time Service Center
NTSC
Agency overview
Formed 1966 (as Shaanxi Astronomy Observatory)
Jurisdiction Chinese Academy of Sciences
Headquarters Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China
Employees 450[1]
Agency executive
  • ZHANG Shougang, Director
Website ntsc.cas.cn

National Time Service Center (NTSC) has the task of generating, maintaining and broadcasting standard time in China. It is located in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China. Its predecessor was the Shaanxi Astronomy Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which was established in 1966. In March 2001, the Observatory was renamed to National Time Service Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1]
NTSC includes short-wave (BPM) and long-wave (BPL) standard time and frequency radio stations. And in 2007, low-frequency (BPC) time signal station began trial broadcasting from Shangqiu.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Brief Introduction". NTSC. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "History". NTSC. Retrieved 27 July 2018.


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