Interval signal

Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior: First eight notes of "Mi Buenos Aires querido" by Carlos Gardel, followed by people saying the station's name in eight languages.

Bangladesh Betar: A tune composed by Samar Das.

Radio Belarus: "Motherland, my dear" (Belarusian: Радзіма, мая дарагая, Russian: Родина моя дорогая) by Vladimir Olovnikov [ru; be] and Ales Bachyla.

Rádio Brasil Internacional: Xylophone version of "Brazilian Flag Anthem" (Brazilian Portuguese: Hino à Bandeira Nacional) by Antônio Francisco Braga and Olavo Bilac.

China:

China National Radio and China Radio International: Chime version of March of the Volunteers (义勇军进行曲).

$\relative c' {\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"tubular bells" \key g \major g'4. b8 d4 d e2 d}$

Interval signal for China National Radio and China Radio International

Voice of the Strait News Radio: Bell version of "Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention" (三大纪律八项注意).

${\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"celesta" \key a \major \time 4/4 b'2. cis''4 e''2 e''2 | cis''4. e''8 cis''4 a'4 b'2 s}$

Interval signal for Voice of the Strait

Radio Habana Cuba: Melody of "March of the 26th of July" (La Marcha del 26 de Julio) by Agustín Díaz Cartaya.
DR P1: "Drømte mig en drøm i nat", played on xylophone.^[1]

$\relative c'{\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"electric piano 2" \once \hide Score.MetronomeMark \tempo 4 = 85 \time 3/4 f2 a4 g2 a4 f2 e4 d2 f4 a2 a4 a2 e4 d2.}$

Interval signal for DR P1

Radio France Internationale: Electronic-disco, culminating in the last 8 measures of "La Marseillaise".
Deutsche Welle: Celesta version of "Es sucht der Bruder seine Brüder" from Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven.

Interval signal for Deutsche Welle

Voice of Greece: "The Little Shepherd" (Ο Τσομπανάκος), played on floghera.^[2]
All India Radio: A tune composed by Walter Kaufmann or Thakur Balwant Singh, used since 1936.^[3]

$\relative c''{\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"flute" c'16 b c4. b8 a f4 f8 b a f e4 e16 f a f e2 s}$

Interval signal for All India Radio

Indonesia
- RRI Programa 3: Ending bars of "Solace on Coconut Island" (Rayuan Pulau Kelapa), composed by Ismail Marzuki.
- RRI Voice of Indonesia: "Feeling of Love" (Rasa Sayang).

RTÉ Radio 1: Chime version of "O'Donnell Forever" (O'Donnell Abú).^[4]
Radio Japan:

"Kazoe-uta" (数え歌, counting-out game).
"Sakura Sakura" (さくらさくら, cherry blossoms).

$\relative c' {\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"celesta" \key a \major \time 2/4 a'8^\markup { Kazoe-uta } a cis a cis4 d8 cis fis fis d d cis4 a8 cis d d cis a gis2}$

$\relative c' {\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"orchestral harp" \once \hide Score.MetronomeMark \tempo 4 = 120 \key f \major d'4^\markup { Sakura Sakura } d e2 d4 d e2 d4 (e) f (e) d (e8 d) bes2}$

Interval signals for Radio Japan

Radio Nepal: A tune composed by Ustad Govinda Lal Nepali.
North Korea

Voice of Korea: Melody of "Song of General Kim Il-sung" (김일성장군의 노래).
Pyongyang FM [ko]: Melody of "Song of General Kim Jong-il" (김정일장군의 노래).

KBS World Radio: "Dawn".
RTL Radio: "De Feierwon" by Michel Lentz, played on chimes.^[5]
Voice of Mongolia: "Motherland" (Эх орон).^{[citation needed]}

$\relative c' {\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"celesta" g'4 e' e8. d16 c4 d8. e16 c4 g2}$

Interval signal for Voice of Mongolia

Radio New Zealand International: The call of a New Zealand bellbird
Radio Pakistan: A tune composed by Khwaja Khursheed Anwar.

$\relative c' {\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"flute" e1 a gis8 a b a \times 2/3 {gis a b} d4 e2 a2}$

Interval signal for Radio Pakistan

Philippines:

Far East Broadcasting Company: "We Have Heard the Joyful Sound".
Radio Veritas Asia: "O via, vita, veritas".

Radio Romania International: The first nine notes of “Pui de lei", lyrics by Ioan S. Nenițescu and song by Ionel G. Brătianu [ro]
Russia

Radio Mayak: Vibraphone version of Moscow Nights.
Radio Sakha: Excerpt from a Yakut folk song.

Radio Slovenia: Electronically generated cuckoo chirping.
Radio Ukraine International: "Roar and groan, vast Dnieper [uk; fr]" (Реве та стогне Дніпр широкий).
BBC World Service:

English programme: "Bow Bells".
Non-English programme, non-Europe: "Lillibullero", three notes tuned B–B–C.
Non-English programme, to Europe: four notes tuned B–B–B–E.

$\relative c'' { \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f b^\markup { B–B–C } b c }$

$\relative c'' { \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f b^\markup { B–B–B–E } b b e }$

Interval signals for BBC World Service

United States:

NBC: 3 chime-like notes.

$\relative c' { \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f g'2 e'2 c1 }$

Interval signal for NBC

Trans World Radio: "What a Friend We Have in Jesus".
Voice of America: Brass band version of "Yankee Doodle".

Interval signal for Voice of America

WEWN, later EWTN Global Radio: "Salve Regina"

Vatican Radio: "Christus Vincit", played on celesta.

Interval signal for Vatican Radio

Radio Nacional de Venezuela's Canal Internacional [es]: Beginning of "Alma Llanera" by Pedro Elías Gutiérrez and Rafael Bolívar Coronado.

Formerly used

Radio Tirana: Këputa një gjethe dafine (transmission intro) and the trumpet version of With Pickaxe and Rifle.

${\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"trombone" \key g \minor \time 2/4 \skip4 \skip8. d''16 d''4 d''8. es''16 d''4 c''8. a'16 bes'2 g'2}$

Radio Tirana

Radio Australia: Chimes version of Waltzing Matilda (chorus), Kookaburra call. News signature tune: Majestic Fanfare.
Radio Österreich International: Orchestral version of An der schönen blauen Donau ("Blue Danube Waltz") by Johann Strauss.^[6]

${\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"brass section" \key g \minor \time 3/4 bes d' f' <<{<bes d' f'>2.} {\skip2 <d'' f''>4}>> <<{<bes d' f'>2.} {<d'' f''>4 \skip4 <bes' d''>4}>> <<{<bes d' f'>2.} {<bes' d''>4} \skip2>> }$

Radio Österreich International

Ö1: Three notes signifying O–R–F by Werner Pirchner, played on viola.^[7]

$\relative c'{\override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"viola" c g' c}$

Interval signal for Ö1

RTBF International: Où peut-on être mieux qu’au sein de sa famille [fr].
Rádio Nacional: Luar do Sertão ("Hinterlands Moonlight").
Radio Canada International: First four notes of O Canada, played on piano or autoharp.

$\relative c''{\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"orchestral harp" \once \hide Score.MetronomeMark \tempo 2 = 120 \key g \major b2 d4. d8 g,2. \skip4}$

Radio Canada International

Radio Peking (predecessor of China Radio International): Chimes version of 东方红 ("The East Is Red").

${\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"celesta" \key c \major \time 4/4 g'2 g'4 a'4 d'1 c'2 c'4 a4 d'1}$

Radio Peking

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation: Avkoritsa by Andreas Mappouras, played on guitar
Radio Prague

Trumpet version of Kupředu levá ("Forward, Left") by Jan Seidl

${\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"trumpet" a'8 r16 d''16 d''8 r8 e''8 d''4. b'8 r16 d''16 d''8 r8 e''8 d''4.}$

Radio Prague

Adagio – Allegro molto from Symphony No. 9 by Dvořák.

Yle Radio 1: Pim-pam-pulla by A. O. Väisänen.^[8]

Radio Finland (Yle)

Radio France Internationale: Trumpet version of a popular song, Nous n'irons plus au bois [fr].^[6]

${\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"trumpet" \key f \major \time 2/4 \skip8 f'8 a'8 bes'8 c''4 d''4 c''8 bes'8 a'8 c''8 bes'4 a'8( g'8) f'8 \skip8 \skip4}$

Radio France Internationale

Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk: The 4th symphony by Brahms.

${\key g \major d''8 e'' fis''4 d'' gis'' fis'' \skip2.}$

Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk

Reichssender Berlin [de]: Ending bars of Volk ans Gewehr, played on glockenspiel.

${\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"glockenspiel" \key d \minor \time 4/4 f''2 a'4. d''8 c''1 a'2 <a' g'>4. a'8 <d'' a' f'>1}$

Reichssender Berlin

East Germany

Berliner Rundfunk: Motif from the opera Regina by Albert Lortzing, played by trumpets.
Radio Berlin International: Beginning of Auferstanden aus Ruinen ("Risen from Ruins"), played on chimes.

${\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"electric piano 1" \key f \major \time 2/4 <a' f'>4 <a' f'> <g' c'> <f' bes> <bes' g'> <bes' g'> <a' f'> <g' c'>}$

Radio Berlin International

Radio DDR: First few bars of Wann wir schreiten Seit’ an Seit’.
Radio NTS

Interval signal for Radio NTS

DFS 904 [de]: "Ode to Joy"

Interval signal for DFS 904

Deutschlandfunk: Celesta version of Dir, Land voll Lieb' und Leben from "Ich hab' mich ergeben" by Hans Ferdinand Maßmann.^[9]

${\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"celesta" \time 4/4 \skip2. d''4 <b'' g''>4 <b'' g''>4 <d''' b''>4 <b'' g''>4 <fis'' a''>4 r4 <d'' fis''>4 \skip4}$

Deutschlandfunk

Radio Budapest: Excerpts from the suite 1848 by T.K. Polgar played on three trumpets and two cornets.

${\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"french horn" e''2-- a''8 e''8 d''8. fis''16 e''1-- e''4-_ e''8-. e''8-. a''8 e''8 d''8. fis''16 e''1}$

Radio Budapest

Kol Yisrael: Trumpet and drum version of Hatikvah.

Kol Yisrael

Rai Italia Radio: Mechanically generated canary chirping.
Trans World Radio: Hymne Monégasque

${\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"electric piano 1" \key f \major c'2 f'4. g'8 a'2 bes'4. a'8 g'2 a'4. g'8 f'2 c'4. r8 c''2 c''4. c''8 c''2. r8 f'8 g'4. a'8 bes'4. a'8 g'2 r2}$

Trans World Radio

Netherlands

NPO: First seven notes of Wilhelmus, played on clarinet (Radio 1 and Radio 5), synthesizer (Radio 3), spinet (Radio 4) and flute (Radio 2).^[10]^{[better source needed]}
Radio Netherlands: Carillon version of the Eighty Years' War song Merck toch hoe sterck.

${\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"tubular bells" \key g \major e'4 dis'8 e'8 fis'4 e'8 fis'8 g'4 fis'8 e'8 fis'4 \skip4}$

Radio Netherlands

Norway

NRK P1: Motif from Sigurd Jorsalfar by Edvard Grieg.^[11]
Radio Norway International (Utenlandssendingen [no] (in Norwegian), former international service of NRK): Symphony No. 1, Op. 26: Innover viddene. 1938, 51 by Eivind Groven

Radio Norway International (NRK)

Poland

Radio Katowice: Sound of a hammer striking an anvil.^[12]
Radio Olsztyn [pl]: Excerpt from O Warmio moja miła by Feliks Nowowiejski, played on barrel organ.
Polish Radio External Service: Excerpt from Prząśniczka by Stanisław Moniuszko, played on piano.^[13]
Radio Polonia: Piano version of Etude No. 12 ("Revolutionary Etude") by Frédéric Chopin.

Radio Polonia

Radio Bucharest 1 and Radio Bucharest External Service (pre 1989): Fragment from Cantata anilor luminǎ by Anatol Vieru
Voice of Russia: "Majestic" chorus from the "Great Gate of Kiev" portion of Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky.
Radio Serbia: Bože pravde.
Radio Slovakia International: Kto za pravdu horí.
Radio RSA (former international service of Apartheid-era South African Broadcasting Corporation): Bokmakierie chirping and first bars of Ver in die Wereld, Kittie, played on guitar.^[6]^[14]

${\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"acoustic guitar (nylon)" \key c \major \time 2/4 g'8 g'16 g'16 g'8 f'8 e'8 g'4. d'8 f'4. e'8 g'4. g'8 g'16 g'16 g'8 f'8 e'8 g'4. d'8 f'8 e'8 d'8 c'4 r}$

Radio RSA

Radio Sweden: Chime version of Ut i vida världen ("Out in the Wide World"), composed by Ralph Lundsten and the opening notes of Carl Michael Bellman's Storm och böljor tystna r'en.^[6]^[15]
Switzerland

Radio Beromünster [de]: D' Zit isch do, played on music box.
Swiss Radio International: Lueget, vo Berg und Tal.

${\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"accordion" \key a \major \time 3/8 cis''8. d''16 cis''8 b'8 e'8 cis''8 a'4 r8 e'8. fis'16 e'8 a'8 cis''8 e''8 b'4 r8}$

Swiss Radio International

Voice of Turkey: Turkish makam, played on piano.

Interval signal of Voice of Turkey as heard in 2013

Radio Moscow (former international service of the Soviet Union):

Подмосковные вечера ("Moscow Nights"), played on vibraphone.
Песня о Родине ("Wide Is My Motherland")

${\key g \major \skip2. d'4. d'8 g'2. fis'4 e'4 fis'4 g'4 a'4 g'2 d'2 \skip2}$

Radio Moscow

BBC World Service: Trumpet version of Oranges and Lemons, first four notes of Symphony No. 5 by Beethoven, played on timpani; Lillibullero (signature tune, played on trumpet).^[16]
WYFR: First two bars of To God Be the Glory by William Howard Doane played by a brass band
Radio Yugoslavia (1980–1989): First bar of Druže Tito, ljubićice bjela anonymous Partisan song, in various orchestral renditions.^[17]

Radio Yugoslavia, later International Radio of Serbia and Montenegro: Jugoslavijo by Nikola Hercigonja.

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 signals

Numbers 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.

List of interval signals by station

Formerly used

Numbers station interval signals

References

Further reading

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