The CIA Counting Stations
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Identifying Characteristics
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Mode    : AM or USB female voice

ID      : "One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Zero"
          "Two One One", "Two One One"  (The destination/agent)

Message : Ten electronic beeps "Count 204, Count 204" (number of groups)
          Followed by the appropriate number of 5 or 4 digit groups

Schedule: On the hour

Language: Spanish, German, English

Location: World-wide, transmitted from US-allied countries

Message Schedule
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(at 8th December 1995)

// = transmission is carried on two frequencies simultaneously

Time    Day    Frequencies
(UTC)          (kHz)

1900    Any    5153//7473
1800    Mon    6970//8143
1800    Mon    9219//11491
2100    Mon    5371
2300    Mon    7532  (German)
0100    Tue    5046
1300    Tue    10262
1400    Tue    12221
1500    Tue    8085//10247
1700    Tue    6780//8085
1800    Tue    11491//13450
2200    Tue    9357//11072
1600    Wed    9070
1700    Wed    6780//8085
1800    Wed    6970//8143
1800    Wed    11491//13450
2100    Wed    8185//10162
1400    Thu    12221
1700    Thu    13444//11072
1800    Thu    11491//13450
1900    Thu    9219//11491
2000    Thu    5850//8143
2100    Thu    5371//7430
2100    Thu    8185//10162
0100    Fri    4470//5046
0700    Fri    6813//8070
1500    Fri    8085//10247
1800    Fri    11491//13450
2100    Fri    6970
0700    Sat    9070//11072
1500    Sat    5850//8143
1600    Sat    16273//18240
1400    Sun    7469//12221
1800    Sun    16273//18240
1800    Sun    11072//13440