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File:BBC World Service Big Ben 1-1-2009.ogg

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    Original file (Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 1 min 28 s, 51 kbps, file size: 548 KB)

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    Non-free media information and use rationale true for BBC World Service
    Description

    This is 1 minute and 28 seconds of audio from the BBC World Service, which consists of an announcement that it is the BBC World Service, the Westminster Chimes, then an announcement that Big Ben would be heard at "Midnight Greenwich Mean Time", followed by 12 bell strikes indicating midnight.

    Source

    Recorded from their Internet transmission 00:00 GMT on 1 January 2009.

    Article

    BBC World Service

    Portion used

    1 Minute 28 Seconds

    Low resolution?

    Sampling frequency reduced from 48 kHz to 32 kHz, and bit rate reduced from 126 kbps to 51 kbps

    Purpose of use

    The purpose of this is to demonstrate the sequence which occurred at the start of the hour and the start of 2009, and show how it was played in the BBC World Service.

    Replaceable?

    There is no way to demonstrate the sound used without reproducing it

    Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of BBC World Service//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BBC_World_Service_Big_Ben_1-1-2009.oggtrue

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    Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
    current00:32, 4 February 20101 min 28 s (548 KB)HairyWombat (talk | contribs)Reduced sampling frequency and bit rate.

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    Format Bitrate Status Encode time
    MP3 138 kbps Completed 02:39, 25 February 2026 3.0 s

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