Mountain Time Zone is generically called Mountain Time (MT). Specifically, it is Mountain Standard Time (MST) when observing standard time, and Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) when observing daylight saving time. The term refers to how the Rocky Mountains, which range from northwestern Canada to the US state of New Mexico, are located almost entirely in the time zone. In Mexico, this time zone is known as the Zona Pacífico (Pacific Zone). In the US and Canada, the Mountain Time Zone is to the east of the Pacific Time Zone and to the west of the Central Time Zone. In some areas, starting in
The Standard School Broadcast of listeners. A few episodes of "The Standard School Broadcast" are available from old-time radio program collectors. In the 1970s, the Chevron Research Company released a series of recordings edited from "The Standard School Broadcast" as a public service. The LP records, with teachers guides, were available free of charge to elementary and junior high schools throughout the West, Rocky Mountain area and the Southwest. These out-of-print recordings have been sold on various websites. The Standard School Broadcast The Standard School Broadcast was a weekly educational radio program that went on the air in 1928 and promoted music appreciation for