Radio World

Why WWV and WWVH Still Matter

Last year was one of both celebration and uncertainty for WWV, the station adjacent to Fort Collins, Colo., that transmits automated time broadcasts on the shortwave bands. On the plus side, it marked ...
Radio World

Letter: WWV Is Nice But Not All That Critical

An image from the story “Why WWV and WWVH Still Matter.” The WWVH building seen at night. While I agree with most of the points raised by the author of “Why WWV and WWVH Still Matter,” as an engineer ...
RBR

Time Check: 100 Years Of Service For WWV

On Tuesday, Oct. 1, an exclusive group of 100 people will be in attendance in Fort Collins, Colo., to celebrate the centennial of a radio station many individuals have never heard of. It offers no ...
NPR

What Closing A Government Radio Station Would Mean For Your Clocks

Many clocks sync with a government radio station that's been proposed to be closed. Scott Simon talks with Thomas Witherspoon of the website The SWLing Post. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: National Institute of ...
Fort Collins Coloradoan

After nearly 100 years, budget cuts could mean radio silence for stations near Fort Collins

Time might be running out for America’s timekeeper. Proposed budget cuts could silence radio stations operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, north of Fort Collins ...