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 ...

WWV building. Read about the service by clicking the image. Here is my response to the letter to the editor “WWV Is Nice But Not All That Critical.” The letter raised an eyebrow with me. The notion of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Previously, we have taken a look at how cesium clocks, the most-accurate time and frequency ...

President Donald Trump’s administration wants to shut down U.S. government radio stations that announce official time, a service in operation since World War II. WWV and WWVB in the state of Colorado ...

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 ...