{"id":34153,"date":"2018-09-12T16:50:26","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T20:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=34153"},"modified":"2018-09-12T16:50:26","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T20:50:26","slug":"marketplace-time-may-be-up-for-timekeeping-radio-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/marketplace-time-may-be-up-for-timekeeping-radio-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"Marketplace: &#8220;Time may be up for timekeeping radio stations&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_13910\" style=\"width: 655px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/WWV-10MHz-Sign.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13910\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13910\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/WWV-10MHz-Sign.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/WWV-10MHz-Sign.jpg 645w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/WWV-10MHz-Sign-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo taken in 2014 of the sign above WWV&#8217;s primary 10 MHz transmitter.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/2018\/09\/11\/tech\/time-may-be-timekeeping-radio-stations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marketplace<\/a>\u00a0via Richard Cuff)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/2018\/09\/11\/tech\/time-may-be-timekeeping-radio-stations\/popout\" width=\"100%\" height=\"240px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Trump administration wants to shut down two shortwave radio stations that broadcast time signals from the nation\u2019s master clock.<\/p>\n<p>The administration&#8217;s budget proposal would eliminate nearly $27 million in funding from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Institute of Standards and Technology<\/a>\u00a0for the two stations.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/pml\/time-and-frequency-division\/radio-stations\/wwv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWV<\/a>, based in Fort Collins, Colorado, has\u00a0been transmitting one rock-steady pulse per second for more than 80 years. Its\u00a0sister station, Hawaii&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/tf.nist.gov\/stations\/wwvh.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWVH<\/a>, has been extending the time signal across the Pacific for nearly 70 years. WWV is also\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/pml\/time-and-frequency-division\/time-services\/history-radio-station-wwv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">world\u2019s longest continuously-broadcasting radio station<\/a>. (NIST doesn&#8217;t stream the stations online because signals are often delayed as they stream over the internet. But you can hear the stations by calling\u00a0(303) 499-7111\u00a0for WWV or\u00a0(808) 335-4363 for WWVH . There are also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7tVH6TqXG0w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online recordings<\/a> of the stations&#8217; gentle announcements.)[&#8230;]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/2018\/09\/11\/tech\/time-may-be-timekeeping-radio-stations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to read the full story and listen to the program audio.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you feel strongly about keeping the atomic clock signals on the air, I urge you to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/elected-officials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact your local representatives,<\/a><\/strong>and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/white-house-petition-to-maintain-nist-funding-of-wwv-time-stations\/\">sign this White House petition<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source: Marketplace\u00a0via Richard Cuff) The Trump administration wants to shut down two shortwave radio stations that broadcast time signals from the nation\u2019s master clock. The administration&#8217;s budget proposal would eliminate nearly $27 million in funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology\u00a0for the two stations.\u00a0WWV, based in Fort Collins, Colorado, has\u00a0been transmitting one rock-steady [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,3,43],"tags":[1925,949,69,1012,68,7202,948,7223,426,7203],"class_list":["post-34153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-apm-marketplace","tag-national-institute-of-standards-and-technology","tag-nist","tag-richard-cuff","tag-wwv","tag-wwv-closure","tag-wwvb","tag-wwvb-closure","tag-wwvh","tag-wwvh-closure"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-8SR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36125,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/fy-2019-nist-budget-looks-good-for-time-stations\/","url_meta":{"origin":34153,"position":0},"title":"FY 2019 NIST budget looks good for time stations","author":"Thomas","date":"February 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to the number of SWLing Post readers who have forwarded this article from the ARRL News\u00a0that notes the WWV Special Event Station, planned for later this year, is a go. This is great news indeed. With regards to the FY2019 budget uncertainty surrounding NIST radio stations WWV, WWVH\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/MattDeutch-WWVB-1024x600.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/MattDeutch-WWVB-1024x600.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/MattDeutch-WWVB-1024x600.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33716,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/nist-official-response-to-closure-questions\/","url_meta":{"origin":34153,"position":1},"title":"NIST: Official response to closure questions","author":"Thomas","date":"August 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I've just received the following formal response from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) regarding the\u00a0President\u2019s NIST FY 2019 budget request: (Source: NIST) NIST has a long-standing history of providing time and frequency services through our radio stations and we appreciate that many people use these services.\u00a0\u00a0 NIST\u2019s\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/wwvFtCollinsbuilding.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/wwvFtCollinsbuilding.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/wwvFtCollinsbuilding.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33657,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/information-from-the-nist-regarding-possible-closure-wwv-radio-stations\/","url_meta":{"origin":34153,"position":2},"title":"Information from the NIST regarding possible closure WWV radio stations","author":"Thomas","date":"August 20, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Regarding the NIST FY2019 budget which includes a request to shutdown WWV, WWVH, and WWVB, many of you have been asking if there has been an update. We will keep you posted as this budget moves through the process, but in the meantime I'll share the feedback and links provided\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WWV-Main-Building-1024x463.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WWV-Main-Building-1024x463.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WWV-Main-Building-1024x463.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34242,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/ieee-spectrum-long-running-u-s-federal-radio-stations-beloved-by-hams-in-danger-of-shutdown\/","url_meta":{"origin":34153,"position":3},"title":"IEEE Spectrum: &#8220;Long-Running U.S. Federal Radio Stations, Beloved by Hams, in Danger of Shutdown&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"September 21, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: IEEE Spectrum Magazine) Several public radio stations that have broadcast the time of day continuously for nearly 100 years are on the chopping block By Julianne Pepitone Starting in May 1920, the U.S. federal WWV radio stations have broadcast the official time without fail. For ham radio fans, hearing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WWV-TimeCodeGenerator-1024x582.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WWV-TimeCodeGenerator-1024x582.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WWV-TimeCodeGenerator-1024x582.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":41744,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/washington-post-features-wwv-and-wwvb\/","url_meta":{"origin":34153,"position":4},"title":"Washington Post features WWV and WWVB","author":"Thomas","date":"January 26, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Washington Post via Ulis K3LU) If you tune a shortwave radio to 2.5, 5, 10 or 15 MHz, you can hear a little part of radio history \u2014 and the output of some of the most accurate time devices on Earth. Depending on where you are in the United\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WWV-TimeCodeGenerator-1024x582.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WWV-TimeCodeGenerator-1024x582.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WWV-TimeCodeGenerator-1024x582.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33632,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/lennarts-wwvh-5-mhz-qsl\/","url_meta":{"origin":34153,"position":5},"title":"Lennart&#8217;s WWVH 5 MHz QSL and a quick NIST update","author":"Thomas","date":"August 19, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Lennart Weirell, who writes: I saw the recent posting of a QSL card from WWV. Here is my QSL card from WWVH, Hawaii 5 MHz from 2006 [above]. Thanks for sharing this excellent QSL, Lennart! 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