Radio Station WWV | NIST
Sep 24, 2009 · WWV is located near Fort Collins, Colorado, about 100 kilometers north of Denver. The broadcast information includes time announcements, standard time intervals, …
WWV and WWVH Digital Time Code and Broadcast Format
May 28, 2015 · WWV and WWVH continuously broadcast a binary coded decimal (BCD) time code on a 100-Hz subcarrier. The time code presents UTC information in serial fashion at a …
What Time is It? FAQs | NIST
Sep 16, 2024 · There are many commercial manufacturers who make clocks that receive time signals from NIST radio station WWVB. These are sometimes marketed as "atomic clocks", …
Help with WWVB Radio Controlled Clocks | NIST
Feb 11, 2010 · You can check your clock by using the NIST web clock, or by listening to NIST Radio Station WWV using a shortwave radio or telephone (dial 303-499-7111). When …
The Current Readability of the WWVB Time Code - NIST
The map below shows the location of the WWVB time code monitoring sites. The WWVB signal is continuously decoded at each of these sites to determine the current signal conditions for …
NIST Radio Stations WWV and WWVH
The UTC time scale broadcast by WWV and WWVH meets the needs of most users. UTC runs at an almost perfectly constant rate, since its rate is based on cesium atomic frequency standards.
NIST Radio Broadcasts Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Sep 16, 2024 · How do I convert WWV or WWVH announcements to my local time? The time announced on WWV and WWVH is Coordinated Universal Time or UTC, which is a 24-hour …
Telephone Time-of-Day Service | NIST
Sep 24, 2009 · The telephone time-of-day service is used to synchronize clocks and watches and for the calibration of stopwatches and timers. It receives about 1,000 calls per day.
Radio Station WWVH | NIST
Apr 28, 2015 · The information broadcast by WWVH includes time announcements, standard time intervals, standard frequencies, UT1 time corrections, a BCD time code and geophysical alerts.
Radio Station WWVB | NIST
Mar 1, 2010 · The WWVB broadcasts are used by millions of people throughout North America to synchronize consumer electronic products like wall clocks, clock radios and wristwatches.