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2009 WWVB Broadcast Outages

WWVB will be operating at 1/2 power (35 kW) during the daylight hours on weekdays from September 14, 2009 until about November 1, 2009. The station will be undergoing maintenance during this period. The station will continue to operate at full power (70 kW) during evenings and weekends during the maintenance period.

During normal operation, the 60 kHz signal from WWVB is transmitted 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. The table includes periods since January 1, 2006 when the signal was off or intermittent for more than 5 minutes.

DateMJDBegan (UTC)Ended (UTC)
11-04-20095513913271421
10-20-20095512411571221
07-29-20095504107030829
07-12-20095502423032356
07-09-20095502105470649
06-23-20095500502440446
04-29-20095495000560148
03-20-20095491118271839
03-19-20095491000230132
03-07-20095489814151514
01-02-20095483303170351
Created February 17, 2016, Updated January 9, 2017