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2012 WWVB Broadcast Outages

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

DateMJDBegan (UTC)Ended (UTC)
12-09-20125627003230400
11-23-201256254 0005
11-22-2012562532315 
10-08-20125620821042216
09-23-20125619317441848
09-18-20125618807540856
08-19-20125615812221328
08-04-20125614413151423
06-25-20125613303360436
06-11-20125608906230736
05-19-20125606611061220
05-16-20125606302180310
04-28-20125604522552354
04-15-20125603201000130
03-08-20125599408450948
02-23-20125598000260107
02-22-20125596907120809
01-26-20125595211151243
Created September 15, 2015, Updated January 9, 2017