Nelson, G.
(2019),
A Century of WWV: 100th Anniversary Commemoration, Journal of Research (NIST JRES), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.124.025
(Accessed April 24, 2024)
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A Century of WWV: 100th Anniversary Commemoration
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WWV was established as a radio station on October 1, 1919 with the issuance of the call letters by the U.S. Department of Commerce. This paper will observe the upcoming 100th anniversary of that event by exploring the events leading to the founding of WWV, the various early experiments and broadcasts, its official debut as a service of the National Bureau of Standards, and its role in frequency and time dissemination over the decades since.Citation
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broadcasting, frequency, radio, standards, time
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Created September 24, 2019