turkeytop wrote:

Thanks for that. I love WWV.
I suppose I'm a geek, but every New Years Eve, I ring in the New Year with the sweet sounds of WWV.

That would make for an excellent Youtube video!  (for this thread)
Someone else out there already did this at a random time:



 

Last edited by Radiowiz (November 3, 2021 1:25 am)

I don't know which job would be more boring. Announcer, or script writer.

I don't remember when they did it at 9:00 AM, but I do remember 1:00 PM. If I remember tomorrow, I'll check and dee if they still have it.

newsguy1 wrote:

I don't know if the CBC still does this but it used to give the time check based on the atomic clock at the Ottawa observatory.  My father once beat a traffic ticket because of this.  He was pulled over after making a left turn on his way to work one morning.  The cop told him he has getting a ticket for making an illegal turn after nine a.m.  My dad told the officer it was not yet nine a.m.,  The cop said well it is by my watch to which my father replied... well I'm listening to the CBC on the radio and they have not given the nine a.m. time check yet from the Ottawa observatory which is the most accurate clock in the world.  My father then turned up his radio and said, here... listen.  Sure enough the CBC then gave the official observatory time signal for nine a.m.  The cop.. looking clearly annoyed, backed down.
That's a sort of Woody Allen moment isn't it?

That could easily be a Seinfeld episode

Yes they still do it at 1pm on the english stations. However it isn't necessarily bang on once it makes it to your ears. It could be delayed by up to 1 second depending on how the station you're listening to receives their network programming (satellite, stream, etc), as well as your radio. Makes me wonder if 680's tone is actually more accurate due to the lack of networking involved. 

I'm predicting a spike in WWV's ratings, tonight between midnight and 2:00 AM, as everyone resets their clocks.