[BC] Clear Channel LMAs WWV (press release)

[Douglas B. Pritchett]

Scott, aren't you about 2 weeks too early?

-- 
Douglas B. Pritchett
Fort Wayne, IN (really, don't laugh)
wbzq1300 at verizon.net


Scott Cason wrote:

>FT COLLINS, CO & SAN ANTONIO, TX, March 13, 2007 - The National
>Institute of Standards and Technology is close to signing a Lease
>Management Agreement with Clear Channel Communications, Inc. for its
>flagship Time and Frequency station WWV, Fort Collins, Colorado.
>
>Clear Channel Radio's consultants will implement some changes to the
>sound of the station, which broadcasts time of day, standard frequency,
>and other information 24 hours per day, saying that the old format is
>"dull and predictable."
>
>Additionally, WWV's traditional modulation level of 50 percent for the
>steady tones, 50 percent for the BCD time code and 75 percent for the
>voice announcements was deemed "not loud enough." The station will
>reformulate itself as "The Tick."
>
>WWV's program director Hickory Zeitgeist says that the station has
>already added some snappy new announcements to the rotation.
>
>For more information:
>http://www.lownoiserecords.com/wwv_the_tick.html
>
>
>About Clear Channel Communications
>Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (NYSE: CCU) is a global media and
>entertainment company specializing in "gone-from-home" entertainment and
>information services for local communities and premiere opportunities
>for advertisers. Based in San Antonio, Texas, the company's businesses
>include radio, television and outdoor displays. More information is
>available at www.clearchannel.com.
>
>About National Institute of Standards and Technology
>The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, formerly known
>as The National Bureau of Standards) is a non-regulatory agency of the
>United States Department of Commerce's Technology Administration. The
>institute's mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial
>competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and
>technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve quality of
>life.
>
>About radio station WWV
>WWV is the callsign of NIST's shortwave radio station located in Fort
>Collins, Colorado. WWV's main function is the continuous dissemination
>of official U.S. Government time signals. The station broadcasts
>simultaneously on five distinct frequencies: 2.5, 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz.
>These carrier frequencies, as well as the time signals, are derived from
>a set of atomic clocks located at the transmitter site, which themselves
>are traceable to NIST's primary frequency standard in Boulder, Colorado
>using such techniques as GPS common view observations. WWV is partnered
>with radio station WWVH, located in Hawaii. Onsite with WWV in Fort
>Collins is also radio station WWVB, which operates on the low frequency
>of 60 kHz.
>
>
>Clear Channel's dominance continues!!
>
>Scott Cason
>LaGrange Communications
>www.lagrange-com.com
>(877)265-9773
>(502)213-0024
>
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