>The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced Monday
 >(1/5/98) that it has more than doubled the power of its radio signal
 >broadcasting accurate time, all the time.
 >
 >The signal is broadcast by station WWVB near Fort Collins, Colo., and
 >has operated at 10,000 watts for more than 30 years.  It has now been
 >boosted to 23,000 watts, and plans call for an increase to between
 >40,000 and 50,000 watts, the agency said.
Since the doubling of power only increases signal strength by half an S-unit, 
I can't imagine why they go to all that trouble. But then, this IS the US 
Government we're talking about. :-)
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