NIST Helps Beam Time to TV Viewers in the Middle East (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST Helps Beam Time to TV Viewers in the Middle East

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This time code generator, built by NIST staff, contains custom electronics that keep track of the time of day, sychronized with audio recordings. The signals are sent to satellites, which transmit the time to millions of homes in North Africa and the Middle East.

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