Sometimes, late at night when the rest of the house is asleep, I’ll go down to the basement and settle into a chair that has seen better days. Then I flip on a master switch, and seconds later I start ...

The Trump administration wants to shut down two shortwave radio stations that broadcast time signals from the nation’s master clock. That has retired engineer Michael Welch up in arms. He’s been ...

Congress has approved cuts in shortwave transmission sought by the Broadcasting Board of Governors. The BBG is an independent federal agency that oversees U.S. international broadcasting networks. Its ...

They don't know just what they're listening to. But they're fascinated by the unending strangeness of the mindless, evil beeping.But on June 5, 2010, the buzzing ceased. No announcements, no ...