In the 1950s, radio interference affected the new astronomy telescope, so they created a Quiet Zone. Even today, the place is ...

Fi, no phones, and no radio. If you like silence and science, visit this 13,000-square-mile National Radio Quiet Zone, a ...

In this West Virginia town, extraordinary efforts are taken to reduce radio transmissions, with residents’ use of Wi-Fi, cell ...

The National Radio Quiet Zone is meant to provide protection from many forms of human-made radio frequency interference. Pendleton County leaders in West Virginia were the first to express ...

Inside West Virginia’s quiet zone, 66-year-old federal restrictions on radio communications strictly limit internet access and service from cell towers to clear the way for a space observatory ...

On Wednesday, the supervisors passed a resolution calling for the dissolution of a radio quiet zone that limits the strength of emergency responder communications in the county. The resolution means ...

"The vast majority of people within the areas of Virginia and West Virginia collectively known as the National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ) can now receive high speed satellite Internet service," the ...

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On Friday, SpaceX announced it had developed a way to bring Starlink to so-called “radio quiet zones” in New Mexico and West Virginia that house two radio astronomy observatories.

FRANKLIN, W.Va. (WBOY) — After Pendleton County’s resolution to oppose the restrictions of the National Radio Quiet Zone ...

More counties are expressing concerns about the National Radio Quiet Zone surrounding the Green Bank Radio Observatory and the Sugar Grove Research Station. The National Radio Quiet Zone is a ...