Re: Signal Transmission and Delay

[Larry Weil <kc1ih@mac.com>]

At 09:09 PM 7/25/02 -0400, Daniel Murphy wrote:

>This is a question for the more technical among you. I've noticed that when
>listening to a syndicated show on a distant station, and then quickly tuning
>in the same show on a Boston station, that there is a 1 to 2 second delay on
>the Boston station. I was wondering why this happens, and more generally,
>how is a syndicated show actually sent to stations where it is broadcast
>locally.

If it's done the same in radio as it is in TV, the show is sent in advance 
by satellite and recorded by each station.  Each station then rolls the 
tape (or hard drive server) at it's air time for that program.  As for why 
the Boston stations would roll a second or two later than other stations, I 
don't know.
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Larry Weil
Lake Wobegone, NH