WBZ Delay

Jeremy Mixer mixer893@yahoo.com
Wed Jan 4 12:52:22 EST 2006


My guess is that they might be broadcasting in
HD-radio now, which takes 8 seconds to process. Have
they made any reference to this in any promos or
liners? I'll listen for it next time I am listening to
a Bruins game in my car.

Jeremy

--- Todd Glickman <radio88@radio88.net> wrote:

> Recently, it appears as though WBZ-AM is running on
> 8-second delay 
> 24/7.   They used to only be on delay during "talk
> hours" 7pm-5am. 
> But now, the time tone beeps at xx:00:08, as seen on
> my 
> satellite-driven clock.
> 
> I'm sure there's a reason for staying on delay
> continuously, but 
> shouldn't the time tone be in the airchain after the
> delay, to mark 
> the exact top-of-the-hour?
> -- 
> Todd Glickman
> Associate Director, Office of Corporate Relations
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> 77 Massachusetts Ave.
> Cambridge, MA 02139
> Email:	glickman@mit.edu
> Phone:	(617) 452-2457
> 
> Certified Broadcast Meteorologist
> WCBS Newsradio-880
> New York City, NY
> Email:	radio88@radio88.net
> 



		
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