So, when exactly is "OTH"?

[Doug Drown]

>>Also shows are not always scheduled to start exactly
on the hour or half-hour.

When did that start?  I know that Letterman, Leno and "Nightline" all begin 
at :35, but I always assumed that hourly or half-hourly TV shows were 
supposed to begin "on the dot," as it were.  (How well I remember the CBS 
"bong" at the beginning of each of the network's hourly programs!)    -Doug



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Weil" <kc1ih@mac.com>
To: <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:52 PM
Subject: RE: So, when exactly is "OTH"?


>
> Part of the answer is satellite delay, there is a delay of about a
> half-second for each satellite hop.  There are also delays due to digital
> encoding and decoding.  Also shows are not always scheduled to start 
> exactly
> on the hour or half-hour.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org
> [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf 
> Of
> Doug Drown
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:58 PM
> To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org; George Allen
> Subject: Re: So, when exactly is "OTH"?
>
> Thank you all for your answers.  I had forgotten about WWV, and didn't 
> know
> about time.gov.
>
> The other half of my question remains, however: Why are the networks' 
> feeds,
>
> at least in Maine, a second or two off from station to station?   -Doug
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "George Allen" <gallen2@nescaum.org>
> To: <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:16 PM
> Subject: RE: So, when exactly is "OTH"?
>
>
>> Or:
>> http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Eastern/d/-5/java
>>    George
>> ____________________________________________
>>
>> From: Sid Schweiger <sid@wrko.com>
>> To: Boston Radio Interest Board <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
>> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:02:12 -0600
>> Subject: RE: So, when exactly is "OTH"?
>>
>> >>how can I find a reliable way to set my clock?<<
>>
>> WWV:  303-499-7111.
>
>