So, when exactly is "OTH"?

[Larry Weil]

Shows are supposed to begin "on the dot"?  According to who?  Is there a law
that I don't know about?

Actually, the block of network shows (when the stations have to "hit"
network) will usually begin and end on the dot, plus any satellite or
digital delay as discussed previously.  But the transition between shows is
often not quite on the dot, we get that information with our timings from
the network each night. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Drown [mailto:revdoug1@myfairpoint.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 2:58 PM
To: Larry Weil; boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org
Subject: Re: So, when exactly is "OTH"?

>>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.
>
>