[QuadList] NBC Burbank: Au Revior--Historical tidbits about Burbank's early Quad operation

[Rory Ryan]

I have a PDF of the RCA broadcast news that is referred to. 
Any interest on the list?  It's 9 meg. 

- Rory


On Jan 8, 2013, at 4:24 PM, Gary Adams <garyaadams at gmail.com> wrote:


Yes, I grew up in Omaha and because of the one hour shift, Johnny Carson was a staple in our household.  Later working for a CBS affiliate in Lincoln, NE, we always had the same feed as Eastern time zone.  But I will say the Midwest is a great place to grow up. 
 
In a later life (Time Logic), we built time zone delay controllers used for several networks (in the 80s).  Mountain was often unusual partially because Arizona doesn’t like Daylight time, so, NBC bought our controllers and gave them to the Arizona affiliates for them to do as they wish. 
 
The more interesting controller we did was for PBS (80s as well) which we installed in Virginia.  This controller input Eastern feed, and output Central, Mountain, Pacific and Hawaii in one box using multiple VTRs.  Quite fun to put together.  What really made it interesting is many affiliates simply recorded their feed locally, only to be rebroadcast at their own schedule.  Today, each affiliate has their own recording capability and they simply schedule when they want to play the shows. 
 
Gary
 
From: QuadList [mailto:quadlist-bounces at quadvideotapegroup.com] On Behalf Of Steve White
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 4:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [QuadList] NBC Burbank: Au Revior--Historical tidbits about Burbank's early Quad operation
 
I've often wondered if those who grow up in the Central Time Zone are, on average, better rested than the rest of us.

With the general population turning in before or after the nightly news, as many do here in the East.  If so, it could mean an entire segment of the population has developed a different culture; with better sleep habits, leading to better health and longer lives.

On 1/8/13 3:54 PM, C. Park Seward wrote:
 


Growing up in the Central Time Zone, we saw the network programs at the same moment as Eastern. The 8 PM net start in the Eastern Time Zone was 7 PM in Central. There was no tape delay.
 
Continues to this day. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno starts at 10:34 PM, for example.
 
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
 
NEW
Actress Emma Stone; actor Josh Gad; The Whigs perform.
·         Tue 1/8
·         10:34pm-11:36pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I can't speak for Mountain or Pacific.

Best,
Park
 
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On Jan 6, 2013, at 8:09 PM, Ted Langdell wrote:


An 8 p.m. ET program would be replayed for Central and Mountain zones one hour after it fed from New York, and then replayed at 8 p.m. Burbank time for the West Coast.  
 



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