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

[Gary Adams]

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
To: quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com
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

 

C. Park Seward

Cell: 818-535-2747

Home: 541-476-6657

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The Transfer Lab at Video Park

Visit us: http://www.videopark.com

 

 

 

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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