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How do live shows work with time zones?

For broadcast television, there is one feed for the entire country. The Eastern and Central Time Zones both receive the live feed, where as the Pacific Time Zone receives the same feed delayed by three hours, and the Mountain Time Zone receives and delays the same feed by one hour.

Why are TV shows an hour earlier in Central time?

In the early days of television networks, it was VERY expensive to “tape-delay” programs for other time zones. So, very early in the game they decided to treat the Eastern and Central time zones as one audience to save money.

How do television networks work?

The purpose of a television network is to provide the web of television stations with a central operator that acquires or produces entertaining content. This central operator then feeds each station with various programs and shows.

How is TV broadcast live?

Live television is a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. In most cases live programming is not being recorded as it is shown on TV, but rather was not rehearsed or edited and is being shown only as it was recorded prior to being aired.

What is the difference between channel and station?

As verbs the difference between channel and station is that channel is to direct the flow of something while station is to put in place to perform a task.

How do I get East Coast TV?

Certainly, there are several ways to stream/watch live TV from the east coast while living on the west coast. You can use Xfinity, Sling TV, Hulu TV, YouTube Live, etc to stream live TV shows.

What is the difference between East Coast and West Coast broadcasts?

My satellite system is capable of broadcasting most programs at the same time it is originally broadcast on the east coast. However, the east coast broadcasts are 3 hrs earlier than the west, so your cable or satellite provider will usually broadcast the same program at the corresponding 3 hr difference.

How can I watch TV on the east coast?

Have a friend on the east coast install a Slingbox – Turn Your Laptop, Smartphone or Tablet into a TV and watch on west coast. Or, have a friend FaceTime you over Wifi. DirecTV offers east and west coast feeds of the major networks if there is no local affiliate available.

How many hours behind is the West Coast Time Zone?

West Coast time is one hour behind the Mountain Time Zone and two hours behind the Central Time Zone. What is the difference between East Coast and West Coast time? There are twenty-one states that are in (or partially in) East Coast time while there are five states in (or partially in) West Coast time.

Why are my local and syndicated programs different time zones?

Local stations and affiliates must schedule their local and syndicated programming around their respective network’s feed. Because primetime programs on the East Coast feed are simulcast in two time zones, stations in the Central Time Zone are affected differently from those in the Eastern Time Zone.