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In certain areas, the main network newscasts are shown at 5:30... so you'd get a news sandwich in the early evening:
5:00 - local news
5:30 - national news
6:00 - local news
6:30 - regular programming
This is certainly what happened in Chicago. In fact the local ABC affiliate also had an hour long local news programme at 4pm (although the presenters changed at 5pm).
The time zones make things very strange across on the west coast, though. For example, the affiliates over there record the breakfast shows and play them out at the 'correct' time over there. And many awards ceremonies take place early in LA, so they can go out live on the east coast, but are broadcast recorded in LA itself!
ED posted:
In certain areas, the main network newscasts are shown at 5:30... so you'd get a news sandwich in the early evening:
5:00 - local news
5:30 - national news
6:00 - local news
6:30 - regular programming
This is certainly what happened in Chicago. In fact the local ABC affiliate also had an hour long local news programme at 4pm (although the presenters changed at 5pm).
The time zones make things very strange across on the west coast, though. For example, the affiliates over there record the breakfast shows and play them out at the 'correct' time over there. And many awards ceremonies take place early in LA, so they can go out live on the east coast, but are broadcast recorded in LA itself!
SC
[quote="ED"]
In certain areas, the main network newscasts are shown at 5:30... so you'd get a news sandwich in the early evening:
5:00 - local news
5:30 - national news
6:00 - local news
6:30 - regular programming
In other areas (ie. Seattle), the network newscasts are shown at 6:00!
5:00 - local news
6:00 - national news
6:30 - local news
The reason that some areas show the network newscasts at 5.30 is due to the time zones in the United States. Typically, anywhere showing the network broadcast at 5.30pm is usually in the Central Time zone (1 hour behind EST - 6.30pm) or Pacific Time zone (1 hour behind Mountain Time - 6.30pm)
nwtv2003 posted:
In certain areas, the main network newscasts are shown at 5:30... so you'd get a news sandwich in the early evening:
5:00 - local news
5:30 - national news
6:00 - local news
6:30 - regular programming
In other areas (ie. Seattle), the network newscasts are shown at 6:00!
5:00 - local news
6:00 - national news
6:30 - local news
The reason that some areas show the network newscasts at 5.30 is due to the time zones in the United States. Typically, anywhere showing the network broadcast at 5.30pm is usually in the Central Time zone (1 hour behind EST - 6.30pm) or Pacific Time zone (1 hour behind Mountain Time - 6.30pm)