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Re: OT Count Down off by 7 seconds
On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 08:33:02 -0500, BCDrums wrote:
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> mark_digital© wrote:[color=green]
>> By my atomic wristwatch last night's New Year's Eve countdown was behind
>> by 7 seconds. When there was only one minute to go, the spread shortened
>> to 3 seconds. Now unless the original signal has to travel 7 X 186,000
>> miles to reach my TV set I don't see why there was so much of a time
>> difference.
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> It is possible that the broadcast was on a delay to allow the network to
> snip any wardrobe malfunctions or language that might sneak into the live
> broadcast.
>
> The FCC fine for airing something "indecent" or "obscene" is currently
> $320,000 per incident, per station. So if ABC owns ten stations, and a
> partygoer hangs a moon, it could mean a fine of $3.2 million just for ABC.
> Then it affiliates (about 200 stations) may be liable as well, at $320,000
> each.
>
> Broadcasters are on the defensive since the Janet Jackson episode and the
> subsequent raising of the FCC fine from $32,000 to $320,000.
>
> BC
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Aw, shoot! You gave it away!
100% correct. The networks did away with the 7 second delay, and reinsated
tham after Jackson and that other idiot pulled their 'Wardrobe
Malfunction' BS. The networks reinstated the delay shortly after that.
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