I'm guessing that the local TV stations will fill the extra hour with infomercials, but if you find anything interesting airing during that extra hour, please post it here. (I'm further guessing that the spring time changes are fairly easy, in that they just drop an hour of filler programming.)
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Time-change weekend
- Thread starter firepoint525
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That sounds as bad as the insanity that went on in Indiana until recent years. I think daylight time should be year round and nationwide, or not have it at all. I'd prefer the latter, although I do like the extra hour of sleep this time of the year.
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formeraa said:
When Arizona network affiliates stop using the West Coast feed and go with the Mountain feed. ;D
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Mario500
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Memorable Entertainment Television (Me-TV) broadcast two more episodes of "Get Smart" prior to the return to standard time.
azumanga said:
I (and a lot of you) lived through DST in the winter of 1974; I was a freshman at the University of Georgia at the time and was going to my first class (9 AM) in the dark. I'd take year-round standard time (which we had in North Carolina until 1967, and you couldn't tell that much difference in sunrise or sunset) over year-round daylight time any day.
bpatrick said:
You and I must be about the same age, as I was also a college freshman when winter DST was tried in 1974. I had classes every day at 8am, and it was quite bizarre walking to them in complete darkness. That is why we haven't seen year-round DST yet, as in many parts of the country the sun wouldn't rise until after 9am. Complaints about late sunrises is what forced the idea to be scrapped after only one winter.
I can easily see why Arizona stays on standard time: when it gets to 115+ degrees in the daytime, you want that sun to go down ASAP.
Does anyone besides NBC have a mountain time feed? I know for years NBC was the only one, and for a couple of years WTHR in Indianapolis took it during the summer so they could stay on an 8-11pm prime time year round (eventually all of the stations installed delay equipment or did manual delay like we did at WLFI-TV in Indianapolis...until Indiana finally went on DST).
How does cable work in AZ...bounce back and forth between separate feeds or just watch for shows an hour earlier or later than before?
How does cable work in AZ...bounce back and forth between separate feeds or just watch for shows an hour earlier or later than before?
kenrayc said:
Nope. The daytime and evening schedules are the same year-round, generally the same
clock time as Central. If the network has a Mountain feed, it can be used during standard
time. The only left coast feed on OTA during DST are updates to the morning yak shows
(Today, et al) and the evening newscasts.
bpatrick said:
I thought year round DST was the best thing ever. It was "technically" proven that less energy was used when
it was still dark in the mornings vs afternoon, based on typical lighting habits.
But the only places it made a big difference (for good or bad, as perceived by each person's preferences),
was near time zone divisions and places where time zones are way too wide.
This provides the residents the choice of an "unacceptably" dark morning or evening, as perceived.
I was fine with going to school while it was still dark and leave as much daylight as possible for after school.
But it did worry too many parents.
Seems it started gettting light while I was on the bus to school in 74...which would mean that 30 miles east, the kids got to
school in the eastern time zone and it must have been dark for most of the first hour of school.
For a real mind-twist put this into your search engine: "What time is it in Indiana?"
There's an exhaustive, mind boggling description of Indiana time. Arizona would have just as good a story, I bet.
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desertv
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Basically cable programs come on 1 hr later than in the DST season hereborderblaster said:
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flashback
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i am in indiana and would rather not have DST but understand that as long as it is used in all the states it is in it is needed for economic reasons.
there was a study comparing energy use in indiana comparing pre-DST and post -DST usage.indiana is the only state it can be done studying current energy using technology.it was found that more energy was used in indiana since DST was started.it makes me wonder if there is more energy used in other states as well.
if no states had DST all 52 states would know what time it was year round in other states including arizona.
just a thought consitering we may as a nation be using more energy with DST instead of saving energy.
there was a study comparing energy use in indiana comparing pre-DST and post -DST usage.indiana is the only state it can be done studying current energy using technology.it was found that more energy was used in indiana since DST was started.it makes me wonder if there is more energy used in other states as well.
if no states had DST all 52 states would know what time it was year round in other states including arizona.
just a thought consitering we may as a nation be using more energy with DST instead of saving energy.
During the year round DST experiment in 1974 it was indeed dark until 9am. My school system started the day a half hour later. Not wanting to reset all the bells we had our own time zone. We went to school at 9am EDT but 8:30am "school time"
mgsports said:
??? Have no idea what you are talking about. Explain please.
As for (the original two hours of) Today, it's only live on the east coast, 7-9 AM ET. It's then
played back in order an hour later for CT, two hours later for MT, and three hours later for PT.
Additionally, the top of the 7 AM hour is often updated for the left coast feed.
The reason why many people hate DST is because the time zones are wrong. If you look at the original maps, Detroit is in Central Time, and so is Indiana.
Detroit automakers wanted to be in sync with New York City, so they petitioned to move into Eastern Time. Indiana did a similar thing. This means both Indiana and Michigan are an hour ahead of where they should be. So places like Detroit are in reality on DST year round.
When you add DST to Indiana and Michigan and other places that are "incorrect" they move two hours ahead of sun time
I read a book on the history of DST and it was interesting how even Chicago wanted to move into Eastern Time. If you look at historical maps, you can see the time zone boundaries slowly creeping west
Detroit automakers wanted to be in sync with New York City, so they petitioned to move into Eastern Time. Indiana did a similar thing. This means both Indiana and Michigan are an hour ahead of where they should be. So places like Detroit are in reality on DST year round.
When you add DST to Indiana and Michigan and other places that are "incorrect" they move two hours ahead of sun time
I read a book on the history of DST and it was interesting how even Chicago wanted to move into Eastern Time. If you look at historical maps, you can see the time zone boundaries slowly creeping west
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