here are coverage plans for tonight's address to the nation
ABC
Re: REVISED PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO THE NATION.
This revision applies to Eastern and Central stations only.
Airing from 9:00 to aprx. 9:25 PM ET / 6:00 – aprx. 6:25 PM-PT. The Special Report will commence at 9:00 PM-ET / 6:00 PM-PT with a :10 courtesy/promo and a modified Special Report Open.
In Eastern and Central, following the Special Report, THE KNIGHTS OF PROSPERITY and IN CASE OF EMERGENCY will start from the top and air in their entirety followed by an abbreviated PRIMETIME: MEDICAL MYSTERIES. Every effort will be made to conclude PRIMETIME on time at 10:59:46 PM-ET with a :10 PSA(Local News Cutaway)/:04 Local
ID.
The abbreviated PRIMETIME will contain a 1:30 local commercial position and retain the :15 Local News cutaway opportunity.
Please note the :30 Nightline Incentive and 1:19 station break is no longer scheduled in the ET/CT abbreviated program.
In MT, following the Special Report, ACCORDING TO JIM will be joined in progress. The remainder of the prime time program schedule will air as scheduled including a full hour of PRIMETIME: MEDICAL MYSTERIES at 9:00 PM MT.
In PT, the 6:00 PM feed of WORLD NEWS WITH CHARLES GIBSON will be pre-empted. The normal prime time schedule will air as scheduled at 8:00 PM-PT including a full hour of PRIMETIME: MEDICAL MYSTERIES at 10:00 PM PT.
The following are the broadcast schedules surrounding tonight’s coverage.
Attention - Eastern Stations:
8:00 – 8:30 PM-ET – “According To Jim”
8:30 – 9:00 PM-ET – “According To Jim”
9:00 – Aprx. 9:25 PM-ET – President Bush’s Address”
Aprx. 9:25 – Aprx. 9:55 PM-ET “The Knights of Prosperity”
Aprx. 9:55 – Aprx. 10:25 PM-ET “In Case of Emergency”
Aprx. 10:25 – 11:00 PM-ET “Primetime: Medical Mysteries” (Accordioned)
11:00 – 11:35 PM-ET Local Programming
11:35 PM – 12:06:30 AM-ET “ABC News Nightline”
12:06:30 – 1:06:30 AM-ET “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
Attention - Central Stations:
7:00 – 7:30 PM-CT – “According To Jim”
7:30 –8:00 PM-CT – “According To Jim”
8:00 – Aprx. 8:25 PM-CT – President Bush’s Address”
Aprx. 8:25 – Aprx. 8:55 PM-CT “The Knights of Prosperity”
Aprx.8:55 – Aprx. 9:25 PM-CT “In Case of Emergency”
Aprx. 9:25 – 10:00 PM-CT “Primetime: Medical Mysteries” (Accordioned)
10:00 – 10:35 PM-CT Local Programming
10:35 – 11:06:30 PM-CT “ABC News Nightline”
11:06:30 PM – 12:06:30 AM-CT “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
Attention - Mountain Stations:
7:00 – Aprx. 7:25 PM-MT – President Bush’s Address”
Aprx. 7:25 – 7:30 PM-MT – “According To Jim” (JOIN IN PROGRESS)
7:30 – 8:00 PM-MT – “According To Jim
8:00 – 8:30 PM-MT “The Knights of Prosperity”
8:30 – 9:00 PM-MT “In Case of Emergency”
9:00 – 10:00 PM-MT “Primetime: Medical Mysteries”
10:00 – 10:35 PM-MT Local Programming
10:35 – 11:06:30 PM-MT “ABC News Nightline”
11:06:30 PM – 12:06:30 AM-MT “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
Attention – Pacific Stations:
8:00 – 8:30 PM-PT – “According To Jim”
8:30 – 9:00 PM-PT – “According To Jim”
9:00 – 9:30 PM-PT – “The Knights of Prosperity”
9:30 – 10:00 PM-PT - “In Case of Emergency”
10:00 – 11:00 PM-PT “Primetime: Medical Mysteries”
11:00 – 11:35 PM-PT - Local Programming
11:35 PM – 12:06:30 AM-PT “ABC News Nightline”
12:06:30 AM – 1:06:30 AM-PT “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
As is the case with all live programming, please monitor the Network Alert System very carefully.
CBS
they never updated their spacemail for some reason so i can't get it
NBC
NBC News will provide live coverage of President Bush's address to the nation regarding Iraq beginning at 9 pm ET in all time zones. Brian Williams will anchor this broadcast from New York, joined by Tim Russert.
Schedule and technical details are posted now in APT (what does APT mean?).
Please note that we will wrap the program up relatively quickly after the president concludes his remarks, in order to join network programming in the Eastern, Central, and Mountain time zones.
Pacific time zone stations should be prepared to fill whatever time remains in the hour after the special with their own newscasts or other programs. Feed #6 of Nightly News will start at 6:30 pm PT (rather than its usual time at 6:29:25) or will collapse if the special broadcast goes past 6:30.
Please be sure that your midday and early evening news anchors remind their viewers about this special report coming up later this evening.
FOX (all caps)
PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH WILL UNVEIL HIS NEW STRATEGY FOR IRAQ IN A NATION-WIDE ADDRESS. FOX NEWSEDGE WILL
PROVIDE A LEVEL-2 (OPTIONAL DEPENDING ON TIME ZONE) CUT-IN FOR THE SPEECH.
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THIS CUT-IN WILL BE ANCHORED BY SHEPARD SMITH. STATIONS WILL SEE THE THIRTY
30) SECOND COUNTDOWN SLATE,
THEN "SPECIAL REPORT" ANIMATION, FOLLOWED BY THE CUT-IN AND THEN CLOSING ANIMATION.
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THIS LEVEL 2 CUT-IN WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE EDGE LIVE CHANNEL (ALSO KNOWN AS THE 'D' FOX NETWORK
DIGITAL RECEIVER OR 'UNITY 5000' - WHERE YOU NORMALLY SEE LIVE EVENTS). IT WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON YOUR
'A AND B' NETWORK RECEIVERS.
that is all.
ABC
Re: REVISED PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO THE NATION.
This revision applies to Eastern and Central stations only.
Airing from 9:00 to aprx. 9:25 PM ET / 6:00 – aprx. 6:25 PM-PT. The Special Report will commence at 9:00 PM-ET / 6:00 PM-PT with a :10 courtesy/promo and a modified Special Report Open.
In Eastern and Central, following the Special Report, THE KNIGHTS OF PROSPERITY and IN CASE OF EMERGENCY will start from the top and air in their entirety followed by an abbreviated PRIMETIME: MEDICAL MYSTERIES. Every effort will be made to conclude PRIMETIME on time at 10:59:46 PM-ET with a :10 PSA(Local News Cutaway)/:04 Local
ID.
The abbreviated PRIMETIME will contain a 1:30 local commercial position and retain the :15 Local News cutaway opportunity.
Please note the :30 Nightline Incentive and 1:19 station break is no longer scheduled in the ET/CT abbreviated program.
In MT, following the Special Report, ACCORDING TO JIM will be joined in progress. The remainder of the prime time program schedule will air as scheduled including a full hour of PRIMETIME: MEDICAL MYSTERIES at 9:00 PM MT.
In PT, the 6:00 PM feed of WORLD NEWS WITH CHARLES GIBSON will be pre-empted. The normal prime time schedule will air as scheduled at 8:00 PM-PT including a full hour of PRIMETIME: MEDICAL MYSTERIES at 10:00 PM PT.
The following are the broadcast schedules surrounding tonight’s coverage.
Attention - Eastern Stations:
8:00 – 8:30 PM-ET – “According To Jim”
8:30 – 9:00 PM-ET – “According To Jim”
9:00 – Aprx. 9:25 PM-ET – President Bush’s Address”
Aprx. 9:25 – Aprx. 9:55 PM-ET “The Knights of Prosperity”
Aprx. 9:55 – Aprx. 10:25 PM-ET “In Case of Emergency”
Aprx. 10:25 – 11:00 PM-ET “Primetime: Medical Mysteries” (Accordioned)
11:00 – 11:35 PM-ET Local Programming
11:35 PM – 12:06:30 AM-ET “ABC News Nightline”
12:06:30 – 1:06:30 AM-ET “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
Attention - Central Stations:
7:00 – 7:30 PM-CT – “According To Jim”
7:30 –8:00 PM-CT – “According To Jim”
8:00 – Aprx. 8:25 PM-CT – President Bush’s Address”
Aprx. 8:25 – Aprx. 8:55 PM-CT “The Knights of Prosperity”
Aprx.8:55 – Aprx. 9:25 PM-CT “In Case of Emergency”
Aprx. 9:25 – 10:00 PM-CT “Primetime: Medical Mysteries” (Accordioned)
10:00 – 10:35 PM-CT Local Programming
10:35 – 11:06:30 PM-CT “ABC News Nightline”
11:06:30 PM – 12:06:30 AM-CT “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
Attention - Mountain Stations:
7:00 – Aprx. 7:25 PM-MT – President Bush’s Address”
Aprx. 7:25 – 7:30 PM-MT – “According To Jim” (JOIN IN PROGRESS)
7:30 – 8:00 PM-MT – “According To Jim
8:00 – 8:30 PM-MT “The Knights of Prosperity”
8:30 – 9:00 PM-MT “In Case of Emergency”
9:00 – 10:00 PM-MT “Primetime: Medical Mysteries”
10:00 – 10:35 PM-MT Local Programming
10:35 – 11:06:30 PM-MT “ABC News Nightline”
11:06:30 PM – 12:06:30 AM-MT “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
Attention – Pacific Stations:
8:00 – 8:30 PM-PT – “According To Jim”
8:30 – 9:00 PM-PT – “According To Jim”
9:00 – 9:30 PM-PT – “The Knights of Prosperity”
9:30 – 10:00 PM-PT - “In Case of Emergency”
10:00 – 11:00 PM-PT “Primetime: Medical Mysteries”
11:00 – 11:35 PM-PT - Local Programming
11:35 PM – 12:06:30 AM-PT “ABC News Nightline”
12:06:30 AM – 1:06:30 AM-PT “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
As is the case with all live programming, please monitor the Network Alert System very carefully.
CBS
they never updated their spacemail for some reason so i can't get it
NBC
NBC News will provide live coverage of President Bush's address to the nation regarding Iraq beginning at 9 pm ET in all time zones. Brian Williams will anchor this broadcast from New York, joined by Tim Russert.
Schedule and technical details are posted now in APT (what does APT mean?).
Please note that we will wrap the program up relatively quickly after the president concludes his remarks, in order to join network programming in the Eastern, Central, and Mountain time zones.
Pacific time zone stations should be prepared to fill whatever time remains in the hour after the special with their own newscasts or other programs. Feed #6 of Nightly News will start at 6:30 pm PT (rather than its usual time at 6:29:25) or will collapse if the special broadcast goes past 6:30.
Please be sure that your midday and early evening news anchors remind their viewers about this special report coming up later this evening.
FOX (all caps)
PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH WILL UNVEIL HIS NEW STRATEGY FOR IRAQ IN A NATION-WIDE ADDRESS. FOX NEWSEDGE WILL
PROVIDE A LEVEL-2 (OPTIONAL DEPENDING ON TIME ZONE) CUT-IN FOR THE SPEECH.
<
THIS CUT-IN WILL BE ANCHORED BY SHEPARD SMITH. STATIONS WILL SEE THE THIRTY
30) SECOND COUNTDOWN SLATE, THEN "SPECIAL REPORT" ANIMATION, FOLLOWED BY THE CUT-IN AND THEN CLOSING ANIMATION.
<
THIS LEVEL 2 CUT-IN WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE EDGE LIVE CHANNEL (ALSO KNOWN AS THE 'D' FOX NETWORK
DIGITAL RECEIVER OR 'UNITY 5000' - WHERE YOU NORMALLY SEE LIVE EVENTS). IT WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON YOUR
'A AND B' NETWORK RECEIVERS.
that is all.