Starter of this subject: Eric Cooper
Last post in this subject: 1/8/2000
Messages in this subject: 1
| Eric Cooper | 1/8/2000 1 replies |
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Which network feed--East or West-- of the major shows would have been broadcast in the Mountain Time Zone. I ask this question because I'm originally from Idaho and wondered which "version" of major shows folks there would have heard?
Thanks, Eroc Cooper |
| Elizabeth McLeod | 1/9/2000 0 replies |
| Generally speaking, for shows which had two feeds, Denver was the dividing point: east of Denver got the early show, and Denver westward got the late show. But there were exceptions: during the fifteen-minute era of "Amos 'n' Andy," the early (6pm CST) broadcast went only to stations east of Chicago, while the later broadcast (10pm CST) went to stations from Chicago westward. And, it's important to note that not every show had two broadcasts -- many series were heard only once, and ended up being carried in the West in the late afternoon/early evening. In fact, a considerable percentage of the West Coast evening schedule (after about 8 pm) was taken up with regional |