That delay might be intentional in case someone says something that has to be bleeped out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_delay Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf > Of David J Taylor > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 23:23 > To: time-nuts@febo.com > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] New Years Eve TV countdown > > The local ABC network affiliate WJLA in Washington DC was > approximately 4 > seconds behind WWV in their on-screen countdown clock for New > Year's eve. > The > local NBC affiliate's clock was about 8 seconds late when I > checked them at > two minutes before midnight. Happy New Year! > > Dan Schultz N8FGV > ==================================== > > Dan, > > I think you just illustrated the delays in digital TV > transmission. When > watching events from abroad (e.g. F1 races) where precise timing is > available, I typically see a delay of 7-8-9-10 seconds, > depending on the > location. That is likely a delay to the studio, and then > delay through Sky > satellite TV. The BBC here no longer shows a clock, perhaps > partially for > that reason. > > At least there was no leap -second to confuse things! > > Happy New Year! > > 73, > David GM8ARV > -- > SatSignal Software - Quality software written to your requirements > Web: http://www.satsignal.eu > Email: david-tay...@blueyonder.co.uk > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.