This is probably to match production schedules of the newspaper itself. However, indicating "Tuesday" for times before midnight and "Wednesday" (as opposed to "Late Tuesday Night") for times after midnight would still be a big help.
cm In a message dated Tue, 12 Feb 2002 11:21:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joseph B. Reid) writes: > With regard to Carleton's USMA 18157, The Globe and Mail's television > program list has its day running from 6 am to 6 am. > > >I signed up on The Learning Channel's site to receive reminders of TV shows I > >want to see but might forget about. On the sign-up page I noted a couple of > >things and sent in these comments: > > > > > >> >1. When I signed up, I entered my zip code: 20877-3501, but this was > >> noted as invalid. It only accepted 20877. > >> >2. I looked up the schedule for the World Trade Center special. It > >> >indicated: > >> >Wednesday, February 6, 10:00 pm > >> >Wednesday, February 6, 1:00 am > >> >Sunday, February 10, 6:00 pm > >> >It seems that the first two are out of order. > > > > > >And quickly came a cheerful and rather interesting response: > > > >> > >> Thanks for your note and feedback! At the present time, our registration > >> process is only set up to take a 5-digit zip, not the full 5-plus-4. That > >> may change soon, however. > >> > >> Regarding the program broadcast times -- Sometime back in the early days of > >> > >> television, the standard broadcast day was set at 6am to 6am, instead of > >> 12midnight to 12midnight. This standard has been used by television > >> networks ever since, even though we now have 24-hour programming. I'm not > >> sure why the industry doesn't change the system, but I guess some > >> traditions are harder to break than others. If you check other networks, > >> like History Channel, A&E, HGTV, etc., they all use the 6am to 6am grid > >> since the online folks get their programming information directly from the > >> TV scheduling departments. It's confusing, I know, and I hope that one day > >> > >> soon everyone will switch over. At any rate, when you look at one of our > >> daily TV program grids, just know that it *is* chronological, so anything > >> at the bottom of the grid after midnight is actually the next calendar day. > > > >Fighting tradition is a never-ending battle on many fronts. > > > >Carleton > > > ><HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" > >FACE="Arial" LANG="0">I signed up on The Learning Channel's site to > >receive reminders of TV shows I want to see but might forget > >about. On the sign-up page I noted a couple of things and sent in > >these comments:</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: > >#ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR> > ><BR> > ></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 > >FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR> > ><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: > >5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">>1. When I signed up, > >I entered my zip code: 20877-3501, but this was<BR> > >noted as invalid. It only accepted 20877.<BR> > >>2. I looked up the schedule for the World Trade Center > >special. It<BR> > >>indicated:<BR> > >>Wednesday, February 6, 10:00 pm<BR> > >>Wednesday, February 6, 1:00 am<BR> > >>Sunday, February 10, 6:00 pm<BR> > >>It seems that the first two are out of order.</FONT><FONT > >COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 > >FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> > ><BR> > ></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 > >FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR> > ></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 > >FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">And quickly came a cheerful and > >rather interesting response:<BR> > ></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 > >FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR> > ><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: > >5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"><BR> > >Thanks for your note and feedback! At the present time, our > >registration <BR> > >process is only set up to take a 5-digit zip, not the full 5-plus-4. > >That <BR> > >may change soon, however.<BR> > ><BR> > >Regarding the program broadcast times -- Sometime back in the early days > >of <BR> > >television, the standard broadcast day was set at 6am to 6am, instead of <BR> > >12midnight to 12midnight. This standard has been used by television <BR> > >networks ever since, even though we now have 24-hour programming. > >I'm not <BR> > >sure why the industry doesn't change the system, but I guess some <BR> > >traditions are harder to break than others. If you check other > >networks, <BR> > >like History Channel, A&E, HGTV, etc., they all use the 6am to 6am > >grid <BR> > >since the online folks get their programming information directly from the <BR> > >TV scheduling departments. It's confusing, I know, and I hope that > >one day <BR> > >soon everyone will switch over. At any rate, when you look at one of > >our <BR> > >daily TV program grids, just know that it *is* chronological, so anything <BR> > >at the bottom of the grid after midnight is actually the next calendar > >day.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR> > ><BR> > >Fighting tradition is a never-ending battle on many fronts.<BR> > ><BR> > >Carleton</FONT></HTML> > > Joseph B.Reid > 17 Glebe Road West > Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071
