[BC] HD Time Hacks

[WFIFeng@aol.com]

In a message dated 07/15/2005 08:34:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
rfry at adams.net writes:

> Maybe the time tone generator could be forced ahead by the ~ 8 second HD 
>  coding delay, but then it would often appear within a program segment or 
>  commercial, which isn't too smooth, and the voice announcement of the time 
>  would not be given adjacent to the tone it referred to.  Or is this time 
>  tone delay going to be a permanent "feature" of HD?

How about if the station just moves all of their clocks ahead 8 seconds? 
Thus, *all* programming elements would be done 8 sec ahead, the exception, of 
course, being satellite feeds, which would come across as 8 seconds "late". When 
joining a network newscast, incorporate the time-tone "hit" right at 
top-of-hour, then an 8 second station ID/liner to go into the news, which will be "live" 
8 seconds later.

Willie...