2007-01-19 10:16:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
My apologies, I should've clarified that I meant I knew the timezones, but didn't know why Central was a different time from the rest.
2007-01-19 10:30:57 · update #1
Four Time Zones in the US
Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific.
Due to the structure of broadcasting networks in the United States (mostly television, but to a lesser extent radio as well), programming is aired simultaneously in the Eastern and Central Time zones, which accounts for lines such as "tonight at 8, 7 Central" on many network promotional ads.
As a result, morning programming lineups designed for East Coast viewers may start too early for viewers in the Midwest and the central South; hence, they are tape-delayed to air at 7 a.m. Central (except when breaking news happens or special occasions such as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which airs at 9 a.m. Eastern/8 a.m. Central, pushing back the morning shows to air live at 6 a.m. Central).
2007-01-19 10:23:18 · answer #1 · answered by deepseaofblankets 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6:00 would be Pacific Standard Time, which is what we have on the West Coast, Central time is the middle United States and is one hour later, whichh is why it says 7 Central time, and Eastern Standard time would be 3 hours later than us, but we never hear them say that because they don't broadcast the same as us.
2007-01-19 10:22:35 · answer #2 · answered by orphanannie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever heard of eastern standard time? or all of those other ones they make you put on your computer depending where you live? It's the time zones.
2007-01-19 10:20:31 · answer #3 · answered by Tizmo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
theres Pacific time (west coast)
Central time (middle of country)
Eastern time (east coast)
2007-01-19 10:21:54 · answer #4 · answered by pooh 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋