Re: How will the US local area stations commerate the end of

On May 2, 7:47=A0am, Dennis Majewicz <dennis.majew...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> You guys are mixing this up a bit. No one is looking for an extension
> to the analog shutoff date because of the dynamic PSIP requirement.
> It's the fast-closing date of the new PSIP rule that's in question.

Okay, you're right. I was mixing the two.

> My guess is that most of the stations in this country have no way of
> constantly updating the EIT to reflect s****ts running long, breaking
> news or weather or even network special re****ts. Or how about Idol
> running a few minutes long?
>
> We're all looking into the hardware, software and automation changes
> required, but there doesn't seem to be any way to meet the May 30
> deadline. The manufacturers aren't ready. This is the extension we're
> looking for.

How does this work? Is an automatic scheme necessary, or can the times
be changed manually? For example, if a program is going to un 30
minutes longer, and the station decides to ****ft the rest of the
evening's schedule by 30 minutes, is it difficult to change the times
manually?

Bert