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Re: My 11-yr old son asked me this question

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From: adamyork
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 01:49
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In Portland Oregon, the nightly network news is shown at 5:30 p.m.
(NBC and CBS) and at 6 p.m. (ABC).  Once, a network anchor said that
he was providing an update for the West Coast, so we sometimes see a
slightly modified version. 






On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 05:08:03 -0400, Chris Fields <fieldsch@nospam.com>
wrote:

>My son asked me this question and I could not answer it. I
>hope this isn't too off topic. I apologize if it is, but
>I would appreciate any input. I just don't know the answers!
>
>We watch Dan Rather on CBS in the DC area on WUSA/TV9 at
>6:30 pm Monday through Friday. As we were watching tonight
>my son asked me, "Do the people in California watch this
>at the same time we do?" He knew there is a three-hour
>time difference. I didn't know what so say, but I figured
>they did not watch Dan Rather at 3:30 in the afternoon.
>
>And another question about west coast times:
>
>In DC most of our late night news is at 11 pm. 
>
>4-WRC-TV- 11:00 pm (NBC)
>5-WTTG-TV- 10:00 pm (Fox)
>7-WJLA-TV - 11:00 pm (ABC)
>9-WUSA-TV - 11:00 pm (CBS)
>
>Are most nightly newscasts on the west coast broadcast at
>11:00 pm or 10:00 pm or earlier .... like 7 pm? When are
>most of the late news programs aired?
>
>I just wondered if they showed Dan Rather here and rewound the
>tape and played it three hours later?
>
>Any input appreciated. I hope this question isn't as confusing,
>as I felt, when my son asked me.
>
>Chris Fields
>Fairfax, Va.
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