[SBE] Time standardization idea

[Bob Reite]

Since AM licenses specify pattern and power changes in standard time the 
  whole year, it's a simple matter just to leave the power/pattern 
change control clock/calendar set to standard time and be done with it. 
  The only complication that arises is for stations that have a pre 
sunrise authority, since that starts at 6:00 AM, Local time, and if it's 
between the 2nd Sunday in March and the 1st Sunday in November, local 
time is Daylight (OK, with the exception of Arizona, Hawaii and other 
places I may have forgotten).

As far as the EAS goes, some of the systems store the time internally as 
  UTC, so even though the display may be off, messages won't expire if 
you haven't done the upgrade.  But as I recall, it varies from model to 
model how it is handled.

Stephen Poole wrote:

> I'm all for it.

> 

> I run our remote controls in standard time already just because the

> dates for standard and daylight times have changed so much over the years.

> 

> I think it'd be a great idea.

> 

> -- Stephen

>    Romans 5:1

> 

> R. V. Zeigler wrote:

>> What do others on the list think of the idea of the FCC standardizing

>> all times to UTC? All licensed power/pattern changes would be in UTC and

>> EAS messaging could be standardized to UTC. We only change the operator

>> interface to reflect local time, but the equipment would be time zone

>> and DST agnostic in it's actual operation. Off the top of my head it

>> seems like this could be a remedy to a number of problems.

>> Rod Zeigler

>>

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