[Greater-baltimore] Orioles on the Radio

David Andrews dandrews at visi.com
Sun Feb 22 05:26:01 UTC 2015


With newer equipment, I think the digital HD delay can be reduced to 
3 or 4 seconds, but it can't be eliminated.

Dave

At 02:54 PM 2/20/2015, you wrote:
>Hello everyone,
>
>I just spoke with the Program Director at CBS Radio.  He advised me that
>they are running a 28 second delay on Oriole games.  20 seconds of the
>delay are for profanity reasons, the other 8 seconds is for HD FM
>Transmition purposes.  He said they can and will omit the 20 second
>profanity delay for us to start.  He said that they are looking into a way
>to reduce or even omit the other 8 seconds.  The problem is a technical
>issue.  For those who are not very savvy with radio transmission, WBAL,
>which is an AM station, can very easily run a live broadcast because it is
>analog and on the AM band.  CBS, on the other hand, being a digital FM
>station is handcuffed by the particular fact that they are a digital
>broadcast and the delay is set up in their transmission process.  He said
>that they are in the process of trying to find out if they can bypass the
>other 8 seconds and make the Oriole broadcasts real time.
>
>I thanked him for his effort and he said that he would keep me updated on
>the possibility of getting rid of the other delay.
>
>As more info rolls in, I will keep you updated.
>
>Mike G.
>
>On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Danielsen, Chris <CDanielsen at nfb.org>
>wrote:
>
> > Mike G.,
> >
> > Great going. I think Mr. bader is indeed the correct person in the Orioles
> > organization, since he was quoted in the press release about the station
> > shift. Hopefully you will hear from both of these gentlemen soon. If you
> > are not getting immediate satisfaction, feel free to work to arrange a
> > meeting. In fact that may be a very good idea so that we can get several
> > folks there, so that they understand this is not an individual complaint.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Greater-baltimore [mailto:greater-baltimore-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> > Behalf Of Michael Gerlach via Greater-baltimore
> > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 1:52 PM
> > To: President, National Federation of the Blind
> > Cc: NFB of Maryland Baltimore Chapter Discussion List
> > Subject: Re: [Greater-baltimore] Orioles on the Radio
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I have a message into the Program Director at CBS Radio to return my call.
> > I have also contacted my person in Peter Angelos' office and she has put
> > me in touch with Greg Bader, Director of Communication with the Orioles.  I
> > am waiting on a call back from him as well.
> >
> > As Mike B. and Melissa said, those alternatives via the internet are a
> > weak band aid to the problem.  If CBS cannot do anything about the delay
> > because of the corporate red tape that they are notorious for putting out
> > there, then we go to the O's and negotiate the option for an in house
> > receiver.
> >
> > I am also thinking of other alternatives that we could explore.  We will
> > get a solution, don't worry.
> >
> > As for the delay, the standard delay is usually 7 seconds, but it can
> > fluxuate depending on the network feeds and how they are transmitted via
> > satellite.
> >
> > I will keep you posted as I get info.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 1:27 PM, President, National Federation of the
> > Blind <OfficeOfThePresident at nfb.org> wrote:
> >
> > > This is not a new problem. I suspect that we need to take it right to
> > > the Orioles and get them to implement an in-the-park solution.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Greater-baltimore [mailto:greater-baltimore-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> > > On Behalf Of Chris Nusbaum via Greater-baltimore
> > > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 1:10 PM
> > > To: Michael Gerlach; NFB of Maryland Baltimore Chapter Discussion List
> > > Subject: Re: [Greater-baltimore] Orioles on the Radio
> > >
> > > Thanks, Mike. I also have a connection at CBS and would be happy to
> > > assist. Mike, do you know if this delay is caused by the station
> > > itself or if it is some kind of FCC mandate? To my knowledge, the
> > > required delay for live radio is only 7 seconds unless that has changed.
> > >
> > > Chris Nusbaum
> > >
> > > > On Feb 20, 2015, at 11:39 AM, Michael Gerlach via Greater-baltimore
> > > > <
> > > greater-baltimore at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > HI,
> > > >
> > > > I am on this!  I just spoke with a friend of mine who works at CBS
> > > > and she is putting me in touch with Dave Labrozzi, who is the
> > > > Program Director there.  I will update you once I speak with him.  I
> > > > am also going to call my contact in Peter Angelos' office once I speak
> > with Dave.
> > > >
> > > > Mike G.
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