[Husker] Satellite Audio Etc

[Scott Stewart]

Great answer Gary. It is amazing to me the knowledge available on the
list.

On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Does Fox Sports Net package all of their regional networks at their LA
> facility?  Or do they beam it via satellite to the regional affiliates?  I
> know there are other regional networks (ROOT Rocky Mountain and Comcast
> Sports) that pick up the FSN games, so I wonder if they get have three or
> four bounces (once to LA, once to the regional network, and once to your
> provider)
>
>
>
> Mike Jaixen
> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
> http://www.cornnation.com
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Gary Fead <gwfead at cox.net>
> To: Husker List <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 3:28 PM
> Subject: [Husker] Satellite Audio Etc
>
> OK since the question has been asked a few times here's the answer…..
>
> Husker Radio Network is fed via ISDN/Fiber to the network control center
> (in Lincoln) where it is "packaged" and sent to an uplink facility (which
> at one time was and may still be in Topeka, Kansas). From there it is
> uplinked to your favorite Husker Sports Network affiliate for broadcast.
> This entails exactly one uplink from end to end.
>
> Television broadcasts (via ESPN/ABC/FOX/BTN) are uplinked directly from
> the stadium to the network control center of the network handling the
> telecast where they are "packaged" and uplinked once again to your local
> station if it's an ABC or FOX over the air broadcast. Over the air
> broadcasts involve 2 uplinks (there is a slight delay when you have send
> the signal up 23,000 miles twice). If it's a game on BTN, ESPN or Fox
> Sports Net it goes this way - the game is uplinked directly from the
> stadium to the BTN (Chicago), ESPN (Bristol, CT) or Fox Sports Net (Los
> Angeles) production facility where it is "packaged" and uplinked to your
> local cable company. If you get your TV from DISH or DirecTV they have to
> uplink it a third time from their uplink facility to get it to you.
>
> So to sum up the radio broadcast has one uplink end to end, over the air
> and cable TV broadcasts have two uplinks end to end. Satellite viewers have
> three uplinks end to end. Sending a signal up three times before it finally
> gets to your receiver/TV at home will add several seconds of delay.
>
> Hope that answer the question and wasn't too confusing. Also just a side
> note when I use the word "packaged" I'm referring to inserting national
> commercials, promos and the like.
>
> Gary Fead
> Omaha
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