Tuesday, March 11, 2014 PRIME TIME DAY ABC CBS NBC On this day in 1971, television networks ABC, CBS and NBC were told by the Federal Communications Commission that a limited three-hour nightly program service -- or ‘prime time’ -- would begin in September. The network programs were to be slotted between 8 and 11 p.m. on the East and West coasts -- an hour earlier in the Central and Mountain time zones. Syndicated shows were drastically cut back by local stations to make way for the new network packages. Independent stations (those with no network affiliation) began to scramble for newer off-network programming in order to compete. In addition to cable networks, several new networks for ‘free TV’ broadcasters have emerged, including FOX Television. Now who knows what time is prime time! Check listings for time and channel in your area...
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:47:50 +0000
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