[BC] Satellite Sound

[Steve]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Maretsky" <alanmaretsky at pacbell.net>
To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 11:07 PM
Subject: [BC] Satellite Sound


> While listening to XM, specifically the 60s channel, Phlash Phelps said
that
> there is a 13 second delay from studio to XM Radio receiver!  So I bet
that
> they are shipping the data stream directly to Directv Castle Rock and Los
> Angeles BOC by fiber.  13 seconds!  That's an eternity.  Interestingly,
when
> doing MPEG2 digital transmissions, the delay to Directv or Dish Network is
> only about 6 seconds.

Interesting information but I do believe now that the feed (I have Dish
Network with Sirius as you saw in my earlier post) is NOT from satellite
receivers. It sounds way too good.

Steve
Steve Walker Productions