Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!mit-eddi!rh From: rh@mit-eddi.UUCP (Randy Haskins) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: ESPN Cable TV Question Message-ID: <282@mit-eddi.UUCP> Date: Thu, 23-Jun-83 19:30:24 EDT Article-I.D.: mit-eddi.282 Posted: Thu Jun 23 19:30:24 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 24-Jun-83 21:53:26 EDT References: bpa.133 Lines: 9 Much of the audio for television networks is sent through the phone system. Notice that it sounds sort of like a touch-tone. I believe that it's probably some kind of "escape sequence" or somesuch; maybe it's a wake up for the local franchises (who get the network for users) to say that this is a station-break: i.e., commercial time set aside that is the right of the local group to solicit. --Randy rh@mit-eddie